Dongpo Pavilion

Dongpo Pavilion

Dongpo Pavilion is located in Hepu normal school. It was built in the 41st year of Qianlong reign. It is a brick and wood structure building with two entrance pavilions on the top of Xieshan mountain. There is Dongpo well about 30 meters to the east of the pavilion. It was built in memory of Su Dongpo, a literary giant of the Northern Song Dynasty. Dongpo Pavilion covers an area of about 230 square meters. When Su Dongpo was 62 years old, he was imprisoned for "Wutai poetry case". He was demoted from Huizhou, Guangdong Province to Hainan Island. Three years later (in the third year of Fu of song and Yuan Dynasties, 1100 AD), he recalled Hepu and lived in qinglexuan. Although it was only two months, he wrote "Lianzhou longan zhiweizhu is incomparable to litchi", "yuyesujingxingyuan" and "notes on the old people in Hepu". In memory of him, later generations built Dongpo Pavilion at the former site of qinglexuan.

brief introduction

Dongpo Pavilion is located in Hepu normal school, Dadongmen street, Lianzhou, Guangxi. It was built in the 41st year of Qianlong reign. It is a two-way Pavilion style brick and wood structure building on the top of Xieshan mountain.

On the top of the main gate of Dongpo Pavilion, there is a large plaque of "Dongpo Pavilion", which was written by tiechan monk of Liurong temple in Guangzhou. On the front wall, there are more than ten stone inscriptions of Su Dongpo and other poems. About 30 meters to the east of Dongpo Pavilion, there is Dongpo well, which is one of the four famous wells in Lianzhou. The well water is clear and sweet. It is said that Su Dongpo dug it himself. After drinking the water from the well, he can get a gold medal in the examination.

With a long history, Dongpo pavilion has been rebuilt ten times. In July 1984, the Dongpo Pavilion, which was completely rebuilt by the people's Government of Hepu County, was basically restored to its original appearance.

This pavilion has been rebuilt several times in the past dynasties, and now it was rebuilt in 1944. On the east side of the pavilion is "Dongpo Park". Surrounded by water, pavilions and lakes are the key cultural relics protection units of the county and the tourist attractions of Hepu.

The corridor on the left side of the pavilion is inlaid with all the poems written by Su Dongpo at the time of Lian Dynasty. There are nine of them. At that time, Su Dongpo had been demoted several times, exiled several times, and he was very old. However, his poetic talent was not old, and his poetic interest was very strong, which greatly shocked people and made him a favorite of our generation. Yes. As a great master and literary master, Su Dongpo can't forget his poems wherever he goes. At the end of the night, the poet laments that he is lonely and has no company. He listens to the rain from the opposite bed in the forest, but is still and desolate without lights. He holds longan in his hand and touches the scene. The poet murmurs, "the wilderness is not your disgrace, but you are spared the concubine's life.". The poet sang: "Dongpo is too drunk to wake up, but the clouds make me tinnitus.". Walking footprints and poems show Dongpo's talent and free and easy. Poetry is no longer the poet's simple perception of life. Small furnishings have become the necessity of life. It is a combination of the poet's love and hatred of life, which can not be divided into two parts: singing and whistling.

Architectural features

Dongpo Pavilion is located in the north and south of Dongpo Pavilion. The first entrance is the bieting Pavilion, with two arched round doors on both sides. It gives people the feeling that Kaiyang cave is transparent, which enables this small building to show some extraordinary momentum in the ordinary. The second entrance is the main Pavilion, and the three character plaque "Dongpo Pavilion" is hung above the main gate. It is vigorous and dignified, and is the soul of the whole Dongpo Pavilion. On the front wall, there is a shadow stone statue of Su Dongpo. Dongpo in the statue is kind and bright. After reading his immortal style and great family style, you can still feel his passion and heroic momentum when he chanted "the river goes to the East, and the vagabonds are gone forever". On the top of the statue is the word "immortal official's trace", which is a magic stroke. Although Su Dongpo has long been a historical celebrity who does not need to prompt and annotate, this inscription is appropriate and full of emotional color, which crystallizes the later generations' respect and admiration for Su Da. On the inside and outside walls of the pavilion, there are many inscriptions inscribed by poets of past dynasties. There are all kinds of calligraphy styles, such as regular script, grass, official script and seal script. It is a complete collection of calligraphy. The pavilion is surrounded by an ambulatory, which not only blocks the exposure of the sun and the erosion of wind and rain, but also enables visitors to enjoy the scenery in the garden and the inscriptions on the wall.

Source allusion

As the name suggests, this pavilion was built in memory of Su Dongpo, a literary giant of the Northern Song Dynasty. When Su Dongpo was 62 years old, he was jailed for "Wutai poetry case". He was demoted from Huizhou, Guangdong Province to Hainan Island. Three years later (in the third year of song Yuanfu, 1100 AD), he was recalled to Hepu. He was warmly received by Deng Xiang, a famous scholar in Lianzhou, and arranged to live in the beautiful qinglexuan. Although it was only two months, he wrote such poems as "Lianzhou longan Zhiwei Zhu is absolutely equal to litchi", "rain night stay in jingxingyuan" and "record of old Hepu" People's language and other notes have a profound impact on local culture and art. The poet died of illness in the second year after leaving Hepu. In memory of him, a pavilion named "Dongpo Pavilion" was built at the site of qingyuexuan.

Su Shi held important posts such as Li Guan, Hanlin bachelor, Duanming hall bachelor, Minister of rites, etc. However, his official career was bumpy. He was dissatisfied with Wang Anshi's radical reform and asked for a transfer. He was arrested for writing poems to satirize the new law and was released to Beijing, namely the "Wutai" poetry case. After he was released from prison, he was demoted to Huangzhou, Hubei Province, where he built the snow hall. He planted a plum tree in front of the hall to describe his life. After many demotions, the 62 year old was demoted from Huizhou, Guangdong to Hainan. After more than three years in Qiong, he moved to Lianzhou and was warmly received by the local famous scholar Deng Xiang. He arranged for the beautiful Qingle pavilion to live in and wrote down the title of "ten thousand li looking at the sky" in Haijiao Pavilion. He often criticizes the current malpractice with the famous poets. Su advocated that literature should be "made for the sake of the country" and "words should be used to correct the mistakes of the world. Chiseling is like grain, it can cure hunger, and cutting is like medicine stone, it can cut down diseases." After repeated attacks, Su was broad-minded and demoted to a local official. Every time he made achievements, he was concerned about the people, advocated clarification and governance, and advocated honesty. There is a well in the east of qinglexuan, which is said to have been dug by Dongpo. The well water is clear and sweet. It is called Dongpo well, which is loved by local people.

History and culture

The inscription on the left wall of the pavilion is a concentrated display of all the poems written by Su Dongpo before and after he came to Lian. There are nine of them. Whether it is "high yield" or not, at this time, Su Dongpo has been demoted several times, exiled several times, and grown old. However, his poetry is not old, and his poetry is vigorous. You can't help but admire him. Yes, as a great master and literary master, Su Dongpo can't forget his poems wherever he goes. Poetry is no longer the poet's simple perception of life, small furnishings, is a necessary decoration of life, is the poet's love and hate of life and can not be divided into two parts of singing and whistling. At the end of the night, the poet sighed: "when you listen to the rain from the opposite bed in the forest, it's still and desolate without lights"; when you hold longan and feel the scene, the poet murmured: "it's like peaches and plums, flowing cream milk one by one", "it's not a shame for you to live in the wilderness, but it's not a disgrace for your concubines"; when wine comes to your heart, Sheng Xiao goes over your ears, the poet sings: "Dongpo is drunk, but I can't wake up, but the clouds make me tinnitus"; when visiting monks, I'm free In the poem on the wall, the poet whistled: "I don't know when I will return to the west to ask the court pine.". Along the way, chanting, walking, footprinting and poetry, we can see Dongpo's talent and free and easy. Dongpo is not forced to make a happy face. He has wine and is drunk today. Instead, he walks alone far away from the world of mortals. He has long ignored the disasters of famous poems and fame and wealth. He is too fond of poems! I think that's where Su Dongpo's talent still overflows after several hardships.

There are couplets in the pavilion. They are long and short, and they are full of interest. They leave people to taste and forget to return. The long couplet written by Ma Junwu, a famous scholar in Guangxi, is as follows: "the achievements of the two dynasties are as powerful as the Phoenix and the dragon in the world, and the heroic spirit will not go with the spring dream; a generation of literary magnates, with the misty weather on the Cape, and the banished stars once felt the light of night.". A couplet written by Hu Hanmin is: "build a pavilion on the spot, cherish the past life together; someone carries wine, and wants to visit the landscape township of Szechuan.". They have done a very good job. They narrate history and express feelings. They blend with each other. They are neat and thought-provoking. But what I particularly appreciate is another long couplet written by someone I don't know: "when Lingqiao returned to the Old Testament of Cheng Yingbin, he was born in a boat in Yixing, but his heart was disobeyed; when Huizhou's house was destroyed and Qiongdao's ancestral temple was deserted, there were only ten thousand miles left to look at the sky and the high remains of Haijiao Pavilion.". It's not only because the couplet itself is well written, but also because the "Cape Pavilion" mentioned in the couplet is nearby. There are four big words "ten thousand miles to the sky" written by Su Dongpo, which endows the Cape pavilion with profound cultural connotation. This is also the place where people in Hepu especially admire Su Dongpo. Kang Jitian, a man of the Qing Dynasty, wrote in his records of the remains of the Duke of Su: "the honest people named their pavilions and wells after Dongpo, and it's still true to love the Duke." Just a pavilion, it is Su Dongpo in people's minds towering monument!

Address: Hepu normal school, Hepu County, Beihai City (address: No. 97, Dongwei street, Lianzhou Town, Hepu County, Beihai City).

Longitude: 109.20310974121

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