Xima Long Street

Xima Long Street

Xima long street is located in Hanyang, looking up at Guishan and looking down at Wuchang. It lies along the river in the East and reaches the Yangtze River Bridge in the south. According to the brief chronology of Chinese history published by the Cultural Relics Publishing House in 1973, the first year of Ruizong civilization in the Tang Dynasty (648).

origin

Li Dan became an emperor in 684. At the beginning of 685, he was expelled from the stage by Empress Wu Zetian. Then he was exiled to Hanyang, where he was the king of Hanyang. In the first year of the Tang Dynasty, Li chongmao, the descendant of the Li family, was not expected to be an emperor. When the top management of the Tang Dynasty decided to replace the royal family, everyone suddenly thought of the Prince Li Dan who was far away in Wuhan, because he had been the emperor for one year. Then the imperial court sent the old minister yushigong to Hanyang to meet the new Supreme Commander. The censor Gong was old, and Xingyue went to Hanyang. He was tired all the way, and he had no strength. After passing the tiemen pass, when he came to Lianhua Lake, the old man was very tired, and the horse had to breathe out and didn't want to breathe in. At that time, Lianhua Lake in Hanyang was a famous scenic spot for a long time. To the north is the Dabie Mountains, which are full of green hills and sunset. The water of Lianhua Lake is as quiet as the mid autumn moon. To the East is the vast Yangtze River. At the junction of Lianhua Lake and the Yangtze River, the green grass grows. To the south, the city wall of Hanyang can be seen. The flag stands high on the upper floor of the Yingchun gate in the east of Hanyang city. The restaurants and tea shops under the city are very prosperous and prosperous. The tired old man had no intention of watching the beautiful scenery. He urged the groom to wash the dusty BMW by the river and the Chinese army to report to Hanyang mansion. After a short rest, the old man sat on the horse and went to the spring gate. In the past, Wang Lidan of Hanyang once lived in Gulou East Street. (according to the old neighborhood, there was a Wangye mansion here in the early years. Maybe Wang Lidan of Hanyang once lived here. Later, it was rebuilt and some houses were demolished and changed into residential buildings.) Later, the story is the same as the former. It's just a TV play of Tang Dynasty Royal censor Gong. According to this old neighbor who moved to Xima long street in Hunan Province for many years, this is what all the old neighbors in this area have said, and it has been said for hundreds of years.

Historical story

In the twinkling of an eye, it came to the Ming Dynasty. Most of the emperors of the Ming Dynasty had a special love for Hubei. In order to make their own country live forever, they listened to the immortal words of the Taoists and took some actions in Wuhan. First of all, the waist of Sheshan was cut off, then the neck of Guishan was cut off, and then the emperor of Ming Dynasty issued the highest imperial order. The street was officially named "Shama Long Street". After the Tang, song, yuan and Ming Dynasties, this long street gradually flourished. There are more and more luxurious houses on both sides of the street. There are lots of docks on the riverside and wooden boats on the riverside. The street is almost full of rich businessmen, gangs and Guilds from all over the country.

geographical position

The long street of horse washing is located in Hanyang, looking up at Guishan and looking at Wuchang. It lies along the river in the East and reaches the Yangtze River Bridge in the south!

In fact, located in the northeast corner of Hanyang District, Xima long street is not long at all, only 500 meters.

But this short street, called Changjie, has a long history.

First of all, the order to build the street was high-level: it is said that the emperor issued an imperial edict to build the street here and in this direction. According to research, this street was built in the late Ming Dynasty, and the emperor should be the descendant of Zhu Yuanzhang. Judging from the location and direction of the street, there is Guishan in the West and yugongji in the East. The street is rolled over from the neck of Guishan. The intention is obvious: to separate the body and head of Guishan and cut off its dragon vein. In this way, Xima long street echoes the Yellow Crane Tower built on the hillside of Snake Mountain across the river. Or is this the origin of the so-called "turtle breaks its neck, snake breaks its waist"?

I don't know why the Emperor Zhu doesn't like turtles and snakes. In retrospect, the two reptiles, tortoise and snake, have always been positive images in the totem worshipped by Chinese ancestors. Until the Song Dynasty, I heard that there was any public opinion that was bad for tortoise and snake. Why should some people of Song Dynasty, such as Su Dongpo, often wear tortoise shaped hats and swagger around the market, thinking that they are fashionable? Presumably, at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the emperor's life was not so good. There were revolts here, uprisings there, and Manchu people outside the Great Wall. It was really domestic and foreign troubles, and there were bubbles everywhere. It was very likely that the emperor found the Dragon chair creaking and wanted to find a place to suppress "evil", so he picked these two unimportant mountains in Hubei.

Secondly, Xima long street is named after the historic site "Xima cave" on the edge of yugongji. According to the records of Hanyang Prefecture by Jiajing of Ming Dynasty, "ximadong is in the upper reaches of yugongji." The "shamadong" is related to another historical celebrity: it is said that when Guan Yu stationed troops in Hanyang, he often came to the riverside here, or strolled in the Hanyang woods in Qingchuan for leisure, or meditated in the lush parrot island. Guan Gong is brave and loyal. His contribution is inseparable from the red rabbit horse he got from Lv Bu. It is reasonable to wash the horse himself. What Mr. Guan didn't expect is that the horse washing place on the riverside of your house in those days turned into a historic site. This now untraceable horse washing cave has made this short street

Time flies by. After the flood fighting in 1954, the side of the street near the river was demolished and changed into a waterproof wall, making the long street shorter. Today, there are still Xiangrui lane, Xiangxiang lane, shejitan and other residential areas in this street. Most of the houses are built on the mountain, scattered and scattered. It seems that they are still surrounded by the tranquility and leisure of the ancient streets and alleys. That is to say, looking up to Guishan in the West, and depending on Qingchuan Pavilion in the East, Guishan's green can nourish the eyes. Qingchuan Pavilion is a good place to listen to the waves!

Scenic Spots and Historical Sites

The largest Chinese and Western style building on Xima long street in 1930 may be the one on the left. The map was provided for flood control.

After the completion of Dayu myth garden in Hanyang, the green project of Guishan mountain was put on the agenda, and the reconstruction of Xima long street was imperative. Xima long street is the largest existing Linjiang ancient street in Hanyang, which has a rich source of humanities. Excavating its historical and cultural remains is conducive to protecting and highlighting its unique cultural personality in the overall development of this area. The Municipal Bureau of culture recently conducted a field investigation and Research on this historical district, and believed that some old buildings should be selectively protected to integrate them into the new development plan.

Guishan mountain was called Dabie Mountain, Yiji mountain and Lushan Mountain in ancient times. According to the records of Hanyang county annals, there were Taiping Heavenly Kingdom temple in Song Dynasty, xiangruian temple and Lingguan hall in Ming Dynasty, as well as ancient streets and alleys formed in Ming and Qing Dynasties. Nowadays, many historical buildings no longer exist, only written materials and sites are left to people. It also retains a part of Xima long street and the place names of shejitan, Xiangrui lane and Xiangxiang lane.

Taiping Heavenly Kingdom temple was built during the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom period of Song Dynasty. It is said that it was built by the governor of Hanyang Prefecture at that time to pray for peace in the world. There was a stone inscription in the temple, which was called "salvation monument". In the year of the great famine, the monks in the temple helped the victims. There was a cypress tree in the temple. Zhu Yi of the Ming Dynasty wrote a poem "cypress planted by Yu Wang in front of the temple". It is said that a cypress tree in the temple of Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was planted by Yu Da. Another saying is that Yu Bo Shu was in front of Yu Temple. The poem of Su Shi, a great poet, mentioned "monk said that Yu was planted by Yu Wang". Yu Bo Shu should be in front of Yu Ji palace. The temple of Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was built many times in history. It was rebuilt in the 24th year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, rebuilt in Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty, destroyed in fire in the 4th year of Xianfeng in the Qing Dynasty, and rebuilt in the 1st year of Tongzhi, but its scale is very small. It was destroyed in war at the end of the Qing Dynasty and no longer exists.

According to the local 77 year old mother-in-law sun, in the middle and late Qing Dynasty, a businessman built a western style church in the east of Guishan. The building is a western style two-story main building and six bungalows. In 1955, when the bridge was built, the church and some bungalows on the original site were demolished. Part of the open space built a bridge, bridge office plant and dormitory.

Xiangrui Lane got its name from xiangruian in the lane. Xiangrui nunnery was built in 1603, the 31st year of Wanli in Ming Dynasty. The nunnery was inscribed by Mao Huijian, a famous scholar in the early Qing Dynasty. Mao Huijian, Zixia, also known as Kexian, was born in Wujin, Jiangsu Province in 1611. He was a famous scholar in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, and was once appointed Lechang Ling. In the early years of Shunzhi reign of the Qing Dynasty, he lived in Linghai and avoided wars. Later, he "moved from Guizhou to Hubei" and lived in Jiangxia. He was good at poetry, especially calligraphy. He liked to write big characters. Because he liked the scenic spots of Qingchuan and Huanghe, he settled in Qingchuan in Hanyang in his later years. In 1660, Mao Huijian re engraved the stele of Yu in front of Yuji's palace and replanted Cui haoshu in Qingchuan. He died in more than 70 years. After his death, he was buried on the hillside of Xiangrui Lane on the west side of Qingchuan Pavilion leading to Guishan mountain. When he was alive, he inscribed the tombstone himself, and also inscribed the "stone tablet on the green mountain of ten thousand li" and stood in a stele Pavilion (both the pavilion and the stele no longer exist). The tombstone of Mao Zixia was destroyed during the cultural revolution. The tombstone was found near No. 35 Xiangrui lane, which was collected by Qingchuan Pavilion. In addition, there are two sides of the courtyard walls of Xiangrui nunnery and Lingguan hall at 29 Xiangrui lane.

Xiangxiang lane was named after the Xiangxiang guild hall in Qing Dynasty. The local old people recalled that the guild hall was large in scale during its prosperous period. There were eight pairs of stone lions in front of the gate, and the big ones were about 1.5 meters high. There were statues of Buddha and marshal Zhao in the hall. After liberation, they were abandoned because of no management. During the flood control in 1954, the wooden and stone beams in the guild hall were removed for flood control. After that, the relevant departments reconstructed the guild hall and renovated it for use as a factory building. In 1987, the factory was transformed into a market. There is a stone tablet embedded in the wall. The inscription is the inscription of Xiangxiang guild hall, which records the situation of the guild hall at that time. In the city

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