Drunkard Pavilion

Drunkard Pavilion

Zuiwongting, located at the foot of Langya Mountain in the southwest of Chuzhou City, Anhui Province, was built in the seventh year of Qingli period in the Northern Song Dynasty (1047), named after Ouyang Xiu, one of the eight famous artists in the Tang and Song dynasties.

The total area of zuiwang Pavilion is about 1000 square meters. There are nine courtyards and seven pavilions in the Pavilion Garden: zuiwang Pavilion, baosongzhai Pavilion, fenggong temple, Gumei Pavilion, Yingxiang Pavilion, Yiyi Pavilion, Lanyu platform. The styles are different and different from each other. They are called "zuiwang Jiujing". There is "let spring" in front of the drunkard Pavilion. The layout of zuiwang Pavilion is rigorous, small, tortuous and profound, full of poetic and picturesque. A new statue of Ouyang Xiu was built in the pavilion. Beside the pavilion, there is a huge stone with three characters of "zuiwengting" engraved on it. The architecture in the area of zuiwongting is compact and unique, with the characteristics of Jiangnan garden.

In 1956, the people's Committee of Anhui Province decided to list zuiwongting as a key cultural protection unit in Anhui Province.

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Historical evolution

In 1045, Ouyang Xiu came to Chuzhou and got to know monk Zhixian, the abbot of Langya temple in Langya Mountain, and soon became a bosom friend.

In the seventh year of Qingli (1047) of the Northern Song Dynasty, zhixiante built a pavilion at the foot of the mountain for Ouyang Xiu's convenience. Since then, Ouyang Xiu and his friends often went to the pavilion to have fun and drink, "the prince and his guests came here to drink. They seldom get drunk, and their age is the highest, so they call themselves drunkard." "Drunk Pavilion" hence the name.

In the eighth year of Qingli (1048) of the Northern Song Dynasty, the story of the drunken man pavilion was first carved on the stone tablet of baosongzhai.

In the sixth year of Yuanyou (1091) of the Northern Song Dynasty, because the original stone inscriptions in zuiwengtingji were too small to be passed down for a long time, Su Dongpo changed them to large ones.

In the second year of Shaosheng in the Northern Song Dynasty (1095), Erxian hall was built at the beginning.

At the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, Zhizhou Tang custom built the same drunk Pavilion beside the drunk Pavilion.

From the Southern Song Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty, nine pavilions and pavilions were built around the zuiwang Pavilion, including Erxian hall, baosongzhai, Yiyi Pavilion, Gumei Pavilion, Yiting Pavilion and Lanyu Pavilion, forming a group of buildings.

In the Ming Dynasty, the drunkard Pavilion began to flourish. It is said that the house had been built to "hundreds of columns" at that time, but it was damaged many times later.

In the first year of Hongxi (1425) of Ming Dynasty, Zhao Ci, Minister of nantaipu temple, entered jianfangchi and led mountain spring water into it. Shao meidun, the Shiyu, built a pavilion in the pool, named Jianmei Pavilion, to appreciate the plum scenery.

In 1561, the 40th year of Jiajing reign in Ming Dynasty, Mao Peng, the Shaoqing of nantaipu temple, built the spring Pavilion.

In 1603, Lu Hongxia, the magistrate of Chuzhou, chiseled stones around the gyechun pavilion to divert water, and built "Qushui Liuqi" as a place for literati to gather.

In the second year of Tianqi (1622), baosongzhai was built.

In the ninth year of Shunzhi (1652), Li Songyang inscribed the stone tablet on the wall of Meitai with the title of "nest in flowers".

In the 40th year of Kangxi reign of the Qing Dynasty (1701), the king of Zhizhou established the inscription of "let spring".

During the reign of Xianfeng in the Qing Dynasty (1851-1861), the whole garden of zuiwongting became a piece of rubble.

In 1685, Meiting was renamed Yingxiang Pavilion.

In the Xianfeng Period of the Qing Dynasty (1851-1861), zuiwang Pavilion and the surrounding Erxian hall, Yiyi Pavilion, Gumei Pavilion, Yiting Pavilion, lanyutai Pavilion were destroyed by the Taiping army.

In 1881, Xue Shiyu presided over the renovation of Quanjiao observation, which restored the drunk pavilion to its original state.

In late August 1966, the "Red Guards" of chucheng took to the streets to sweep the "four old" (old ideas, old culture, old customs and old habits). The inscription of ou (Yang Xiu) Wen Su (SHI) in zuiwang pavilion was chiseled.

In 1985, Jiechun pavilion was rebuilt in imitation of Suzhou garden and renamed "Yiyi Pavilion".

Architectural features

structure

The total area of jiuweng Pavilion is about 1000 square meters,

Zuiwang Pavilion is a traditional Chinese architecture of Xieshan style. It kisses the beast on the ridge, and the corner of the pavilion flies up like a bird spreading its wings. The pavilion can accommodate more than ten people. There are lattice flowers and relief flowers in the north and South frame doors. There are eight relief sculptures of "Eight Immortals crossing the sea" made in the late Qing Dynasty. A new statue of Ouyang Xiu was built in the pavilion. There are wooden barriers around the pavilion for viewing the mountain scenery. In front of the stone wall in the east of the pavilion, the vines are low and the mountain flowers are hidden. There are many cliff carvings on the wall, all of which record the rise and fall of zuiwongting and the chanting of the pavilion. One of them is the seal script "zuiwongting" of the Southern Song Dynasty. There is a stele in the west of the pavilion, engraved with the full text of the story of the drunken man Pavilion written by Su Shi. The style is bold, and it is called "Owen Su character", and it is two unique. There is a high platform behind the pavilion, which says: "Xuandi Palace". Erxian hall is on the north side of zuiwongting, with a small tile roof, 16 columns, three connected rooms and lattice doors and windows. On the cliff outside the hall is the official script of "Er Xian Tang" carved on the cliff of the Southern Song Dynasty. There are two pavilions in the west of the drunkard Pavilion, one up and one down. On the top is the ancient plum Pavilion, with the ancient plum planted by Ouyang Xiu. It was originally a four corner hall, titled "Ruimei hall". On the bottom is the pavilion.

characteristic

The architecture in the area of zuiwang Pavilion is compact and unique, and the pavilions are small and unique, which has the characteristics of Jiangnan garden. There are nine courtyard and seven pavilions in the Pavilion Garden: zuiwang Pavilion, baosongzhai Pavilion, fenggong temple, Gumei Pavilion, Yingxiang Pavilion, Yiyi Pavilion, Lanyu platform. They have different styles and are called "zuiwang Jiujing". The layout of zuiwang Pavilion is rigorous, small, tortuous and profound, full of poetic and picturesque.

The eaves of zuiwang pavilion are designed and transformed by a specially assigned person to form an eaves angle extending like a bird's wing. In addition, the curve of each part of the house is beautiful and soft, the straight line is resolute and stretching, and the curve and straight line intersect. The combination of hardness and softness. The overhanging eaves not only highlight the characteristics of ancient architecture, but also reflect the vitality and power of the Chinese traditional nation.

Zuiwong Pavilion is painted with red pillars, which gives people a sense of festivity and grandeur. The shade of wood under the pavilion is green. Red and green belong to contrast color in color. The use of red and green color in drunk enjoyment gives people a harmonious visual experience.

Main attractions

Er Xian Tang

Erxian hall is built for three tile roofed houses in the north of zuiwang Pavilion, hidden among the green trees. It covers an area of about 70 square meters, with a small tile top, 16 columns, three connected rooms and lattice doors and windows. There are two statues of Wang Yucheng and Ouyang Xiu in the hall, some photos of Ouyang Xiu's handwriting and relevant historical materials. There are three official characters "Er Xian Tang" carved on the cliff outside the hall, and two seal characters "Yun gen" carved on the side of the hall. Couplet of Er Xian Tang: stay in Huainan, care about people's sufferings; stay in fangjiang to show relief to the world.

Erxian hall was built by local people in memory of Wang Yucheng and Ouyang Xiu, the two former and later governors of Chuzhou. The original hall has been destroyed, and now it is rebuilt after the founding of the people's Republic of China. There are two couplets in the hall. One says: "it's no pleasure to be banished to Huanggang to hold Zhouyi incense and sit quietly. It's no pleasure to be banished to Bifeng mountain in chushang to drink wine and write essays." the other says: "I want to wake up with less chest and no tiredness, and I feel free and clear after I get drunk.".

Bao song Zhai

There is a small room to the west of the zuiwang Pavilion, which is called baosongzhai. It is a special place for collecting treasures of the Song Dynasty. The full text of the zuiwang Pavilion written by Ouyang Xiu is engraved on the stone tablet in the room, which is written by Su Dongpo. This house was built by Feng Ruoyu, the young minister of Taipu temple in Nanjing in Ming Dynasty. Baosongzhai was built in Ming Dynasty to protect zuiwengtingji written by sushi. There are two stone tablets inside the studio, on both sides of which are engraved with the full text of the story of the drunken man Pavilion written by Su Dongpo. There is a large courtyard in the south of baosongzhai. There are some pavilions in the courtyard, such as Pavilion, ancient plum Pavilion, Yingxiang Pavilion and Yiting Pavilion.

Fenggong Temple

Fenggong temple was built near Baosong Zhai to commemorate Feng Ruoyu's good deeds. The couplets of fenggong temple are: the sound of spring is like the sound of drunk man; the sea sun shines on Langya Mountain.

Yiyi Pavilion

In the west of baosongzhai, the pavilion is named after Ouyang Xiu's sentence "the meaning of a drunk man is not wine, but between mountains and rivers". It is meant to be a couplet of the pavilion: the wine is hot, the spring is fragrant, and the water is in the bottle.

Yingxiang Pavilion

Yingxiang Pavilion is located on the stone mound in the pool, where the pavilion rises to the West. Couplets on the Yingxiang Pavilion: the thin shadow slants horizontally, the water is clear; the dark fragrance floats in the evening. This is a couplet. The couplet comes from two sentences in the poem plum blossom written by Lin bu (967-1028) in Song Dynasty. The first sentence describes the posture of plum blossom, and the second sentence describes the fragrance of plum blossom.

Gu Meiting

The ancient plum Pavilion is located in the north of the zuiwang Pavilion. It is named after an ancient plum tree in front of the pavilion. It is also called the plum appreciation Pavilion. Between the Yingxiang Pavilion and the ancient plum Pavilion is an ancient plum which is said to be planted by Ouyang Xiu himself. The ancients built a pavilion in the north of ancient plum for appreciating plum. It was built by Zhang Mingdao, a magistrate of Chuzhou in Ming Dynasty. In different positions of the pavilion, you can see the various postures of ancient plum. The couplets of ancient plum pavilion are: cold current, sparse shadow; green accumulation, fragrance. The festival pursues the European Union, the thousand year fragrant plum supports the iron bone; the ice posture is suitable for the water moon, one day fragrant snow swings the spring breeze.

It is said that this plum was planted by Ouyang Xiu and is known as "oumei" in the world. Ouyang Xiu's hand planted plum in front of the pavilion also died in the war in the late Song Dynasty. Today, the plum in front of the pavilion was replanted during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty. There are six steles in the pavilion, which were inscribed by Zhang penghe of the Qing Dynasty.

The ancient plum is 7 meters high, 60 or 70 cm above the ground, and it begins to divide into four branches. The four branches are more than 70 cm thick, with pale and scarred appearance. The flowering period of this ancient plum is not earlier than that of Chimonanthus praecox, nor is it suitable

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