Cobra City

Cobra City

Yacheng is an ordinary natural village in Fanlou Town, Fengxian County. There is nothing special about it. More than 3000 years ago, it was a gorgeous and prosperous city. It is a combination of the north and South Architecture, including the East and West scenery in one. It is said that in the Shang and Tang Dynasties, Zuo Xiangzhong was granted the title of "king of Cobra city". According to the old saying, the city covers an area of five hectares, with pavilions, pagodas, temples, government houses, five elements and eight industries. It is the political, economic and cultural center of one party and the place of assembly, communication and trade. The nostalgic poem of the Ming Dynasty praises the magnificent scenery of the city of Cobra: "when you wake up from a dream, the night air of the tall building is clear, and the moon shines colder across the curtain. Know not willow Guanshan shadow, suddenly into the pear courtyard Ming. For thousands of years, with the change of dynasties, war and flood, the former scenery of the city of Cobra no longer exists. Qionglou and Lihua are only in the legend. Today, people can only talk about the remains of the ruins, such as the tomb of the king of cobra, the temple of the king of cobra, the moon well and the drinking horse trough. In addition to Fengxian's current Cobra City, there are other ancient Cobra cities in southern Shandong and Northern Jiangsu.

history

In the Shang and Tang Dynasties, Zuo Xiangzhong was granted the title of "Cobra King City" and built the city here. According to the traditional saying, the city covers an area of five hectares, with pavilions, water pavilions, caves, temples, pagodas, elegant courtyards, complete five elements and eight industries, and amusement parks. Cobra city is a political, economic and cultural center, where people gather, communicate and trade.

The nostalgic poem of the Ming Dynasty praises the magnificent scenery of the city of Cobra: "when you wake up from a dream, the night air of the tall building is clear, and the moon shines colder across the curtain. Know not willow Guanshan shadow, suddenly into the pear courtyard Ming. There is no rhyme of Qiang flute in Beili, and the bell of Xilin temple is heard frequently. Where was the person who made the imperial edict in those years? A piece of afterglow shines on the ancient city. "

For thousands of years, with the change of dynasties, war and flood, the former scenery of Cobra city no longer exists, and the jade Pavilion of Qionglou and the elegant courtyard of Lihua are only in the beautiful legend. Today, people can only talk about the remains of the ruins, such as the tomb of the king of cobra, the temple of the king of cobra, the moon well and the drinking horse trough.

Historical Site

Tomb of King Cobra

After the King Hong, he was buried four miles southwest of the city. Over the past three thousand years, his tomb has been restored many times to make it permanent. The most recent restoration was in 1915. The tomb is 15 meters high and covers an area of 500 square meters. It is tall and towering, like a mountain. The tombstone is 9 meters high and carved with two dragons playing with pearls. It is exquisitely carved and has vivid images with teeth and claws. It is engraved with the inscription "Tomb of King Cobra". During the "Cultural Revolution", students of Jiangwan primary school scraped tombs and leveled them in a few days. The overall shape and wall of the tomb are still clear. There are doors on all sides. The front and rear doors are 1 meter wide, and the left and right doors are 0.6 meters wide. There is a 1.5 meter corridor outside the front door. The shape of the building is similar to that of an ancient tomb. No archaeological research was carried out at that time.

Cobra King Temple

Rebuilt in 1940, it covers an area of 500 square meters with three main halls and rooms. Brick and wood structure. The statue of King Cobra sitting in the temple, 0.5 meters high, is carved from boxwood. The king of Cobra has a crown on his head, wears a boa robe, and has five long beards. Two armor guards, 0.45 meters high. With a sword in hand, he has a powerful appearance. After being rendered with various pigments, the statue makes people feel regenerated. In front of the main hall, there are two stone tablets on each side. One describes the merits of King Cobra and the other describes the significance of building the temple. To the west of the gate of the temple, there are tall courtyard walls. Flowers and trees are widely planted in the courtyard, and the layout is quite garden style. And there are three rooms. In the 1950s, the temple was demolished and the statues were missing.

Yuezhao well

Also known as yeyuejing and yingyuejing, it is one of the wonders of Cobra city. The site of yuezhao well is located in the northeast corner of today's Huicheng village. It is said that every week (60 years), the moon can direct at the bottom of the well once. It is also said that whenever the moon shines directly at the bottom of the well, a fireball rises from the well, floats to the southwest, and falls on the tomb of king cobra, which is a wonder. Lu Jiao, a Pei person in the Qing Dynasty, once wrote a poem praising the beautiful scenery of "the moon at night in the city of Cobra": "a round of bright moon storing silver plate, the night at the edge of the left prime minister's city does not end. It's not equal, how far up the twilight clouds. There are thousands of family photos in Guomen, and the trees are deep and the shadows are cold. Fu as a star, cobra as a moon, light left in the universe for people to see The thousands of scenes of "the moon shines on pingchou at night in Cobra city" leave people endless reverie. The Ding family, a famous family in Yacheng village, specially named the hall as "yuezhao hall". The place was once known as "yuezhao township". This is why people commemorate the king of Cobra and yearn for the "Cobra city night moon". Yinma trough is a blue stone trough, 1.5 meters long, 0.7 meters wide and 0.3 meters deep. It is said that it was the Yinma trough in the house of King Cobra at that time. It has been handed down from generation to generation and has been preserved up to now. As a result of years, long-term weathering and denudation, we can not find a good plane, showing a dilapidated image of gully.

Time is fleeting, and history is hard to disappear. These historical sites of the city have merged into the splendid history and culture of the ancient Chinese nation.

ancient city

"Cobra city" is not necessarily related to "Zhong Cobra", or refers to the abandoned city of Shang Dynasty, or the old city of Shang Dynasty.

Looking up the local chronicles and the old county chronicles of the provinces and cities in southern Shandong and Northern Jiangsu, we find that most of them are called "Cobra city" or "zhongcobra city". Not only the cobra city village of Fanlou town in Fengxian County is the location of an ancient "Cobra city".

For example, "Teng county annals" says that "Huancheng" in Southwest China (the location of Huancheng town in Weishan County today) is the "Cobra city", and "Cobra" turns to "Huan". It is believed that in the early Shang Dynasty, the descendant of Xi Zhong was granted the name of "zhongcobra city", which is the abbreviation of "zhongcobra city"; it is also said that there is "Xizhong tomb" on Xigong mountain at the head of Qianshan Mountain in Southeast China, and "zhongcobra tomb" in East Pali

According to Peixian annals, there is "Cobra city" in Northeast China;

According to Yi county annals, there is a "small gray city" in the territory.

Main agricultural products

Cobra city is a beautiful village rich in a variety of crops, including leek, garlic, potato, tomato, burdock and a variety of food crops.

Address: Fanlou Town, Fengxian County, Xuzhou City

Longitude: 116.81689453125

Latitude: 34.513946533203

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