Peixiu tomb

Peixiu tomb

Peixiu's tomb is located in Qingxi village, Xishan Township, Ningxiang County. East of the county seat about 92 km, 2.5 km away from miyin temple. The tomb is located on the hillside of Duan mountain, a vein of the mountain. It faces east from the West. It is made of granite and bluestone, with a diameter of 4 meters. The tombstone of Pei Xiu, the former Prime Minister of Tang Dynasty, is carved on the head of the tomb. There are stone couplets on the left and right of the stele: "the heaven and the earth are old, and the heaven and earth are eternal.".

brief introduction

Peixiu tomb

Peixiu tomb is a provincial cultural relic protection unit in Hunan Province.

Historical evolution:

Pei Xiu was born in Jiyuan, Mengzhou, Tang Dynasty. He was an official in the early years of Xiantong (860) and a minister of the Ministry of officials. He once served as an observation envoy of Hunan Province. He was good at Buddhism and built a miyin temple for Lingyou Chan Master. Pei's family worshipped Buddhism and Xiu Youshen built a miyin temple for Lingyou Chan Master. In his later years, he retired to peigong'an, the ancestral pagoda of Ningxiang. After his death, he and his wife Chen were buried in the mountain. As a disciple of Lingyou, he died and was buried in Duanshan mountain. During the "Cultural Revolution", the stone walls and stone carvings around the tomb were destroyed and restored in 1982.

During the cultural revolution, the stone walls and stone carvings around the tombs were destroyed

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It was restored to its original appearance in 1982.

In 1983, it was re announced as a provincial cultural relic protection unit. See Hunan Provincial People's government xzf No. 80 "notice on publishing provincial cultural relics protection units in Hunan Province".

In 1993, according to the notice of Hunan Provincial People's Government on Promulgating the protection scope and construction control zone of national key cultural relics protection units and provincial cultural relics protection units in our province (xzf No.6) and the notice of Ningxiang County People's Government on delimiting the protection scope of national and provincial key cultural relics protection units (ningzhengfa No.81), the protection scope of Peixiu's tomb was: to seal earth mound The apex is the center and the radius is within 15 meters.

In 2004, with the attention and support of the provincial and municipal cultural relics departments, the Ningxiang cultural relics management office repaired Peixiu's tomb. The Huabiao, censer and platform were restored, the signs were set up, and the tomb enclosure and tomb were repaired.

The present situation of Peixiu's tomb

Peixiu's tomb is located on the hillside of Qingxi village, Xishan Township, Ningxiang County. It is 90km away from Ningxiang County in the East, 2.5km away from Meishan miyin temple in the west, 16km away from xiangzikou in the South and 8km away from Ningxiang and Anhua in the north

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Duan mountain is a high mountain in the Taishan Mountain Area of Ningxiang, with an altitude of more than 1000 meters. There are many flowers and plants on the hillside. Trees such as T-shirt, fir and bamboo are planted all over the mountain. The hillside is steep, and there is a small path circling to Peixiu's tomb. At the foot of the mountain is a simple road from miyin temple to Zuta township. Duanshan is surrounded by Dengzhan peak and Changxiang peak, surrounded by green hills and sandy soil. Standing on the top of the mountain and looking east, you can directly see Huangcai reservoir ten miles away.

Pei Xiu, whose name is Gongmei, was born in Jiyuan, Mengzhou (today's Henan Province). His father Su Zhenyuan was a history observer in eastern Zhejiang. He gave birth to three sons, and Xiu was zhongzi. He once served as the censor of supervision, the Minister of the Ministry of war, and the transportation history of salt and iron in various ways. He was the Prime Minister of ZouYan at the same time. He had four histories of Ren Zhaoyi, Hedong, Fengxiang, Jingnan, and Hunan observation. He was demoted because of his outspoken words, and retired to peigong'an in Zuta, Ningxiang County.

Pei haofo, a disciple of Lingyou, sent his son to become a monk in Mount Tai. Pei Xiu died in the middle of Tang Dynasty at the age of 74 and was buried in Duanshan. His wife Chen was buried nearby, known as Mrs. Chen tower.

Duanshan was originally a place with towering ancient trees. Pei Xiu's tomb is made of granite and bluestone. The block faces east in the West. At the head of the tomb stands a stone tablet engraved with the words "Tomb of Peixiu, the Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty". The left and right sides of the tomb are built with square stones. The gate of the tomb is built with stone railings, carved with exquisite patterns such as two dragons, two Phoenix, Chaoyang and plum, bamboo, orchid and chrysanthemum. There are stone pillars in front of the gate. The stone inscription on the left and right sides of the tomb says "heaven and earth are bright and lofty, and the old people cherish the spirit of Taoism. Changchun" and another piece of blue stone is engraved with "ten thousand clouds hold ancient people's graves, flowers and trees compete with each other. The sky is beautiful, the moon is at night, the mountains are shining and the waters are crossing Qiuwen. In the field, he cultivated Luohan, and in the law, there was Lai Xiangjun. But the goldfish is thrown to meet the Buddha's election, and up to now, the complete praise of the yuan Xun has been given. " word. During the "Cultural Revolution", stone carvings and stone walls around the tombs were destroyed and restored in 1982 and 2004. In 2003, during the maintenance of Ningxiang cultural relics department, the original platform and base of Huabiao were found. The cultural relics department collected a Huabiao locally. The platform is rectangular, with an area of about 60 square meters. Huabiao is an eight diamond shape, with a diameter of 0.8 meters and a height of 1.8 meters. There are five steps from the platform to the tomb.

Pei Xiu's tomb has been stolen six times since 1988. The last theft was on January 18, 1991. The restored area is 180 square meters. On November 30, 1959, the people's Government of Hunan Province announced Peixiu's tomb as a provincial cultural relics protection unit. On October 10, 1983, the people's Government of Hunan Province once again announced Peixiu's tomb as a provincial cultural relic protection unit. In 1990, according to the Notice No. 33 issued by the general office of the people's Government of Hunan Province, Ningxiang County Cultural Relics Management Office redefined the protection scope of Peixiu's tomb and set up a protection group, which was published by Ningxiang County People's Government on October 13, 1991. In February 1993 and August 2004, the cultural relics department of Ningxiang installed the symbol of Peixiu's tomb.

According to local chronicles, there are hidden rock and dumb frog pond in ape Ti mountain of Liuyang, Yihu hall in Shishuang temple, Peigong Pavilion and Bailu temple in Yiyang, which are all historic sites related to Pei Xiu's activities in Hunan.

Sign protection

On October 7, 1990, according to the requirements of the provincial and municipal cultural relic departments, Ningxiang County Cultural Relic Administration set up two signs at the head of Peixiu's tomb. In 2004, when Pei Xiu's tomb was rebuilt, the signboard was moved to the right side of Pei Xiu's tomb

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The sign indicates that the monument is 60 cm long, 40 cm wide and 2 cm thick.

The inscriptions of the protection signs are as follows: Peixiu tomb (Li style) of Hunan provincial cultural relics protection unit (song style) Hunan Provincial People's Government (song style) announced on October 10, 1983 (song style) Changsha Municipal People's Government (song style) Hitachi (song style) on October 7, 1990.

The inscriptions are as follows: Pei Xiu, whose name is Gongmei, was born in Jiyuan of Mengzhou in Tang Dynasty. He once served as an observation envoy, Minister of the Ministry of officials and Prime Minister of Hunan. The tomb is a stone structure. It was announced as a provincial cultural relic protection unit in 1959 and restored to its original appearance in 1982. Scope of protection: within a radius of 15 meters, with the top pile of the sealed earth as the center.

value assessment

The Tang Dynasty is a dynasty in which Buddhism prevailed. Miyin temple, the birthplace of Taiyang Zen, is located at the foot of Pilu peak in Taishan, Ningxiang. Pei Xiu, the Buddhist Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty, was demoted to Tanzhou, where he built the miyin temple and asked Lingyou to come back. In 849 (the third year of Dazhong), Lingyou rebuilt the temple. Pei Xiu donated more than one thousand mu of land and called famous monks from various temples to gather in the mountain. It is said that at that time, "zhuanglifan Baiying, played to the temple, said the amount of" chici miyin temple. ". The creation and development of miyin temple are closely related to Pei Xiu. Pei Xiu plays an important role in Chinese Buddhism

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Pei Xiu once served as the censor of supervision and the official of tongzhongshu. Liuyang, Yiyang and other places have Pei Xiu's activity footprints. It was praised by Yi Yi, the number one scholar in Song Dynasty. Its tombs are well preserved, which provides important evidence for the study of Tang Dynasty tombs.

Peixiu's tomb is located in an important tourist area of Changsha. It provides important human resources and has great tourism development value for promoting the tourism development and construction of huangzuhe.

Investigation on the display of cultural relics of excavation and protection projects

During the cultural revolution, the stone walls and stone carvings around Pei Xiu's tomb were destroyed

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In 1982, the Ningxiang cultural relics management office repaired Pei Xiu's tomb according to its original appearance.

In 2003, Ningxiang cultural relics management office searched for two Huabiao collected from Pei Xiu's tomb at the foot of Duanshan mountain.

In 2004, with the support of the provincial and municipal cultural relics departments, Ningxiang County Cultural Relics Management Office repaired Peixiu's tomb, restored the worship platform, Huabiao and censer, repaired the tomb and tomb enclosure, and set up a new signboard. The total investment is 62000 yuan.

Construction project control:

Jishan is located in the west of Ningxiang, and its economy, especially its tourism development, is developing. Peixiu's tomb is located on the hillside of Duanshan mountain. The local government and villagers pay special attention to the protection of Peixiu's tomb. Peixiu tomb is now surrounded by lush trees, good environment. There are no other buildings and facilities

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position

Qingxi village, Xishan Township, Ningxiang County.

Pei Xiu's tomb is located on the hillside of Duan mountain in Qingxi village of Jishan. In front of the mountain overlooking the Huangcai reservoir, 2.5km away from miyin temple in the West and 90km away from Ningxiang County in the East. The seat faces east in the West. The mountains are often surrounded by clouds and mist, and the trees are luxuriant and majestic. The specific coordinates are as follows:

East: 28 ° 10'16.58 "n, 111 ° 58'19.40" e

S: 28 ° 10'16.58 "n, 111 ° 58'19.30" e

W: 28 ° 10'16.59 "n, 111 ° 58'19.30" e

North: 28 ° 10'16.59 "n, 111 ° 58'19.40" e

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