Wenchang Pavilion tower

Wenchang Pavilion tower

Located in Jieyang City, Guangdong Province, Wenchang Pavilion tower is located in the south of Huilai County, 300 meters to the left of Ganzhu bridge on Ganzhu River in the upper reaches of Lianghua river.

Wenchang pagoda was first built in Jiajing period of Ming Dynasty. It was destroyed by fire in Shunzhi period of Qing Dynasty. In 1687, magistrate Zhang Bingzheng built the pagoda and moved north to south. In 1737, Yang Zongbing, the magistrate of Qianlong County, built three floors of Wenchang Pavilion tower in front of the pavilion, which was named "Guiguang Pavilion". The pagoda is a Fengshui pagoda. It is an ancient brick and stone structure, rammed with shell ash. It is a three-layer octagonal pagoda eaves with dense eaves. It is 23 meters high. Each floor has a stone column support, railings on the outside and a spiral ladder on the inside. The eight diagrams are painted on the caisson. On the north gate of the third floor is engraved the regular script of "Chao Feng Ling Yun" written by Zhou shuoxun, the magistrate of the Qing Dynasty.

In 1988, the county government allocated 100 mu of land around the pagoda to build a comprehensive entertainment place, named "Kuiyang Park". The ancient Wenchang Pavilion pagoda was renovated. In front of the pagoda, the ancient civilization Academy was built to display cultural relics and antiques, and the revolutionary history exhibition hall was on both sides.

brief introduction

Wenchang Pavilion tower is located 300 meters to the left of Ganzhu bridge on Ganzhu River in the upper reaches of Lianghua river. The body of the tower is hexagonal, 11 meters high, with a total of three floors and a bottom area of 14 square meters. In the south of Huilai County. Wenchang Pavilion was first built in Jiajing period of Ming Dynasty. It was destroyed by fire in Shunzhi period of Qing Dynasty. In 1687, magistrate Zhang Bingzheng built the pavilion and moved north to south. In 1737, Yang Zongbing, the magistrate of Qianlong County, built three floors of Wenchang Pavilion tower in front of the pavilion, which was named "Guiguang Pavilion". The pagoda is a Fengshui pagoda. It is an ancient brick and stone structure, rammed with shell ash. It is a three-layer octagonal pagoda eaves with dense eaves. It is 23 meters high. Each floor has a stone column support, railings on the outside and a spiral ladder on the inside. The eight diagrams are painted on the caisson. On the north gate of the third floor is engraved the regular script of "Chao Feng Ling Yun" written by Zhou shuoxun, the magistrate of the Qing Dynasty. Climbing the tower, you can have a panoramic view of the sea and mountains.

Zhenhe tower

According to Qian Long's "Puning County Chronicles", "the division's mansion is located in the east of Wenchang Pavilion in Town God's Temple, and in the sixty year of Kangxi, the county magistrate Luo Bingqi advocated the donation. In front of the hall, the porch is neat, and in the back of the pavilion, the statue of Wenchang is worshipped, and the bedroom of Yan is under it. There are nine rooms in total. All envoys are stationed here. According to the stele records of rebuilding Wenchang palace written by Zhang Xuan, the magistrate of Puning in Tongzhi and Guangxu years, Luo Bingqi, the magistrate of Puning in the 60th year of Kangxi, regarded Wenchang as the place where the article was written, not the place where the culture and education of Puning were not enough, but worshipped the rites. Therefore, it is advocated to donate "to the east of Town God's Temple, to remove the hazelnuts, to build the civil buildings, and then to the high court, and to worship Wenchang. Under it, there are nine dormitories, which are divided into three quarters. Gaipu City, the thoroughfare of the provincial tide, is the place where most of the luggage comes and goes. It can be seen that Wenchang Pavilion was built in the reign of Kangxi and rebuilt in the reign of Tongzhi. It has been used both as a place for worshipping Wenchang deities and as a branch of the imperial residence where the temporary envoys stayed. In the late Qing Dynasty, Hao Youjin and other four "masters" of Wu Yong were stationed here, and Wenchang Pavilion was also known as "four masters yamen".

According to Li Deming, a member of the Lianghua town government who participated in the compilation of the annals of Lianghua town in Huidong County, Wenchang tower is said to be the tower of Zhenhe. During the reign of Emperor Kangxi in Qing Dynasty, Lianghua suffered a great flood, and the local people suffered heavy losses. People built this tower to pray that the "flood devil" would be subdued. "From the analysis of the location of the ancient pagoda, this legend has a certain basis, because it is located at the intersection of the big river of Jilongshan River in Lianghua and the small river of Lianghua forest farm." Li Deming said that after every heavy rain, the two rivers meet and the river is extremely turbulent.

Approaching the ancient pagoda, I saw many small trees and weeds growing on the top of the pagoda. Part of the floating eaves on the first floor had been destroyed, exposing sand and stones. Li Deming said that along the Lianghua River, there used to be three towers. The other two are located in wanfu'an in qimeitang village and the central Pu in Liguang village. In the 1950s, the ancient pagoda at Zhongpu of Liguang village was demolished because the airport was built nearby, which hindered the runway of the airport. The ancient pagoda of Wanfu nunnery in qimeitang village was destroyed in the 1960s. "In the same period, the Wenchang Pavilion of Chaoshan scenic spot was also destroyed, but because of its solid wall, only some floating eaves and wooden frames inside the tower were destroyed."

be completely renovated

In 1988, the county government allocated 100 mu of land around the pagoda to build a comprehensive entertainment place, named "Kuiyang Park". The ancient Wenchang Pavilion pagoda was renovated. In front of the pagoda, the ancient civilization Academy was built to display cultural relics and antiques, and the revolutionary history exhibition hall was on both sides. In the park, pavilions and pavilions are set up separately, with bonsai, rockery, fountain, orchid garden, ancient banyan and other selected landscapes, showing a brand-new look full of vitality and adding to the style of historic sites.

Address: No.192, Xinnan Road, Huilai County, Jieyang City

Longitude: 116.29614078182

Latitude: 23.025570361265

Ticket information: free.

Chinese PinYin : Wen Chang Ge Ta