Sunset Glow at Leifeng Pagoda

Leifeng Pagoda, once a landmark scenic spot of the West Lake, was built by Qian hongchu, king of Wu and Yue, because his princess gave birth to a son. We know more about Leifeng Pagoda because of the legend of the white snake. In the old days, Leifeng Pagoda and Baoju Pagoda in Beishan Mountain, one south and one north, opposite each other across the lake, have the reputation of "Leifeng is like an old man, Baoju is like a beauty". The West Lake also presents the beautiful scenery of "one lake reflecting two pagodas, North and south facing each other". Every time the sun sets, the shadow of the tower is in the sky, so it is called "Leifeng sunset".

The only ancient objects preserved in the tower are the remaining bricks covered with glass in the second floor of the platform foundation, as well as the cultural relics unearthed from the original site. In addition, the layout of the tower is quite modern.

Sunset Glow at Leifeng Pagoda

Leifeng sunset, located in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, west lake Hunan, Jingci temple in front of the sunset mountain, West Lake, seven of the ten scenery, because the sunset plated tower, the Buddha is famous

. Leifeng Pagoda was built in the Five Dynasties (975). It was built by Qian Hongfu, king of Wu and Yue, to celebrate Huang Fei's son. It was originally named Huang Fei pagoda.

The reason why Leifeng Pagoda is famous is closely related to the legend of white snake. According to legend, monk Fahai once suppressed the white lady under the pagoda and said, "if you want the Leifeng Pagoda to fall, unless the West Lake is dry."

The origin of the name

Huang Fei gives birth to a noble son

Because it was built outside Xiguan at that time, it is also called Xiguan brick tower. Originally, 13 floors were planned, but later, due to financial constraints, only five floors were built. During Jiajing period of Ming Dynasty, Japanese invaders suspected that there were ambush soldiers in the tower and set fire to the tower.

Qian hongchu, Wu Yuezhong, King Yi, was born and died in the period of Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms (929-988). He was the last king of Wu and Yue in the period of Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms.

In the 12th year of Tianfu (947) of the later Han Dynasty, Hu Jinsi, the general, launched a coup while Qian Honghe, the king of Wuyue, held a banquet with officials. Qian Honghe was under house arrest, and Qian was elected king of Wuyue by Hu Jinsi. He had been in power for more than 30 years, during which he served the later Han Dynasty, the Later Zhou Dynasty and the Northern Song Dynasty.

In 978, Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty, Qian Chu was ordered to enter Bianliang and was detained. He had no choice but to offer the frontier to the Song Dynasty. He was successively granted the title of king of Huaihai, king of Hannan, king of Nanyang, king of Xu and king of Deng. On his 60th birthday in 988, Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty sent an envoy to congratulate him. On that night, Qian died suddenly, or someone suspected that he had been poisoned. His posthumous title was Zhongyi. He wrote his own poems as the original collection and Tao Gu as the preface. There is a song in the palace.

Therefore, it can be known that Leifeng Pagoda was built to celebrate the birth of Huang's son.

Sunset on Leifeng

Raise one's eyebrows

The setting sun, the thunder peak and the rosy clouds are all over the sky,

Sky light, cloud shadow, blue water ripple,

Rippling on the shore, the boat passed,

The ancient pagoda is splendid and can be seen by thousands of people.

Sunset Glow at Leifeng Pagoda

Author: Sun Dezhen

In the evening, the sun shines on the emerald shadow and thunder peak, and the clouds of Wu and Yue chase through the ages.

Huang Fei is not afraid of the sufferings of Li people.

Historical legend

Leifeng Pagoda collapsed, West Lake still wet

The legend took place in Hangzhou, Suzhou and Zhenjiang in the Song Dynasty. Bai Suzhen is a snake demon who has been practicing for thousands of years. In order to repay the scholar Xu Xian's life-saving kindness, she turns into a human form to repay her kindness. Later, she meets the green snake spirit Xiao Qing, and they go together. Bai Suzhen used her magic power and clever tricks to get to know Xu Xian and marry him. After marriage, Jinshan Temple monk Fahai told Xu Xian that Bai Suzhen was a snake demon, and Xu Xian was suspicious. Later, Xu Xian let Bai Suzhen drink realgar wine on the Dragon Boat Festival according to Fahai's method. Bai Suzhen had to show her original shape, but she scared Xu Xian to death. Bai Suzhen went to heaven to steal fairy grass and Ganoderma lucidum to save Xu Xian. Fahai deceives Xu Xian to Jinshan Temple and puts him under house arrest. Bai Suzhen and Xiaoqing fight with Fahai, flooding Jinshan Temple but hurting other creatures. Because Bai Suzhen violated the rules of heaven, after giving birth to her child, she was brought into the bowl by Fahai and suppressed under the Leifeng Tower. After Bai Suzhen's son grew up to be the number one scholar, he went to the front of the pagoda to offer sacrifices to his mother. Wenqu star moved the gods, his mana failed, and the pagoda collapsed. Finally, my mother was rescued and the whole family was reunited. And the lovely Xiaoqing also found Xianggong.

The legend of the white snake has a long history and is well-known. It is one of the four major Chinese Folklores (the other three are Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai, Meng Jiangnu and Niulang Zhinu). It is listed in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage. It is this sad and beautiful legend that brings the mysterious color to the poetry of Jiangnan and the West Lake of ink painting. It makes the tourists who come here have endless fantasies and sighs.

In 1992, the TV series "the legend of the new white lady" starred by Zhao Yazhi was broadcast, which is the most familiar and popular version for the audience. Zhao Yazhi's dignified, beautiful, kind and virtuous image of the white lady has never been surpassed; Chen Meiqi's Xiaoqing and Ye Tong's antics are also deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. "The legend of the new white lady" is the most replayed version and the most popular version with the audience, and it is enduring. In people's hearts, Zhao Yazhi's image is the image of the white lady.

White Snake Mountain Song

---Yiming

In the first month, plum blossoms bloom all over the forest, and Xu Xian goes to the West Lake for a spring outing. In February, the apricot blossoms are as white as silver, so that the boat will swing to yongjinmen; the white lady will go ashore to borrow her umbrella, and Xu Xian will marry her. In March, the peach blossoms are blooming, and the white lady steals the silver from the Treasury. Xu Xian returns home with the treasure, and Qiantang County solves the case and distributes it to Suzhou city. In April, the rose was all over the wall, and Xu Xian and his wife met again. Suzhou opened a medicine store, and the lights were all over the house. May pomegranate red, Xu Xianyou mountain meet Taoist; Maoshan Taoist want to subdue the demon, white lady fight to escape. In June, lotus blossoms bear lotus hearts, and drinking at the Dragon Boat Festival is a curse. After three cups of realgar wine, the white lady shows her original shape in the Pearl gauze tent. In July, the Impatiens bear green seeds, and Xu Xian frightens to death and overthrows the dust. The empress Kunlun steals the immortal grass and saves Xu Xian. In August, the sweet clover fragrance burst out, and Xu Xian became suspicious for a moment. When burning incense in Jinshan Temple, he met Fahai and said that his mother was a goblin. September chrysanthemum yellow like gold, white lady Jinshan to find husband; Fahai refused to let Xu Xian, flood Jinshan move sword. In October, Xu Xian fled back to Hangzhou city. The broken bridge couple met again, and the white lady gave birth to a small official. In November, the Narcissus basin is green, and Fahai rushes to qingbomen; the golden bowl covers the white lady, and Leifeng Pagoda is still alive. In December, Lamei reported spring, xiaoqingji tower reported hatred; Leifeng Tower poured out white lady, Fahai hid in crab shell. December flowers sing completely, Fahai left curse; everyone sympathizes with Bai Niangniang, Leifeng left a good name.

How many things have happened in ancient and modern times

Is Xianggong Xu Xian or Xu Xuan

The love story between white lady and Xu Xian adds a lot of mystery and sadness to Leifeng Pagoda. In the historical documents and literary works about Leifeng Pagoda, Xu Xian, a legendary character, was called "Xu Xuan" in the novels of Ming and Qing Dynasties. It was not until the middle of the Republic of China that he was "renamed" as Xu Xian.

When Leifeng Pagoda was built, there was no white snake story. After the kingdom of Wu and Yue came to the Song Dynasty, the storytellers in the countryside developed this legend step by step. The outline of the story is basically consistent with the modern legend, except that Xu Xian was renamed. The Leifeng Pagoda of white lady in Yongzhen Town, which is included in the 25th volume of Feng Menglong's warning to the world in Ming Dynasty, is one of the earliest and more complete versions to record the legend of white snake. Introducing the hero, the book says: "during the reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty, there was an official surnamed Li Mingren in Heizhu lane, a military bridge in Lin'an, Hangzhou. See do Nanlang Gezi Treasury raise official, and Shao Taiwei tube money and grain. His wife has a brother, Xu Xuan, who ranks second This "Xu Xuan", also known as "Xiaoyi official" in the book, is now a household name of Xu Xian. The article "Lei Feng Guai Ji" compiled by the prodigal son of Wu Mo in the Qing Dynasty is more concise, but the name of Xu Xuan and Xu Xiaoyi has not changed.

By the middle of the Republic of China, Xu Xuan in literary works began to become Xu Xian. Lu Xun's on the collapse of Leifeng Pagoda published in 1924 said: "my grandmother used to tell me that the White Snake Lady was under the pagoda! A man named Xu Xian saved two snakes, one green and one white. Later, the white snake turned into a woman to repay her kindness and married Xu Xian... " After the founding of the people's Republic of China, famous Peking opera performing artist Zhang Junqiu and Kunqu opera performing artist Bai Yunsheng took Leifeng Tower, white snake and Xu Xian as their representative works. The movie white snake is a household name. Since then, Xu Xian's name has surpassed "Xu Xuan". However, the name of Xu Xian is more interesting than Xu Xuan. This kind of change in evolution is a major feature of folk literature.

2. Drunk old monk

After the fire of Leifeng Pagoda at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, it had only the heart of the pagoda. In a dream of the West Lake written by Zhang Dai of the Ming Dynasty, there is an interesting anecdote to the following effect: when Li changchen inscribed the painting, he said that my friend once heard Zijiang talk about the two towers on the West Lake, "Baochu (beside Shujia people) tower is like a beauty, Leifeng Tower is like an old monk." I really appreciate this metaphor. Later, my friend and I wrote a poem when we were watching the lotus. There was a sentence in it that "Lei Feng depends on the sky like a drunken man". When my friend saw it, he jumped up and said, "Zi will compare Lei Feng to an old monk and not as much as your drunken man."

Of course, Zhang Dai himself is also a man of great talent. In his poem Leifeng Pagoda, he is simply vivid

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