Chu Wangtai

Chu Wangtai

Chu Wangtai is located in the east of Wuchang Uprising gate. National AAAA scenic spot.

brief introduction

At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang marched into Wuchang, where he once stayed. When he heard that he had the sixth son, he happily said, "the son's head was granted by Chu.".

After Zhu Yuanzhang became emperor, he made Zhu Zhen, the sixth son, king of Chu in 1370. In 1381, Zhu Zhen conquered Wuchang and set up the imperial inscription of enfeoffment of Chu king in Meiting mountain, and built the "feudal Pavilion". Zhu Zhen did not forget his father's kindness. He often looked at the imperial capital from afar, so he built "Chu Wangtai", which was a famous scenic spot of Wuchang in Ming and Qing Dynasties.

At the end of the Qing Dynasty, Hubei new army armory was moved here from Wuchang sanfoge. It stored tens of thousands of German, Japanese and Hanyang rifles, more than 100 guns and a large amount of ammunition. It was one of the largest armories in China at that time. Today, it has been turned into Chu Wangtai ruins park.

geographical position

It is located in Meiting mountain, Wuchang, on the left side of the uprising gate. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang marched into Wuchang. He once stayed in Meiting mountain, where he heard that he had the sixth son. He was happy to say, "the son is the chief, and he was granted the title by Chu.". After Zhu Yuanzhang became emperor, he made Zhu Zhen, the sixth son, king of Chu in 1370. In 1381, Zhu Zhen conquered Wuchang and built a "feudal Pavilion" in Meiting mountain. Now both the inscription and the pavilion have been rebuilt. On the hillside, there is a huge stone with three characters of "Chu Wangtai" inscribed by Sun Jiazheng, Minister of culture. On the back of the stone is Wang Yude, President of the school of history and culture of central China Normal University The textual research materials of Chu Wangtai history. Zhu Zhen did not forget his father's kindness. He often looked at the imperial capital from afar, so he built "Chu Wangtai". From then on, Meiting mountain was known as Chu Wangtai, which was a famous scenic spot of Wuchang in Ming and Qing Dynasties.

At the end of the Qing Dynasty, Hubei new army set up an armory here. At that time, there were 124 cannons and 59000 rifles,

The largest armory in China and even in the Far East will be built here. The revolutionaries of the engineering camp quickly occupied the site after firing the first shot of Wuchang Shouyi. Chu Wangtai was the first target occupied by the first rebel army of Wuchang after the uprising. After the uprising army gathered here, Chu Wangtai became the base camp of the uprising army for a while. After replenishing their ammunition, the rebels launched an attack on the governor's office of Huguang and Zhang Biao's eighth town headquarters.

Chuwangshan, like Sheshan and Fenghuangshan, was once one of the "three mountains" in the city of Wuchang. Its terrain is very dangerous and of great military significance. But such a mountain has lost its shape and become a gentle slope in the continuous excavation and filling over the years.

The original site of Chu Wangtai and armory is not available, but it is still a highland in Wuchang City. On the site stands a cultural relic protection sign 2 meters high and 1.2 meters wide, with the words "the former site of Chu Wangtai in the revolution of 1911", indicating that this place is the "Chu Wangtai armory" in the Shouyi period of Wuchang.

Historical moment

On the night of October 10, 1911. Xiong Bingkun, a member of the Communist Party of China, led more than 40 soldiers to the "Chu watchtower" to join the garrison soldiers and occupy the armory. Later, other uprising forces inside and outside the city also successively gathered at the Chu watchtower, equipped themselves with stored ordnance, and used the Chu watchtower as the commanding post and forward position for attacking the governor's office.

On the evening of October 10, 1911, Tao Qisheng, the reactionary platoon leader of the eighth Engineering Battalion in the northeast corner of Ziyang lake, had an occasional conflict with Jin Zhaolong, a soldier. Cheng Zhengying, a revolutionary party member, shot Tao, which opened the historical prelude to the burial of China's Millennium monarchy. After the uprising, the armory of Chu Wangtai was included in the uprising plan

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In the Chu Wangtai armory, more than 1000 meters south of the engineering camp, the garrison officers and soldiers heard the gunfire. Li Keguo, the chief officer of the armory and the section chief of the supervision and training office, urgently gathered all the soldiers to alert them. Ma Rong, a member of the revolutionary party, asked Li Keguo to issue bullets under the pretext of fighting back the bandits. After Li Keguo ordered the people to release the bullets, the revolutionaries fired into the sky to show their response to the action of the eighth Engineering Battalion, and sent people to meet the arrival of the uprising comrades of the eighth Engineering Battalion.

Xiong Bingkun and others led more than 40 people of the engineering battalion to the armory soon, and the new army responding to the uprising also arrived one after another. The armory became the headquarters and base camp of the new army for a while. After several fierce battles, Wuchang City was restored. The armory became a veritable uprising headquarters.

At present, the original buildings have been destroyed. On the former site, there is a stone and cement monument with the title of "former site of Chu Wangtai in 1911 Revolution", which is a cultural relic protection unit in Hubei Province.

In 2010, in order to meet the 100th anniversary of the revolution of 1911, Wuhan built a new corridor of wind and rain, in which a large number of inscriptions of the revolution of 1911 were burned. In addition, Chu Wangting was rebuilt on the original site of Chu Wangtai. In the pavilion, a special stele was set up to record the historical allusion of Zhu Zhen's being granted the land of Chu.

Today, with the growing influence of the 1911 Revolution, Chinese people from all over the world have come here to visit historical sites and pay tribute to revolutionary martyrs. Chuwangtai ruins park has become a must for tourists to visit Wuhan.

Three Highlights

1. The land of loyalty and filial piety culture. Chu Wangtai is located in Meijia mountain, Wuchang, on the left side of the gate of the uprising. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang marched into Wuchang. He once stayed in Meiting mountain, where he heard that he had the sixth son. He was happy to say, "the son is the chief, and he was granted the title by Chu.". After Zhu Yuanzhang became emperor, he made Zhu Zhen, the sixth son, king of Chu in 1370. In 1381, Zhu Zhen conquered Wuchang and set up the imperial inscription of enfeoffment of Chu king in Meiting mountain, and built the "feudal Pavilion". Zhu Zhen did not forget his father's kindness. He often looked at the imperial capital from afar, so he built "Chu Wangtai". From then on, the Meiting mountain area of the uprising Street Mosque, known as the Chu watchtower, was a famous scenic spot in Wuchang during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. At present, according to historical data, the Chu Pavilion and the wind and rain corridor of the Chu watchtower have been restored, becoming the unique "place of loyalty and filial piety culture" in Wuhan.

2. Experience the revolution. It's the 100th anniversary of the victory of the 1911 Revolution, and it's also highly respected as a revolutionary holy land. Experience the revolutionary scenes of that year: Shouyi beacon sculpture, the forest of 1911 Revolution steles It's all in my mind, and it's very worthwhile to understand.

3. It's a place to look far. At present, it is still a highland of Wuchang, and it is also of great value to climb high and look far. Standing here, the distant landscape is leisurely.

Overall planning

In commemoration of the centennial of 1911, the original appearance of Wuchang ancient city wall will reappear in front of citizens and tourists. Wuchang District will start the restoration of uprising gate wall and the construction of Chu Wangtai park.

Uprising gate is an important node in Shouyi cultural area of Wuchang ancient city. It is the only gate preserved so far among the nine ancient gates, and it is also the starting point of Wuchang Uprising. According to the relevant person in charge of Wuchang District, the two sides of the uprising gate will be rebuilt 230 meters and 103 meters of city walls respectively. At the same time, a storm corridor will be built along the city wall, and leisure and shopping stores will be built on both sides of the corridor. Citizens and tourists can go directly to the uprising gate along the corridor. In addition, the feudal Pavilion will be rebuilt and the Chu Wangtai ruins park will be built.

Uprising gate is the climax of the southern end of Shouyi cultural area. Combined with the reconstruction of Ziyang Lake Park, the sight corridor of Meiting mountain, Chu watchtower, uprising gate and Ziyang lake will be opened up to create a beautiful landscape environment and set off the majestic appearance of uprising gate. The construction of historical features was carried out around the uprising gate. On the east side of the old city wall site of meitingshan, part of the city wall was restored, forming a complete old city style of the city wall and gate. The construction of residential style buildings, restore the uprising gate's original historical style and atmosphere. In 2012, Hubei Provincial Tourism Bureau reported to the National Tourism Administration for approval, including Shouyi stele forest chuwangtai Ruins Park, "Wuchang Shouyi cultural tourism area" has become a 4A tourist attraction. It is reported that Wuchang District has set up the Xinhai Shouyi cultural tourism area management office to strengthen the comprehensive management of the scenic spot.

traffic

Bus 1004, 1006, 1008, 514, 738 to Jinshui Road Station

Address: Jinshui Road, Wuchang District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China

Longitude: 114.3089980791

Latitude: 30.525699615479

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