Former residence of Bai Juyi

The whole layout of Bai Juyi's former residence is built according to the Lifang street in the shape of "Tian" in the eastern capital of Tang Dynasty, which has strong architectural characteristics of Tang Dynasty. The memorial hall is divided into two parts, the north is mainly residential area, and the south is mainly garden. The museum mainly includes Bai Juyi's living room, Lotte garden, Bai Juyi's academic center, Tang culture amusement park, imitation Tang commercial street and other buildings. Lotte garden is based on the scene described in Bai Juyi's Pipa line. In the Tang culture amusement park, there are Polo fields and other entertainment facilities popular in the Tang Dynasty palace. There are many shops in fangtang commercial street, which sell some antique small items. You can buy some as souvenirs.

Former residence of Bai Juyi

The memorial hall of Bai Juyi's former residence is located in the east of shiziqiao village, Anle Township, Luolong District, Luoyang City, covering an area of 80 mu. The whole layout is built according to the "Tian" shaped Lifang street of the eastern capital of Tang Dynasty. There are buildings such as Bai Juyi's former residence, Bai Juyi memorial hall, Letian garden, Bai Juyi academic center, Tang culture amusement park, imitation Tang commercial street, etc. The northern part of Bai Juyi's former residence is residential area, and the southern part is mainly gardens and lakes. The whole layout strives to reproduce the original appearance. Bai Juyi memorial hall is a Tang style building, in which there are statues of the poet, his life story, literature, painting, murals and so on. It is the main place to pay homage to the poet. Lotte garden is based on Bai Juyi's famous works such as Pipa Xing. Bai Juyi academic center provides research and activities for domestic and foreign experts and scholars. In 1961, the State Council announced the tomb of Bai Juyi as the first batch of key cultural relics protection units in China. In 1982, Luoyang Municipal government allocated 1.1 million yuan to rebuild Baiyuan, which was completed and opened in 1985.

Bai Juyi's later years

Bai Juyi (772-846), a great poet of Tang Dynasty, was an official to Prince Shaofu in his later years. He was posthumously named "Wen", and was known as Bai Fu and Bai Wengong. In literature, he actively advocated the new Yuefu movement, advocated that articles should be written in accordance with the times and poems should be written in accordance with the events. He wrote a lot of poems about the times and the sufferings of the people, which had a great influence on later generations. He is a very important poet in the history of Chinese literature. In Yuanhe period, he was a scholar of the Imperial Academy and a doctor of Zuo zanshan. He was demoted to Sima of Jiangzhou for offending the powerful. He was a good Buddha in his later years. Therefore, he was called the poetry Buddha and he was also called the Yue Ju Shi. He wrote many poems in his life, among which allegorical poems are the most famous, and the language is easy to understand, so he is known as "the old woman can understand". Among the narrative poems, Pipa Xing and changhen Ge are very famous.

In his later years, he settled in ludaoli, Luoyang (now in shiziqiao, Hecun and Datun), and died at the peak of Pipa peak in Dongshan, Longmen. The cemetery of Bai Juyi (772-846 A.D.) is located on Pipa peak in Xiangshan, Luoyang.

White grave

The white grave surrounded by pines and cypresses lies at the end of pipa. Bai Juyi lived in Xiangshan in his later years, also known as "Xiangshan hermit", buried here, not only in line with the poet's wish, but also in line with the meaning of his famous work Pipa Xing, which can be described as unique and admirable. It is said that the poet loved the scenery of the yique (now Luoyang Longmen) during his lifetime and specially asked his descendants to bury him here, so that he could enjoy the beautiful scenery of the yique quietly after his death. However, some people say that the poet is buried on the peak of pipa, which means something else. Bai Juyi has been immersed in officialdom for many years, and increasingly realized the darkness of officialdom. In his later years, the poet's official career is gloomy, so he does not want future generations to follow his own footsteps. Therefore, the poet left a will: from now on, future generations will not be officials. When he saw that the front of Pipa peak was steep and facing broad water, it was a Jedi and a taboo place to choose the tomb site, he deliberately abandoned Beimang, the geomantic treasure land that everyone yearned for, and chose his tomb site on the top of Pipa peak, which was facing the Jedi, so as to break his official spirit. Bai Juyi's descendants do not know whether they consciously abide by the instructions of their ancestors, or whether they really let the poet cut off his official position. There are really few officials.

Baiyuan, including the whole Pipa peak at the east end of Longmen Bridge in Longmen scenic area, covers an area of 44 mu. It is divided into three areas: Qinggu, tomb style and poetry gallery. It is a memorial garden architecture designed and built according to the poet's personality, Tang Dynasty style and the principle of being appropriate to nature. Yingmen is the Green Valley area, with bamboo path, waterfall and lotus pond. Up the stairs, tall ancient trees on both sides stand there in silence, quiet and serene. Their trunks soar up, their scales are mottled, their twigs are flying in the air, their left and right sides are crisscrossed, their green shade covers the ground, and they are full of interest. The spring singing in the mountains and the stream singing are endless and beautiful, just like the beautiful music played by the pipa. It makes people feel nostalgic. It's like going through a time tunnel of more than a thousand years and returning to the Xunyang river where the poet was relegated. Through the lotus swaying white pool, climb the stone path, and come to the hillside shaded by green cypresses. Visitors will see a round Pavilion covered with yellow grass, in which there are bamboo chairs for visitors to rest. This simple circular building is called "Tingyi Pavilion", also known as grass Pavilion. It is built in memory of Bai Juyi's famous work "Fu De Gu Yuan Cao BIE". In one year, withers and thrives once each lush grass on the plains. The wild fire is endless, and the spring wind blows again. Yuanfang invades the ancient road, and Qingcui connects the deserted city. And send Wang and sun, and Qi Qi is full of other feelings. " This poem is catchy, and Luoyang is one of the most expensive papers.

The meaning of grass Pavilion

Listen to Yiting

Entering the white garden, passing through the white pool swaying with green lotus, climbing the stone path, and arriving at the hillside shaded by cypresses in the village, visitors will see a round pavilion with yellow straw sandals, in which there are bamboo chairs for visitors to rest. Sitting in the pavilion, listening to the sound of the Yihe River in front of the mountain, you can feel the quietness of the valley at your feet and the solidification of time. It's as if the poet who is resting next to you is walking in Berlin, reciting a series of disgusting works.

Send off the ancient grass

From the lush grass on the plains in one year, withers and thrives once each year.

The wild fire is endless, and the spring wind blows again.

Yuanfang invades the ancient road, and Qingcui connects the deserted city.

And send Wang and sun, Qi Qi full of other feelings.

Writing background

This poem was written in the third year of Zhenyuan (787 AD), when the poet was 16 years old. Poetry is an exercise for examination. According to the regulations of the imperial court, the word "Fu De" should be added before the title of any specified or limited poem. The poem should be closely related to the meaning of the title, with a clear starting point, a clear transition and a perfect match. Because of the strict requirements, so to less good work.

A story about this poem is recorded in Zhang Gu's leisurely preaching in the Tang Dynasty: when Bai Juyi first arrived in Chang'an, the capital city, he took his works to visit Gu Kuang, a famous poet at that time. Gu Kuang thought that Bai Juyi was still half a child, and he looked down on him a little. He looked at the name on Bai Juyi's poem manuscript and said with a smile: "rice is expensive, but it's also very easy to live in.".

Interpretation of poetry

The price of rice is square and expensive

Juyifuyi

This is a joke about the poet's name. It's not easy to say that Changan's rice is expensive, and it's not easy to live in Baiju. By implication, it's not easy to live in the capital. After Gu Kuang said that, he began to read Bai Juyi's poems. Who knows, after reading the first song, Gu Kuang's eyes widened; after reading the second song, Gu Kuang was very surprised; when reading the third song, Gu Kuang could not help but recite it aloud. When he read "the wildfire can not be burnt out, and the spring breeze is blowing again", he was greatly rewarded, and the attack was called:

"It's easy to live in a place where the Tao is spoken."

This is to say: it's not difficult to be an official in the capital to write such a wonderful poem! Later, Gu Kuang often talked about Bai Juyi's poetic talent and praised it. The name of Bai Juyi's poems spread.

Tomb of Bai Juyi

And then through the small path, zigzag, is the tomb area of the cemetery. Bai Juyi's body was buried here after his death in August, 846 A.D. In front of a semicircular tomb, there is a stele of "the tomb of Tang Shaofu Baigong", surrounded by green pines, green cypresses, mountain flowers, solemn and beautiful. Standing here, you can see the Shaoshi of Songyue mountain in the East, the long bridge in the west, the water level as a mirror, the mountain Mang in the north, and the caves and niches in the south.

Beside the poet's tomb, there is a long corridor built for the terrain. This is the poetry corridor area. There are poems and inscriptions written by famous calligraphers and painters and ceramic tile murals depicting poetry. Most of his works are poems praising Bai Juyi's literary achievements. As a local official, Bai Juyi, wherever he went, tried his best to reform the disadvantages and bring benefits to the people. This kind of noble official virtue is worthy of praise. In July 822, Bai Juyi was appointed governor of Hangzhou. During his term of office, he sympathized with the people's conditions, built embankments, accumulated lake water, reclaimed farmland and other projects, which greatly promoted the development of agricultural production. The local people were grateful and engraved a monument to remember his achievements. Bai Juyi also wrote a deep love poem "only stay a lake, and you save the year". When he left office, he left all the remaining salary money in the official Treasury, so that his successor could make up for the vacancy for 50 years. In 825 A.D., Bai Juyi was appointed governor of Suzhou. He still forgot to eat and sleep, worked hard, and benefited the people of Suzhou. He made great achievements and was deeply loved by the people of Suzhou. When he left office, hundreds of thousands of people in Suzhou wept to see each other off. Bai Juyi was very moved and wrote "farewell to Suzhou": "Qingzi will be an official, Banbai liemeng. At one time, he worshiped the water and followed the boat for ten miles. " The poet Liu Yuxi also wrote down this touching scene in his trip to the white prefect: "when you hear that there is a white prefect, you should drop the lawsuit. One hundred thousand households in Suzhou do their best to sing babies. " Bai Juyi also replied affectionately: "I am ashamed of Su min's tears, and I am ashamed of Liu Junci." Bai Juyi

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