Shigong Temple

Shigong temple was built in Qianlong period of Qing Dynasty. It was the ancestral hall of shikefa, the hero of anti Qing Dynasty in the late Ming Dynasty. In the first year of Hongguang (1645), duoergun, the Regent of Qing Dynasty, attacked Yangzhou with tens of thousands of people and tried to persuade him to surrender many times. However, history can't do it. At last, Yangzhou fell because he was outnumbered. Before committing suicide, he was captured and died at the age of 44.

In front of the tomb is the "shikefa Memorial Hall", which displays shikefa's statues and many manuscripts, as well as some precious cultural relics. Every time the plum blossom opens, the garden is full of the fragrance of plum blossom.

Shigong Temple

Shigong temple is a famous historical relic commemorating shikefa, the national hero of anti Qing Dynasty in the late Ming Dynasty. It is located at No.24 Guangchu Menwai street, Hanjiang District, Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province, China.

The tomb is divided into two parts: the ground and underground buildings. A short wall surrounds the tomb. In front of the tomb stands a stone tablet of "Shi Zhongzheng cemetery". Round doors are set on the left and right sides of the tomb, and the stone forehead of "meihualing" is embedded.

Now it is the provincial patriotism education base of national key cultural relics protection unit.

It will be open free of charge since new year's Day 2016.

General situation of Shigong Temple

Three unique steles are displayed in the Square Pavilion beside meihualing at the back of Shigong temple in Yangzhou. In the former ancient Zen wisdom Temple (now Shangshang Temple) in Yangzhou City, the temple has disappeared and is now collected by Yangzhou Museum. The original stele was carved in the Tang Dynasty and was destroyed early.

The present stele is the original re carving of monks in Ming Dynasty. The stele is 155 cm high and 73 cm wide. It is inscribed with Wu Daozi's painting of Baozhi, Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy and Li Taibai's praise. It is known as "three wonders".

The inscriptions and postscripts under the stele were carved by the people of Ming Dynasty. On the forehead of the stele is inscribed the three characters of "three unique steles".

At the end of Ming Dynasty, Shi Kefa supervised Yangzhou and died in the city during the anti Qing war. Shigong temple was built during the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty. There are many couplets in the temple. Most of the couplets are commemorative of the sages and praise the noble spirit of the historian.

It will be open free of charge since new year's Day 2016.

"From the new year's day of 2016, the shikefa Memorial Hall and Zhu Ziqing's former residence are free of charge. Citizens and tourists are free to visit, but they need to register at the entrance to get tickets." Han Feng, who is in charge of Zhu Ziqing's former residence, said that since the two venues are not particularly large in area, considering the protection of cultural relics and the provision of a comfortable environment for visitors, they will be opened on a daily basis.

According to the plan, the number of visitors to the memorial hall should not exceed 2000 per day, 1000 in the morning and 1000 in the afternoon. The number of visitors to Zhu Ziqing's former residence should not exceed 800 per day, 400 in the morning and 400 in the afternoon. Individual visitors can only get one ticket with ID card or valid certificate, and group visitors must make an appointment 24 hours in advance.

History of Shigong Temple

The ancestral temples and tombs all face south. The gate faces the river. The eastern tombs and the Western ancestral temples are connected side by side.

In the middle of the courtyard is the "Hall of enjoyment", in front of which hang a famous couplet written by Zhang Erlong of the Qing Dynasty: "count the tears of the plum blossom's subjugation, and divide the moon into two parts, so the minister's heart.".

In the hall, there is a cloud shaped plum blossom cover in the Ming Dynasty, with a horizontal plaque of "magnificent mountains and rivers" hanging on it. On both sides is a couplet of Wu Xizai's seal script in the 28th year of Daoguang reign of the Qing Dynasty (1848), "born from Laiwen, believed in the country, and died as Marquis of Wuxiang".

In the middle of the hall, a dry lacquer clip statue of Shi Kefa, which was made in 1985 to commemorate the 340th anniversary of Shi Kefa's martyrdom, is worshipped.

Behind the hall is the tomb of Shigong Yiguan. There are three brick archways in front of the tomb, with "shizhongzheng cemetery" on the top and three walls to form the tomb area.

In the cemetery, Ginkgo biloba is beautiful, Lamei Jiaoke, zhengzhongli is a stone tombstone, on which is engraved "the tomb of Shi Kefa, the Minister of the military department of the Mingdu division and the Bachelor of Dongge". There is a tomb on the platform behind the stone, with a height of 16 meters.

When you enter the courtyard, the first thing you can see is a couplet hanging in front of shikefa's tomb: "count the tears of the plum blossom, and divide the moon into two parts, so the minister's heart." it was eaten by Zhang Er, a scholar of the Qing Dynasty.

President Jiang Zemin has repeatedly mentioned this couplet to friends at home and abroad. He said: "there is a tomb of national hero Shi Kefa in meihualing outside Yangzhou city. There is a couplet in front of the tomb. Counting the tears of meihualing's national subjugation and dividing the old minister's heart can stimulate people's national self-esteem and patriotic enthusiasm." In 1991, when he accompanied President Kim Il Sung of North Korea to visit here, he personally introduced the couplet to him, and said: "we should look at problems historically and deal with past events from a historical point of view. Now our slogan is long live the great unity of the Chinese nation."

Shi Kefa was born in 1602, the 30th year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, in Xiangfu county (now Kaifeng City), Henan Province. He was a famous politician in the late Ming Dynasty because of his incorruptness and outstanding achievements.

In the first year of Hongguang (1645) of the Southern Ming Dynasty, Shi Kefa was a great scholar of Baidong Pavilion and a minister of the Ministry of war. He supervised Yangzhou.

Duoergun, the Regent of the Qing Dynasty, attacked Yangzhou with tens of thousands of people and tried to persuade him to surrender many times, but shikefa didn't agree with him. Before committing suicide, he was captured and died at the age of 44.

Yangzhou was the first city in the south of the Yangtze River to resist the Qing army. It was also the first time that the Qing army met the strong resistance of the army and the people. In order to retaliate against the people of Yangzhou, the Qing people also wanted to make an example, so Duoduo ordered that the burning, killing and looting lasted for ten days. After the destruction of Yangzhou City, Shi Kefa died 12 days ago. Because of the hot weather at that time, his body was rotten and could not be identified.

The following year, shikefa's adopted son shidewei was buried in meihualing, Yangzhou.

Qianlong 41 years (1776) in the first month after the posthumous title "Zhongzheng.". Therefore, the inscription on the memorial archway is "Shi Zhongzheng cemetery".

On the 360th anniversary of shikefa's birth in 1962, Guo Moruo, a contemporary literary giant, wrote a poem to commemorate "the existence and death of the country, the majestic temple is very impressive, the fragrance of meihualing is still there, when will Tiefu return to his old country".

Shikefa's cause of resisting the Qing Dynasty is immortal. Shikefa deserves our respect, admiration and remembrance. As the poet he Jingzhi said: "history can be learned, people can learn, books can learn, history can learn, today can learn, and forever can learn.".

Transportation guide

Shigong temple is located in Yangzhou City, with convenient transportation.

transit

1. Western passenger transport hub (West Bus Station) and Yangzhou railway station take you 1 and get off at shigongci (maternal and child health care hospital)

2. Take bus No.25 to wudaotaifu (the first people's Hospital) at east bus station, transfer to you1 and get off at shigongci (maternal and child health care hospital)

3. Take bus No.25 to Daming Temple, transfer to tour No.1 and get off at Shigong Temple (maternal and child health care hospital)

Self driving

Surrounding central cities and driving distance

It's 113 kilometers from Nanjing

273 km from Shanghai

368 km from Hangzhou

Locate No.24 guangchumenwai street, Hanjiang District, Yangzhou

Shikefa memorial hall is located at the intersection of shikefa road and guangchumenwai street

take a taxi

1. Next to Yangzhou Hotel

2. Opposite to Yangzhou maternal and Child Health Hospital

walk

1. It's next to Yangzhou hotel. It's right away

2. Tianning Temple (China Yangzhou Buddhist Culture Museum) to Dongguan Street, Geyuan, Guoqing Road, 4 minutes walk, about 220 meters

3. Dongguan Street (entrance and exit of Guoqing Road) walk to Slender West Lake for 5 minutes, about 300 meters

4. Yechun Garden (Yechun tea house) to Dongguan Street, Geyuan, Guoqing Road, 6 minutes walk, about 350 meters

Admission mode and opening hours

How to enter the park

Starting from January 1, 2016, the shikefa memorial is free of charge.

No more than 2000 visitors per day, 1000 in the morning and 1000 in the afternoon.

Individual visitors can only get one ticket with ID card or valid certificate, and group visitors must make an appointment 24 hours in advance.

Opening Hours

Opening hours: Monday to Sunday

Visiting time: 8:30-17:30 (17:00) in summer (April 1 to October 31);

Winter (November 1 to March 31 of the next year) 9:00-17:00 (16:30).

Address: No.9 fengleshang street, Hanjiang District, Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province, China

Longitude: 119.43979190675

Latitude: 32.401258846049

Tel: 0514-87341311

Traffic information: shigongci (maternal and child health care hospital) station of tourist bus and special line; shigongci station of 30 and 60 nights

Ticket information: 20 yuan for adults, 10 yuan for students, 20-40 yuan for tour guide

Opening hours: April October: 8:30-17:30; November March: 8:30-17:30

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