Chaohu Bawang Temple scenic spot

Bawangci scenic spot

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Chaohu bawangci scenic area generally refers to bawangci scenic area

Bawang temple is also known as Xiang Ting, Xiang Wang Ting, Xiang Wang Temple, Ying Hui temple, Xiang Yu temple, Bawang spirit Temple of Western Chu, etc. now it is reused as Bawang spirit Temple of Western Chu. It is located on Fenghuang mountain, 1km southeast of Wujiang Town, Hexian county. In 202 BC, Xiang Yu was defeated and committed suicide here, and later generations set up a temple to worship him. There are 99 and a half original buildings. It is said that only the emperor can build 100 ancestral halls. Xiang Yu has not become an emperor, so he has to build half less. The couplet in front of the temple says: "Sima Qian is a minister of the Han Dynasty. There is no rhyme in this chronicle. He does not believe in historiographers. Du Shixiong is a real hero. He cries in the temple. So far, there is more sorrow in his plants." Meng Jiao, Du Mu, Su Shunqin, Wang Anshi and Lu you all wrote poems.

Brief introduction of Bawang Temple

Bawang temple was built to commemorate Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, who committed suicide on Wujiang River. It has a long history. It is located in Wujiang Town, Hexian County, on the other side of the Yangtze River in Ma'anshan City. Hexian County, belonging to Ma'anshan City, Anhui Province, is also known as Hezhou in ancient times and has a long history. "The mountain is not high, the immortal is the name, the water is not deep, the dragon is the spirit, this is the humble room, only I Dexin", this famous sentence from the "humble room inscription" is well known, and Liu Yuxi's "moss marks reflect the green steps, grass color into the curtain green, talk and laugh with great scholars, no baiding" humble room is a small, simple courtyard where he lived when he was an official in Hezhou It's a scenic spot that tourists rush to visit.

The overlord of Western Chu

Bawang temple was built 1.5km south of Wujiang Town, about 1.5km away from the Yangtze River. There is a huge statue of Bawang in the temple. The body of Bawang is leaning forward, his eyes are wide open, his sword is in one hand, and his foot is stepping forward. It is as powerful as ever. According to historical records, Xiang Yu and Liu Bang had a group of civil servants and military generals who were able to pacify the country and stabilize the country. Originally, Liu Bang was no stronger than Xiang Yu. However, Xiang Yu was headstrong and could not accept the counsellor's stratagem at the critical moment. Even fan Zeng, a counsellor who was respected by him as a second father, lamented that "upright son is not enough for stratagem". He fought with Liu Bang in cuanxia (now Southeast of Lingbi County, Anhui Province). Liu Bang was besieged on all sides and completely disintegrated his army. His favorite concubine Yu Ji killed herself by drawing a sword. He fled all the way south with the remnant to the Bank of Wujiang River in Hexian County today. The pursuit was approaching. In front of him, there was a big river blocking him. Only the head of Wujiang Pavilion wanted to cross the river to escape. He thought of his life Now, the soldiers either died in battle or died on the riverside. He is really ashamed of his parents in Jiangdong. In any case, he doesn't want to cross the river alone. He just entrusts the pavilion leader to cross the river with his wuzhuima. Then he committed suicide on the riverside, disillusioning his ambition and might have achieved the hegemony. However, for thousands of years, in our cultural environment where the winner is the king and the loser is the Kou, historians, literati and even the common people have given this defeated hero rare tolerance and respect. Historians have set up a biography for him according to the specifications of princes. Literati fantasize that he may make a comeback. The common people actually set up a temple for him and respect him as the king Bodhisattva. Today, in Wujiang, on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar new year, the statue of Xiang Yu in Bawang temple is always surrounded by cigarettes. Villagers from four townships and eight towns come to attend a small temple fair. People barter or rap. In the noise, Xiang Yu seems to be more happy and less dignified.

Historical evolution

Xiang Yu, the overlord of the Western Chu Dynasty, was defeated in 202 BC and committed suicide here. At that time, Xiang Yu's "separation" was buried, that is, the remains and blood clothes, so it was called "yiguanzhong". Later generations built a pavilion here for sacrifice, known as "Xiang Pavilion".

The ancestral hall was built in the early Tang Dynasty. In the third year of the Shang Yuan Dynasty (762), Li Yangbing, a calligrapher, wrote in seal script: "the ancestral hall of the overlord of the Western Chu Dynasty.". In 841, the first year of Huichang in Tang Dynasty, Li Deyu, the Prime Minister of Tang Dynasty, wrote the "preface to the Fu of Xiang Wang Pavilion", which said: "since Tang Wu's fighting against the enterprise, the later hero, Mo Gaoxiang, felt that his sword was lying here. Therefore, the Fu was suspended. The main hall, Qinglong palace, Xinggong palace and Shuiling Palace are 99 and a half rooms. It is said that only the emperor could build a hundred ancestral halls. Although Xiang Yu had great achievements, he did not become an emperor in the end, so he built half of them. There are statues of Xiang Yu, Yu Ji and fan Zeng in the hall, as well as cultural relics such as stone lion, dry boat, bell and Ding tablet. Tang and song poets Meng Jiao, Du Mu, Su Shunqin, Lu You, Wang Anshi and Li Qingzhao all wrote poems. After repeated war, most of the buildings were destroyed.

In 1868, the image of overlord was rebuilt. There is a plaque of "towering mountains" and a couplet saying "water belt at the edge of the mountain, tiger roaring and dragon chanting".

After the founding of the people's Republic of China, there are still several statues in the temple. During the "Cultural Revolution", statues and cemeteries were destroyed, and only three main halls and two side rooms were left, which were changed to the site of Wujiang agricultural middle school.

In June 1984, five halls with an area of 188 square meters were rebuilt. There is a bronze statue of overlord in the hall, which is 2.66 meters high. There is a horizontal plaque with calligrapher Tian Yuan's handwriting "dominating the world". Beside the hall, there is a couplet written by Zhu Dan, vice chairman of the Chinese Calligrapher Association. There is a couplet written by Lin Sanzhi, a famous calligrapher, on the wooden column of the gate: "you can still hear the sound of Chika, but Huang weikeng can still remember that he is strong and despicable to the emperor of Qin; he can't bear to see the wind and cloud change, and the concubine Yu committed suicide in order to repay her kindness and defeat and throw her head at LV Matong.". "Bawang Temple" on the plaque was inscribed by former defense minister Zhang Aiping. The hall is engraved with Du Mu's Wujiang Pavilion written by Li Shenghe, a female calligrapher: "the family affairs of the victorious and defeated soldiers are unpredictable, and Bao is a man who bears shame. Jiangdong's children are so talented that it is unknown that they will make a comeback." He and Wang Anshi wrote in the title of Wujiang Xiangwang Temple: "it's hard to return to the Central Plains when the Central Plains lost. Jiangdong's children are still here today, willing to roll up land for the king." Two stone tablets. Bawang's tomb, also known as "yiguanzhong", was built behind Bawang's ancestral hall. The original tomb was raised and built with bluestone in an oval shape. In front of the tomb, there is the inscription "tombstone of the overlord of Western Chu" by Wanli of Ming Dynasty and Tan Zhifeng of Zhou Dynasty.

Bawang temple in history

According to historical records, there were 99 and a half halls, halls, boxes and rooms in the heyday of Bawang temple. Since the Tang Dynasty, officials and people have offered sacrifices according to the time, and incense has been burning for thousands of years. Inside the hall are statues of overlord and concubine Yu. On both sides of the wooden pillars are couplets of fan Qinbo, a Gongsheng of the Qing Dynasty: "Sima Qian is an official of the Han Dynasty. He doesn't believe in the history of the Han Dynasty, and there is no writing about it. Du Shixiong is a temple of noble earth. He has been crying so far, and the tombstone is still sad." In the middle of the hall is a statue of overlord.

Layout of scenic spots

Behind the hall is the tomb area. The stone Shinto leading to the tomb platform is set off by ancient pines, and there are four pairs of stone man and stone beast. It is rough and simple, typical of Ming Dynasty sculpture style. There are imitation white jade railings around the tomb platform, which are on the side of the stele of "yiguanjia, the overlord of Western Chu". The tomb is oval with an underground passage on the left.

Address: Fenghuang mountain, Southeast Wujiang Town, Chaohu City, Anhui Province

Longitude: 118.47587

Latitude: 31.843853

Tel: 0565-5391207

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