The original site of Chui Fu Park is Chui Fu's tomb. There is a tombstone carved with "Tomb of Qin Chui Fu". This tombstone was built in 1736 by Tokugawa Laixuan, a vassal of Jizhou, and the inscription was inscribed by Li Meixi, a Confucian at that time. In August, 1994, in order to promote sightseeing, the Wakayama county government changed it into Chui Fu Park, and set up facilities such as Chui Fu Park archway with China characteristics. After the transformation, tourists began to flock.
The entrance to the park is a Chinese-style archway, which was built according to Chinese architectural materials and covered with tiles made in Taiwan Province. In the 6th year of Heisei (1994), on August 12th, in order to promote sightseeing, the Wakayama county government reorganized the periphery of Xu Fu's tombstone and built an archway, taking it as "Xu Fu Park" and opened it to the public.
1. Facilities in the park
1. The main scenic spot
Xufu Park is free to enter. * * * Park has eight facilities, centering on the tomb of Xu Fu. In August, 1994, the existing Xu Fu Tomb, Xu Fu Gong De Monument, Seven Tombs Monument, Juehai Taizu Poetry Monument, and the Xuban tablet built at the same time were merged, and facilities were added in 1997.
① Xu Fu's Tomb
In the first year of Yuanwen (1736), Tokugawa Laixuan, the first-generation vassal of Jizhou, visited Kumano (now the southern part of Jiyi Peninsula) and heard about Xu Fu's deeds when he visited the Xu He Shrine. The stone tablet was made of Green Schist, about 1 meter high and wide. But in fact, there is another legend about whether this place is really the tomb of Chui Fu. Some people think that the present Chui Fu Park was originally the residence of Chui Fu, and there is an ancient stone tablet in the Xu He Shrine at the southern foot of Penglai Mountain, which is the real tomb of Chui Fu.
② Chui Fu Statue
According to the records of the garden, Chui Fu Statue was set up in 1997. It was carved from the imperial shadow with a height of about 1.9 meters and a weight of about 1.5 tons, and stood in the center of Chui Fu Park, representing the symbol of Chui Fu Park. Xu Fu in the stone statue squints and smiles, dressed in the costumes of the Qin Dynasty. Showing a very kind and loving image represents the significance of welcoming tourists.
③ Xufuxian Zhangbei (Xufuji Zhangbei)
This is a monument to record Xufu's merits, which is located on the left side of Xufu's tomb, about 2.5 meters high and 1 meter wide, and is made of black fine-grained limestone. The original stone tablet was carved in the fifth year of Tianbao in the Edo period (1834) by the Confucian Ren Jingtian Haogu of Jizhou Francisco. However, there was an accident in the process of shipping, and the ship carrying the stone tablet was sunk by a typhoon. At present, the stone tablet in the park is another merit tablet that was restored and set up on the left side of Xu Fu's tomb in the 15th year of Showa (194) to commemorate the 26th anniversary of the first generation of Emperor Jimmu's accession to the throne.
④ Juehai and Taizu poem tablet (Juehai Taizu poem tablet)
Juehai and Hongwu Taizu poem tablet, located on the right side of Xu Fu's tomb, is a granite stone tablet about 9cm high and 124cm wide. Nakatsu, a monk in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, once went to the Zhongtianzhu Temple in Hangzhou, China in the Ming Dynasty, to realize Zen from 1368 to 1378. Later, he studied Buddhism in Lingyin Temple, manjuji and the contemporary eminent monks of Ming Dynasty. In the 9th year of Hongwu (1376), Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor of Ming Dynasty, summoned him to ask about the Xufu Temple in Kumano, Japan. The poem tablet of Juehai and Taizu here is the poem that recorded the communication between Juehai Zhongjin and Ming Taizu at that time. The poem tablet was established in the 41st year of Showa (1966) by overseas Chinese living in Japan at that time and people from Chui Fu Association. At that time, Taizu and Juehai exchanged poems as follows:
Taizu asked Xu Fu about Juehai, and responded with poems
"The Xufu Temple in front of Xiongye Peak is full of herbs and rain, but now the waves on the sea are stable, and Wan Li must return early when the wind is good."
In response to this answer, Taizu responded
on the spot, "Xiongyefeng eats the shrine with high blood, and pine, cypress and amber should also be fattened. At that time, Xu Fu asked for the fairy medicine, but he still doesn't return until now."
⑤ Seven Tombs Monument
Located on the right side of Xu Fu's tomb, it is a stone tablet made of natural green schist about 11cm high and 48cm wide. Originally, there were seven small round graves around here, centered on the present position of Xu Fu's tomb and arranged in the shape of the Big Dipper. It is said that they are the graves of seven Xu Fu cronies. Later, in the fourth year of Dazheng (1915), the Kumano Youth Association integrated these ancient graves into one and built this stone tablet to worship, so it was called the monument of seven graves.
⑥ Youxu board
Youxu board is a marble board that introduces the legend of Xu Fu. The overall size is about 1.6 meters high and 3.2 meters wide. In the 6th year of Heisei (1994), it was presented by Longkou City, Shandong Province, China. The right side of the board is engraved with explanatory text about the legend of Xu Fu, and the left side is engraved with a Xu Fu landing painting (Xu Fu Du Lai の painting) painted in Matsukawa Mid-levels in the Edo era. This painting is an illustration in the "Xin Gong CuO" in "Painting by Thirty-three Western Countries" compiled at the end of the Edo Shogunate. The painting depicts the Chinese-style black ship that Chui Fu took and landed in Japan, accompanied by etiquette and virgins, and took out the prepared materials to disembark.
⑦ the pool of youth (the pool of youth)
It is located next to the statue of Xu Fu and was built in the 9th year of Heisei (1997). There are seven koi fish representing seven cronies in the pool of the young, and at the same time, there are seven stone pillars engraved with "Harmony, Benevolence, Kindness, Courage, Wealth, Harmony and Strength", which respectively represent the moral character and personality of seven important officials. Koi fish swam slowly in the pool, symbolizing elegance and exuberant vitality. There is a small bridge in the pool, which is arranged with seven stone pillars in the shape of the Big Dipper. In addition, there are seven Tiantai Lindera plants planted by the pool, and the water of life from their roots is injected into the pool of youth.
2. Tiantai Lindera root
is located next to the pool of youth, which is known as the "elixir of life". It is also one of the representative city trees in Xingong City, belonging to the evergreen shrub plant of Lauraceae, and the part commonly used by traditional Chinese medicine is its root tuber. According to the research report of Mori Zhaoyin, honorary professor of Okayama University in Japan, some of the oxygen absorbed by human body belongs to reactive oxygen species, which is an important component of the bactericidal function of white blood cells. However, if there is too much reactive oxygen species in the body, it will cause cell destruction due to the influence of Oxidative stress, which is also one of the reasons for aging and various cancers. Professor Sen found that the components extracted from Radix Linderae from Tiantai have remarkable antioxidant effect.
Related drinks made of Lindera root on the roof are sold in the park, including Xu Fuzhi essence and Xu Fucha tea.
3. Famous products
In the park, there is also a small shop managed by the new palace Xufu Association, which sells special famous products that can only be bought locally. Most of these famous products are snacks and drinks made in the name of Xu Fu. Including some tea, wine and drinks, Xu Fuzhi Jing, Xu Fucha, and pastry snacks, Xu Fu Street (Xu Fu Jie), Xu Fu Bu Lao, Xu Fu Bing (Xu Fu サブレ) and so on. Small shops also sell books for visitors to know about the relevant background information of Chui Fu Park, including the research work "The Romantic Chui Fu" by Yukio Ono, vice president of the Chui Fu Club of Japan. Small shops also sell music CDs, including "Xu Fu Meng Nan" and "Xu Fuyin Tou" by Yuichiro.
Second, the legend of Xu Fu
According to the data provided by the park, after Qin Shihuang unified China, he thought that the Classic of Mountains and Seas said that there were three fairy mountains in the East China Sea, Penglai, the abbot and Yingzhou, where immortals lived, so he sent Xu Fu, the alchemist at that time, to the sea to seek the elixir of life. Chui Fu took three thousand boys and girls, as well as three years' grain, clothing, shoes, medicines and farm tools, to the sea to seek immortality, and then came to the mouth of Xiongye River in Jiyi Peninsula (Wakayama County). When he arrived, he found Linderae on the rooftop, and felt that the local climate was warm, the scenery was beautiful and the people were friendly. He stopped making himself king and taught the local people the methods of farming, fishing, whaling and draining paper, and never came back.
this story was first seen in the biographies of the first Qin Emperor and Hengshan Mountain in Historical Records. In 1982, an archaeologist discovered the former residence of Xu Fu in Ganyu County, Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province, and made a discussion at the academic seminar to prove that Xu Fu was a real person. After the discussion, the reconstruction project of the temple near the former residence began, and the statue of Xu Fu in the temple was opened for the local people to worship.
There are places related to Xu Fu in China and Japan now, and many studies are under way in both places. In Japan, besides Wakayama Prefecture, there are stories about Xu Fu in about 5 places, such as Saga Prefecture, Kagoshima Prefecture, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Hiroshima Prefecture, Kochi Prefecture, Kyoto Prefecture, Mie Prefecture, Aichi Prefecture, Hachijima Island in Tokyo, Yamanashi Prefecture, Nagano Prefecture, Akita Prefecture and Aomori Prefecture [9], and these places may have temples, tombs and stone tablets.
III. Events and Events Calendar
On August 12th and 13th, 28, a large-scale Xu Fu Festival and a lantern festival will be held in Xu Fu Park. On August 8, there was a "Kumano Fireworks Show" in Kumano Kawamura, Shinomiya City, during which about 1, fireworks were fired, so it was called the Lantern Festival. It is said that this activity has been here for more than 3 years.
In addition, the local new palace Xufu Association holds the activity of "Sacrifice to Xufu's Tomb" every year, which has become a very famous festival in the park. Every September, people in Shinomiya will hold a "Xu Fu Festival" to commemorate this legendary friendly messenger who came to Japan about 2, years ago.
Take the following calendar of major events since Xufu Tomb was reorganized into a park and officially opened to the public:
Xufu Park was completed on June 15th, 1994.
On August 12th, 1994, Xufu Park was officially opened. It was a ceremony to remove the curtain from the board presented by Longkou City, China.
On November 3th, 1994, the Vice Mayor of Lianyungang visited.
On August 12th, 1995, the first anniversary of the opening of Chui Fu Park was commemorated and the Chui Fu Club of Hong Kong visited.
On October 24th, 1995, members of Xufu Association visited places related to Xufu, such as Longkou City, Jiaonan City and Xufu Village, Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province in China.
On June 1st, 1996, I attended the inauguration ceremony of "Medicinal Botanical Garden" in Xufuzhili, Gionee Park, Saga City.
On June 4th, 1996, a delegation of four deputy directors of Lianyungang Municipal People's Congress visited.
On June 9th, 1999, five members from Xufuqian Children's Association of Hebei Province visited.
setting of relief box for Taiwan Province 921 earthquake from September to November, 1999. (Later transferred to Taiwan Province Xu Clan Association)
On September 5, 2, 28 Japanese-Chinese cultural exchange envoys visited.
On April 13th, 21, the Chui Fu Hui of Hong Kong visited Ding Yan 'en.
April 26th, 21, Mayor of Kashima City, Saga Prefecture visited.
On August 12th, 21, 3 members of the Hsu Fu Hui Association in Hong Kong and 17 members of the Hsu Clan Association in Taoyuan City, Taiwan Province visited to attend the Xufuwan Lantern Festival in Kumano.
On September 27th, 21, the Director of National Tourism of China visited.
On November 11th, 21, 33 members of the Xu Clan Association in Taoyuan City, Taiwan Province visited.
On August 12th, 22, the Chongzheng Association in Kansai, the President of the Chui Fu Association in Hong Kong, and the Xu Clan Association in Taiwan Province visited to attend the Xufuwan Lantern Festival in Kumano.
On November 15th, 22, Li Lianqing, the president of China Chui Fu Association, and Xu Hongjin, the Xu clan association, visited.
On January 14th, 23, the director of scenic tourism in Cixi City, China, Mr. Fang Mengzhao, and the director of Xu Fuji Memorial Hall, Mr. Takako Tadao, visited.
On March 28th, 23, Masaji Ikebukuro gave a lecture.
On July 13th, 23, the Consul General of Korea visited.
On February 2th, 24, the film "Xu Fu" was released and the film supervisor Akihisa Okamoto gave a lecture.
a delegation of 7 people from Ganyu county visited on February 2-22, 24.
On February 24th, 25, Xu Jiangtian, the 75th generation descendant of Xu Fu, visited.
On March 24th, 26, Chui Fu gave a lecture on "Roof Lindera and Active Oxygen". Lecturer: Mr. Mori Zhaoyin, Honorary Professor of Okayama University.
On April 14th, 26, about 8 people from Taoyuan County Women's Enterprise Management Association of Taiwan Province visited us.
IV. Impact
Chui Fu Park is actually just a small park. Regardless of whether the legend of Chui Fu is true or not, this small park has brought a lot of sightseeing value to Shinomiya. At the same time, because of these historical sites and legends, it has created a good communication channel between China and Japan. Influenced by Xu Fu, the research between China and Japan was promoted. In addition to Wakayama Prefecture, there is another place that is Saga Prefecture.
The authenticity of the legend of Chui Fu has always been in the research stage, and there are actually quite a few ancient documents. The famous Historical Records, Hanshu, and The History of the Three Kingdoms in China's history all mention the name of Chui Fu, but unfortunately, all the data are not enough to prove what Chui Fu has done to seek immortality medicine. Or where have you been? So in China, this matter has always been regarded as a legend.
Even so, relevant information has always appeared in Japanese historical sites and documents. Even after China discovered Xufu Village in 1982, he began to study the historical facts positively. If it is assumed that the legend of Xu Fu is a fact, the impact on Japan will be even broader.
In this area of Kumano (including Shinomiya), there are traces of Xu Fu everywhere. Especially not far away, located in the Xu He Shrine at the southern foot of Penglai Mountain, there are many historical sites including Chui Fu Palace. Some people even think that Chui Fu's real grave is an ancient stone tablet here. There is also a poem tablet without learning ancestor (poem tablet without learning ancestor の Yuan の), which was written by a Zen master of ancestor who fled to Japan to avoid the Mongolian invasion in the late Song Dynasty, feeling that he had a similar situation with Xu Fu:
"Mr. Wang never came back to collect medicine, so the country was covered with mountains and rivers several times; Today, a fragrant chat is sent far away, and the old monk also came to avoid Qin. "
In the historical sites and ancient documents found in Japan, it is also said that many surnames in Japan actually belong to the descendants of virgins brought by Xu Fuhe at that time. The most common surnames in Japan are "Qin", "Haneda", "Hato" and "钿". These surnames are pronounced exactly the same in Japanese, and all of them are "hata". Tsutomu Hata, a former Japanese Prime Minister, also publicly said that his family was a descendant at that time, and his ancestral home still kept a plaque that read "Qinyang Pavilion".
VI. Transportation
This Xufu Park in Shinomiya City is located next to Shinomiya Station on the JR Jishi line, which is less than 1 meters away from the Shinomiya Station to the entrance of the park. Generally, it can be reached by railway in Japan.
From Tokyo, you can also take the domestic plane from Haneda Airport to Nanji Baibin Airport, and then transfer to the express train from Nanji Baibin Station in JR to Shinomiya Station directly.
if at night