First, the initial construction time of "Jiuda Tianqu" Square.
There are four opinions about the initial construction time of "Jiuda Tianqu" Square. First, the Ming dynasty said. Shi Zhiban, the publishing area of Shandong People's Publishing House 1986, wrote: "I don't know in which era of the Ming Dynasty, a arcade named' Nine Heavenly Streets' was built on the official road north of Ximen, Dezhou." According to Mr. Ma Huibin, a retired worker of the former Dezhou National Cotton Mill who has a lot of experience in the study of the old city of Dezhou, "The scraped (arched) objects, whether stone or wood, are undoubtedly from the Ming Dynasty." It is said that he himself is the only literary and historical researcher who has witnessed the information of the nine Tianqu archways. Second, Ming Yongle said. The book "History of Dezhou" published by Qilu Bookstore 1992 said: "After the Ming Emperor made Beijing his capital, in order to facilitate the transportation of grain from the south to the north and dredge the Grand Canal, a' post station' was set up in the northwest of Dezhou City for land transportation. At this time, Texas has been called the gate of Shenjing, and the archways of the Nine Heavenly Roads also stand on the official road outside the Daximen Gate. Third, Ming Jiajing said. Sun Shouchang, an older generation of literary and historical workers, held this view in the article "Archway and Legend of Nine Tianqu in Dezhou" and the book "History of Ancient City" edited by Nie Xingyi and Tian in 2006. Ji, honorary chairman of Decheng District Federation of Literary and Art Circles, also said in the article "Old Stories of Nine Tianqu Archways in Dezhou" published in Qilu Evening News: "This magnificent nine Tianqu Archways has existed since Jiajing of Ming Dynasty." Fourth, after Qing Yongzheng said. Xu Jianming, a folk literature and history lover, believes that the "Nine Days" Square was built after Yongzheng in the Qing Dynasty. Fifth, Tao said. Pan, an expert in the collation of old records, speculated that the "Nine Heavenly Roads" square should be built during the reign of Taoism according to the fact that there was no record of the "Nine Heavenly Roads" square in the "Ganlong Dezhou Records" and the previous "Dezhou Old Records". Sixthly, Guangxu's Dezhou Local Records was written by Yin Lun in Ming Dynasty. Is Yin's son, the country's imperial adviser. Because of his filial piety, Tianshun was awarded by the court. The "filial son" square in Dongguan was built by Yin Lun and the "Nine Heavenly Roads" square, which was built in the Tianshun period, that is, 1457 ~ 1464. It can be guessed that the "Nine Heavenly Streets" Square was also built during the Tianshun period, earlier than the Jiajing period (1522 ~ 65434) because the official and gentry revised edition of Dezhou Local Records was written in the 28th year of Guangxu (1902), and it was Zhu Qiqian who just completed the renovation of the Nine Heavenly Streets Square. It is estimated that people saw or found something during the reconstruction, and then they asserted that Yin Lun created it. This statement is the only one clearly recorded in the old records at present, with the highest accuracy.
Second, the location of "Jiuda Tianqu" Square
The debate about the location of the "Nine Heavenly Roads" Square mainly focuses on whether this square is built on a bridge or on a road. First, the bridge said. Xu Jianming believes that this archway stands on a "Liu Jiu Daqiu Tianqiao". The second is on the road. According to the records in the County Records of the Republic of China, Mr. Tian, the Commissioner of Literature and History hired by Dezhou, determined that the "Jiutian" archway was located on the road between Daximen and Xiaoximen. Ji said in "The Old Story of Nine Tianqu Archways in Dezhou": "(The archway) is located on the ancient post road (today's Mishi Street) outside the" Juxiumen "(commonly known as" Daximen ") in the old Dezhou City". Mr. Ma Huibin said: "Nine Tianqu Square is located 3 meters south of Guangning Bridge (also known as Nine Tianqu Bridge), so many people say it is located on the bridge." According to Guangxu's "Dezhou Local Records Nine Tianqu Bridges", the nine Tianqu Bridges and Guang 'an Bridge (also known as Guangning Bridge) are not a bridge. The "Nine Tianqu Bridges" are west of Huilongba, and Guang 'an Bridge is outside Xiaoximen. In fact, Jiuda Tianqu Square should be located 3 meters south of "Liujiu Tianqiu Bridge".
3. Who wrote the word "Nine Heavenly Roads"?
Nine Tianqu Square is named after the word "Nine Tianqu" on its forehead. Who wrote these four words?
Quite controversial. First, Yan Song said. People who hold this view believe that the memorial archway was built in Jiajing period of Ming Dynasty, saying that the Prime Minister Yan Song passed through Texas at that time, which coincided with the completion of the memorial archway. In order to please senior officials, local officials asked Yan Song to splash ink. People who hold this view will use words such as "legend" and "said" when describing this problem. Second, Zhu Qiqian said. People who hold this view believe that Yuan Shikai was the acting governor of Shandong Province in the 25th year of Guangxu (1899) (Guangxu was promoted to governor of Zhili and minister of Beiyang in June of 27th year, 190 1), and the' Nine Heavenly Streets' Square was rebuilt by Guangxu. Third, Dong Qichang said. This statement is mostly circulated among the people and has not been found in the literature. Now, there is some truth in the legends of Yan Song and Zhu Qiqian writing plaques. Because during Yan Song's administration, the Nine Tianqu Square in Texas has been built for 70 or 80 years, which may have been damaged and had to be rebuilt. As long as it is rebuilt, Yan Song will naturally write an inscription for the memorial archway in Dezhou, as a cabinet record and calligrapher who is pleasant in Jiangxi and often travels to and from Imperial Road in Dezhou. There is no doubt that Zhu Qiqian wrote the Monument to Nine Heavenly Roads out of ambition, but there is no doubt that Yan Song wrote the Monument to Nine Heavenly Roads during the Jiajing period.