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Tianzhu Mountain Wei Stele Attractions Introduction:
Tianzhu Mountain Wei Stele is a symbol of Chinese calligraphy Art treasure, one of the earliest key cultural relics protection units announced by the country, is located on Tianzhu Mountain to the right of Daze Mountain in Pingdu City. Tianzhu Mountain, from a distance, has solitary peaks, with high crowns and stars, like pillars holding up the sky; from a closer view, the Heling Mountains hang horizontally, with strange rocks, clouds and rocks soaring in the sky, and Luan Peak rising straight up, creating an extraordinary momentum. The ancients said: "The mountains and seas of Qi are the best in the world, but the mountains and rivers between Donglai are the most majestic and majestic in Qi, and the beauty of Daze is the best in Donglai."
Tianzhu Mountain belongs to the Donglai Daze Mountains. It is moist without rain, and the blue sun produces smoke. It has always been considered a fairyland on earth, and is said to be a "fairy house in a divine cave". In particular, Qin Shihuang and Emperor Wu of Han, two very accomplished emperors in history, regarded this place as a fairyland. They came here many times to pray to gods and worship immortals. There is a saying that "the first emperor traveled and forgot to return, and Emperor Wu was so happy." The eternal story of "stay". However, during the Northern Wei Dynasty, Zheng Daozhao engraved the words "Seagulls, Clouds and Cranes" on the mountain, which made Tianzhu Mountain even more famous. Zheng Daozhao was the minister of Zhongshu, the wine minister of the Imperial College, the regular minister of Tongzhi Sanqi, and the secretary supervisor of Sizhou Dazhongzheng. In his later years, he fell out of favor and was ignored, and became the governor of Guangzhou (now Laizhou). When he came to this fairy land, he changed his Confucian style of "advocating Confucianism and Dunxue" and turned to love mountains and Taoism. He often climbed Tianzhu Mountain and carved many stone carvings on the mountain, leaving behind treasures passed down from generation to generation. In 511 AD, Zheng Daozhao chose a natural monument-shaped boulder on the hillside of Tianzhu Mountain. After a little thought, he wrote and carved the "Stele of Zheng Wengong, Secretary of the Secretary of the State of Wei Guzhong". This stele is slightly tilted forward, 3.5 meters high and 1.5 meters wide. It has 19 lines of text, each line of about 50 characters, totaling 881 words. The content records the life and deeds of his father, Zheng Xi, the governor of Yanzhou. The entire inscription is elegant in style, gorgeous in literary talent, broad in calligraphy, and powerful in writing. It is a rare and precious art of calligraphy. Later generations called it "Zheng Wengong Goes to the Monument". If you carefully observe the basic brushwork of "Zheng Wengong's Ascension to the Stele", you can find that it traces back to the characteristics of the pre-Qin strokes, which are pure and strong, and absorbs the ups and downs, magnificence, calmness and sharpness of the Han Dynasty. We can also find that it is dignified and simple. The official script style was replaced by the clear and elegant regular script style, with traces of the transition from official script to regular script. For example: the dot painting is lengthened, replacing the strokes and strokes, and the edge is sharp. If you want to be vertical, you should be horizontal first, and if you want to be horizontal, you should be strong first. You can also find that the brush used has both the round brush impression formed by the seal method and the official method. The square pen feeling formed by the square fold. Both square and round, varied. Moreover, every word on the stele is broad and neat, with well-proportioned bones and flesh, and clear veins. It is dignified and powerful, but also contains beauty, and its stability contains soaring energy. There are more than a thousand words in the poem, each word is precise and the writing is meticulous. The whole article reveals the Confucian style of being a gentleman and a benevolent person.
Before the Qing Dynasty, "Zheng Wengong's Speech on the Stele" was not taken seriously. Only Zhao Mingcheng (Li Qingzhaofu), an epigrapher in the Northern Song Dynasty, recorded the stone carvings of Zheng Daozhao and his son in his authoritative work "Epigraphy and Stone Records" . In the Qing Dynasty, the idea of ??"honoring the stele, preparing for the Wei, and conquering the Sui and Tang Dynasties" was like a thunder, awakening the dull and numb calligraphy world. From then on, it broke through the situation where calligraphy studies dominated the world, and the art of calligraphy entered a new stage. The world is full of vitality and has a broad vision, so "Zheng Wengong Goes to the Monument" is respected. Bao Shichen commented: "There are many side characters in the northern stele, but the characters of "Zheng Wengong Stele" are unique, and the seal style, rhyme and grass style are truly rare." Mr. Kang Youwei said: "The carved stone is like the Epang Palace. The pavilions and pavilions are high and airy, dense and logical, like immortals roaring at trees and sea visitors flooding the sea. If it can be used as a big character, its rich appearance and elegant charm are like eating windproof porridge with a delicious taste. day". He also praised it for its "ten beauties", namely: "strong courage, vigorous atmosphere, jumping brushwork, thick stipples, strange and elegant mood, flying spirit, full interest, penetrating bone method, natural structure, and full flesh and blood." Mr. Zhu Jia, a recent scholar, commented: "His achievements are by no means inferior to Wang Xizhi, and he should be regarded as the Northern Calligrapher, respected as much as Wang Xizhi." There are many other carved stones around the "Stele of Zheng Wengong" on Tianzhu Mountain, such as : "Tianzhu Mountain Inscription", "Shishi Inscription", "Upstream and Downstream", "This Tianzhu Mountain" and so on. The sharp edges of these carved stones are still as clear as before, clear and intact. When visitors look at it, they will feel that it has an air of immortality, a world that is pure yet unworldly and otherworldly.
The famous art master Mr. Liu Haisu made a special trip to climb this mountain when he was 89 years old, and inscribed the words "The cliffs are magnificent and the cliffs are brilliant". For more than a century, the Japanese calligraphy community has also respected this monument and are proud to see this monument in person. In recent years, people have come to watch the monument one after another, and they use it as a medium to promote economic and cultural exchanges between China and Japan.
Tianzhu Mountain Scenic Area is located 20 kilometers north of Pingdu City, in the center of the five tourist cities of Qingdao, Weifang, Yantai, Weihai and Penglai. It is 100 kilometers away from Qingdao Port and 80 kilometers away from Liuting Airport. It is 20 kilometers away from Weilai, 40 kilometers away from Jiqing Expressway, and 40 kilometers away from Tongsan Expressway. There are first-class waterline buses from Pingdu City to the scenic spot every 10 minutes, and the transportation in and out of the scenic spot is convenient. Tianzhu Mountain Scenic Area is 8 kilometers east of the famous Daze Mountain Scenic Area.