Yellow Crane Tower
History of Yellow Crane Tower
The Yellow Crane Tower, known as one of the three famous buildings in the south of the Yangtze River, was originally located at the head of the Yellow Crane Tower in Sheshan, Wuchang, Hubei. According to legend, it was built in the second year of Wu in the Three Kingdoms (AD 223). In the long river of history, the Yellow Crane Tower has experienced vicissitudes, been destroyed and built repeatedly, and traveled around the world for more than 30 times. The Yellow Crane Tower was last destroyed in August of the 10th year of Guangxu in the late Qing Dynasty (A.D. 1884). Due to the fire in Dongjiapo residential building outside Hanyang Gate, the wind and fire were fierce, which damaged the tower. This historical building was quickly reduced to ashes, leaving only a few thousand kilograms of bronze tripod with treasure cover.
Yueyang building history
Yueyang Tower was built around 220 AD with a history of 1700 years. Its predecessor is said to be the Yuejun Tower of Lu Su, a general of Dongwu in the Three Kingdoms period, the Baling Tower in the Western Jin Dynasty and the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the South Tower in the early Tang Dynasty, and the Yueyang Tower only after Li Bai wrote poems in the middle Tang Dynasty. Yueyang Tower is 2 1.5m high, with three floors, cornices and pure wood structure. The roof is covered with yellow glazed tiles, which is dreamy in shape. The plaque of Yueyang Tower was written by Guo Moruo. Poets in history, such as Du Fu, Han Yu, Liu Yuxi, Bai Juyi and Li Shangyin. , to visit the site, leaving many masterpieces, making Yueyang Tower famous all over the world. In a.d. 1045, Teng rebuilt Yueyang Tower in the spring of four years, and invited Fan Zhongyan, a good friend and writer, to write The Story of Yueyang Tower. Since then, Yueyang Tower has become more famous. The furnishings in Yueyang Tower are unique. Each floor is hung with couplets written by famous artists of all ages. There is a carved screen of Yueyang Tower on the first floor and the second floor, and the carved screen on the first floor is a replica of the 9th century A.D./KLOC-0. The carved screen embedded in the second floor was written by Zhang Zhao, a great calligrapher in18th century. It is a first-class treasure handed down from generation to generation with its square font, vigorous brushwork and changeable techniques. The carved screen on the third floor is Mao Zedong Du Fu's poem "Climbing Yueyang Tower", with bold brushwork and both form and spirit. The carved screen is dazzling with golden light. 1988 Yueyang Tower was announced by the State Council as a national key cultural relics protection unit. Yueyang Tower has experienced many vicissitudes, and it has been destroyed and repaired repeatedly. The Yueyang Tower we see now was rebuilt in the sixth year of Tongzhi in Qing Dynasty (A.D. 1867). The whole building can be summarized in eight words: pure wood with four columns and three floors. The main building of Yueyang Tower is three stories high, with a height of15m. It is supported by four big nanmu trees in the middle, surrounded by 12 columns, and surrounded by 30 wooden columns. The whole building is integrated, without a nail or a giant beam. 12 high-toothed cornice (like a bird's beak pecking at high altitude). The roof is yellow glazed tile, resplendent and magnificent. The curve is smooth, steep and upturned, just like the helmet of an ancient warrior, called the helmet top. The wishful bucket arch under the helmet is as delicate as a honeycomb. According to ancient records, Yueyang Tower is an ancient building with a "pure wood structure and a helmet roof", which fully demonstrates the unique style and brilliant achievements of ancient architectural art in China.
Pavilion of Prince Teng
Pavilion of Prince Teng
Wang Teng Pavilion stands on the bank of Ganjiang River. It is a famous pavilion throughout the ages and enjoys a good reputation at home and abroad. Known as "the first floor of Xijiang River". Wang Teng Pavilion is named after Wang Teng Li Yuanying. Li Yuanying, the twenty-second son of Tang Gaozu, Tang Gaozu, and Li Shimin's younger brother, was made King Teng in June of the 13th year of Zhenguan (639), and later moved to Hongzhou (Nanchang) as governor. He made no achievements in Nanchang. It was only four years (653) that Tang Yonghui built a tower on the banks of the Ganjiang River in the west of the city, named "Wang Tengting". Wang Tengting, Yellow Crane Tower, Yueyang Tower and Penglai Pavilion are also known as the four famous buildings in China. Wang Tengge is a place where feudal literati and officials entertain guests. Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, also gave a banquet in the pavilion, ordering ministers and scholars to compose poems and lyrics and watch the lights. Wang Tengting was built more than 65,438+0,300 years ago and has undergone 28 renovations. During the Jingtai period of the Ming Dynasty (AD 65,438+0,450-65,438+0,456), the governor ordered Han Yong to rebuild it, with a scale of three floors, 27 meters high and 65,438+0.4 meters wide. 1926 During the warlord melee, it was set on fire by Beiyang warlord Deng Ruzhuo. After the establishment of People's Republic of China (PRC), the Jiangxi Provincial Government rebuilt the Wang Teng Pavilion. Today's Wang Teng Pavilion is nine floors underground, 57.5 meters high and covers an area of 47,000 square meters. Simple and elegant, magnificent, with three floors bright and seven floors dark, plus two floors base, nine floors bright, green glazed tiles, gold-plated double eaves, carved pavilions and vermicelli columns. There are two pavilions "Jiangyang" and "Cui Yi" on the north and south sides of the main building, which are connected with the main building. In addition to the main pavilion, there are gardens, rockeries, pavilions, lotus ponds and other buildings, which are far superior to the four pavilions in previous dynasties in both height and area, and greatly surpass the Yellow Crane Tower and Yueyang Tower, and still rank first among the three famous buildings in the south of the Yangtze River. Wang Teng Pavilion has become an important tourist attraction in Nanchang and Jiangxi. Today, as one of the "three famous buildings in the south of the Yangtze River", Wang Tengting is more magnificent than the building built more than 1300 years ago, which fully shows the momentum of "flying pavilions and flowing Dan, no land under them"; There are many halls with antique buildings, which are used as performance halls or exhibition halls for ancient music, songs and dances and traditional operas. Climbing the stairs, Nanchang has a panoramic view. Tengwangge enjoys a high reputation, which is largely attributed to a well-known essay "Preface to Tengwangge". According to legend, Wang Bo, a poet at that time, visited relatives and friends and passed by Nanchang, just in time to rebuild Wang Tengting, the governor of Yan, and gave a big banquet in the pavilion. Wang Bo wrote this article "Preface to Wang Tengting's Autumn Farewell" on the spot (namely "Preface to Wang Tengting"). After Wang Bo finished writing, Wang Zhongshu wrote again, and Wang Xu wrote again, which is called "Three Kings" in history. Since then, the order has been named after the pavilion, and the pavilion has been named after the order. Tengwang Pavilion stands in the west of Nanchang, beside the Ganjiang River. Walking into the new exhibition hall is like being in an art hall with the theme of Wang Teng Pavilion. In the main hall on the first floor, there is a large-scale white marble relief, "Time turns, the wind sends Wang Tengting", which skillfully integrates Wang Tengting's touching legend with historical facts. The main hall on the second floor is a 23.90*2.55-meter-long large-scale meticulous mural Portrait of People, which depicts 80 leading celebrities in Jiangxi from Qin Dynasty to Ming Dynasty. This is a double gem with the fourth floor of the "Earth Spirit Map" which shows the essence of Jiangxi mountains and rivers, which makes people sigh. The fifth floor is the best position near the railing. Entering the hall, Su Dongpo's masterpiece "Preface to Wang Tengting" is just around the corner. Each floor has a theme, which is also related to the exhibition hall. The two most famous sentences in Preface to Wang Tengting are "The sunset is lonely in Qi Fei, and the autumn water is * * * the sky is one color!" , which has been used as a giant couplet at the main entrance of the main hall. After the late autumn, there will be thousands of migratory birds flying around in Poyang Lake area, which will form a vivid picture of "Lonely sunset in Qi Fei, autumn waters and one color in the sky" and become a great attraction of Wang Teng Pavilion.
Penglai Pavilion
Penglai Pavilion
Penglai Pavilion is located in the west of Yantai (one hour's drive), on the Ya Dan in the north of Penglai. Known as "fairyland" since ancient times, it is also known as the four famous buildings in China with Yellow Crane Tower, Yueyang Tower and Wang Tengting. According to documents, the Dragon Palace and Mituo Temple were built in the Tang Dynasty. In Song Dynasty, 106 1 year, Penglai Pavilion was built by county magistrate Zhu Chu for people to visit. In the seventeenth year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, namely 1589, Governor Dai Li built many buildings near Penglai Pavilion. 18 19, the well-informed magistrate Yang Fengchang and company commander Liu Qinghe presided over the expansion, which made Penglai Pavilion have its present scale. According to legend, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty visited Shandong Peninsula many times and boarded Ya Dan, which broke into the Bohai Sea, in search of "Penglai Wonderland". Later generations called this Ya Dan Mountain Penglai. Ya Dan Mountain stands like a fairyland by the sea, with steep cliffs and dark red rocks, hence its name. Penglai Pavilion was built on the top of the mountain. Looking from a distance, the pavilion is hidden among the green trees and perched on the cliff, just like the fairy palace in myth. There is a fairy bridge with exquisite structure and strange shape under Penglai Pavilion, which is the place where the Eight Immortals crossed the sea in myth. On the east side are the Shangqing Palace, Lvzu Memorial Hall, Zhaopulou and Guanlan Pavilion. The west wing is the shelter pavilion, the Tianhou Palace (commonly known as the Empress Hall), the Theater and the Dragon Palace. These pavilions are patchwork and integrated with Penglai Pavilion, collectively known as Penglai Pavilion. Penglai Pavilion covers an area of 32,800 square meters, with a building area of18,960 square meters (* * * has more than 100 buildings). Pavilions and pavilions are evenly distributed, and architecture and gardens complement each other. Because of its topography, spectacular coordination, beautiful scenery and pleasant breeze, Penglai Pavilion has become a famous tourist area all over the world. 1982 the State Council announced Shuicheng and Penglai Pavilion as national key cultural relics protection units. Every building in Penglai Pavilion is surrounded by pavilions, halls and pavilions of various styles, just like the stars arching the moon. The layout of the museum is ingenious and seamless; Layers overlap, patchwork. The couplets in pavilions are dazzling. The main pavilion of Penglai Pavilion is a two-story wooden structure, with a single window, Zhu Hu cornices and Reva, carved beams and painted buildings, which are simple and spectacular. Boarding the main pavilion, leaning against the railing and looking around, obscure clouds are wrapped around you, and pavilions are reflected in the shadows, making people feel different. Penglai Pavilion Tourist Area, a water city built in Ming Dynasty, also includes "Water City". Penglai Watertown, also known as North Vortex City, is built to the south according to the cliff at the foot of Ya Dan Mountain, with a circumference of about 3 Li and an artificial lake in the middle. The south gate of Shuicheng is connected with the land, and the north gate is called Watergate, which is the seaport. Watergate is equipped with a huge gate, which is usually hung high, and large and small ships can enter and exit unimpeded; If anything happens, put down the gate and cut off the sea passage. On the east and west sides outside the Watergate, there is a battery, which is a horn for each other and controls the nearby sea surface. Shuicheng was founded in the ninth year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (1376). After many renovations and expansions, a complete and strict maritime defense system has been formed. Qi Jiguang, a general in the Ming Dynasty, trained the water army here, commanded the coastal anti-Japanese struggle and wiped out the Japanese invasion. Two ancient warships stopped in the city, receiving tourists to sail in the water city and enjoy the majestic appearance of the water city.
History of Yuewanglou
Wang Yuelou was built by Li Zhen, the eighth son of Li Shimin of Emperor Taizong, when he was the secretariat of Mianzhou (AD 656 -66 1). It cost 502,000 yuan and took three years to build. This building is 10 foot high. Destroyed by war in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. 2006124 October 5438+0, 10, the reconstruction of Wang Yue Tower began, but due to various factors, the reconstruction of Wang Yue Tower stopped on March 28th, 2005. After the renovation project of Wang Yue Building was suspended, the municipal party committee and government attached great importance to the continuation of Wang Yue Building, and the citizens were also very concerned.
Bird-watching tower
Bird-watching tower
The stork tower is located on the east bank of the Yellow River west of the ancient city of Zhou Pu, yongji city, Shanxi Province. It is six stories high, with Zhongtiao Mountain in front and the Yellow River at the bottom. It is a famous scenic spot in the middle of Tang Dynasty. It is as famous as the Yellow Crane Tower in Wuchang, Yueyang Tower in Dongting Lake and Wangtengting Pavilion in Nanchang, and is known as the four famous buildings in ancient China. According to legend, storks and magpies (water birds such as zygomatic birds and cranes) often inhabit it, hence the name. The building was built in the Northern Zhou Dynasty (557-580 AD) and destroyed in the early Yuan Dynasty. Unfortunately, the stork tower was flooded after the Song Dynasty, and then the water receded. Because of its spectacular architecture, ingenious structure, location advantage and beautiful scenery, scholars in the Tang and Song Dynasties climbed the stairs to enjoy the scenery, leaving many immortal poems, among which Wang Zhihuan's poem "In Lusu" is "The mountains cover the daytime, and the ocean drains the golden river." But as long as you go up a flight of stairs, you can broaden your horizons by 300 miles. " It can be called the swan song of the ages and spread at home and abroad. Shen Kuo's "Meng Qian Bi Tan" gave the pavilion eight words: "Look forward to the article and overlook the river." For more than a thousand years, it has had a far-reaching impact on the desire to inspire and revitalize the Chinese nation. 2/kloc-0 At the beginning of the 20th century, China people rebuilt Queque Building. It is reported that in order to promote the Chinese culture, 1997 17 February, the renovation project of the building hall was broken, which is a reinforced concrete frame structure with a design height of 73.9 meters and a total investment of 55 million yuan. As of 200 1, the main project has been completed. Now, this nine-story building is built on the bank of the Yellow River in yongji city, not far from Pujiu Temple, the cultural scenic spot of Zhou Pu ancient city in yongji city, Shanxi. These two famous cultural landscapes have become the mainstay of local tourism.