Shentou Han Tombs
There is Shentou Town in the east of Lingcheng District, which was the ancient city of Yanci in the Qin Dynasty. It is said that after Qin Shihuang became emperor, he toured the world and "touched the east to the east". Looking east here, he disliked the mist and mist there, so he settled there. "Yanci" got its name because "Emperor Qin was tired of traveling when he saw it from a distance". .
Shentou Ancient Town has beautiful scenery. On both sides of the Kejin River that surrounds the gods, there are dozens of majestic and tall ancient tombs scattered for several miles, commonly known as the Seventy-Two Suspicious Tombs (thirty-eight remain today). Some of these ancient tombs are shaped like steamed buns, and some are slightly like mountain peaks. Either clinging to each other, or suddenly independent. There are many trees on the ancient tomb, which are reflected in the clear Gejin River, giving it a unique atmosphere. What's even more surprising is that in the morning and evening, there is often a brocade-like mist wrapped around it, which seems to contain endless mysteries. Therefore, "Lingcheng District Chronicles" listed it as two scenic spots in the district, with the names: "The Suspicious Tomb and the Emerald Green" and "The God's Head Xiaoqi".
There have always been different opinions about the origin of these ancient tombs. Some people say that they are the seventy-two tombs of Cao Cao in the Three Kingdoms. Some people say that they are the walls of Guyanci City, which were destroyed... ...According to the records of Lingcheng District, a large, flat and convex ancient tomb in the west of Shentou Village is the tomb of Mr. Dongfang Shuo, a famous writer in the Han Dynasty of my country. Although these mausoleums have long been listed as key cultural relics protection units in Shandong Province, they have always been valued by the party and government. But what mysteries are hidden under these tombs has always been shrouded in mystery. Poets from past dynasties have left poems praising Yanci and the ancient tombs, which add a poetic touch to the clouds of doubt and mist surrounding the ancient tombs: "The city of Yanci is now ruined, and there is still time for the dawn to be pure. The fairyland hangs over the blue sky, and the illusion is beyond the world of mortals." ..."; "Green as mist grows on the other side of the bank, and there are people who express distant feelings to each other; a handful of soil becomes an eternity by itself, and Mo Qian, a woodcutter, says his name..."; "The smoke from the kitchen is scattered everywhere, and the slanting sun is connected, and the water, color, and mountain light are indistinguishable; Standing high in the sky, you can see from a distance, and you can recite poetry and breathe through the clouds..."
In the summer of 1979, archaeologists were determined to uncover the secrets of the ancient tomb. Tomb No. 15 and Tomb No. 4 located in Zhanggaozhuang were excavated, and Tomb No. 2 was cleaned. Archaeologists excavated the middle chamber of Tomb No. 15, and found only some broken pottery fragments covered by floating soil. They also dug deeply into the front chamber and the left chamber of the middle chamber, but found little. They dug up the back room of the tomb and found that the ancient corpses had been scattered. However, they unearthed more than 30 exquisite and precious Han pottery products, including the intact Eight Lotus Lanterns, the elegant and simple Boshan furnace and copper A quality crossbow machine and many Han five-baht coins. The remaining pottery pots, pottery wells, pottery stoves, pottery warehouses, etc. all strongly prove that these tombs are from the Han Dynasty. In particular, two white marble stone carvings were discovered in the main tomb chamber, one is a vivid stone pig, and the other is a finely carved stone cicada. They are rare among similar Han tombs and have high artistic and archaeological value.
In this excavation, it was initially determined that the thirty-eight suspected tombs were all Han tombs, and the conclusion was drawn that "there are corpses in the tombs and objects in the tombs", overturning the belief that the suspected tombs were just abandoned tombs. The city wall argument.
The Doubt Tomb is towering green and winding. The blue Gejin River flows through it, like a dragon crossing the gorge, with a unique style. The mystery surrounding the thousand-year-old tomb has been initially lifted. These thirty-eight suspicious tombs are indeed a major landscape on the Shandong Plain.
Dongfang Shuo's Painting Praise Stele
Dongfang Shuo's Painting Praise Stele, commonly known as the Yanzi Stele, was written by Yan Zhenqing, the prefect of Pingyuan County in the Tang Dynasty. The monument originally existed in the courtyard of the Lingcheng District Government. A new stele was copied in May 1983, and the old stele is stored in the Lingcheng District Cultural Center. The stele is 2.6 meters high, 1.03 meters wide and 0.22 meters thick. It has a tall and wide shape with carvings on all sides. The front and two sides of the text are the main text of "Mr. Dongfang Shuo's Paintings and Praises by Han Dynasty Official" written by Hou Zhan of Xia Dynasty of Jin Dynasty, and the back is "Mr. Dongfang's Paintings and Praises of the Stele Yin" written by Yan Zhenqing of Tang Dynasty. There are 15 lines on each side of the yin and yang of the stele, and 3 lines on each side. Each line has 30 characters in regular script. The content of the inscription is a high praise for Dongfang Shuo, which is referred to as "The Stele in Praise of Dongfang Shuo's Paintings".
Yan Zhenqing (709-785), courtesy name Qingchen and nickname Yingfang, was originally from Langya, Shandong (now Linyi, Shandong). The stele of praise for Dongfang Shuo's paintings was written by Yan Zhenqing in the 13th year of Tianbao in the Tang Dynasty (754). In the twelfth year of Tang Tianbao's reign (753), Yan Zhenqing was demoted to be the prefect of Pingyuan County (now Lingcheng District) because of being squeezed out by the traitor Yang Guozhong. The following year, An Lushan, the governor of Fanyang, Lulong and Adong towns, showed his rebellion and sent people to Pingyuan County to lobby. While Yan Zhenqing was recruiting troops and storing grain to prepare for war, he was also going boating and drinking, pretending to be slack, in order to paralyze the messenger. When traveling with the envoy, he saw that Dongfang Shuo's stele was incomplete and scattered all over the river, so he personally wrote a tribute and re-engraved the stele.
Later, Anlushan raised his troops to rebel, but Pingyuan County was able to hold on.
Yan Zhenqing was in his prime (45 years old) when he wrote this stele. His writing style is vigorous, powerful, and solemn, making it a treasure among the Yan stele. Su Wuyun said: "Yan Luping wrote steles throughout his life, but Dongfang Shuo's paintings praised him as a Qingxiong. The characters are closely compared without losing the Qingyuan." Later, when I saw Yi Shao's copy, I knew that Lu Gong came here. Although the big and small are in doubt, the good intentions are not obtained from the book, and it is easy to say them. "(Volume 2 of "Qiu Chi Notes") This stele has begun to take on the scale of the later Yan calligraphy, and is of great significance in the study of the development of Yan calligraphy. The original stone has been gouged out and carved beyond recognition. There are excellent rubbings from the Song Dynasty handed down. For thousands of years, People around the world rushed to copy it and it was highly praised. In 1977, it was announced as a provincial key cultural relic.