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Wang Xizhi’s Former Residence Tourist Area Attractions Introduction:
Jinting, known as "Dongtian Blessed Land" in ancient times, is surrounded by mountains. There are Wulao Peak in front, Fanghe Peak in the back, Xianglu Peak on the left and Zhuojian Peak on the right. The peaks are green and green, surrounded by streams in front of the peaks and clear springs between the peaks. In the secluded valley, there is a cultural holy place where Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism merged - Jintingguan. In the old days, the Jinting Temple was divided into four entrances. The first entrance was the mountain gate with the inscription "Twenty-seventh Cave Heaven", the second entrance was the Tianwang Hall, the third entrance was the main hall with the inscription "Tongbai Zen Yuan", and the fourth entrance was the back hall. Also known as the "Three Qing Dynasties", it is flanked by meditation halls and monks' dormitories, with the east temple and the Youjun Temple in front of it. Xizhi, the sage of the Jin Dynasty, lived in seclusion in the beautiful Jinting Temple in his later years. After his death, he was buried at the foot of the waterfall behind the temple. The bluestone archway in front of the mountain gate is engraved with the six characters "Pathway to the Tomb of King Jin Youjun", which complements the towering ancient cypresses.
Wang Xizhi loved learning calligraphy skills since he was a child. He first studied calligraphy from Mrs. Wei, then Cai Yong, and then Zhong Yao. style, and has high attainments in calligraphy skills. Emperor Wu of the Liang Dynasty once praised his calligraphy: "The dragon leaps over the Tianmen, the tiger lies in the Phoenix Tower". The calligraphy sage's regular script, cursive script and running script are all excellent. The cursive script with dragons and phoenixes dancing, enchanting, elegant and beautiful, the "Lanting Preface" which has been immortalized through the ages is known as " "The best running script in the world". Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty tried every means to take "Lanting Preface" as his own. After his death, he was buried in Zhaoling. Now only the copies of descendants can be seen.
Wang Xizhi was the king of Lang in Shandong He later moved to Shaoxing and served as internal historian of Kuaiji. He was known as Wang Youjun. Later, he resigned from the lawsuit due to illness and lived in seclusion in Jinting. He wrote quickly, splashed ink, and made friends through writing. He got acquainted with Xu Xuandu and Zhi Zhi. Dun, Xie An and other literati left many popular celebrity stories and historical allusions. Prince Youxue visited Dai (Dai Kui) at night, and "came in joy and returned exhausted", which has become an eternal legend.
Wang Xizhi's "Orchid Pavilion Preface" has become a masterpiece throughout the ages, and is known as the sage of calligraphy and is respected by future generations. Every year during the Qingming Festival, calligraphers at home and abroad come to visit the tomb of Wang Xizhi in Jinting. The tomb is spacious and clean. The tomb is round in shape, surrounded by a stone tomb hall, and in the middle of the stone pavilion in front of the tomb is a stele "Tomb of King Jin Youjun" erected during the Hongzhi period of the Ming Dynasty. On the north side is inscribed "Auspicious day of March 25th, the fifteenth year of the Hongzhi period of the Ming Dynasty, Zhejiang and other places" It was announced that the Chief Secretary, Envoy Right Councilor Wu Chongli". Engraved on the stone pillars of the pavilion is a couplet "A tube of sky-holding pen, a tomb inscription for thousands of years". This tomb was rebuilt in 1984. During the 10 years of catastrophe, Jintingguan and Shusheng It is a pity that the tomb passage is gone. Fortunately, knowledgeable people have gone through many hardships to restore the tomb passage.
A large cherry blossom forest grows in front of the tomb passage. This was a gift from Japanese friends. There is also a tall bluestone "Preface to the Orchid Pavilion Collection" erected in the cherry blossom forest, which was erected by the Japanese Tianxi Club. "In the ninth year of Yonghe, when I was in Guichou, at the beginning of late spring, I went to Kuaiji to practice the evil spirit at the Orchid Pavilion in Shanyin. Things. All the virtuous people have arrived, and the young and old have gathered together. There are high mountains, dense forests and bamboos here, as well as clear and rapid waters."
Over thousands of years, Wang Xi's descendants have developed to the 55th generation. Jinting Zhenhuatang is the largest ancient village where Wang's descendants live. It has a population of about 5,000. There are two ancient commercial streets built in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and a large number of ancient buildings with local characteristics of Shengzhou have been preserved. The ancient Ming Dynasty building Wang's Ancestral Hall (Wang Xizhi Ancestral Hall) has a gate tower (Cijie Fang), The pool, stone bridge, filial son hall and rear hall have been listed as provincial cultural protection units and have been restored. The Huatang area has a long history, ancient folk customs and a long history of folk customs. According to historical records: "The paintings and calligraphy of several generations of Wang Xizhi in Jinting. The works almost filled the halls and study rooms, and there were endless viewers, so they called it Huayuan Painting Hall. In order to commemorate the Duke of Xizhi, the descendants of the Wang family named the old village "Hua Hall" when it was relocated. Hometown of the Saint of Calligraphy There are also traditional temple fairs, goose stilts, gongs and drums and other folk arts and folk music performances, exuding a strong cultural atmosphere. A cultural tourism scenic spot with the theme of "Calligraphy Pilgrimage" is under construction.
The existing mountain gate, main hall and east chamber were rebuilt in the 13th year of the Republic of China (1924), covering an area of ??1,470 square meters. The main hall is 25.80 meters wide and 16.60 meters deep.
In 1983, the mountain gate, main hall and the ink pond in front of the temple were rebuilt.