Wujiang town scenic spots

Overlord's Ancestral Hall, also known as Xiangting, Wangxiangting, Chu Temple and Yu Xiang Temple, is located on the Phoenix Mountain, about one kilometer southeast of Wujiang Town, and 20 kilometers away from the county seat. In 202 BC, Xiang Yu, the overlord of the Western Chu Dynasty, was defeated and committed suicide here. At that time, Xiang Yu's "division" buried debris and bloody clothes, so it was called "the cenotaph". Later generations built a pavilion here to offer sacrifices, which was called "Xiangting". Founded in the early Tang Dynasty, in the third year of Shangyuan (762), calligrapher Li inscribed "The Temple of the West Chu Overlord". In the first year of Tang Huichang (84 1), Li Deyu, the prime minister, wrote a preface to Wang Xiangting Fu, in which he said, "Since starting a business as a war, the family of the post-hero Mo Gao Xiang felt that he fell by the sword here, so he was hanged. Xu Xuan, a writer in the Southern Tang Dynasty, wrote the Monument to Wang Xiangting. In the 29th year of Shaoxing in the Southern Song Dynasty (1 159), the Xiang Yu Temple in Wujiang was named Ying Hui Temple. After many repairs and expansions in the past dynasties, there are 99 and a half rooms, including the main hall, Qinglong Palace, Xinggong Palace and Shuiling Palace. Legend has it that the emperor can build 100 temples. Although Xiang Yu made great contributions, he didn't become emperor, so he built half of it. There are statues of Xiang Yu, Yu Ji and Fan Zeng in the hall, as well as cultural relics such as stone lions, dry boats, chimes and tripod monuments. Poets in the Tang and Song Dynasties such as Meng Jiao, Du Mu, Su Shunqin, Lu You, Wang Anshi and Li Qingzhao all wrote poems. Later, it was repeatedly killed by soldiers and most of the buildings were destroyed. In the seventh year of Tongzhi in Qing Dynasty (1868), the image of overlord was rebuilt. There is a plaque that says "Pull out the mountain and come out of the world" and a couplet that says "Water belt in front of the mountain, tigers whistling and dragons singing".

After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), there are still several statues in the temple. During the Cultural Revolution, statues and cemeteries were destroyed, leaving only three main halls and wings on both sides, which were changed to the former site of Wujiang Agricultural Middle School. In June, 1984,107,000 yuan was approved by the superior, and the old main hall was demolished and five enjoyment halls were rebuilt, covering an area of 188 square meters. In June of the same year 165438+ 10, the reconstruction project was completed, and a bronze statue of Bawang was erected in the temple, with a height of 2.66 meters. Hanging next to the hall is the "Almighty" plaque inscribed by calligrapher Tian Yuan and the couplet inscribed by Dani, vice chairman of China Calligraphers Association. On the wooden pillar of the gate, there is a couplet written by the famous calligrapher Lin Sanzhi: "If you can still hear the screams, you can live in the yellow pit and miss Qin Shihuang;" Endure to see the wind and cloud change color, concubine committed suicide and threw her head to Lv Matong to report her defeat. ".Accompanied by this couplet, there is a couplet written by Zhao Puchu, vice chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference:" He can replace it, but he looks down on Qin Huang for a while; "Han has gained Chu, Wu Zhui is not dead, and the wind is lamenting." The inscription of "Overlord Ancestral Temple" was written by Zhang Aiping, former Minister of National Defense. Du Mu's Wujiang Pavilion written by Li, a female calligrapher, is engraved in the temple: "The victory or defeat of the military is unexpected, and Bao is ashamed. The children of Jiangdong are versatile and it is unknown to make a comeback." And Wang Anshi's "Wu Jiang Wang Ci": "The brave who are tired after many battles mourn, and the defeat of the Central Plains is hard to return. The children of Jiangdong are still alive today and are willing to make a comeback for the king. " Two poems.

The tomb of Bawang, also known as the "Crown Tomb", was built behind the ancestral hall of Bawang. The original tomb is raised, made of bluestone and oval. Song Wujiang ordered Gong Xiang's "Wang Xiangting Fu" to say: "Gu Song has circled the tomb for hundreds of chapters, and the stormy waves are often like storms." Lu Qing Runjiu's poem "Reading History and Commenting on Wang Xiang's Tomb": "The emperor can't surround the song; The rise and fall is like a child's play, and the hero does not want to live. " In front of the tomb, there is the "Tombstone of the Overlord of the West Chu" inscribed by Tan Zhifeng in Wanli of Ming Dynasty and Zhou Dynasty.