In the memorial hall of Yuan Zhen, there is a statue of Yuan Zhen and a long narrative poem "Lianchanggong Ci" written by Yuan Zhen when he was relegated to Dazhou. The main exhibition area of the memorial hall-Yuan Zhen's legacy: Yuan Zhen's life, his literary achievements, his influence and inheritance with Tongzhou and Yuan Zhen. Walk along the yellow cedar tree in Fenghuang Mountain to Lingyuan Road or pass by the Yuan Zhen Memorial Hall, and you can reach the Yuan Zhen Poetry Gallery. Approaching the poetry gallery. You can see that the calligraphy horizontal plaque of "Yuan Zhen Poetry Gallery" is connected with Yuan Zhen's poems on both sides of the circular arch. The horizontal plaque is calligraphy, thick and simple, vigorous and powerful; Couplets are made with official script, which is concise, dignified and quaint. On the powder wall of the corridor near the mountain, the stone tablets are arranged neatly and orderly, with vertical banners and square fans, which are patchwork, bluestone and white characters, showing a quaint and elegant environment.
Yuan Zhen (779-83 1 year, or from the 14th year of Dali in Tang Daizong to the 5th year of Daiwa in Wenzong) was born in Luoyang (now Luoyang, Henan) in the Tang Dynasty. In his early years, he advocated "New Yuefu" with Bai Juyi. People often call him and Bai Juyi "Bai Yuan". His representative works include Chrysanthemum, Five Poems from Thinking (Part Four) and Three Poems for the Past. In particular, Five Thoughts (the fourth one) is very famous. The poem Bixing's phrase "Once the sea was difficult for water, it will always be amber" is very popular because of its fantastic language and hazy artistic conception.
Yuan Zhen is worthy of being an upright politician, a brilliant poet, a good official who loves the people like a son and has outstanding achievements. He has benefited the people with his talents and is deeply supported by the people. During his tenure in Dazhou, Ceng Zhi (known as Tongzhou in the Tang Dynasty), Yuan Zhen was familiar with the sufferings of the people and knew the mistakes made by his predecessor Li Shi in secretariat management. It took only seven months to take over the post of secretariat. After analysis and thinking, he led the people of Tongzhou to build water conservancy, rectify official management and formulate preferential policies. "The use of discipline is simple, and when the farmers persuade them, they will be rewarded with letters and punished. The city will not bully and seize, and the officials will not invade."
As an outstanding politician, writer and poet in the history of China, Yuan Zhen's historical position has long been fixed. Yuan Zhen has become a cultural symbol, and many customs and activities involving Yuan Zhen have become a unique cultural phenomenon in Dazhou. In Phoenix Mountain, there are not only the Yuan Zhen Memorial Hall, but also the Yuan Zhen Cultural Square and the "Yuan Zhen Gaodeng Festival" related to Yuan Zhen.