Liangnong Town, Yuyao, is a small town that does not leave much impression on tourists at first. However, when you come here, you will be pleasantly surprised to find that there is a listed city hidden above the town. This is the Wugui Tower, a national cultural heritage site.
So what is Wugui Tower? Wugui Tower is also a library built by Huang Chengliang, a descendant of the Huang family in Liangnong, Yuyao, to collect books. It is said that Huang Dingyuan in the Huang family genealogy in the late Tang Dynasty settled in Liangnong. By the sixth generation, he gave birth to eight sons, among whom The five sons successively passed the imperial examination system. Because those who succeeded in the examination in the past became the "Toad Palace Winners", they were also called the "Five Gui", which made their family famous all over the world.
It can be seen that when Huang Chengliang built the library, he was already familiar with the story of the "Five Gui" in the Huang family genealogy. Taking advantage of the situation, the building was named Wugui Tower to express respect for the ancestors.
The courtyard on the east side is where the library is located. After entering the courtyard, you can clearly see that the library is a Qing Dynasty wooden building with a two-story and three-coupled wooden structure.
The "Wugui Tower" plaque in front of the main entrance was inscribed by Hu Qin, a great calligrapher of the Qing Dynasty. It can be seen that the font is strong, powerful and straight, and it looks very simple.
Let’s take a look at this wooden building from the Qing Dynasty. You can see that its roof is in the shape of “Zhong”, with wind and volcano walls on both sides. It is a typical Huizhou architectural feature. In addition to its beauty, This kind of horse head wall also plays a very good role in preventing fire, wind and theft.
What we see in the picture above are the exquisite paintings and carvings on the roof.
In the courtyard made of pebbles in front of the main entrance, you can see exquisite stone carvings, including lions, flowers, birds, fish and insects, and other typical patterns of the Qing Dynasty.
After passing through the main entrance, you enter the interior of Yuyao Wugui Tower. The lower floor is separated from the front and back by three bays. There are tables, chairs and other furniture in the front. It can be seen that it was once a place for lectures; the back hall This is where the stairs are located, from which you can ascend to the second floor.
The second floor is where Wugui Tower collects books. There are 24 bookcases. These bookcases contain more than 50,000 volumes of books at most. The books include rare ancient books, famous paintings, inscriptions, and nearly 100 volumes of inscriptions. Wood carving panel painting.
These collections of books are mainly in the "Book of Changes" category, among which "Analysis of Zhouyi", "Yushi Yi of Zhouyi", "Republication of Thirteen Classics", etc. are all very valuable ancient books .
According to reports, at that time, Wugui Tower allowed descendants to read in the building, and also allowed scholars to read in the building. If readers came from other places to read, they could also provide free food and accommodation. It can be seen that Wugui Tower has always been a place for scholars. plays a very important role.
Now these bookcases have long been emptied, and the ancient books have been protected elsewhere. But still relying on this scale, it has become the "Second Library in Eastern Zhejiang" after Ningbo Tianyi Pavilion; also relying on the wooden architecture of the Qing Dynasty, it has been successfully selected as a national key cultural protection unit, which has provided this rare The Wugui Tower for tourists adds a different color.
Liangnong Town often encountered wars in the past, so you can see that there is a secret pavilion on the second floor, which can be used to hide rare books in times of war. Standing by the second-floor window, you can admire the courtyard style of Jiangnan Garden. Looking into the distance, you can also see the Seventy-Two Peaks of Siming. The scenery is very beautiful.
After seeing Wugui Tower, we can also go to the west side to take a look at the "Menghua Bookstore". It used to be the two study rooms of Wugui Tower, but was later restored into a five-room building and became the It is a place where Huang Chengliang lives, communicates with friends and writes books.
Generally speaking, the tourism attractions of Yuyao Wugui Tower are not too many, but based on its rich collection of books and Qing Dynasty architecture, it is also a treasure place for cultural travel enthusiasts. (Author: Ma Qie Ding, life is about walking, and the journey needs to be recorded!)
How to get to Yuyao Wugui Tower Scenic Area: Take bus 102 at Yuyao Station and get off at South Bus Station, then transfer to bus 503 at Just get off at Zhengmeng Street.