Ancient Alley on the South Bank of the Zhuque Bridge on the Qinhuai River in Nanjing
Wuyi Alley is located on the south bank of the Qinhuai River next to the Wende Bridge in Qinhuai District, Nanjing. It is located in the core area of ??the Qinhuai Scenic Area of ??Confucius Temple. The oldest and most famous ancient alley in China was the place where aristocratic Chinese families lived. During the Three Kingdoms period, it was the location of the barracks of the Wu Kingdom's troops who guarded Stone City.
Wuyi Lane is the residence of two wealthy families in the Jin Dynasty, Wang Xie. The children of both families like to wear black clothes to show their status, hence the name. The gates of Wuyi Lane are like a market, and there are many crowns and crowns. There are cultural giants such as Wang Xizhi, Wang Xianzhi, and Xie Lingyun, the originator of the landscape poetry school. Wuyi Lane has witnessed Wang Xie's artistic achievements and is closely connected with the history of the two families and even the history of Chinese culture as a whole.
In 1997, the People's Government of Qinhuai District restored Wuyi Alley, excavated and displayed the long history of Wuyi Alley, and rebuilt the Wangxie Ancient Residence Memorial Hall with a national style. After thousands of years of vicissitudes, today's Wuyi Lane is no longer as prosperous as it used to be. There are no wealthy nobles drinking and drinking together. Instead, tourists visit Wang Xiehua Hall.
Origin of the name
There are many theories about how Wuyi Lane got its name.
The first theory: This was once the station of the Imperial Guard during the Soochow Dynasty. Because the sergeants all wore black clothes, it was named Wuyi Camp, and later changed to Wuyi Alley.
The second theory: During the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the Wang and Xie families lived here, and the children of both families liked to wear black clothes to show their noble status, so it was named Wuyi Lane. This statement is widely circulated among the people in Nanjing.
The third theory: from the "Classification of the Six Dynasties Deeds" compiled in the Southern Song Dynasty, it is said that the "Yan in front of Wang Xietang in the old time" in Liu Yuxi's poem was a mistake. It was originally "Yan in front of Wang Xietang in the old time". . There once was a man named Wang Xie in Nanjing who was engaged in navigation. After a shipwreck, he mistakenly entered the Wuyi Kingdom, married a wife and had children. Later, Wang Xie returned to his hometown of Nanjing alone. In order to miss the time of Wuyi Kingdom, he changed the name of the alley where he lived to Wuyi Alley.
Historical evolution
Wuyi Lane is located south of Confucius Temple. It is a quiet and narrow alley with a long history.
During the Three Kingdoms period, Wuyi Lane was the location of the military barracks of the Wu Kingdom that guarded Stone City.
In the first year of Cao Wei Huangchu (220 years), Cao Pi proclaimed himself emperor and the country was named "Wei".
In the second year of Cao Wei and Huangchu (221), Liu Bei proclaimed himself emperor, and his country was named "Han", commonly known as Shu or Shuhan.
In the first year of Huanglong in the Eastern Wu Dynasty (229 years), Sun Quan proclaimed himself emperor, the country was named "Wu", and the history was called Dongwu. In the autumn and July of that year, Sun Quan moved the capital from Wuchang (today's Ezhou, Hubei) to Nanjing. Taking the meaning of "making meritorious service", Moling was changed to Jianye. Sun Quan was the first emperor in history to establish a military capital in Nanjing.
In the first year of Taikang in the Western Jin Dynasty (280), the Jin army captured Jianye, Sun Hao surrendered, Wu died, and Jianye was renamed Jianye (today's Nanjing).
In the first year of Taixi of the Western Jin Dynasty (290), Emperor Wu of Jin died. The emperor and the kings competed for power and killed each other, leading to the Eight Kings Rebellion.
In the first year of Yongjia in the Western Jin Dynasty (307), Emperor Huai of the Jin Dynasty, Sima Chi, appointed King Langye "Sima Rui" as General Andong to manage Yangzhou, Jiangnan and other places.
In the first year of Jianwu of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317), the then emperor Sima Ye was captured and the Western Jin Dynasty perished. The following year, Sima Rui was promoted as emperor and his capital was Jiankang (today's Nanjing). Minister Wang Dao lived here, and later it became a residential area for wealthy families such as Wang and Xie. The reason why Sima Rui was able to base himself on Jianye, reorganize the political power with Shunli, and extend the Jin Dynasty was because of Wang Dao's planning and maneuvering. The Wang family represented by Wang Dao and the Xie family represented by Xie An The family all lived at the former site of Sun Wu's Wuyi Camp. At this time, Wuyi Camp had been renamed "Wuyi Lane". Wang Dao helped found the Eastern Jin Dynasty with a history of hundreds of years; Xie An commanded the Battle of Feishui, defeating Fu Qin's million-strong army with a small number and a large number. As famous figures of a generation, Wang and Xie are enough to be remembered by future generations. What is even more surprising is that the Wang and Xie families are full of talented people. Wang Xizhi and two other great calligraphers, Wang Xianzhi and Wang Xun, reached the pinnacle of calligraphy achievements. Xie Lingyun is the originator of the Chinese landscape poetry school. He, together with Xie Huilian and Xie _, the great poets who are descendants of the Xie family, are collectively known as the "Three Xies" in the history of literature. The Zhuque Bridge spans the Qinhuai River and is the only way to Wuyi Lane. The heavy tower decorated with two bronze birds on the old bridge was built by Xie An.