According to legend, during the period of Song Renzong (A.D. 1023), yanggu county had a prosperous population, businesses and many shops, and there was a Chinese medicine shop at the corner of Yanggu West Street. The owner's name is Zhao Runchun, and he has no children. There is only one woman named Xiugu. Father and daughter run a drugstore, and the children's business is smooth sailing. Ximen Qing, a local bully, took a fancy to Xiugu's beauty, sent someone to kill Zhao Runsheng and occupied the drugstore and Xiugu.
On their wedding night, Xiugu got Ximen Qing drunk to avenge her father, locked her house, set fire to it, and then committed suicide. But Ximen Qing was not burned to death, and the Yuanyang Pavilion in Xiyuan was reduced to ashes.
Ximen Qing followed the advice of Mr. Feng Shui and built the Lion Building. There is a pair of stone lions with red eyes, temples and grinning in front of the building. Later, Song Wu avenged his brother and killed Ximen Qing here, making Lion Building famous all over the world.
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Lion Building, located in the southwest corner of Dayoutou, yanggu county City, was founded in the Song Dynasty, and is now an important scenic spot on the Shuihu tourist line. Song Wu, the hero of Water Margin, avenged his brother here and killed Ximen Qing, so Lion Building is famous all over the world. This building is a Song-style building, with five bays on the second floor, three depths, blue bricks and gray tiles, cornices and arches, carved beams and painted buildings, which is magnificent. The building area is 45 1 m2 and the height is15.8m..
Two pairs of stone lions in front of the building; The water margin statue is displayed in the building, which is lifelike and lifelike. Contemporary celebrities such as Shen Yanbing, Liu Haisu, Li Kuchan and Gu Jiegang.
There are: Wang Po Teahouse, Wu Dalang House, Cold Pub, Paper Shop, Ximen Pharmacy, Salt Shop, Wool Shop, Satin Shop, Inn, Lion House, Chess House, Stage, Jade Emperor Temple, etc. During festivals, large festivals and temple fairs are held.
Daily entertainment projects include Shandong Express Book, Wuge Street Performance, Yanggu Style Performance, Lion Dance, Walking on stilts, Yangko Performance for the Aged, Henan Opera Troupe Performance, Folk Variety Show, Sugar Man Performance, Calligraphy Performance, Handicraft Production Performance, etc. Among them, the images of Wu Dalang and Pan Jinlian are widely welcomed by tourists and become the biggest highlights of the scenic spot.