What is the meaning of the words on the east, west, north and south gate of Linfen Gulou, and what are the allusions!

The north says "there is a river in the north", which means that the north can reach Youzhou and Bingzhou; The south says "Nantong Qin Shu", which means that the south can reach Shaanxi and Sichuan; To the west, it says "Fenhe River is controlled in the west", which means that the Yellow River and Fenhe River can be reached in the west; It says "Lei Huo in the East" in the East, which means you can reach Huoshan in the East.

This set of stone tablets was copied from the original inscription in the thirty-first year of Wanli of Ming Dynasty (1603). Rich and simple, it summarizes the important geographical position of Pingyang House. According to local chronicles and inscriptions, Linfen Drum Tower was built seven times in history, and the relevant allusions can no longer be verified.

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The plaques in the foyer of large and medium-sized buildings in Linfen Gulou basically chose the original plaques in Ming and Qing Dynasties. On the east and south sides of the third floor, Marshal Xu inscribed the words "Taisheng" and "Tian Yunzhi"; Looking at the Ancient Society on the west side was written by Mr. Qi Gong, the former chairman of the National Calligraphers Association. In the north, Li Duo, a famous calligrapher of the army, wrote Bullfighting in front of the window.

There are four doorplates on the second floor. In the east, "purple gas comes from the east" was originally the left-handed list of the famous modern painter Chen. 1949 was destroyed by war. The works of Dong Shouping, a famous Dong painter, are now hanging. Two nephews and uncles have the same book with a plaque, and the two walls set each other off, which is a story in the book world.

The West's Golden Dai Shan River was written by Duan Yun, a retired revolutionary cadre in Puxian County and former deputy director of the State Planning Commission. In the south, there is the Gankun Pavilion inscribed by Shu Tong, a great calligrapher. In the north, Sound Strikes the Earth was inscribed by Zhao Puchu, Vice Chairman of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, President of Buddhist Association and great calligrapher.

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