Introduction to attractions
The Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou Memorial Hall is located in the southeast of Slender West Lake, just across the road from Siwang Pavilion. It is the Western Temple where one of the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou, Jin Nong, lived in his later years. Transformed. Here you can learn about the lives and works of the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou, which is suitable for tourists who like calligraphy and painting and are interested in cultural attractions.
The Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou generally refer to a group of innovative painters in Yangzhou during the Qing Dynasty, represented by Zheng Xie (Zheng Banqiao) who was good at painting bamboos, Jin Nong who had a rough life, and Luo Pin who was good at painting ghosts. There are different opinions on which eight painters the Eight Eccentrics refer to. According to various writings, there were at least fifteen people before and after, so "eight" can be regarded as a numeral or a divisor.
The main building of the Yangzhou Eight Monsters Memorial Hall runs north to south, with the gate at the south end. When entering the gate, the first thing you see is the large iron pot in the center of the lawn, which has a history of more than 1,500 years. Following it is the Main Hall of the Western Temple in the Ming Dynasty. , built with precious nanmu. The Main Hall is now the main exhibition hall of the memorial hall. Remember to look up. Most of the beautiful paintings on the beams are from the Ming Dynasty. In the center of the hall stands the statue of the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou, surrounded by exhibitions with pictures and texts introducing the lives of the Eight Eccentrics and displaying their calligraphy and painting works. However, most of the paintings and calligraphy are imitations.
After passing through the Main Hall, there is a towering ancient ginkgo tree that is nearly 800 years old in the courtyard at the back. Straight ahead is the Li Yaru calligraphy and painting exhibition hall, which usually displays the calligraphy and paintings of Li Yaru, the descendant of the Eight Monsters, and sometimes holds temporary exhibitions. Turning to the left is Jinnong's living room, which was restored based on the abbot's room where he lived. The living room is in the middle, and the studio and bedroom are on both sides. The Western Temple was in decline at that time, and it can be seen that Jinnong's residence was very simple.
Then heading east is the East Garden part, decorated with rockeries and arranged like a Jiangnan garden. You can take a look at the pond "Crane Peeping on the Ice in the Pond", named after Jin Nong's poem "The Crane Peeping on the Ice on the Pond" expressing his noble aspirations. Go south to visit the Bamboo Spring Pavilion and the well used by Jin Nong to draw water in the pavilion, the Five Dynasties Sutra Building, and finally Return to the "Stele Corridor Collection" on the east side of the Main Hall. Search carefully in the stele gallery and you will find the famous calligraphy work "Rarely Confused" by Zheng Banqiao.
Walk 50 meters east along the alley outside the Yangzhou Eight Monster Memorial Hall. There is a thousand-year-old Tanghuai tree protected by a fence. It is the place where the story of "Nanke Yimeng" in the Tang Dynasty's "Nanke Prefecture Biography" took place. .
Special Tips
If you want to see the authentic paintings and calligraphy of the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou, you can go to the Yangzhou Double Museum.
Address: No. 18 Tuoling Lane, Huaihai Road, Guangling District, Yangzhou City
Type: Historical Building Memorial Hall
Play time: 1-2 hours recommended
Tel: 0514-87340275; 0514-87337408
Opening hours:
8:00-17:00