Weng Tonghe Memorial Hall is located in Wengjia Lane, Changshu Town, an ancient town in the south of the Yangtze River. It was rebuilt from Weng's former residence and officially opened to the public on 199 1+0 1.
Weng's former residence covers an area of 6,000 square meters with a building area of 3,500 square meters. Its architectural design follows the central axis pattern of the official residence in ancient China, which is divided into three parts: East, Middle and West. After entering the central part through the gate, along the central axis are the entrance hall, sedan chair hall, colorful clothes hall, back hall building and Shuangguixuan, with seven entrances. It is the place where Weng Tonghe lived as a teenager.
As soon as I stepped into the red paint gate, I saw a big plaque hanging on the wall door of the hall, and the words "Zhuangyuan Square" were written on it. Bypassing the wall door, it is a long and narrow courtyard. After passing through the courtyard, enter the car hall, which is used for receiving visitors and parking. There are two rows of wooden armchairs in the middle of the hall with a square table in the middle. There are two large vases on both sides of the square table, painted with peony and chrysanthemum patterns The walls around the hall are hung with simple and elegant paintings, including scrolls such as pine, bamboo, orchid and plum, which make the hall show the elegant and noble quality of the owner. Then bypass the wall door of the car hall, once again into the yard, came to the gorgeous hall. Caiyitang is the building of Amin Dynasty. This is a masterpiece of color painting. Now, the paintings on the beams in the hall are mottled. On both sides of the wall of the main hall, a couplet reads, "Mianshize is not as good as it is, but it is still good for reading."
To the east of Caiyi Hall is Zhi Zhi Zhai, and upstairs is the Library Pavilion. Opposite Zhi Zhi Zhai is the Magnolia Hall (Flower Hall), where the host receives guests. At that time, there seemed to be a scene where literati talked about the past and talked about the present, poetry and painting. Zhi Zhi Zhai was named after the host's words "Fulu is content, Zhi Zhi is noble", and Yulantang was named after the magnolia planted in the courtyard. Zhai is now an education base for building a clean and honest party style in Changshu.
Out of the dressing hall, into the yard, is the back hall building, where stands a bust of Weng Tonghe, and there are exhibition halls on both sides of the statue, showing Mr. Weng Tonghe's life: Weng Tonghe, a native of Changshu. Ping Shu, born in the 10th year of Daoguang reign in the Qing Dynasty (1830), was nicknamed "Idle Man in the Sky" and later named "Lay Man in a Bottle". He was a famous politician and calligraphy artist in the modern history of China. Weng Xincun, the third son of Tierenge University, was the champion of Xianfeng for six years (1856). Successive military ministers, ministers and other important positions, is the Tongzhi and Guangxu emperors. He has been an official for forty years, being honest and upright, and rehabilitated the case of Yang Naiwu and Cabbage. Mr. Weng Lao is an inspirational figure who advocates reform and political reform. He was praised by Kang Youwei as "the first mentor of reform" and made great achievements. However, the scene at night is sad. After the failure of the Reform Movement of 1898, he was dismissed and lived in seclusion at the foot of Yushan Mountain in Changshu. He died at home in the 30th year of Guangxu (1904), at the age of 75, and died in Xuantongyuan (1909).
Out of the exhibition hall, into the yard, the yard with osmanthus trees, double Guixuan in the meantime. In the porch, Weng's calligraphy is on display. The font strokes are vigorous, the brushwork is elegant and vigorous, and the style is simple and graceful, all of which reflect Weng Tonghe's perseverance and simplicity. He wrote "Weng Wengong's Diary" and "Bottle Lu Poetry Draft". Mid-Autumn Festival, sweet-scented osmanthus, refreshing breeze, colorful English, scattering the next golden color. If the rain is sunny, there are poems to prove it: osmanthus flowers are full of branches, and the fragrance is floating in Wan Li. Yesterday, it was a stormy autumn night and turned into mud in the world of mortals.
To the west of Caiyitang are Siyong Hall and Jinyang Bookstore. This is where Weng Tonghe studied and rested. Although the study is small, it is closely related to his great patriotic feelings and ambitions.
Out of the memorial hall, a tall Zhuangyuan Square stands in the alley, engraved with the couplet of Qian Zhonglian, the grandson of Weng Tonghe's second sister Ryan and a master of Chinese studies. Two lines of gold-plated small letters shine in the sun, symbolizing that Chinese civilization is a bright star in the long river of history, and the feelings and ambitions of home and country are the common aspirations of Chinese people at present. Study for the rise of China, young is strong, young is strong!