The stork tower is one of the four historical and cultural buildings in China, located in the "Golden Triangle of the Yellow River" at the junction of Qin, Jin and Yu provinces, yongji city, Shanxi Province.
The stork tower, called the stork tower in ancient times, was named after storks and magpies perched on it from time to time. Its former site is on the bank of the Yellow River in the southwest of Xupu District, yongji city. "Zhou Pu County Records" records: "(Stork House) was originally located in the middle and high hills of the Yellow River in the southwest of the county, and sometimes storks perched on it, hence the name." The building was originally owned by Yuwen Hu (Xianbei nationality), a general of the Northern Zhou Dynasty (A.D. 557-58 1), and it is a two-story building. Because of its spectacular architecture, unique structure, magnificent momentum, superior location and beautiful scenery, literati and poets in past dynasties admired the building and expressed their feelings with songs, leaving many immortal chapters commanding and admiring the great river. When Wang Zhihuan, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, climbed the stairs, he wrote, "The mountains cover the day, and the sea drains the golden river.". But as long as you climb a flight of stairs, you can broaden your horizons by 300 miles. "This eternal swan song that inspires people to forge ahead and inspires national rejuvenation has long been widely known. Shen Kuo, a great scientist in the Northern Song Dynasty, wrote in "A Random Talk on Meng Xi": "The mirage in the middle of the river has three floors, overlooking the middle area and overlooking the river. There are many poets in the Tang Dynasty, but Li Yi, Wang Zhihuan and Chang Dang can strengthen their views. For example, Li Yi's "In Lusu" says: "The stork tower is 100 feet west, the sea of clouds in Tingzhou is vast, the flute in Han Dynasty is empty, and the mountains and rivers in Wei Dynasty are half dusk. A thousand years later, you still hate speed, but one day's worries are long. If you are homesick, you will hurt yourself if you are far away. " The poet associates the magnificent mountains and rivers with the sadness that life is short. Another example is "The Stork House": "The river breaks into the mountains and is close to birds. Heaven surrounds Ye Ping, higher than the earth. " . This poem can be said to be a masterpiece describing the scenery of a mirage. Ma Dai, Sima Cha, Wu Rong and other poets left many beautiful poems. But up to now, Wang Zhihuan, a gifted scholar in Taiyuan, has written the most famous poem among women and children. Although this poem has only twenty crosses, it depicts the majestic momentum and magnificent scene of the northern rivers and mountains with thousands of giant rafters, which makes people feel bold. The poet's mind, under the shock of nature, has realized a simple and profound philosophy, which can urge people to abandon their superficial knowledge, climb high and look far, and constantly open up new and better realms. The first two sentences of this poem are about natural scenery, but as soon as you open your mouth, you shrink Wan Li and make it look like Wan Li. The last two sentences are freehand brushwork, written unexpectedly, which combines philosophy, scenery and situation seamlessly and becomes an immortal swan song on the stork tower. Therefore, this poem not only inspired the Chinese nation to forge ahead for thousands of years, but also revealed the philosophical truth that only by standing high can we see far. Poet critics in Qing Dynasty thought: "Wang's poems are just two crosses, the first cross has done its best, and the last cross has a thousand miles."
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The stork tower with high platform and double eaves and jacaranda with black tiles not only won the victory of rivers and mountains, but also was known as the climbing resort of Zhongzhou land as early as the Tang and Song Dynasties, which was famous far and near. The stork tower stands in Jin and looks at Qin. It is independent of Zhongzhou, overlooking Zhongtiao Mountain, overlooking the running river and entering the purple direction in the west. The Yellow River touches China, meets the East and is surrounded by dragons and tigers. The magnificent landscape of mountains and rivers has attracted countless celebrities of past dynasties and made contributions to it. The famous building in Zhou Pu, which won the victory of mountains and rivers, almost became the stage for great poets to compete for poetry at that time. The place where the stork tower is located is the birthplace of Chinese civilization for 5,000 years and the place where the Yellow River turns back to the sea. Yongji was called Puban in ancient times. Before the Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties, Yao and Du established their capitals here. The civilization here has a long history. Xihoudu ancient human cultural site, 20 kilometers away from the stork tower, shows that in the Paleolithic Age, people began to use fire and forged stone tools10.8 million years ago. Legend has it that Fuxi, Nu Wa and Huangdi, ancestors of the Chinese nation, left historical traces of knives and axes in this area. The word "Xia" in "Huaxia" refers to the Xia nationality in history. Its prosperity is marked by Yao, Shun and Yu, and its core activity is in Hedong area. "Taiyan" and "Hua" refer to the Huashan area, which is the place on the west bank of the Yellow River. China is in the west, and summer is in the east. The stork tower is located at the midpoint of the historical coordinates of China. This coincidence cast a magical color on the stork tower. Think about it, we can't help but marvel at the spirit of self-improvement of the Chinese nation interpreted by the stork tower. Poetry is written by Lou, and Lou is written according to the name of the poem. Tengwang Pavilion is famous for Wang Bo, Yueyang Tower is immortal for Fan Zhongyan, Yellow Crane Tower is famous for Cui Hao and Li Bai, and the Stork Tower is also famous for Wang Zhihuan.
After the completion of the stork house, it still stood in Jin Zhangzong in the Ming Dynasty (A.D.1190-1196), and the tablet inscribed by Li Kui jy, secretary of Tanghe Zhongfu, still exists. In October of the early Yuan Dynasty (AD 65438), Wuyin, according to the matter of this state, was granted a site, wandering around and hiding in the clouds. Although he is outstanding, he is no longer alone. The mountains and rivers are big, and the wind and smoke win, just like in the past. That was when the buildings were destroyed in the early Yuan Dynasty. "At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, its old inheritance still existed. Later, due to the flooding of the Yellow River, the site was flooded, resulting in the destruction of the building. People simply regard the Xicheng Building in Zhou Pu as a "mirage", and many people are members of the board of directors. Shang Deng, a poet in the early Qing Dynasty, once wrote: "Rivers and mountains only love to swim, and the long scroll flows in the evening." A thousand miles of poor poetry is good, so far I have gone to the west building. "West Tower" is really "famous", but in fact, it is very difficult. "For hundreds of years, the mirage has left countless tourists with infinite regrets.
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Since the reform and opening up, with the development of economy and the strengthening of cultural construction, the voice of rebuilding the mirage has become increasingly strong. 1992 in September, nearly 100 experts and scholars who participated in the 6th national tourism destination seminar visited Yongji and jointly proposed "rebuilding the mirage". Therefore, Yongji City broke ground on the bank of the Yellow River in199765438+February, which opened the prelude to the reconstruction of the mirage, which was the first reconstruction after the building was destroyed for more than 700 years in the early Yuan Dynasty. The newly-built Stork Tower is the largest imitation of the Tang Dynasty in China, with four eaves and three floors, with a total height of 73.9 meters, a total construction area of 33,206 square meters and a total weight of 58,000 tons, which fully reflects the style of the Tang Dynasty in architectural form, because the Stork Tower was built in the Northern Zhou Dynasty and flourished in the Tang Dynasty. The restoration is guided by the reappearance of the Tang Dynasty. The overall paint color of the stork tower is also a lost art of color painting in the Tang Dynasty in China. After many investigations and rescues by experts from National Cultural Heritage Administration, the stork tower was redesigned. Therefore, it is the only building in China that was restored by the art of colored painting in the Tang Dynasty. After the exterior was polished and painted, the building immediately became classical and elegant, and completely achieved the artistic effect of "repairing the old as the old". The Stork Tower Scenic Area is centered on the Stork Tower, with a planned area of 3,300 mu and an existing area of 1.640 mu. The scenic spot is planned as a spatial structure of "four districts and twelve o'clock". Stork Tower Garden has four tourist areas. One is the famous building tourist area, including the shadow wall, the stork shadow lake and the Tang rhyme. Second, the Yellow River customs tourist area, in the west of the main building area, there are Zhou Pu customs garden, Yellow River customs museum, Liuyuan and so on; Third, the scenic tourist area, in the south of the main building, has Cangshan Natural Scenery Garden, Lucky Ruyi Lake and Stork Garden. Fourth, leisure and entertainment areas, including Pujin Amusement Park and Tang Polo Hall. The whole scenic spot is packaged with the unique cultural background of the stork tower and the heavy culture of the Yellow River, characterized by regional history and culture, with the theme of promoting patriotism and the majestic momentum of "only you are 300 miles away, climbing one floor" as the main theme, forming the lofty artistic conception of "looking at the world for 5,000 years" and becoming a national-level tourist attraction. The development and construction of the stork tower scenic spot is divided into two phases, and the first phase of the famous building tourist area centered on the stork tower was completed on September 26, 2002.
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The interior decoration of the mirage was basically completed at the end of July 2004, in order to enhance the cultural connotation of this famous cultural building and increase the participation and appreciation of tourists. The interior decoration of the mirage focuses on Hedong culture and Yellow River culture, which fully shows that the Yellow River is the earliest birthplace of human civilization, and the ancestors of the Chinese nation wrote a glorious history here, spanning five thousand years in China. Among them, the prosperity map of Puban in Zhongdu, made of hardwood colored plastic, reproduces the prosperity scene of Puzhou City in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, which is vivid, exquisite and realistic. Stories such as Yuwen Hu's "Building a Building to Guard the Border" and Wang Zhihuan's "Flag Pavilion Painting the Wall" are presented in the form of European plastic, which are noble and elegant. There are also stories and legends of Shun Di, Yu Di, Guan Gong, Liu Zongyuan and Sima Guang, which are expressed in the history of China in the form of reliefs, murals and sculptures. At the same time, there are salt making, iron smelting, sericulture, paper cutting, New Year pictures, social fire and so on. It reflects the industrious wisdom and rich folk crafts of Hedong people and fully reproduces the long-standing Chinese civilization. I believe that in the near future, the stork tower will become a model for promoting Chinese civilization.
The stork tower is the symbol of the Yellow River and the unyielding symbol of the Chinese nation. Its resplendence marks the re-prosperity of the nation and the motherland.