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? Gossip about Guizhou Jiaxiu Tower
Jiaxiu Tower, also known as Laifeng Pavilion, is located on the Aoji stone of Nanming River in the south of Guiyang City. , was built in the 25th year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1597), and its name means "Kejia Tingxiu". The pavilion has three floors, 22 meters high, with three eaves and spires at the four corners. In front of the building, there is a bend of flowing water and a floating jade bridge. In the south of the bridge, there is Guanyin Temple and Jiaxiu Tower, which is quite spectacular.
Jiaxiu Tower is another famous building in the southwest after Kunming Grand View Tower. There are many couplets in the building. The most famous ones are the two couplets of Wang Bing'ao, a great scholar of Daoguang. He was a magistrate and a native of Ningxiang, Hunan.
Water flows out of the jasper ring;
People walk in the green lotus petals.
Half of it is a mountain tower, half of it is a river tower. The calligraphy and painting boat allows me to raise my beard and laugh. I invite a few red pine trees, yellow stones and white apes to comment on the present and the past;
Count the sound of woodcutters Sounds, several fishing flutes, the green sky, he clapped his hands and sang loudly, but he couldn't hear the green water, the bright moon, and the breeze, making everything feel empty.
The first couplet describes the beautiful scenery around Jiaxiu Tower: surrounded by clear water, green lotus flowers are in full bloom. What a beautiful picture, it is no less beautiful than the scenery of Jiangnan water towns.
The second couplet is written in a chic and romantic way. In such a beautiful environment, the author does not invite relatives and friends, but invites a few red pine trees, yellow stones, and white apes. The rain master; Huang Shi, Huang Shigong, who taught Zhang Liang the art of war; the white ape, that is, Yuan Gong) came to talk about ancient and modern figures, listen to the sound of woodcutter, listen to the fishing flute from time to time, immerse in the bright moon, clear wind and green water, eliminate worldly worries, Live a fairy-like life. The couplets are natural and smooth, with a unique charm.
There is a long couplet in Jiaxiu Tower, which was written by Liu Yunliang (1844? 1914), a Jinshi during the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty, imitating the format of the couplet in Kunming Daguan Tower:
Five For a hundred years, we have firmly occupied Aoji and supported the sky. Let me go up a level and broaden my horizons: look at Hengxiang in the east, Dianzhao in the west, Aoqiao in the south, and Bakui in the north. Far away from the Guanhe River, Xixiong spans two streams and supports half of the rock border. Just as the towers are scattered, the clouds are swept, they are built with difficulty, and they are decorated into beautiful lakes and mountains, and the clouds surround the deserted areas. It is difficult to compete with China;
Thousands of feet high, towering over Niudu, at the edge of Yongzhen. . I ask who has the double pillars heavily engraved, holding back the decaying waves? Think of the Qin Dynasty opening the Chu Road, the Han Dynasty setting up Zang Dao, the Tang Dynasty Jing Julan, and the Song Dynasty granting Luodian. Depressed by the wind and rain, I sigh that generations of celebrities have left traces of the past forever. In this regard, the clouds send Luofeng and the clouds feast on Xiangling. I slowly climb up and enjoy some picturesque smoke scenery. I suddenly feel that Pengzhou is close at hand, inviting the immortal couple to talk about their travels.
The first couplet describes the scenery. Jiaxiu Tower is adjacent to Hunan to the east, Yunnan to the west, Guangxi to the south, and Sichuan to the north. The geographical environment is very advantageous. The Miaoling Mountains run through central Guizhou and are the watershed of the two major rivers, the Yangtze River and the Pearl River. They face the Wumeng Mountains extending from Yunnan, giving the impression of a cloudy sky blocking out the sun. The second couplet writes about history. Ertai (1680-1745), who was promoted to the Minister of Military and Aircraft during the reign of Emperor Kangxi, opened up the ancient state and cast two large round iron pillars in front of the Jiaxiu Tower. This is a monument built to protect the south cage of Baoping. Roads were opened in the Qin Dynasty, and prefectures and counties were set up in the Han Dynasty. It has a long history through the Tang and Song Dynasties until today. Liu Yunliang is from Anshun, Guizhou, and knows the history and cultural landscape of Guizhou well.
There is also a couplet written by Xie Baoshu in Jiaxiu Tower, which is also worth mentioning:
Coming here to calm down the hustle and bustle, you can see the bronze drums in the distant mountains, the reed flute under your back, and the clouds in the Prime Minister's Ancestral Hall. Mist;
Xiaoli has become a fairyland, listening to the singing of orioles in the pearl trees, the singing of fishermen in Aoji, and the rain on the general pillars.
When the author first arrived, he was moved by the scenery of Jiaxiu Tower. The sound of drums, reeds, and flutes was heard everywhere, and the fatigue from the journey was immediately eliminated. After staying for a while, I felt like I had entered a fairyland. The mountains were full of birdsong, the rivers were full of fishermen's songs, and the continuous drizzle was added. It was poetic and picturesque, and I was mesmerized.