Feiyanjie Pavilion is a credit store, and a businessman from Shanxi and Shaanxi Qing Dynasty is responsible for the operation.
He gathered great talents in Chubei and hunted famous craftsmen from China.
The Nine Dragon Wall is made of colored glaze, and the Eight Diagrams Tower is used for opera and singing.
Patriarch Zhongyi is still here today, reading the Spring and Autumn Period under the gentle breeze and bright moon.
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1. Sheqi: Sheqi County is a famous historical and cultural town located in the southwest of Henan Province and on the northeastern edge of the Nanyang Basin. It borders Biyang County to the east, Wancheng District to the west, Fangcheng County to the north, and Tanghe County to the south. Since ancient times, there has been a saying that "leaning on the cows and looking at the Han River, looking at the golden basin to drink the fine wine; looking up to the sky, the place is favorable, rich in products and people are harmonious". Sheqi Town, formerly known as Shengqidian, is a well-known ancient commercial town. According to relevant data, the town was first built in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. It was most prosperous during the Kangxi and Qianlong Periods of the Qing Dynasty and was one of the four famous towns in the country. It is known among the people as “the number of credit shops in the world”. At that time, the town was a flood and drought wharf, with ships from the south and horses from the north, and a general department store. There were many big merchants of salt and tea from Qin, Jin and Jin Dynasties. It was an important transportation route for nine provinces in the north and south. Businessmen from 13 provinces across the country did business here. Only merchants from various provinces built the town. There are more than ten guild halls: Shanshan Guild Hall, Hubei Guild Hall, Jiangxi Guild Hall, Guangdong Guild Hall, Fujian Guild Hall, etc.
2. Shanshan Guild Hall: Located in the center of Sheqi Town, the "Shanshan Guild Hall" was formerly known as the Shanshan Folk Guild Hall, also known as Shanshan Temple and Guan Gong Temple. It was once called Dingyuan Society and is a majestic The splendid palace-style ancient building complex was a place where wealthy businessmen and businessmen from Shanxi and Shaanxi who lived in Qianqi Town during the Qing Dynasty received guests, welcomed officials, held social gatherings and burned incense to pay homage. It was also called the Shanshan Temple because of its supervisory monks. The main hall is dedicated to the seated statue of Guan Yu, so most of the couplets, door couches and plaques in the guild hall praise Guan Yu's merits, so it is also called Guan Gong Temple.
3. Flying eaves: Flying eaves are one of the eaves forms of traditional Chinese buildings. The eaves are upturned, as if they are flying. It is often used in pavilions, platforms, buildings, pavilions, temples, palaces and other buildings. Jie Ge, Gao Ge. This refers to the exquisite ancient architectural pavilions. According to relevant information, among the more than 80 existing ancient guild hall-type buildings in the country, the Sheqi Shanshan Guild Hall has the largest architectural scale, the best preservation, the most exquisite architectural decoration craftsmanship, and the richest commercial and cultural connotations. In 1988, it was In January, it was the first to be announced by the State Council as the third batch of key cultural relics protection units in the country. The Sichuan Zigong Xiqin Guild Hall and the Shandong Liaocheng Shanshan Guild Hall, which were subsequently approved as national security units, each cover an area of ??more than 3,000 square meters, while the Sheqi Shanshan Guild Hall covers an area of ??13,000 square meters, with a construction area of ??13,000 square meters. It covers an area of ??more than 6,000 square meters, which is several times larger than the above two buildings. Many authoritative experts on ancient architecture in the country have given high praise and evaluation to Sheqi Shanshan Guild Hall. Lu Jimin, the former director of the State Administration of Cultural Heritage, wrote an inscription of praise: "Art is brilliant and unique." Shan Shiyuan, former deputy director of the Palace Museum, wrote an inscription of praise: " Brilliant and magnificent, the best in the world."
4. Qing merchants: merchants during the Qing Dynasty.
5. Operational planning: formulating strategies; planning. Wang Bao of the Han Dynasty praised "The Holy Lord Obtains a Wise Minister": "When you meet a wise king and meet a holy Lord, your planning will be in harmony with your wishes, and your admonitions will be heard." Meng Haoran of the Tang Dynasty poem: "The planning is about to come to an end, and I will stay idle to support myself. . ”
6. Great talent and skillful craftsmanship: Sheqishan Shaanxi Guild Hall was built in the 21st year of Qianlong’s reign in the Qing Dynasty (AD 1756) and passed through Jiaqing, Daoguang, Xianfeng, Tongzhi and Guangxu 18th. It was completed in 1892 AD, the 137th year of the Sixth Emperor's reign. It covers an area of ??10885.29 square meters and a construction area of ??6235.196 square meters. According to the inscription: "I transported huge materials to the north of Chu and visited famous craftsmen all over the world." Millions of taels of silver were consumed.
7. Glaze, Nine Dragon Wall: This refers to the glazed screen wall of Shanshan Guild Hall. It is modeled after the Nine Dragon Wall of the Forbidden City in Beijing. It is 10.4 meters high, 13 meters wide and 1.70 meters thick. It has a single eaves and a hard top and is built with more than 1,000 colorful glazed square bricks. Both sides of the wall are decorated with exquisitely carved "Two Dragons Playing with Pearls", "Dragon and Tiger Fighting", "Danfeng Chaoyang", "Carp Jumping over the Dragon Gate", "Phoenix Wearing Peonies", "Five Dragons Holding the Saint" and various figures. Nine dragons and patterns such as fortune, fortune and longevity. In the middle of the screen wall there is a horizontal inscription "Yi Guan Guan Jin". Two couplets are written vertically on both sides: "The majestic spirit has swallowed up Wu and Wei, and the light is always bright, Yin, Jin and Qin", "The glow on the wall is comparable to wealth, and the soup wall pays homage to the heroic spirits".
8. Cooperation: The glazed screen wall of Shanshan Guild Hall is known as the best glazed screen wall because its decorative craftsmanship is the most unique. As a unique form of ancient Chinese architecture, Zhaobi mainly has two decorative styles: one is "sea diffuse style", which uses the entire wall to form a complete pattern, mostly with dragon and sea water patterns, such as Beihai in Beijing. The Nine Dragon Wall, the Nine Dragon Wall in Datong, Shanxi, etc.; the second is the "box type", which only uses brick or stone carvings to decorate the central part of the screen wall, which is either rhombus or oval, called a box. Most of the existing screen walls in guild hall buildings or other ancient folk buildings across the country are of this form.
The glazed screen wall of Sheqi Shanshan Guild Hall perfectly combines the two styles of sea diffuse and box style. It uses various glazed auspicious plants, auspicious animals, mythical beasts, plaques and couplets, deformed "福" and "福". The Chinese character "Shou" and other patterns are cleverly combined into a complete picture with rich content and profound meaning. It has both relatively independent "box" decoration and a romantic picture effect; the priorities are clear and the connection is natural; it is both magnificent and harmonious. Smooth; not only gives people intuitive aesthetic enjoyment, but also has rich cultural connotations.
9. Bagua Tower: Xuanyi Tower is the theater building of Shanshan Guild Hall. There are many ancient theater buildings across the country, each with its own characteristics. But when it comes to the grandeur of its architecture and the exquisite decoration, the Xuanjian Building of Sheqishan Shaanxi Guild Hall is second to none. The Xuanjian Tower was built during the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty. It is 24 meters high and is a triple eaves mountain top building. Facing the south is the mountain gate, the eaves are spacious, and the north is the stage. This "coupling" structure is unique and very distinctive. There is another cornice above the hanging plaque above the stage, forming a tall octagonal shape, fluttering and ready to fly. The upper and lower floors are beautifully decorated with superb wood and stone carvings and unique color paintings. Moreover, the left and right are supplemented by open bell and drum towers on the second floor. Contrary to the convention of placing closed bell and drum towers on both sides of the temple in other ancient buildings, it forms a unique style of music tower group. The third floor The wings and angles are staggered, seem to be divided and connected, and complement each other to form a perfect artistic whole.
10. The Patriarch of Zhongyi: Guan Yu, the "Hou of Zhongyi". Guan Gong emphasized "loyalty, righteousness, trustworthiness, wisdom, benevolence, and courage" most, and these words are exactly what businessmen need to make money. Shanxi merchants traveled all over China, and wherever they went there was at least one guild hall, a temple, and a stage, spreading this business concept of profit from justice. Their success in business convinced businessmen from all over the world that Guan Yu was a god of wealth who could bless them with abundant wealth.
11. Reading the Spring and Autumn Period: This refers to the story of Guan Yu reading the Spring and Autumn Period at night. In the fifth year of Jian'an of the Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 200), Cao Cao sent his troops to conquer Liu Bei eastward, won a victory in Xuzhou, and captured Guan Yu and the two emperor's wives. In order to get Guan Yunchang to surrender, Cao Cao entertained him three times a day. He also made him a partial general and gave him land to build a pavilion. However, Guan Yu, who did not lose his integrity, was still in Cao's camp and his heart was in the Han Dynasty. He hoped that the two emperor's wives could reunite with their sworn brother Liu Bei as soon as possible. When Cao Cao saw that the gift was not enough, he resorted to a new method of forcing him to use sex. He locked Guan Yu in the same room with the two emperor's wives, planning to publicize the matter in the future to prevent Guan Yu from returning to the Han Dynasty. As night fell, Guan Yu blushed with shame when facing the two imperial wives, and resented Cao Mengde for his treacherous intentions. He thought for a while, then resolutely got up and went outside, holding a candle and reading "Spring and Autumn" written by Confucius.
Guan Yu sometimes read aloud: "A scholar must not be ambitious. The road ahead is long and heavy, and benevolence is one's duty. Isn't it important? Isn't it just after death?" Cao Cao eavesdropped through the wall and sighed softly: "Guan Yunchang is a true hero." ! ”