Wangcheng Park
Wangcheng Park, also known as Luoyang Wangcheng Park. Located in the Xigong District of Luoyang, the ancient capital of the Thirteenth Dynasty, adjacent to the Luo River, the park was built in 1955 and is located on the site of the Imperial City of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, a national key cultural relic protection unit to the west of the Luoyang Cultural Center.
The park is naturally divided into two areas from southwest to northeast by Jianhe River, a tributary of Luohe River. Although it is located on a plain, there are many man-made terrains in the park, especially on both sides of Jianhe River, with greater undulations.
Covering an area of ??1,080 acres, it includes ancient cultural areas, peony gardens, zoos, playgrounds, etc. It is the first heritage park in the country and the main venue for previous peony fairs. , the largest zoo in western Henan. It is also the largest comprehensive park in Henan Province.
Eight Scenes of the Royal City
1. The Ding Dynasty of Zhou Dynasty
"The capital of Zhou Dynasty is Ding Ding, and its power dominates all nations." The imitation copper Zhou tripod on the high platform inside the main entrance of the park is 4.7 meters high, rectangular and bucket-shaped, 3.9 meters long and 3.08 meters wide. There are cloud and thunder patterns on the abdomen and legs on all four sides, and a Taotie pattern on the top. There are 12 shuttles on the four corners and in the middle of each side. Taotie pattern, big eyes and thick eyebrows, a standing pattern on both sides, and bulging floral decoration. Tall and majestic, with brilliant golden light. "Zhou Ding Xiongju" is one of the eight scenic spots in the royal city.
About the Jiuding of the Zhou Dynasty?
The bronze craftsmanship in ancient my country was very developed, and the vessels made of bronze have become national treasure-level cultural relics cherished by later generations. Ding is one of them.
It is said that in primitive society, the tripod was a cooking utensil or a vessel for holding food, and it was mostly made of clay. Later, as metallurgical technology developed during the Shang and Zhou dynasties, the tripod was cast in bronze. At this time, the tripod became a symbol of aristocratic power and a sign of rank, and common people no longer had the right to use it.
The Simuwu Square Ding, now on display in the Chinese History Museum, is the largest bronze ware in the world so far. It dates back more than 3,000 years. The ding is 1.33 meters high and weighs 875 kilograms. It is a Shang Dynasty ding. Wang Wending made it as a gift to his mother.
The Nine Tripods described in this article are nine large tripods, which were made earlier than the Simuwu Square Tripod and were more exquisitely cast. According to legend, the Nine Tripods were cast by the son of Dayu.
According to the Chunqiu Zuo Shi Zhuan, in the Ren year of the Xia Dynasty, the Xia king divided the world into nine states, and established prefectures and animal husbandry in each state. The king of Xia ordered Jiuzhou Mu to contribute bronze and cast Jiuding.
In order to make one tripod symbolize a state and the figures engraved on each tripod reflect the mountains and rivers of that state, he prepared an atlas of famous mountains, rivers, scenic spots, and strange objects in all states in advance. Then the vibrating craftsman imitated the Jiuding according to the drawing. In this way, when people look at Jiuding, they will know the local customs and ghosts, so as to avoid evil and bring good luck. It is said that this incident was praised by the Emperor of Heaven, and the Xia Dynasty was blessed by God.
Later generations often use "asking for the top" to mean coveting political power, and "dingding" to mean establishing political power. There is another historical allusion here.
Legend has it that in the 11th century BC, King Wu defeated Zhou and established the Zhou Dynasty. At that time, he divided the land among his relatives and meritorious ministers, forming many vassal states. During the Spring and Autumn Period, the princes' forces rose up and competed with each other for hegemony. The emperor of Zhou could no longer control the world.
After King Chuzhuang of the Chu State came to the throne, he destroyed the Yong State, defeated the Song State, and also led troops to attack the Rong tribe of Lu Hun. When he passed through the capital of Zhou, the titular emperor of Zhou was frightened and sent his official Wang Sunman to the outskirts of the city to comfort the Chu army.
The king of Chuzhuang, who was already dominant at that time, asked Wang Sunman aggressively: "I heard that Dayu cast a nine-cauldron, which has been passed down for five generations and is a treasure handed down from generation to generation. It is now displayed in Luoyi. I wonder what the shape of the tripod is?" How about the size and importance? Tell me."
Wang Sunman heard the implication and replied without being humble or arrogant: "Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties were maintained by virtue, not by virtue. What about the tripod? In the past, when Yu the Great ruled the world, nine states sent bronzes from the state to cast the tripod. The Xia Dynasty banned the law, and the tripod was owned by the Shang Dynasty. Although it is small, it is heavy. If there is no morality, even though the tripod is large, it is still very light. It has been passed down for thirty generations and seven hundred years since King Cheng established the tripod in the suburbs. Now, although the status of Emperor Zhou has weakened, Before it’s time to be replaced, you’d better not ask about the importance of the tripod.”
After hearing Wang Sunmanyi’s stern words, King Chuzhuang gave up the thought of wrongdoing. He also knew that he did not have the strength to replace the Zhou Dynasty, so he had no choice but to give up and leave.
The tripod is so important and has such profound political connotations. The tripod is not only a priceless treasure, but also a treasure of the country.
However, after the Zhou Dynasty, the whereabouts of Jiuding were unknown.
There is a lot of information about the whereabouts of Jiuding in historical records, but they are either self-contradictory or have no reliable basis. Although there are many speculations, there are roughly two theories:
It is said that Jiuding was lost before the fall of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.
Sima Qian's "Historical Records·Fengchan Shu" said: "With the decline of Zhou's virtue and the demise of the Song Dynasty, the tripod was destroyed and disappeared.' In other words, Jiuding had been lost as early as the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. 了
Ban Gu added to Sima Qian's statement in the "Book of Han", saying that in the forty-second year of King Xian of Zhou Dynasty, Jiuding sank under the Pengcheng swimming pool.
Later, Qin Shihuang went on a tour and passed through Pengcheng. He sent thousands of people to swim in the water to salvage, but found nothing
A man named Xinyuan Ping in the Western Han Dynasty said: Zhou Ding was lost in swimming, and now the Yellow River has changed its course and connected with sprinklers. . I saw a golden treasure aura in Fenyin in the northeast, which may be the reappearance of Zhou Ding. Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty believed it and built a temple in Fenyin to respectfully invite the treasure tripod to come. But until his death, there was no trace of Baoding.
Qing Dynasty scholar Wang Xianqian said: In order to prevent the great power from hiding, coupled with financial difficulties, the Zhou royal family could not make ends meet. So he destroyed the Nine Tripods to cast copper coins, and lied to the outside world that the Nine Tripods were missing, so as to prevent the princes from raising troops to come to use the Tripods. This argument is also unconvincing. The Jiuding was cast in the early Xia Dynasty. The shape of the vessel was not too big. Could the emperor of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty destroy the tripod and cast money for a small amount of copper? Is he willing to surrender to his destiny? Jiuding is the national treasure of Zhou Dynasty and the place of destiny. It can only live and die in conjunction with social teaching. Is there any reason to destroy it on its own?
All the above statements. It is unanimously believed that Jiuding was indeed lost before the fall of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, so its burial place may be in Guandong.
Another theory is that Jiuding was lost in the late Qin Dynasty.
In Sima Qian's "Historical Records", in the "Book of Zhou and Qin", it is also said that in the 52nd year of King Zhao of Qin, after the death of King Zhou Shu, Qin plundered Jiuding from Luoyi and brought people to Qin. This statement contradicts his previous statement. One says it is related to Qin, and the other says it has nothing to do with Qin, which is puzzling. If it was really lost in the late Qin Dynasty, there are two possible burial locations, one is in Guanzhong, and the other is swimming in Pengcheng, because if Xiang Yu brought the Jiuding back to Pengcheng after breaking the city, there is no record of such an important event in the history books. It can only be a guess.
I don’t know when Jiuding will see the light of day again.
2 Hetu Luoshu Monument
Hetu Luoshu is based on the legend that "when the river comes out of the picture, the Luo comes out of the book", it was created by the sculptor Mr. Gong. According to legend, in ancient times, a mythical beast with a horse head and a dragon body appeared in the Yellow River. The dragon horse carried a diagram of the river on its back. Fuxi deduced the Eight Diagrams based on the diagram of the river. When Dayu was governing Luoshui, he saw a magical turtle carrying a jade tablet with the Luo Book on it. From the Book of Luo, Dayu understood the nine categories of laws governing the world, conquered the floods, and divided the world into nine states. "Hetu Luoshu" is the legendary earliest historical document of the Chinese nation and the highest achievement of the spiritual thinking of the ancestors of the Chinese nation. The dragons, phoenixes, bears, and sheep erected at the four corners of the Hetu Shaoluo stele are evolved from the totems of ancient Chinese nations, implying that the descendants of Yan and Huang faithfully guard the Chinese civilization. The Hetu Luoshu Stele has profound connotations and an ingenious and unique design. It is one of the classic landscapes in Wangcheng Park.
The secrets contained in the Hetu Luoshu
There are ten numbers composed of black and white dots in the Hetu. The numbers composed of white dots are odd numbers, also known as "raw numbers", which belong to Yang; the numbers composed of black dots are even numbers, also called "complete numbers", which belong to Yin. The birth number represents the growth trend of all things, and the Cheng number represents the maturity trend of all things. The sum of odd and even numbers is 55. 55 represents the "number of heaven and earth", from which the number of all things can be derived.
These ten numbers are arranged in a square. One white and six blacks in the north represent Xuanwu, which belongs to water; three whites and eight blacks in the east represent green dragon, which belongs to wood; two blacks and seven whites in the south represent redbirds, which belong to fire; four blacks and nine whites in the west represent white tiger, which belongs to gold; the five in the center represent White and ten black represent the singularity of time and space, belonging to earth.
The mystery contained in the Hetu Luoshu
The peculiarity of the Hetu is that it uses simple elements such as black and white, numbers, and patterns to explain the universe. The stars in the sky correspond to the directions on the ground, and each direction is composed of yin and yang to make up all things, and the attributes of these five directions constitute the creation and restraint effect of the circulation cycle. This is how everything in Ningzhou operates and is also the origin of the universe. Therefore, the Hetu is also regarded as the innate ontological universe diagram.
Through observation, we can find that the rotation of numbers in the river chart is regular. The odd numbers 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9 rotate clockwise, while the even numbers 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 also rotate clockwise. The five element attributes corresponding to each direction also rotate clockwise, and counterclockwise. Just conflict with each other. The river map seems to indicate certain laws of the universe. If you follow them, you will live, if you go against them, you will die.
Fuxi found inspiration from the Hetu. He regarded the chaotic and undivided universe as Tai Chi. This Tai Chi is not static. When Tai Chi starts to move, movement is Yang and stillness is Yang. The separation of yin and yin and yang creates two rituals. Fuxi drew a Tai Chi diagram based on this, with the large circle outside representing the universe that transformed Yin and Yang, while the Tai Chi fish symbolizing Yin and Yang chased and rotated in a clockwise direction.
Luo Shu is developed on the basis of Hetu. It also uses black and white dots to form odd and even numbers, but Luo Shu only uses nine numbers. Luoshu places the odd numbers belonging to Yang in the positive directions, which are the "four positives", symbolizing the four solar terms of winter solstice, summer solstice, spring equinox, and autumnal equinox; at the same time, the even numbers belonging to Yin are placed between each two positive directions, so there are many The four directions of northeast, southeast, southwest and northwest are the "four corners", which symbolize the four solar terms of Beginning of Spring, Beginning of Summer, Beginning of Autumn and Beginning of Winter. The combination of these symbols represents the cycle of seasons throughout the year.
In addition, whether these nine numbers are added horizontally, vertically, or diagonally, the sum obtained is fifteen. This wonderful balance symbolizes that the movement and transformation of yin and yang will break the balance, but will eventually return to the overall balance. This is exactly the internal operating law of the universe after its formation, so Luo Shu is also known as the "acquired universe map".
Fuxi created the Innate Bagua based on the He Diagram, while King Wen of Zhou created the Acquired Bagua based on the Luo Shu. Bagua is actually a cosmic diagram used by the ancients to further scientificize their understanding of the universe. Therefore, the Bagua not only contains the operating laws of the universe, but also reflects the eight natural phenomena in the universe and the various conditions they change. Among them, the innate Bagua mainly reflects the generation and evolution process of all things in the universe, while the acquired Bagua reflects the development and evolution laws of all things. Therefore, if you want to predict the macro trend of the world, you mainly use the Innate Bagua; and to deduce personal fortune, family Destiny should focus on the gossip of the day after tomorrow. In Kanyu, Feng Shui masters often use these two kinds of Bagua to grasp the changing laws of things based on the basic information.
The main result of King Wen of Zhou's deduction of "Luoshu" is acquired gossip. Except for the number "five" in the middle, which has no hexagrams, the eight hexagrams of Houtian Bagua respectively represent the eight numbers of Luo Shu, namely, one is Kan, the second is Kun, the third is Zhen, the fourth is Xun, the sixth is Qian, and the seventh is Qian. It is Dui, eight is Gen, and nine is Li. These eight numbers respectively represent elements with yin and yang attributes. They complement each other and can achieve the balance of things in the order of one to nine. At the same time, Houtian Bagua uses the east corresponding to the earthquake as the beginning of the year, symbolizing spring. Starting from the earthquake, eight hexagrams are arranged clockwise, corresponding to a complete year from spring to winter.
The acquired Bagua uses its circulation to show the balance benefits created by changes in things and the cycle of time. The Feng Shui master’s work is precisely to pursue this balance and harmony, so the acquired Bagua has become An important tool for Feng Shui masters to study Feng Shui.
3. Dan Pavilion Welcoming Guests
Agarwood Tower (Dan Tower) is one of the main landscapes in Wangcheng Park, with a construction area of ??more than 800 square meters, supported by 42 columns, and has three floors of antique style The building is currently the tallest and most gorgeously decorated antique building in Luoyang City. The entire building has carved beams and painted pillars, exquisite shapes, flying eaves and brackets, and is magnificent. It is integrated with the garden landscape such as pavilions, terraces, buildings, and pavilions in the garden. Agarwood Tower is one of the eight scenic spots in the royal city. Surrounding the pavilion is a large peony altar composed of regular geometric figures. There are 83 kinds of precious peonies, including Yao Huang, Wei Zi, Bean Green, Lantian Jade, and more than 1,800 peonies, which complement the Agarwood Tower. Hui.
4 Beautiful Waterfalls
Fenghu Lake covers an area of ??about 10,000 square meters, with winding shores, weeping willows and sparkling water. The curved bridge undulates across both sides of the bank. On the north bank of Fenghu Lake, there is a mountain built with rocks and steep cliffs, which is called "Jianxi". The clear springs and waterfalls at the top of the peak are just like "high mountains and broad waters", with extraordinary magnanimity. A small courtyard-style antique building - "Beautiful Thoughts Garden" - was built on the west bank, which together with the waterfall on the north bank forms a magnificent landscape of "Beautiful Thoughts Falls".
5 Letai Bells
Shaoletai is the main building in the Western Zhou Cultural District of Wangcheng Park. It was built according to the Zhou Dynasty style of "build its terraces and pavilions, and beautify its palaces" . The black lines inlaid on the east, west and south walls of the Shaole Terrace reflect more than 30 historical events related to Luoyang that occurred from 770 BC to 221 BC. Known as the Story Wall, the upper part of Shaole Terrace is the "Si A Chong House", a memorial building of the Zhou Dynasty. There are chimes, chimes and other musical instruments on display in the room, and Shao music is played regularly. The whole building is majestic and magnificent, with a strong pre-Qin style. "Le Tai Bell" is one of the classic landscapes of Wangcheng Park?
6 Green Corridor
7 Ji Shengzhu
8 Phoenix Tower Reflecting Valley
Feng Que Ying Teng
“The Luoyang Palace Tower is lush and lofty, and the eternal prosperity is passing away.” At the entrance of Zhou Cultural District, a pair of peak-waisted buildings stand. The tower is 3.9*3.3 meters above the foundation, 5.2*4.4 meters above the cornice, 8.25 meters high, and is made of 420 cubic meters of bluestone. There are lifelike brackets, rafters, and beams under the eaves. There are ridges and kisses on the eaves, and there are imitation antique books carved on the sides. It has a strong pre-Qin style, is simple and elegant, majestic and straight, and reflects the fact that "Dan Qian Ying Tu" is one of the eight scenic spots in the royal city in the history of Luoyang.