What places of interest are there in Xinghua?

Zheng Banqiao's former residence is located in Jiazheng Lane, Gubanqiao, Dongcheng Bay, Xinghua. Zheng Xie (1693- 1765), whose real name was Ke Rou, was a painter and calligrapher in Qing Dynasty, and was one of the "Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou". I lived here before the first year of Qianlong. The former residence faces south, with a gatehouse, upper and lower rooms, a small study, a small courtyard patio and a kitchen. Cultural relics, paintings and statues about Zheng Banqiao are displayed in the house.

An ordinary house, because of its owner's extraordinary influence, makes visitors sit up and take notice. This is Xinghua's "Banqiao Former Residence", which fascinates scholars at home and abroad.

When you walk into the former residence, you can see two large plaques inscribed by Zhao Puchu and Liu Haisu, "Former Residence of Zheng Banqiao" and "Former Residence of Zheng Xie".

The former residence is made of white walls and gray tiles. Although the area is not large, it can temporarily avoid noise. Walking in the yard, you can hear your footsteps echoing in the yard.

Zheng Banqiao is famous for his poems, books and paintings, and he was once the head of the Eight Eccentrics in Yangzhou in Qing Dynasty. The Zheng family has been studying for generations, which is a scholarly family. Zheng Banqiao spent his boyhood here until the first year of Qianlong, when he was admitted to Jinshi at the age of 44.

Banqiao's former residence is in Jiazheng Lane outside Xinghua East Gate. There are not many bamboos in Xinghua, but this area is very special. From the ancient Banqiao to the urban area, you have to go through a bamboo lane with more than 200 steps. In Zhuxiang, every family takes bamboo as their business. Banqiao lives in such an environment where bamboo can be seen everywhere. How can it not produce feelings of loving bamboo and cherishing bamboo?

"No bamboo, no home" is a big preference of Banqiao. Under the eaves of Banqiao's former residence study, there is a clump of bamboo. Banqiao can enjoy the bamboo shadow through the window paper of the study, just like enjoying a natural picture. It is conceivable that the patter of night rain and the sound of rain beating on bamboo are exciting. Banqiao, which studies in the study, will give birth to infinite elegance. He said: "There is nothing to learn where I draw bamboo, and there are more middle ears than paper windows and powder walls."

Ink bamboo became the theme of Zheng Banqiao's paintings and poems. In his works, bamboo has also become a character. Bamboo is unyielding and humble, which can be said to be a portrayal of Banqiao's noble temperament. When he left Wei County, the poems and paintings he left to the local elders were still bamboo themes. On a black bamboo painting, he wrote: "Throw away the black veil, it is not an official, the bag is rustling, and the sleeves are cool." Write a thin bamboo as a fishing rod on the autumn wind river. " It is still widely circulated among the people. It is conceivable that the patter of night rain and the sound of rain beating on bamboo are exciting. Banqiao, which studies in the study, will give birth to infinite elegance. He said: "There is nothing to learn where I draw bamboo, and there are more middle ears than paper windows and powder walls."

Ink bamboo became the theme of Zheng Banqiao's paintings and poems. In his works, bamboo has also become a character. Bamboo is unyielding and humble, which can be said to be a portrayal of Banqiao's noble temperament. When he left Wei County, the poems and paintings he left to the local elders were still bamboo themes. On a black bamboo painting, he wrote: "Throw away the black veil, it is not an official, the bag is rustling, and the sleeves are cool." Write a thin bamboo as a fishing rod on the autumn wind river. " It is still widely circulated among the people.

Four arches

Sipailou, an Amin dynasty building, is located at the crossroads in the center of xinghua city. Its cornice vault is simple and solemn. 47 plaques, large and small, are hung on the four sides of the four-arch building and the inner wall of the vault. In memory of Xinghua's celebrities in previous dynasties.

In the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, Xinghua, a small county town, 88 people were admitted to Jinshi. On average, there is one scholar every six years, and three people are senior officials (equivalent to prime ministers). There are also many people with high reputation in the cultural, artistic and academic circles. For example, Liu Xizai, known as the author of the Oriental Hegelian Art Outline, the editor of the Summary of Sikuquanshu, Zong Chen, the author of the article Bao Zhang Shu in China ancient literature Guanzi, Lu Xixing, the author of the Romance of the Gods, the author of Water Margin, and Li Xiang, who was appointed as a literary researcher and writer at the same time with Lu Xun. ...

And each plaque on the four archways is to commemorate a celebrity, and there are brilliant achievements behind it. For example, the plaque of "Opening the First Subject" is to commemorate Chu Xun, a scholar of Xinghua in the Song Dynasty, and "Prime Minister No.1" is about Li Chunfang, the prime minister of the Ming Dynasty. The East China Sea Sage praised the philosopher Han and the seven-step talents of Yangzhou Eight Eccentrics. ...

During the turmoil of the Cultural Revolution, the four archways were destroyed, and the reconstructed four archways basically kept their original appearance, and 47 plaques were brilliant again.

Chuanting Liyuan

Liyuan and Chuanting Hall are located at No.0/3, Wu 'an Street, xinghua city. Originally the private garden of Li Xiaobo, a wealthy businessman in Qing Dynasty, the gate faces east, and there are two hidden walls of the gatehouse, a north-south wing, a vestibule well and a south-facing flower hall. Entering Li Yuanyuan Gate is the Ship Hall, one room wide and seven rooms deep, which looks like a cruise ship inside and out. There is a gangplank-like walkway on the west side with railings, and there is a wooden door carved with nanmu in the room.

The roof of the hall is covered with a rolling shed, and there is a white marble boat pile at the bow in the west of the hall. The southwest of the hall is along the corridor to the square hall, connected with the osmanthus building, and the park is covered with flower beds and ancient trees. Quiet and elegant, with the characteristics of Yangzhou gardens in the late Qing Dynasty. It is a key cultural relic protection unit in Jiangsu Province.

Liuxiza former residence

Liu Xizai's former residence is located at the west end of Qian Jie Street in xinghua city, where Liu Xizai (1813-1881) once lived. At present, we are sitting in the east gate building facing west and the front hall and back room facing south. Home-style halls, patios, ancient children's bookstores and other buildings. In the main hall, there is a plaque of Emperor Xianfeng's imperial book "Quiet and Easy Feeling". The interior furnishings are simple and elegant. And display Liu Xizai's Introduction, Four Tones, Talking about Warm and Cool Sounds and other cultural relics. Among many historical celebrities in Xinghua, Liu Xizai's knowledge is the most extensive and profound. In this respect, he is said to be "knowledgeable and versatile" and is not familiar with the history of the Six Classics and immortal Buddhism. He also made great achievements in phonology and arithmetic, as well as in various fields of literature and art. "

The book "Introduction to Art" is all about the "nature, characteristics, institutional changes, creative laws and appreciation methods" of the lecturers. It fully embodies rich artistic dialectical thoughts and corresponding aesthetic categories, which determines his unique position in China's academic and classical literary criticism and traditional aesthetics. The rich and precious heritage has attracted more and more attention from the world and has become a mineral deposit that relevant experts and scholars have been exploring and excavating. He has two former residences.

One is "Liu Xizai's former residence", which has been relocated and located in an alley on the north side of Fu Qian Street; You can see a spacious and bright living room facing south from the gate. There is a cubicle and a small door in the west of the living room. Inside, it is the place where Liu Xizai studied, Gutong Bookstore. It seems like a lifetime ago. On one side of the small yard, there are trees and flowers. You can see the dense-leaved nest warbler above, and you can listen to the birds singing flowers below. The winding path is secluded, and the flowers are like brocade. You can imagine that Liu Xizai was "quiet".

The other is in the former Chenghuang Temple, next to a well on the west side of Baoyan Temple East Lane. Liu Xizai was from Funing County, but Weng died young and lost his life. Forced to make a living, he was taken to Xinghua by his mother and lived with his grandmother day and night. Liu Xizai was well aware of the hardships of her ancestors' mothers in caring for orphans and studied hard, so she was admitted to the Imperial Examination in the 24th year of Daoguang (1844). After enjoying the royal salary, Liu Xizai bought a house, which was later called the location of Gutong Bookstore, and his mother and family were younger than it. Tongzhi was governor of Guangdong for three years (1864), and lived here after begging to give lectures in his later years. 14 was revived by a stroke.

Arch-bar platform

Gong Ji Terrace, called Xuanwu Terrace in ancient times, was built in the early Song Dynasty. It is 6 meters high and covers an area of 1.300 square meters. Chi Pan, located in Haizi, north of xinghua city, was founded in the Song Dynasty. During the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, the Xuanwu Gao Tai, also known as Xuanwu Lingtai, was built. There are buildings like Guang Hai Tower and Green Wave Pavilion. Huai Jin Building was originally built on the stage, surrounded by Zhaoyang Academy, Quzi Temple, Green Wave Pavilion and Guang Hai Building. Looking from a distance, pavilions are strewn at random, trees are lush and birds are singing and flowers are fragrant. It used to be a famous tourist attraction in Xinghua ancient city. Scholars at all times and all over the world once wrote poems on the archway, leaving many excellent works, the most famous of which is Kong, the author of Peach Blossom Fan. He once lived in Guang Hai Building for a long time. When he wrote Peach Blossom Fan, he wrote 14 poems about Gong Ji Station.

A seven-rhythm poem entitled "Pavilion, Arch and Terrace to Relieve Boredom" wrote: "The arch is high, overlooking Bixi, and closed at the eye of the stream. The slaughter officer also took a fishing boat, and the waterfowl openly stayed in Su Xianlou. Hometown books at sea are often every other month, and rain and wind suddenly become autumn. The infinite waves of Chaoyang going north, close the doors and windows early to recall the past. Now, after the initial transformation of the archway platform, the gatehouse stands in the west, with red columns and blue tiles, which shines at first glance. There are stone banks along the south river, and clear water is always there. The North Garden across the river is full of trees, flowers and pavilions. The yacht is rowed from the sea pool and can pass directly under the arch bar. People sitting on the yacht, looking up at the arch platform and reciting the poems of the sages are enough to imagine the ancient love.

Xuanwu lingtai scenic spot

The "Xuanwu Lingtai" scenic spot on the bank of Haichi River is surrounded by pavilions, towering trees and beautiful scenery. This is the largest cultural landscape in xinghua city with a history of more than 700 years.

According to historical records, in the first year of Baoqing in the Southern Song Dynasty (1225), Xinghua County ordered Chen Lai to build a 3.5-kilometer-long earthen city with four gates in the southeast and northwest, four gates around the county government, and a high platform on the south side of the earthen city in the north of the county government. According to the orientation of the five elements and the corresponding Xuanwu (tortoise) in the "Four Elephants", this station was named Xuanwu Station. At the same time, the "Huai Jin Tower" separated by a strip of water from the Huaihe River was built on the "Xuanwu Terrace", which means "offensive and defensive". Zhan Shilong, a magistrate of a county in Yuan Dynasty, studied here, so it is also called reading the building.

1538, Fu Peikai, a magistrate of a county, diverted water from Daiyu River into the sea basin. In order to consolidate the urban defense, this platform was rebuilt and renamed as Gong Ji Platform. The platform is 6m high, 16m long and 15m wide, and covers an area of about 1300m2. There is an inscription "Gong Ji" at the main entrance. There are circle doors on the east and west sides, the platform in the east is Zhaoyang Academy, and the three courtyards in the north are Quzi Temple in memory of Qu Yuan. The entrance to Moon Cave is the Green Wave Pavilion in the west, and the Guang Hai Building is in the north of the Green Wave Pavilion.

In the autumn of the first year of Hong Guang in the Southern Ming Dynasty (1644), Shi Kefa, an anti-Qing hero stationed in Yangzhou, and his adopted son and deputy general Stevie went to Xinghua to inspect the Yugoslav capital, boarded the "Gong Ji Terrace" to inspect the terrain, renamed the "Huai Jin Tower" as "Guang Hai Tower" and improvised the inscription "Guang Hai Tower" to hang upstairs. In the Qing Dynasty, it was renamed Taiwan to avoid the taboo of saints. 1686 The author of Peach Blossom Fan is here.

The "Xuanwu Lingtai" scenic spot took shape in the early Southern Song Dynasty. By the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, especially in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, 10 had been built and expanded more than once, and Ai Yi Temple, Jingxian Temple (later changed to Quzi Temple), Zhaoyang Academy, Monument Hall and other buildings had been built successively, which was praised and praised by more than 100 literati and officials at all levels, resulting in a large number of poetry works. At the same time, Yu Linnian, a scholar in the sixth year of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1867), compiled a collection of poems and poems, The Collection of Zen River in Gongjitai, The Record of Gongjitai in Xinghua and the famous Confucius drama Peach Blossom Fan with world influence, which greatly enriched the cultural connotation and historical background of Xuanwu Lingtai Scenic Area, making it as famous as Pingshan Hall and Yangzhou.