How is the geomantic omen in Jingjiang Palace in Guilin, Guangxi?
According to records, it was Tieniu Temple in Song Dynasty, changed to Daguo Temple in Yuan Dynasty, and later called Wanshoutang. Zhu Yuanzhang, the Ming emperor, named his grandnephew Zhu Shouqian King of Jingjiang, which was the official residence. Jingjiang Wang Fu was built in 1392, 34 years earlier than the Forbidden City. During the 257 years from its completion to the demise of the Ming Dynasty, there lived 14 generations 12 prisoners. It is the best-preserved Ming Dynasty Palace in China and the national key cultural relics protection unit, surrounded by the best-preserved Ming Dynasty city walls. Touch the 600-year-old city wall with your own hands and appreciate the solemnity of the former royal city. You can't help feeling the vicissitudes of history.
From the outside, it is not much different from the city gate seen in other places, except that there is a hole in it. Entering from Xihuamen in Wangcheng, the second place and the square above are very conspicuous. This workshop was set up in the fourth year of Tongzhi (1865). As the second place of palace examination No.1, further inside, there is a champion and a workshop on Donghuamen. The names of Liu Fuyao and Zhao Guanwen are juxtaposed in front of the workshop. To the south of Zhengyang (Li Duan) Gate, you can see the square built between Sanyuan and Chen Jichang. Since the imperial examination 1000 years in Tang Dynasty, only 13 people have been admitted to Sanyuanli, and only 2 people have been admitted to the Qing Dynasty for more than 200 years. Chen Jichang, a native of Lingui, placed an archway carved from huge stones above the city gate, which was the highest honor given by feudal society to those who became famous in the imperial examination.
Chongwen shangli has been handed down from generation to generation here. In the Qing Dynasty, Jingjiang Wang Fu was changed to Guangxi Gongyuan, from which four top scholars, 585 scholars and 1685 juren came out, becoming a blessed place for literati. Perhaps it is for this reason that Wangcheng eventually became the Wangcheng Campus of Guangxi Normal University after experiencing the multiple identities of Northern Expedition Base Camp, Li Zongren Base Camp, Bai Chongxi Base Camp and Guangxi Provincial Government established by Sun Yat-sen during the Republic of China.
Bypass the main entrance and choose to enter the palace from the east gate. Directly ahead is the Duxiufeng, known as the "Southern Tianzhu". This butte is very prominent, steep and majestic. Walking into the crescent pool, the pool is carved by spring water, shaped like a crescent, with curved waterside pavilions and heavy willows. At Dushuyan at the east foot, there is the original cliff stone carving of "Guilin's landscape is the best in the world" left by the king of the Southern Song Dynasty 800 years ago. This is where the famous saying "Guilin's landscape is the best in the world" began.
Look at it. It's getting late. There is no time to climb Duxiufeng and feel the majesty of Jingjiang Wang Fu, so we can only walk around Duxiufeng. This walk turned out to be another scenery. At the foot of the mountain, students from normal universities can be seen everywhere, strolling, talking and laughing, reading with books, or whispering. Boys and girls are full of youthful atmosphere, emitting a strong bookish atmosphere. It is a great blessing to study in such an environment, witness the wonderful natural scenery every day, feel the traditional architecture and garden art of China, and appreciate the landscape culture and historical culture.
The students of Normal University are lucky, and even luckier is a girl named Kong Sizhen. This is a story I heard later-Princess Zhu Huan walked out of Jingjiang, Wang Fu. Kong Sizhen is the only Han nationality in history of qing dynasty. Her father decided that Kong Youde, king of South China, would stay in Guilin for seven years and live in the former Jingjiang Palace. Li Dingguo, an anti-Qing soldier from the Southern Ming Dynasty, attacked Guilin. Kong Sizhen, who was only 17 years old, fled to Beijing alone and was adopted by sourdrang dowager, named "Heshuo Gege". Kong Sizhen's life is like the "Little Swallow" in Princess Zhu Huan. Some people say that she is the real prototype of Princess Zhu Huan. As a rare girl in China, she is as unprecedented as "Little Swallow".