What is the story of guarding Zhaoling?
There were many touching stories in the Qing Dynasty to protect Zhaoling. In the 24th year of Guangxu (1898), Russia repaired the South Manchuria Line of the Middle East Railway, and the Russians wanted to take a straight line from the "Maokudian" (Shengjing) station and spread northward through the forbidden boundary of Zhaoling. Russia's unreasonable demands were led by the Sanling yamen in Shengjing, and many descendants of the royal family (word Xishan, Manchu with yellow flag) (? -198). Duo Wen said, "Zhaoling is the tomb of Emperor Taizong of the Qing Dynasty. How can the railway pass through it? If the train is allowed to pass in the restricted area, it will not only be unfilial to the ancestors, but also destroy the Feng Shui in Long Mai. " The Russians wouldn't listen and set fire to the wasteland. Duo Wen jumped into the fire and shouted, "You can only build the railway from here if you burn me." The Russians had no choice but to give in and eventually move the railway five miles west. Duo Wen was awarded the position of deputy commander-in-chief of Shengjing and guardian minister of Sanling by the Qing government for his meritorious service in protecting the mausoleum.
in the 26th year of Guangxu (19), Russian troops invaded Fengtian, and a group of Russian troops tried to break into Zhaoling. With great resentment against the enemy, Site Henge, the guard of Zhaoling, hanged himself in front of the tomb, which made the brutal Russian soldiers flinch. The warrior saved Zhaoling from a catastrophe with his precious life.
in the 31st year of Guangxu (195), the Russo-Japanese War fought in Fengtian, and the Russian cavalry attacked the Japanese troops of three brigades from the north and the west, relying on Zhaoling Mausoleum to protect the city and pine forest.
As a result of the scuffle between the two armies, ancient buildings such as the imperial concubine's garden in Zhaoling were blown flat, and Gu Song, which lasted for 2 years, was burned a lot. There is also Gao Haishan, the soldier guarding Zhaoling, who was robbed of his gun and horse by the Russian army and shot again.
On the 1th day of March of the same year, in the battle of Fengtian Congress, the Russian army was defeated, and the Japanese soldiers pursued and came to the front of Zhaoling. At the time of Zhaoling Spring Festival, the officials in charge of the sacrifice were dressed in royal robes and were holding a solemn memorial ceremony. At this time, forty or fifty Japanese soldiers broke into the Long En Gate with guns, regardless of the guard's blocking.
The general manager of the memorial service urgently ordered Mei Wenheng, a 52-year-old Liupin Daishang Xiangren (official name), to go and argue. Facing the crazy Japanese army, Mei Wenheng reprimanded loudly: "The memorial ceremony is being held grandly. This is the holy place of the Qing emperor's mausoleum. You must not be rude!" The Japanese soldiers still stubbornly rushed in. Mei Wenheng, not afraid of violence, stood up to stop the Japanese soldiers from entering. The vicious Japanese army actually shot and killed Mei Wenheng. His 56-year-old compatriot brother, Mei Yulin, who is also a Shang Xiang, immediately rushed forward, continued to resist the Japanese gun with his chest, denounced the Japanese's outrageous and unreasonable killing behavior, and was shot dead by the Japanese. The Japanese army even killed two officials in Zhaoling, consciously indefensible, and quickly fled.
The Mei brothers used their blood and lives to protect Zhaoling from disaster again. Afterwards, General Shengjing gave a pension to Mei's family and called Mei Yulin's son, Major, to succeed him as Shangxiang.
Zhaoling architecture is complete and unique. It not only inherits the excellent tradition of Chinese ancient mausoleum architecture, but also has the unique style of Manchu mausoleum. It is a model of the blending of Han and Manchu cultures and the essence of Chinese ancient garden architecture.
in the 16th year of the Republic of China (1927), the feng tian government turned Zhaoling into a park. After the liberation of Shenyang, Zhaoling was protected and rescued by the people's government. In September 1963, the Liaoning Provincial People's Committee announced Zhaoling as a provincial-level cultural relics protection unit. In March 1982, the State Council announced Zhaoling as a national cultural relics protection unit. In recent years, the Shenyang Municipal People's Government has allocated special funds to repair it and transform its surrounding environment, thus restoring the ancient Zhaoling to its original appearance and reappearing its glory that day. On July 1, 24, Zhaoling became a world cultural heritage. Today's Zhaoling, as a world-renowned cultural treasure at home and abroad, is a must-visit resort for domestic and foreign tourists.