The ancient city style of Hongjiang City
Introduction to Qiancheng
Qiancheng is the seat of the municipal government of Hongjiang City. It has a long history and outstanding people. In the fifth year of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty (202 BC), Tancheng County was established and the Jin Dynasty became the seat of Wuyang County. In the Sui Dynasty, it was governed by Longbiao County. In the Tang Dynasty, it was governed by Wuzhou and Yuanzhou Prefectures. In the Five Dynasties, it was governed by Xuzhou Mandi. In the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, it was governed by Qianyang County. In the Republic of China, it was governed by the Fourth Commissioner's Office of Hunan Province. Qiancheng is the abbreviation of Qianyang Ancient City.
For thousands of years, the Dong, Miao, Yao, Han and other ethnic groups who have lived in the ancient city of Qianyang have jointly created a splendid history and culture. The poems of poets Wang Changling and Li Bai of the prosperous Tang Dynasty still exist, and the ink of famous calligraphers Long Qirui and Wang Jixian of the Qing Dynasty is still fragrant.
In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the vast imperial trees, billowing oil, frequent smoke, and rows of prostitute boats made this military town on the Yuanshui River a famous trade city on the Silk Road in southern China.
The ancient city of Qianyang is a model for the planning and construction of towns in traditional and ethnic areas in China based on topography and Feng Shui. The original urban pattern and street system are still completely preserved, and it is one of the few ancient cities in China that has a complete overall style. In January 2003, it was approved to become a provincial-level historical and cultural city.
The ancient city of Qianyang currently houses the Furong Tower, known as the first scenic spot in southern Chu. The key attractions include the Zhongzheng Gate Tower, Nanzheng Street, the Dragon King Temple, the Bell and Drum Tower, and more than 30 other places. The strict and neat T-shaped alleys of the ancient city, the cellar houses separated by firewalls, the stilted gatehouses with the most local characteristics, the ancient hanging wells with moss-infested stones, the red sand city walls that have experienced wars, the elegant and profound stone streets, and the outstanding ancient buildings Buildings, solemn and mysterious ancestral temples, magnificent guild halls and theaters, etc. It makes countless tourists and passers-by dream about it.
The Furong Tower is world-famous in memory of Wang Changling. It was a place where literati and poets of all dynasties wrote poems and wrote articles. It was built in the 20th year of Jiaqing in the Qing Dynasty (1815). It is built on the top of a mountain with double eaves and " The plaque "Furong Tower" is surrounded by stone railings and towering ancient trees. The main building has vermilion columns, and the doors and windows are carved with figures, flowers and birds, which are exquisite. The doorposts on the first floor are inscribed with the couplet "Heaven and earth are pavilions, and all life is a guest throughout the ages. The sky is full of hibiscus, and people and affairs are like flowers for a hundred years." A portrait of Wang Changling is displayed in the building. As well as the calligraphy rubbings of the number one scholar in the Qing Dynasty, etc. When you climb the tower, you can see the clear mountains and blue water in the distance, which is refreshing and refreshing. It is known as "the first famous tower in Chunan's scenic spots".
The Furong Tower Stele Gallery is a treasure of ancient Chinese art. It houses "Magushan Immortal Altar" by Yan Zhenqing, a calligrapher of the Tang Dynasty, and "Xishan Academy" by Mi Fu, one of the four masters of the Song Dynasty. Huang Tingjian's "Choose a House", as well as more than 200 inscriptions on the calligraphy and inscriptions of Yue Fei, the general who conquered the West, Zhao Mengfu, the calligrapher and painter, and Long Qirui, the number one scholar of Daoguang Xinchou in the Qing Dynasty. With so many inscriptions and high artistic value, it is the most complete, richest and unique record of Hunan-Chu culture.
Wang Changling, courtesy name Shaobo, was born in Chang'an, Jingzhao, the first year of the Holy Calendar of Wu Zetian of the Tang Dynasty (698). He was a famous frontier poet in the Tang Dynasty. He was known as the "Seven Masters" and the "Poet Emperor". In the 15th year of Kaiyuan (727), he was awarded the title of Jinshi, and was awarded the title of Provincial Secretary, Secretary, and was later awarded the title of Erxue Hongci. In the seventh year of Tianbao (748), he was relegated to Lieutenant Longbiao (now Qiancheng) for the crime of "not protecting his careful conduct and causing slander and controversy". The poet was an honest official, good at government, and made great achievements for the people. He was known as "Xianwei".
The farewell pavilion was the place where Wang Changling, the great poet of the Tang Dynasty, sent off his poems to guests. The poet once left here his eternal masterpiece of "a heart of ice in a jade pot". Because the old pavilion was abandoned, it was rebuilt on the bank of Wushui River in the 20th year of Jiaqing in the Qing Dynasty. On the pillars of the pavilion, there is a seal script inscription written by Wang Gao, a Jinshi of the Qing Dynasty: "Famous flowers and beautiful women wrote poems, and cold rain once saw off guest boats." There are also seal scripts in the pavilion. Stone tables and chairs can be used for visitors to rest and enjoy the scenery. They have the heroic spirit of "taking a leisurely look at the spring water of the river and reading about the past and present"!