Landscape of Shiba Chongxi Scenic Area
The Yuanlingshan site is located in Yuanlingshan, Guling Village, Nantong Town. The 1981 cultural relics census found that a large number of pottery sherds from the Shang and Zhou dynasties to the Han Dynasty remained on the mountain. The pottery sherds were decorated with cloud and thunder patterns, square patterns, water ripples, Rice-shaped patterns, etc., the remains are about 1 square kilometer. It can be seen that ancestors lived and multiplied here more than 3,000 years ago.
The site of Guling City is located on a flat land about 2 kilometers south of Guling Village, Nantong Town. The site is surrounded by mountains on three sides, with Guling Mountain to the south and Xiang Mountain, Shi Mountain, Leopard Mountain, Hu Mountain, Long Mountain and Jianfeng Mountain to the east and west. Some local elderly people even saw the ruins of earthen buildings when they were young. According to folklore, Wuzhu, the king of Fujian and Yue, first built a city wall here. Later, he listened to Mr. Kanyu's lobbying and weighed the Guling stream and the Xindian river in Fuzhou. The result was that the Xindian river water was heavier than the Guling stream water, so Wuzhu gave up. The ancient city wall under construction was turned to the ancient city of Xindian. Legends are legends, but to unveil the mystery of the ancient Ling City site, archaeological excavations are yet to be made. Chen Xiang, a Neo-Confucian scholar of the Northern Song Dynasty, wrote in his "Ancient City" that "the reeds are scattered and the sky is clear, and the water contains the mountains and the scenery illuminates the city." This is a portrayal of this place in the Song Dynasty.
Gulingwang Temple is located on Fuding Mountain, about 2 kilometers northwest of Guling Village, Nantong Town. The water of Shiba Chong River winds through here and flows into Dazhang River. Fuding Mountain, also known as Snake Mountain and Longtou Mountain, is located at the northernmost end of Shiba Chong River, opposite Guishan Mountain across the river. The locals have a saying that "the mouth of Turtle and Snake". According to the Ming Dynasty's "Mindu Records": "The ancient spirit temple is located on Fuding Mountain. Its god is called Zhengyou King, and his name and surname are unknown. In the third year of Tianyou in the Tang Dynasty (906), the spirit first descended to Yixingshe, and later moved to Wuyu moved back to his present place. Every year in the spring, the villagers prayed for blessings and worshiped him very devoutly. "In the eighth year of Zhenghe in the Song Dynasty (1118), he was given the title "Zhaohui". In the 19th year of Shaoxing (1149), he was granted the title "Pujihou", in the 29th year (1159) he was granted the title of "Weixian", and in the third year of Qiandao (1167) he was granted the title of "Lingying". The temple has gone through many vicissitudes of life and has been destroyed and rebuilt many times. The existing temple was rebuilt in 1996. It is located near the stream and pillowed on the mountain. It faces the west and faces the east. It has a brick and wood structure and has three entrances from the front and back. The following buildings include a stage, bell and drum tower, rain pavilion, middle hall, apse, etc., with a construction area of more than 800 square meters. In 1998, the author found a stele on the north wall of the temple that was rebuilt in the 25th year of the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty (1820). The text said: "On the day when the emperor and Han were appointed to the throne, I will declare the merits of Fujian Zuofu." , white horse and yellow clothes, a majestic symbol for eternity, a clear imperial edict and a gift, nine levels of imperial edicts, and a heroic figure, so he will be worshiped for eternity." The stele is 1.5 meters long and 0.6 meters wide. It can be seen from the inscription that the ancient spiritual king enshrined in the temple was Wuzhu, the Minyue king. Whether this is related to the ancient city site remains to be further verified. There is a poem in "The Ancient Spirit Temple" written by Xie Zhao during his tour to Zhejiang in the Ming Dynasty: "Ten miles of pine smoke and dark green, I immediately asked the ancient spirits in the setting sun. Half of the incense seals followed the firewood sticks, and the temple gate was high against the stone. The tide was flowing through Dipu with thousands of layers of white. The road winds around the melon mountains, and the entrance of the cave is blocked by clouds, and the fishing songs are far away from the Polygonum Ting."
Lingyin Temple is located in the east of Nanxi in Gucheng Village. Ming Wang Yingshan's "Fujian Capital Records" records: "In the Badu Ancient Ling. It was built in the second year of Xiantong (861) of the Tang Dynasty, and Ande Courtyard was first built in Dazhong of the Tang Dynasty. Lingyin Cave was built in Jiayouzhong of the Song Dynasty." The existing main hall of the temple was built in the Qing Dynasty. It is a modern building, facing east and west, with a width of five rooms, a two-entry layout, a bucket-style wooden frame, and a wind and fire wall around it. There is a pair of melon stone pillars in front of the corridor of the main hall, which dates from the Song Dynasty. Lin Hong, a poet of the Ming Dynasty, wrote in his poem "Lingyin Temple": "The famous temple in Lingyin is at the top of the Dragon Palace. The mountains are green, and the trees on the sea are fragrant. The mind is delusional when preaching, and the night is long with hanging lanterns. What a blessing in life. , take this opportunity to pay homage to the King of Medicine." Legend has it that Cai Xiang, a scholar of Hanlin University in the Northern Song Dynasty, once paid a visit to Lingyin Temple in disguise. While playing, he met a woodcutter. Cai Xiang asked him his name, and the woodcutter replied that he was "Liu Chang." Cai Xiang joked: "Beef can be eaten and horns can be blown. What is the use of this 'beef intestine'?" Unexpectedly, the woodcutter immediately responded: "The vegetable basket can be filled and the dishes can be filled. What is this 'vegetable box'?" Something?" One sentence made the listeners look at each other. They were strangers to each other, but the woodcutter was able to tell Cai Xiang's name, which made people secretly amazed.
Chen Lingtu’s tomb is located at the foot of Sichong River in Gucheng Village, facing south, facing the confluence of Minjiang River, Wulong River and Dazhang River, overlooking the three mountains of Rongcheng. The tomb is a double-layered earthen structure, about 10 meters wide and 15 meters deep, covering an area of more than 150 square meters. There is a granite tombstone standing in front of the tomb, 1 meter high and 1.3 meters wide. It is engraved with the following inscription: "The ancient Ling Emperor Song Ke Province, Da Sikong Gao, presented gold to Ziguanglu, doctor's order to Chen Gong, and Yuan's wife Bao was granted the title of Mrs. Wu." Jiayu was rebuilt in the midwinter of the Xinyou year of Jiaqing." Chen Lingtu, whose courtesy name was Zhongwei, was an official in Fujian. He served as a minister in Pushe and Tongping Zhangshi. He was granted the title of Kaiguo Bo of Yingchuan County and the envoy of Hakka Province. He moved to Guling and was the ancestor of the Chen family in Guling. Chen Xiang is Lingtu's great-grandson. Some people mistake Lingtu's tomb for Chen Xiang's tomb. According to the "Guling Chen Clan Genealogy", Chen Xiang's tomb is located in Jiangshan Plain, Yongding Township, Yixing County, Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province.