Bozhou Ming and Qing Street:
The design of the connection between Ming and Qing Street and Huaxi Building will ensure the harmony and unity of the three landscapes.
The main color of Huaxi Building and Ming and Qing Streets, the main color of the design is blue-gray, which is consistent with the color of Ming and Qing Street and Huaxi Building. Especially after the square is completed, the scenery will change Beautiful, the popularity may be strong, driving the business of the street in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
It is understood that the ground of the Huaxi Lou Temple Fair Square will be paved with bluestones, and the wall between the square and Huaxi Lou will also be built with blue bricks from the Ming and Qing Dynasties to build an antique wall, thus making the square, The three landscapes of Huaxi Building and Ming and Qing Street form a building complex with basically the same style.
On a street in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the roads and buildings on both sides were built in blind pursuit of grandeur, but they were seriously inconsistent with the original historical appearance of Bozhou and destroyed the unique residential characteristics of Bozhou. Mr. Ruan Yisan, a professor at Tongji University in Shanghai who is known as the "Guardian of Historical and Cultural Cities", severely criticized the place when he visited Bozhou in 2001. In addition, during the reconstruction of community roads, in order to solve the problem of residents' difficulty in walking, and out of the good intention of serving the people, the community offices and grassroots organizations built cement roads one after another, but the old streets were left in their original appearance (according to history, they should be bricks and cladding). roads or stone roads) have been changed, which has increased the difficulty and cost of old street development. This is related to the lack of detailed planning and inadequate implementation of the protection of famous cities. It is also related to the lack of awareness and understanding of the protection of famous cities among the community.
Hua Zu'an:
This is the temple to worship Hua Tuo, an outstanding medical scientist in the late Eastern Han Dynasty of my country - Hua Zu'an. It was built in the Tang and Song Dynasties. It has a history of more than a thousand years.
Huazu Nunnery consists of three courtyards: temple, former residence, and ancient medicine garden, covering an area of ??13,000 square meters. Inside and outside the temple, there are green bricks and gray tiles, and ancient trees and branches, which are elegant and solemn, giving it an antique look.
The statue of Hua Tuo in the main hall is full of energy, kindness and elegance. The body is slightly leaning forward, just like when he walked through the streets, treating diseases and looking for prescriptions, he is still coming towards us.
Going through the temple is his former residence. Yishouxuan in the east chamber and Cuzhenzhai in the west chamber were pharmacies and places for medical treatment in those days. They are filled with inscriptions and paintings by domestic and foreign experts and scholars.
Entering the ancient medicine garden, the medicinal pond covered by weeping willows and locust trees is crystal clear and green. Between the Zhishan Water Pavilion and the curved bridge, the blue shadows and waves are like being in the Crystal Palace. Peonies, peonies, datura, roses and other traditional Chinese medicines and flowers are planted among the bamboo fences and firewood and beside the medicine pond on the path. It is really like the fragrance of the medicine garden, which makes people worry about the eternal and endless memories.
Huazu Temple is a temple where later generations worshiped Hua Tuo, the miracle doctor of the Eastern Han Dynasty. It is located in the urban area between the Douwu Camp, the remains of the Cao Wei Dynasty, the Xianyi Temple, and the Shennong's Tomb. It is now a key cultural relic protection unit in Anhui Province.
After Hua Tuo passed away, his family dispersed and his former residence was damaged by water. It was not until the Li and Tang Dynasties that a temple was built in front of his former residence. The temple was small and small, and it was also home to female nuns, so it was named "Hua Zu'an". Towards the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, due to the prosperity of Bozhou's commerce and the prosperity of the people, it was rebuilt and expanded. "Bozhou Chronicles" records: It was repaired in the Xinsi year of Qianlong and restored in the second year of Jiaqing. At that time, the governor of Anhui wrote on his forehead: "Xie Li Tongwei", and the couplet said: "Five plays turn the spiritual pivot, and the Taoist Emperor Xuan precedes the throne; the four wheels eliminate calamity, and the merits refer to the Bodhi of the Emperor Sakyamuni". It was rebuilt in the year of Tongzhi
Huazu Nunnery originally had the mountain gate, ear rooms, main hall, east and west side halls and Houchanyuan (the former site of the former residence). It is solemn and solemn, and the incense continues all year round. Every year on the ninth day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar, there is a temple fair for the birthday of the ancestor of Hua. People who pay homage to the scenic spots are even more busy.
In order to carry forward Hua Tuo’s noble medical ethics and inherit and carry forward his outstanding achievements in medicine, the people of Bozhou initiated the construction of Hua Tuo Memorial Hall and Hua Tuo Academic Research Association in 1962. Guo Moruo of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences The dean inscribed the plaque "Hua Tuo Memorial Hall". In the main hall, the golden body is remodeled. The Hua Weng looks radiant, sincere and kind, stubborn and elegant. He has a medicinal gourd hanging on his waist and his body is slightly leaning forward. He is still a miracle doctor who visited the people, treated diseases, sought prescriptions, and helped people in the world. Displayed here are a large number of Huatuo medical history documents and physical materials, as well as the results of the research on Huatuo medicine in recent years. There are also bronzes donated by the Hua surname in Bozhou and several generations of Huatuo donated by old Chinese medicine practitioners. Wooden statue. Hanging on the wall are portraits of famous doctors from past dynasties such as Bian Que, Hua Tuo, Zhang Zhongjing, Ge Hong, Chao Yuanfang, Sun Simiao, Li Shizhen, and Ye Tianshi, as well as inscriptions and paintings by domestic and foreign experts and scholars. On the moon gates of the east and west courtyards, there are simple brick carvings of "Those who win the gods will prosper", "Ji Shi" and "Rejuvenate" respectively. In the west side hall, there are several groups of wax figures such as "Traveling through mountains and rivers, collecting herbs to help the world", "Playing with five animals, prolonging life", "Ma boiled into powder, swords and Gui kill lives". In the east courtyard, Hua Tuo's Ziyi Pavilion stands with his head raised high. The couplet on the pavilion reads: "I am surrounded by idle clouds and wild cranes, and the flowing water is filled with music and music." What an accurate portrayal of Hua Tuo’s life!
Going through the temple is Hua Tuo’s former residence, where the Yuanhua Thatched Cottage stands on a high platform. Yishouxuan in the East Chamber was the place where he received medical treatment. The west chamber is his pharmacy, each with its own treasure room, which displays more than a hundred kinds of Chinese medicinal herb specimens produced in Bo and Chinese patent medicines developed or named after Hua Tuo's formula. The entire courtyard is connected by corridors. Among them are old pines and cypresses, green bamboos and cold plums. The green shade is deep and simple. It complements the temples and ancestral halls. The ancient buildings with clear bricks and gray tiles look more antique, elegant and quiet.
Beyond the former residence is the medicine garden.
The medicinal pond covered by weeping willows and locust trees is crystal clear and green, and the medicinal gardens stand gracefully on its banks. Between the purple leaves of a bamboo fence, there are more than 100 kinds of medicinal herbs such as peony, feverfew, peony, aster, wolfberry and wild plantain, Erhua, Erchou and Datura. It is truly a "medicine garden flow". fragrant". The newly restored Divine Doctor Pavilion is in a state of splendid glory. The Ketu Pavilion and the Five-animal Theater stand among the clear water and green trees, making people feel quiet and mesmerized. They think about the past and have endless memories. I hope that Hua Weng will return as a crane soon to see the new look of the old place.
Since its opening, the Hua Tuo Memorial Hall has attracted domestic and foreign tourists with its lofty spirit of miracle medicine and simple and elegant ancient buildings. Hua Zu'an has become the center of academic research on Hua Tuo in my country and a famous historical and cultural city. A shining attraction in Bozhou.
Mengcheng Confucian Temple:
The Confucian Temple, also known as Confucius Temple, School of Education, Academy, and Holy Palace, is commonly known as the Hall of Saints. It is located in the north of the middle section of Xincheng Road, Mengcheng County, Bozhou City. In May 1998, it was announced as a key cultural relic protection unit in the province by the People's Government of Anhui Province.
The Mengcheng Confucian Temple was built in an unknown year. According to the "Mengcheng County Chronicle", in the early Yuan Dynasty, a new Confucian Temple was rebuilt on the open space east of the old temple. After many repairs and updates during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the scale continued to expand.
The Confucian Temple complex is built along the north-south central axis. From front to back are Lingxing Gate, Pan Bridge, Dacheng Gate and Dacheng Hall. Lingxing Gate faces Qingyun Street, which means "pacifying the blue sky". There is a moon hole door on each side of the door for people to enter and exit on weekdays. On the wall outside the door are the four characters "Palace Wall Ten Thousand Ren", which means "The Master's wall is as many as ten thousand, and no one can enter through the door." It can only be demolished if you are the first scholar. Mengcheng has never produced a champion, so these four characters have always been retained. Behind the gate is Panchi, with a Panqiao on the pond. There is a well on the west side of the bridge, called the Holy Well. The "Holy Well and Sweet Spring" used to be one of the eight scenic spots in Mengcheng. The Dacheng Gate is connected to the Minghuan Temple in the east and the Xiangxian Temple in the west. There are east and west verandahs on both sides in front of Dacheng Hall. There is Jiexiao Temple in the east of the hall, Zhongyi Temple in the west of the hall, and the Sutra Collection Pavilion behind the hall. The east courtyard is Wenchang Palace, and the west courtyard is Minglun Hall. The Confucian Temple is surrounded by palace walls. The courtyard is planted with pines and cypresses, and there are inscriptions and stone carvings.
Since the end of the Qing Dynasty, the Confucian Temple has been repeatedly robbed by soldiers and the buildings collapsed. During the "Cultural Revolution", it was destroyed again. Today, only the Dacheng Gate, the east and west verandas of Dacheng Hall, the Xiangxian Temple, and the Minghuan Temple remain. Waiting for buildings.
Dacheng Hall (formerly known as Xianshi Hall) is the main building of the Confucian Temple. There was originally a shrine in the middle of the hall dedicated to Confucius' tablets, and on both sides there were tablets to Yan, Zeng, Si, Mencius and ten philosophers. Eight screens are erected on the north wall of the hall, with eight characters written on them: filial piety, brotherhood, loyalty, trust, propriety, righteousness, integrity and shame. Hanging above the hall are three plaques written by Emperors Kangxi and Qianlong: "Teacher for All Times", "Shengmingmin has not yet existed", and "Joining the Heaven and Earth". The platform in front of the temple is more than one meter high and is a place for worshiping Confucius. There are stone steps next to it for people to go up to the platform.
There are seven rooms in the east and west verandahs respectively. The east verandah was originally used for three thousand disciples of Confucius, and the west verandah was originally used for the tablets of sages and Confucians of past dynasties.
Dachengmen, also known as "Jimen", is the aisle door leading to Dacheng Hall, with a width of five rooms.
There are three Xiangxian Temple and Minghuan Temple, one each Zhongxiao Temple and Jieyi Temple, all with blue brick and small tile structures. The Xiangxian Temple was originally dedicated to Zhuangzi, He Weimin and other local wise men. The Minghuan Temple was originally dedicated to Su Shunqin and other officials who had political achievements in Mengcheng.
Bozhou Ancient Tunnel:
Outside, on the broad street, vehicles and pedestrians flash in the sun, reflecting the prosperity of the modern city, and the river flows quickly and noisily; inside, It is a cross-section in the long history. The changing figures, marching footsteps, erratic beacon fires, and distant shouts, together with your imagination, overflow from the gaps between the dark blue bricks in the darkness, surrounding you like smoke and clouds. in.
This is a tunnel through time and space, connecting reality and history; it is also a magnetic field hidden underground, one pole is modern and the other is ancient. The ancient compass still allows modern people to perceive its direction.
The ancient tunnel is located underground in the old city of Bozhou City, with Dayusou as the center, extending in all directions, leading to the outside of the city. According to historical records: In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, Cao Cao used tunnel tactics to win many wars. The ancient tunnels in Bozhou were the underground military defense tunnels that Cao Cao built in his hometown. He sent a small number of soldiers out of the tunnels and out of the city. Drive outside the city into the city, repeat it many times, giving the enemy the illusion of a steady stream of troops and horses, thus achieving a surprise victory, which has become a popular example in the art of war. During the Tang and Song Dynasties, the tunnel was repaired many times and was still used as a military battle road. In the fourth year of Jiaxi in the Southern Song Dynasty, the Yellow River burst, Bozhou City was submerged, and the troop transportation road was blocked by sand and soil. Since then, it has been buried deep underground for more than 700 years and has not been discovered.
In the undiscovered years of dormant underground, the ancient tunnel only talked with the soil, faced the darkness, and existed like a mystery in people's magical legends. The city where it is located is bumping forward in the riverbed of history, and in the vicissitudes of life, scenes of joys and sorrows of the world and the rise and fall of the times are staged. The ancient tunnels are safe and sound because they are buried, and they have experienced a lonely but peaceful life. It was occasionally discovered in a small area during the Northern Expedition and the Anti-Japanese War, but was not damaged in the war. It was shocked to the world in 1969 during the craze of "digging holes deeply and accumulating grain widely". At that time, the Bo County Museum cooperated with the Air Defense Office Nearly 2,000 meters of ancient underground tunnels were dug out intermittently on both sides of the main streets in the east, west, north and south of the old city. After several protective excavations, today’s people are lucky enough to recognize its face. It has also become the oldest and largest underground tunnel that is rare so far. underground military battles.
Cao Cao is worthy of being a military strategist of a generation. He dug an underground troop transport tunnel in his hometown as a grand prop on his military stage. Through this prop, when the troops were few and the horse was weak, Cao Cao magically possessed a powerful and powerful army in front of his opponents. He was the first to win without fighting in terms of morale and psychology. Later generations still have to admire his imaginative military wisdom. After visiting the ancient tunnel, the famous military strategist General Li Desheng wrote the inscription "Ancient Road of Divine Weapons", so that the ancient tunnel has become a holy place that many military strategists and military enthusiasts yearn for, and calls it the "Underground Great Wall". There are various military facilities in the tunnel such as cat holes, obstacle tickets, obstacle walls, traps, tripping boards, communication holes, command rooms, etc. It is like a collection of ancient Chinese tunnel tactics. When they come here, most of the tourists have solemn expressions and are deep in thought, as if the sounds of war and iron horses in the past are vaguely heard again, making them stop and listen, hoping to hear the military commanders in the tunnel whispering about the secrets of combat.
In ancient tunnels, if military strategists see the art of war and tactics, then architects see the sophistication of design and engineering. The tunnel has been found to be 6,000 meters long. There are four types of structures, namely civil structure, brick-earth structure, brick-wood structure, and mud brick structure. The mud brick structure is divided into three parts: brick coupons, brick walls, and brick mounds. Only a single Brick-laying methods include ding-laying, running-laying, standing-laying, etc. It can be described as a "show" of ancient brickwork techniques. In terms of layout and structure, the tunnel has four forms: one-way street, parallel two-way street, upper and lower double-decker roads, and three-dimensional intersection. In addition, there are ventilation holes and lantern niches. Walking through it, without a tour guide to guide you, is really like a journey. Entering a maze, not knowing where to go.
Like fossils or shells pushed to the beach by the tide of history, during the process of cleaning up ancient tunnels, people discovered relics from the Eastern Han, Three Kingdoms, Tang, and Song dynasties, including iron Military equipment such as knives, iron swords, projectiles, iron nails, and bits, as well as daily utensils such as bronze mirrors, iron lamps, porcelain lamps, Go pieces, and copper coins, have become the information code for experts to peer into and decipher the historical changes in the underground tunnels. "Recognizing the past dynasty from the grinding process" has also provided many interpretations and evidences for the historical research of ancient tunnels.
It is strange and dangerous because of the military, mysterious because of its burial, reserved because of its profoundness, and heavy because of its long history. The ancient tunnel is underground, but it provides people on the ground with a spiritual picture of infinite reverie. Although it is an empty city, the strength and solemnity of the "Underground Great Wall" provide a strong support for the above-ground city and become a solid spiritual base in the city's history and culture.
Woyang Shigongshan Cliff Tomb:
A large number of cultural relics were unearthed from the Shigongshan Cliff Tomb in Woyang County. There are dozens of precious cultural relics in the collection that have been classified as first- and second-level. Among them, a large number of bamboo slips unearthed from the tomb of Ruyinhou in the Western Han Dynasty are rich in content and all-inclusive; the lacquer ware such as the Twenty-Eight Constellations Disk, the Taiyi Jiugong Clan, and the Liuren Wipe Disk are among the collections. The three earliest astronomical instruments in China are rare treasures; in addition, there are a large number of "Ying Yuan" and "Chen Yuan" gold coins from Chu State during the Warring States Period; an elegant and compact white jade cup with gold and copper seats from the Western Han Dynasty and rich historical materials The ancient seals from the Warring States Period to the Qin and Han Dynasties, which are valuable for researching characters, writing and calligraphy; as well as the bronze mirrors with inscriptions and rules from the Xinmang Period, the Zhenzi Feishuang bronze mirrors from the Tang Dynasty, and the bronze official seals from Ruyin County in the Jin Dynasty are all treasures in the collection. The museum's collection of late-stage Elephant nosii fossils and other animal fossil specimens is very rich. The number is greater than the fossils of Elephant nostii collected from Shodo Island in the Soto Inland Sea, Japan. It has attracted the attention of relevant research departments and scholars.
Ancient tombs in Bozhou:
Tangling Tomb is also known as the Tomb of King Tang. It is located in Fengtou Village on the north bank of the Wohe River outside the north gate of the ancient city of Bozhou. It is said that it is the tomb of Shang Chengtang Yiguan. The mausoleum is like a high hill, surrounded by towering ancient trees. The famous calligrapher Liang Shan of the Qing Dynasty dedicated a handwritten inscription on the tomb saying "The Tomb of Shang Chengtang". Tang Wang, surnamed Zi, was once named Lu. Because he was the founder of the Shang Dynasty, he was also called Tang Wang, Tang and Chengtang. There are two tall steles on the left and right in front of his tomb, recording the historical facts of the reconstruction of Tang Tomb. After the Xinke Revolution, it was turned into Tangling Park. In spring and summer, the flowers are blooming and the trees are lush, making it a great place to visit. In September 1981, it was announced as a provincial cultural relic protection unit by the provincial government.
The Cao Cao clan tombs are located on both sides of Weiwu Avenue in Bozhou City. They mainly include Dongyuan Han Tombs, Cao Family Tombs, Xue Family Tombs, Liuyuan Guyui, Guanyinshan Guyui, Zhangyuan Han Tombs, and Yuanbaokeng. There are many places including Han tombs, covering an area of ??about 10 square kilometers. There are the tombs of Cao Cao's father Cao Song, grandfather Cao Teng and others. They are all large in scale, with Cao Teng's tomb being the most magnificent. Cao Teng's tomb is located in Dongyuan Village. It is made of bluestone, so it is commonly known as "Dongyuan Stone Tomb." It is solemn and elegant. It has a front room, a middle room, a back room, two ear rooms, and two side rooms. The walls of the room are painted with celestial images and pictures of ladies. , fairyland pictures, etc. There are statues inside and outside the corridors and stone gates, including literary and military servants. The tomb is 15.3 meters long, 10.2 meters wide and 3 meters high. Visitors call it the "underground palace". This tomb is of great significance to the study of the history and underground architecture of the late Eastern Han Dynasty. Precious cultural relics such as copper-engraved jade clothing, jade pillows, copper pigs, copper claws, and gilt components were unearthed.
Ji Kang Tomb, also known as Ji Zhong Scattered Tomb, is located at the southern foot of Shigong Mountain, 30 kilometers northeast of Woyang County. Ji Kang, a native of the Wei Dynasty in the Three Kingdoms, was a famous writer, thinker, musician, and official official in San Dynasty. He was known as Ji Zhongsan in the world and was one of the "Seven Sages in the Bamboo Forest". Because he supported Cao Wei politically and opposed the usurpation of power by the Sima clan, he was killed by Sima Zhao. Before his execution, Suo Qin played a piece of "Guangling San" that has become immortal. The tomb still exists today and is a tall mound covering an area of ??nearly one acre.
Fan Li Tomb, commonly known as Fan Li Gudui, also known as Fan Li Tomb, is located 15 kilometers southeast of Woyang County (formerly Mengcheng County). "Anhui Tongzhi" written by Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty: "The tomb of Fan Li, the great master, is in Fanli Village in the southeast of Woyang." In the old days, the lake was surrounded by lakes, and the tomb floated in it, as high as a mountain. A temple was built on it, with a statue of Xi Shi built inside, and it was covered with dense forests of pines and cypresses, which was unusual. Spectacular. Fan Li, a native of Chu and a senior official of the Yue State, helped Gou Jian to destroy Wu. After his success, he retired and traveled to Qi and Lu with Xi Shi. He became rich through business and was named Tao Zhugong. He died in Dingtao (now Jiyang, Shandong). It is said that there are as many as 6 cemeteries in Hubei, Shandong and Anhui. During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty (1736-1795), Dan Ruoshui, the magistrate of Mengcheng County, carved a stone in front of the tomb saying: "Fan Li Tomb". There was originally Fanzi Temple nearby. After the war, the Songbai Temple has been destroyed, but the tomb still exists.
Bozhou Daodezhong Palace:
Also known as the "ancestral palace". In today's Laozidian Street, Bozhou City. It was first built in the Tang Dynasty and rebuilt during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty as a palace in memory of Laozi. The Wenli Lane in front of the palace is said to be the place where Confucius asked Laozi for his gifts. During the Song Dynasty, there were three Laozi temples along the Wohe River: Shangqing Palace in Luyi, Henan, Daodezhong Palace in Bozhou City, and Xiaqing Palace in the north of Woyang City.
Laozi’s name is Dan. One theory is that his surname is Li, his given name is Er, and his courtesy name is Boyang. Dan is his posthumous name. He was a thinker in the late Spring and Autumn Period and the founder of Taoism. He once served as the history storekeeper of the Zhou Dynasty. According to legend, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty and Emperor Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty all visited Bozhou to pay homage to Laozi Temple. Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty named Laozi the "Emperor Taishang Xuanyuan", and Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty named him "Emperor Taishang Laojun Hunyuan Shangde". When Ouyang Xiu learned about Yingzhou, he wrote a poem: "Ying and Bo are happy to see each other, and our state has gained the hometown of Yixian." During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, Zhizhou built the Yue Jing Hall and Chun Deng Stage in Chengding Palace, and carved 64 pieces of Laozi's "Tao Te Ching" and its preface in stone. There are currently three mountain gates, with the four characters "Morality Middle Palace" inscribed on them. The middle hall is dedicated to ancestors, and the back hall is dedicated to Laozi, with a 3.1-meter-high statue of Laozi. There are three halls in the east courtyard, dedicated to Lu Ban, with the door inscription "Purple Energy Comes from the East"; there are three halls in the west courtyard, dedicated to the God of Wealth, with the door inscribed "Green Bull Crossing the West". It is now a provincial key cultural relic protection unit.
Bozhou Flower Theater:
Hua Theater, a Qing Dynasty stage building. It is located in the Guandi Temple in the north of Bozhou City. It was originally called "Theatre" and "Getai", so named because of the dazzling carvings and paintings on it. In the fifteenth year of Emperor Kangxi's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1676), merchants raised funds to build it. During the Emperor Qianlong's reign (1736-1795), it was carved with algae colors, and was later processed and whitewashed many times. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the People's Government allocated funds for maintenance.
The theater is facing south and north, with a width of three rooms. The front of the stage is convex, in the shape of "pin". All wooden structure, resting top and glazed roof. The main ridge, vertical ridge and ridge are all decorated with glazed sculptures of figures, fish, dragons, birds and beasts. There is a high tower in the center of the main ridge, with colorful glazed dragons and phoenixes on the front and back of the ridge. Both sides of the vertical ridge and the ridge are decorated with reliefs of children playing with lotuses and entangled flower patterns. The 4 spines and wings are decorated with colorful sculptures of "Four Values ??of Merit" (year, month, day, hour). Wind chimes are hung under the wings. The stage is erected with 6 pillars, 6 cubic pillars under the eaves and bluestone pillar bases, all decorated with carvings. The screen in the center of the stage has an openwork carving of "Two Dragons Playing with Pearls", and a huge plaque reading "Performing Ancient Style and Present" hangs above it. On the left and right are the entrance and exit gates, with the words "taken for granted" and "unnecessary" written on the lintel. A wooden couplet hangs on the eaves column in front of the stage: "A Yangchun song awakens the dreams of the past and present, and two faces show loyalty and adultery." Three-dimensional figures of the "Eight Immortals" are carved around the top of the column and stand on a lotus leaf pedestal. There are two small gates "Yangchun" and "Baixue" on both sides of the stage, and the top of the stage is decorated with hanging lotus caissons. It is surrounded by a shed structure. The hanging lotus column is decorated with hanging lions and hanging fish. Outside the Jing Fang, there are three-dimensional openwork carvings inlaid with large wood, with thick pens and strong swords. The contents include "Changban Slope", "Empty City Strategy", "Talking with the Confucian Confucians", "Seven Captures of Meng Huo", "Three Qi Zhou Yu", " There are 18 dramas from the Three Kingdoms, including "Burning Sima Yi", "Fighting Ma Chao at Night", and "Assassinating Dong Zhuo", with anecdotes, flowers and birds, animals, pavilions and patterns. The spaces between the caissons and beams are decorated with colorful paintings. There are dramas such as "Peach Club", "King Wen's Visit to the Wise", "Ganlu Temple", "Beheading Five Generals", "Bitter Meat Strategy", "Broken Qin to Thank the Bosom Friend"; the stage is also decorated with small wooden sculptures, such as "Three Heroes Fight Lu Bu" ", "Lian Lian Ji", "Feng Yi Pavilion", "Huarong Dao", "Zhao Yan Qiu Shou" and other patterns.
The Flower Theater is an ancient building that integrates opera, sculpture, painting and other arts. It is beautiful, exquisite and unique. It is important for the study of ancient Chinese stage forms and the styles and genres of drama sculpture and painting. value.
In September 1981, the Anhui Provincial People's Government announced it as a provincial key cultural relics protection unit. In 1988, the State Council announced it as a national key cultural relics protection unit.
As the hometown of saints, Bozhou is embarrassed compared to Qufu; as the capital of emperors, Bozhou is also embarrassed compared to Xi'an and Luoyang. The wind and rain always blow away the wind. Bozhou cannot afford the three thousand years of history. What is left are only some ruins, lonely tombs and barren hills. Fortunately, there is also a flower theater in Bozhou. Although it is just a carved theater building, for Bozhou people, it represents a period of time gone by, a prosperous back, and a lost memory.
Flower Theater Building, as its name suggests, is really a place full of flowers and operas. The brick carvings on the front gate and the wood carvings and paintings on the stage behind it are all extremely exquisite. Deep in the middle, you can see a magnificent stage, engraved with intricate flowers, strange and auspicious animals, and full of ancient legends. Unknowingly, more than three hundred years of time are rushing towards you. It touches your heart and blurs your eyes.
The original name of Huaxi Building is Shanshan-Shaanxi Guild Hall. It is actually a gathering place for medicine merchants from Shanxi and Shaanxi in Bozhou. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Shanxi merchants were the richest in the world, and Bozhou, which is famous for its medicine, naturally has the footprints of Shanxi merchants. Interestingly, Guan Yu is revered in Shanxi and Shaanxi, and the guild hall built is also used as a family temple to worship Guandi. Bozhou is the hometown of the Three Kingdoms and the hometown of Cao Cao. The grudges that have been unresolved for thousands of years continue on a stage, and the drug dealer who lives a prosperous life is also seeking a wonderful balance in the conflicts between hometown and foreign land, dreams and reality, beliefs and desires.
It is impossible to verify what happened to the group of drug dealers who first came to Bozhou. In short, they experienced the life and death struggle in the shopping mall, tasted all the ups and downs of life, and saw through the vagaries of the world. They succeeded. Although in the past, scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, and merchants had the lowest status, with the abundant capital in their hands, they were also able to take over officialdom, mingle with scholars, and circulate in the upper class society. The days can be slow and leisurely, and the world can be dealt with in a neither humble nor arrogant manner, but a scene like walking to the west exit will definitely be unforgettable. Perhaps at a grand luncheon, while drinking and drinking, or on a night outing with his family, meditating on the past, a drug dealer suddenly felt something in his heart and remembered the sad songs and eyes of his relatives when he left home. With tears in his eyes, an idea came to his mind: to build a guild hall to worship the gods, to entertain relatives and friends, and to provide a place for fellow villagers who also left their hometowns and came to other places. So he summoned his companions and announced his idea. As a result, we hit it off immediately and everyone donated generously. A few years later, a guild hall for poor people and a beautiful theater turned from dreams into reality and settled in Bozhou.
Standing downstairs at the Flower Theater, I recall those days when the garden was full of spring scenery and the buildings were decorated with carved railings. The sound of the castanets was struck, and strings of music were played. Immediately, the actor with extraordinary appearance waved his sleeves, walked onto the stage with broken steps, and his plaintive chants swayed in the silent night sky for a long time. "A song of spring plays the love of the past and the present, and the two faces are loyal and treacherous." Under the cover of night, the theater building exudes a gloomy atmosphere, and is so luxurious that it seems to have rolled gold. The singers, dancers, and spectators are all as blurry as the dying oil lamp, flickering on and off, and memories flicker. . How many proud men are reminiscing about the past? How many young girls are imagining love? How many young men who are new to the world are planning the future? No one can know.
Three hundred years have passed, and the prosperity has disappeared, leaving only a carved building. But we should not forget that for our ancestors, this building was a stronghold in wandering, some hope in hardship, a touch of warmth in fighting, and a little aftertaste after being rich.
Bozhou City is located in the northwest of Anhui Province. It is an ancient cultural city with a history of more than 3,000 years. It is famous for its long history and splendid culture. There is a generation of sage Shang Tang; a generation of heroes Cao Cao; there is Hua Tuo, the originator of traditional Chinese medicine and surgery; there is Emperor Wen of Wei Cao Pi who is "talented in literature and art, and he has a strong sense of knowledge"; there is Cao Zhi who writes poems in seven steps; there is Cao Zhi who plays an important role in the history of Chinese literature. The "Seven Sons of Jian'an" who held a high status; and Hua Mulan, the filial general who joined the army on his father's behalf; numerous celebrities and splendid culture left many precious places of interest to the ancient capital of Bozhou.
As soon as I arrived in Bozhou, I was deeply surrounded by ancient Chinese culture, the long ancient roads, and the ideas that still shine brightly. Those shocking figures are all in my mind for a long time. In the rush, I only glanced at the flowers and picked up only one or two small flowers.