Human beings have experienced the Paleolithic and Neolithic, and the difference between the two is simply from local materials to processing and manufacturing, and slowly transition from a matriarchal society to a patrilineal society. In any case, the most frequently used on Earth, prompting human progress, stone played a big role. In addition to later gold and jade and minerals. Most stones are bulky and cheap.
But to build roads and bridges, to make houses and cities, stone is essential. Later, people found that some stones can even be inscribed with text, which can withstand the sun and rain, although it will eventually weather, but that three-dimensional feeling is irreplaceable by books. In addition to erecting monuments to the graves of ancestors, most of the stone was used for inheritance, and was given to the royal nobility and celebrities.
And there is a kind of archway completed by stone, from the royal to the folk in ancient times for a long time has become a symbol of glory and inheritance, of course, it has also become criticized by posterity, the surface praise is actually the spiritual shackles that oppress women, this is the stone arch.
The archway is one of the architectural cultures with Chinese characteristics. It is a building erected by feudal society to honor meritorious service, Kodi, virtue and filial piety. There are also some temples that use arches as mountain gates, and some that are used to indicate place names. Also known as the Archway, it is a monumental building of the door and hole style, which promotes feudal etiquette and promotes merit. The archway is also an annex to the ancestral hall, which shows the noble virtues and great achievements of the ancestors of the family, and also has the function of worshipping ancestors.
Drinkers always felt that in the era of that year, the construction of archways everywhere was as common as today's search for land to build buildings. But the connotations of the two are different. As mentioned earlier, it does not have much commercial value and consciousness, but is more of a symbolic and spiritual manifestation of traditional Chinese people.
Basically all ancient arches have a praise effect, but only the chastity arch makes us feel extremely depressed and sad. So at some time of awakening, they became the first choice for breaking, and many were destroyed. Let's not say that it is appropriate or inappropriate, this may be another kind of ignorance, breaking a rule, is it necessary to break it to show it? I don't think so, even if some things are not good, but they are the testimony of the times, but also the first-hand confirmation of the material, if there is no more, empty mouth, no evidence, posterity will not believe.
Luzhou, the hometown of the wine seller, in fact, in the past, there were many archways, and there was a place called the Three Arches before the old city, but unfortunately there was no more, the two good charity Charity Fangs were also moved to other areas, and there may be some remnants in the townships, but they were not protected and valued, and perhaps they would not be destroyed, but after the collapse one day, I am afraid that there is really no trace.
In fact, there are many similar arches throughout southern Sichuan, but the concentration, protection and integrity of the whole, but also the formation of a cultural tourism scenery, is not the Longchang Stone Arch Group.
Longchang Stone Arch is located in longchang county, Sichuan Province, the former golden goose town south and north erguan, the existing Qing Dynasty stone arch group can be called the crown of China's stone arch. There are 17 existing stone arches and 4 stone steles, of which 13 are arranged in the shape of prayer beads from north to south in the middle of the 600-meter-long section of the north and south ends of the Bashu Ancient Post Road that runs through the county seat. There are also 4 towns in the county, Xiangshi, Shiyan and Yujian. There are 5 DezhengFang, 4 Jiexiaofang, 2 Gongdefang, and 1 Zhenjiefang, Xiaozifang, Baishoufang, Shanmenfang, Zhenshanfang, and Inlaid Porcelain Play And appreciation workshop.
Of course, later the local government paid attention to them, and after packaging them, the original independent and indifferent stone arches were also surrounded by antique buildings according to their forms.
The archway of Longchang is actually not particularly different, that is because it is not easy for people to keep it in difficult years. Although the Chastity Arch is difficult to identify with from today's point of view, it is also a historical witness.
Of course, the commendation of the emperor, the imperial court, the official government, and the archway left by the praise of the local government are still a thing that makes the descendants of those who are praised rejoice and proud today.
From the perspective of the skills of the archway, whether it is the merit arch, the warning arch, the filial piety arch or the Baishou arch, it is extremely exquisite in terms of construction, carving, seal writing and writing, so the "high", "fine" and "rational" of the stone arch are prominent. "High" means that the archway should have momentum, "fine" is exquisite carving technology, unique use of stone, "reason" is the text and pattern engraved on the archway with profound ideological connotation, profound culture and philosophy of life. Each seat is carved with vivid figures, flowers, birds, animals and plants and other patterns, and the patterns are exquisite and exquisitely carved.
Ancient etiquette, righteousness, shame, loyalty and filial piety and righteousness have also played some changes today, and social development will always eliminate some things that were unsubvertable at that time and very ridiculous today, but some things should still be retained. Of course, if you think that just looking at stones is not addictive, Longchang can also eat some lamb.