Creating the Cultural Capital of East Asia · I help Weifang
Anqiu City has a profound historical and cultural accumulation and rich resources, and in 148 BC (the second year of the Han Jing Emperor), Anqiu County was established, and 110 cultural sites of Dawenkou, Longshan and Shangzhou have been excavated in the territory, with more than 10,000 cultural relics. Anqiu has been born from ancient times, gongyechang, Laozi, Youzi, Li Zuoche, and Liu Da, the pioneer of the democratic revolution, who are either famous for their literary rule and writings, or for their martial arts and integrity. Anqiu City is rich in cultural relics resources, there are 177 immovable cultural relics, including 2 national key cultural relics protection units (Qi Great Wall site, Dongjiazhuang Han portrait stone tomb), 14 provincial level; the municipal museum has 3626 pieces (sets) of cultural relics in 30 categories. There are a total of 184 items on the intangible cultural heritage list, including 2 at the national level (traditional brewing techniques of Sun Zhen fist and Jingzhi wine) and 16 items at the provincial level.
In recent years, the Anqiu Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism has conscientiously implemented the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions on carrying forward China's excellent history and culture, continuously cultivated the fertile cultural soil and enhanced cultural self-confidence, especially taking advantage of the current favorable opportunity of Weifang City to create an "East Asian Cultural Capital", vigorously promoting the splendid and long-standing history and culture of Anqiu, extensively carrying out various forms of cultural exchange activities, effectively enhancing the people's sense of acquisition and satisfaction with cultural life, and striving to highlight the charm of Anqiu culture in East Asian cultural exchanges.
Today, Xiaobian takes you to appreciate the Sarcophagus of Song Dynasty portraits.
In the courtyard of the Anqiu City Museum, there is a portrait sarcophagus of the Northern Song Dynasty, the original site is in the west of Leijia Qinghe Village, Shibuzi Town, in April 1995, the former Anshang Town People's Government moved the sarcophagus to the Anshang Shifang Courtyard for installation. In June 2009, the Anqiu Municipal People's Government moved here to strengthen the protection and management of the sarcophagus.
The sarcophagus was originally buried in the ground, but was gradually exposed to the surface due to the use of soil to repair the canal. The appearance of the sarcophagus is in the form of a hall with three wide rooms and two deep rooms, which is carved and fastened by two huge stones above and below. The plan is rectangular, with a height of 2.27 meters, a length of 2.40 meters and a width of 1.56 meters. The base of the base is carved with three layers of lotus, and the lotus petals are plump and thick. The cornices are all octagonal prisms, with no column base at the bottom and obvious adduction in the upper part. The roof is of the five-ridge temple style, with the two ends of the positive ridge slightly upturned and carved with animal heads, and the four vertical ridges are slightly upturned. The roof is carved with corrugated on the four slopes, the end is carved with circular tiles, and the eaves are carved with arches and square rafters, and the whole shape clearly has the characteristics of the wooden structure house architecture of the Song Dynasty. The sarcophagus seat faces north and south, the Ming room is similar in size to the two times, and the lower part of the south side of the Ming room is carved with closed two doors, the door door is engraved with door nails and door knockers, the upper sill is engraved with a rectangular door hairpin, and the lower sill is carved with a door pillow. Between the two intervals, the upper part of the window is carved with a straight window, and the cross section of the window ledge is triangular, which is a common form in Song Dynasty architecture.
The lower part of the four walls of the sarcophagus is carved with 9 male and female attendant figures, all of which are about 80 centimeters tall, among which there are waitresses holding trays and melon pots into tea, all combing high buns, wearing short robes with collars, long skirts, and bare feet under the skirts; there are samurai holding weapons and bones, with realistic images and different forms. There is a "Shengxian Figure" in the upper part of the Mingjian on the south wall, and in the upper part of the picture, there are two elderly people standing on the auspicious clouds, indicating the image of the tomb owner and his wife ascending to heaven. There were five people in the lower part, three in the front kneeling, and two people in the back standing. The inscription on the lower left is inscribed: "This is the place where children and daughters overlook their parents' honorable spirits and ride on the clouds to pay homage to them." Above the right side of the window on the south side, there is an inscription of more than 250 words, "Hu Rongfu, the orphan son of The Great Song Dynasty's Mizhou Anhua Army Zhucheng County, Laixifang Baoxi Qinghe Village." First examine The Secret Lian, the young man worships the interpretation, often holds compassion, copies the Golden Scripture, and does not know how many years it has been. Fifty and lifelong arrows. The first concubine Shi Shi, had five sons, the eldest male Rong, the second male Wen, the third male Qiong, and the fourth male Zeng. Shou Ren, so he built a Ten Thousand Buddhas Hall in the west of the residence, and he was forever provided for. The male goro died early, and the female eldest lady was suitable for Zhu Zhen. In Japan, the loving mother, Shang Xiu Gongde, and the nine statues of the Buddha engraved by the special shecai were welcomed □ in the East and West Second Monastery of Li Zhan Town, and the monastery of QiQi Village was placed. Ask the monk to turn the Lotus Sutra into a collection. The morality cultivated is immeasurable. There are three in the eighties of the year. Ling Rong made a coffin, and ordered the work to be selected as a stone for the room on the mountain, and on the eighth day of the last month of the coming year, the limit was suddenly limited, and it was Wu Yan. Buried inside, thought to be a coffin. It is difficult to repay the hardships of hard work, the reward □ the grace of nurturing, and the thought in the heart, when will I forget □? Talk about this virtue, and wish the spirit of honor in the morning in the celestial realm. Inscribed on the side of the coffin, remember it forever. On June 28 of the third year of the Great Song Shaosheng, Hu Rong and others were built. It is clearly recorded that this coffin was built by the Hu Rong brothers for their parents Hu Lian and Shi Shi in Zhucheng Village, AnhuaJun Zhucheng County, Mizhou of the Great Song Dynasty, and buried on June 28, the third year of the Great Song Dynasty," that is, in 1096 AD, more than 910 years ago.
This imitation house form of song dynasty sarcophagus, found for the first time in the province and even the whole country, and there are clear records of the chronology and tomb owner, which is not only of great value for the study of Song Dynasty architecture and funeral customs, the tomb system, but also for our study of Song Dynasty art, clothing, guard system, song dynasty local construction and place name evolution, some reliable physical information, has very important academic value.
The "East Asian Cultural Capital" is an important international cultural exchange and cooperation platform, which is of great significance for enhancing the soft power of urban culture, driving the prosperity of urban culture, and promoting the open development of cities. Weifang city was successfully selected as a candidate city for the 2023 "East Asian Cultural Capital", and is the only city in Shandong Province to be selected.
As an important part of Weifang's historical and cultural map, Anqiu City will take this opportunity to further enhance the soft power and dissemination of local traditional culture and continue to expand its popularity and influence in East Asia. Helping to create the cultural capital of East Asia, Anqiu is in action.
Written by: Liu Guanjun