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Explore the former homes of China's top 10 ancient art masters

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Wang Xizhi's former residence

Explore the former homes of China's top 10 ancient art masters

Wang Xizhi's former residence is located at No. 20 Xiyanchi Street, Lanshan District, Linyi City, Shandong Province, and is a typical classical garden-style building. It is not only a key cultural relics protection unit in the country and Shandong Province, but also a national AAA-level tourist attraction. Wang Xizhi's former residence was built in Langya County of the Jin Dynasty (now Linyi City, Shandong), which was the birthplace and growth place of the book saint Wang Xizhi. Among them, the washing inkstone pond, Puzhao Temple, the collection of willow tablets, the book drying platform and other historic sites, all witnessed Wang Xizhi's artistic career. And the sunset is known as the first of the ancient "Eight Views of Langya", famous all over the world.

Qu Yuan's hometown

Explore the former homes of China's top 10 ancient art masters

Qu Yuan's hometown cultural tourism area is located in Fenghuang Mountain in Zigui County, Yichang City, bordering Pinghu Lake in the north of Gaoxia, Zigui New County in the west and south, and the Three Gorges Dam in the east. Standing on the top of Phoenix Mountain, you can see the magnificent view of the Three Gorges Dam at an unobstructed glance. This scenic spot is not only an intangible cultural heritage protection and inheritance base, but also a national tourist attraction and a national key cultural relics protection unit. With Qu Yuan's ancestral hall and Qu Yuan's mound as the main content, a tourist park with the theme of Qu Yuan's culture has been created here, and intangible culture such as Xiajiang shadow puppetry, witchcraft performances, and boatmen's horns are also displayed.

Su Dongpo's mansion

Explore the former homes of China's top 10 ancient art masters

Su Dongpo's mansion is located in Baihefeng, Huizhou City. Although there is a replica of the "Former Residence of Dongpo" in Dongpo Garden on the lonely hill of West Lake in Huizhou, it has been controversial because its location does not match historical facts. The real former residence of Su Dongpo may be scattered in places such as Hejiang Tower, Jiayou Temple and Baihefeng Dongpo Temple.

Yan Zhenqing's hometown

Explore the former homes of China's top 10 ancient art masters

Yan Zhenqing, an outstanding calligrapher, politician and military strategist in the Tang Dynasty, his ancestral home is in Langya Xiaoli, which is now Zhumanliu Village, Fangcheng Town, Feixian County. There are historic sites such as the "filial piety lane" archway and Shuangzhong Bridge preserved here, which is the birthplace and growth place of Yan Zhenqing. His life was full of legends, and he finally sacrificed his life for the country and was known as "Yan Lugong".

Guan Hanqing's former residence

Explore the former homes of China's top 10 ancient art masters

Mi Fu's former residence

Explore the former homes of China's top 10 ancient art masters

The former residence of the Northern Song Dynasty calligrapher Mi Fu is located in Xiangyang, in order to commemorate him, people established the Mi Gong Temple. This ancestral hall is located on the Fancheng Cabinet City, facing the Han River from the small north gate of Xiangyang. Originally known as Mijia Nunnery, the Migong Temple has been renovated and expanded many times to become what it is today. There are not only monumental buildings in the ancestral hall, but also precious cultural relics such as Mi Fu's handwritten calligraphy.

Ouyang Xiu's former residence

Explore the former homes of China's top 10 ancient art masters

Zhao Mengfu's former residence

Explore the former homes of China's top 10 ancient art masters

The memorial hall of Zhao Mengfu's former residence is located at the head of the Sun Ya River on the west side of the Yuehe Bridge in Suoqian Street, Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province, covering a vast area and a considerable construction area. This memorial hall is characterized by the ancient buildings of the Song Dynasty, and is one of the largest ancient buildings in Huzhou. The memorial hall has undergone conservation renovations in recent years and was officially opened to the public in 2012.

Wu Daozi's hometown

Explore the former homes of China's top 10 ancient art masters

The hometown of Wu Daozi, the painter, is located in Wu Village, Hongchang Town, southwest of Yuzhou City, Henan Province. Not only is it a place of natural beauty, but it is also rich in culture. The two walls of the painting shrine are painted with Wu Daozi's masterpieces; There are stele galleries and celebrity calligraphy and painting inscriptions in the door; The east and west wings display the treasures and relics of Wu Daozi. Tourists can also visit the Daozi Tomb, the Drinking Cow Pit and other places.

Explore the former homes of China's top 10 ancient art masters

Zhang Zhi's hometown

Zhang Zhi's hometown is a large-scale cultural industrial park integrating commemoration, exchange, leisure, entertainment and tourism exhibitions. With the development, evolution, inheritance and innovation of Chinese calligraphy as the background, it presents the essence of Zhang Zhi's art through various carriers such as landscapes, gardens, palaces, sculptures and inscriptions. At the same time, cultural industry projects such as the "Zhangzhi Culture" pedestrian street have also been built here, providing tourists with a richer cultural experience.

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