Fuzhou Daily reporter Ren Siyan correspondent Huang Yihui Liu Qiyi
Three generations of architecture, a thousand-year-old temple. Chen Taiwei Palace is located in Zhongfang Town, Luoyuan County, is one of the three existing ancient buildings of the Song Dynasty in Fujian, covering an area of more than 1100 square meters, with the reputation of "Ancient Architecture Museum". "Constructing the French Style" is from the hands of the Northern Song Dynasty architect Li Jie, a collection of architectural design and construction manuals, technical standards, labor quotas, Chinese architectural history master Liang Sicheng praised it as the most complete architectural technology book in ancient Chinese books. Chen Taiwei Palace is a typical example of architectural standardization in this period.
Chen Taiwei Palace is an ancient building that integrates the architectural characteristics of the Song, Ming, and Qing dynasties. (Courtesy of Zhongfang Town)
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Chen Taiwei Palace, located in Qianxi Village, Zhongfang Town, Luoyuan County, Fuzhou, was founded in the third year of Liang Kaiping (909 AD) after five generations, and then after many reconstructions and expansions, it is an ancient building that integrates the architectural characteristics of the three dynasties of the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties, and has become an "ancient architecture museum" in the eyes of cultural relics experts, with high research and viewing value. On June 25, 2001, Chen Taiwei Palace, as an ancient building from the Song to the Qing Dynasty, was approved by the State Council to be included in the list of the fifth batch of national key cultural relics protection units.
Carvings on the stage building. (Courtesy of Zhongfang Town)
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"Ancient Museum" integrating the characteristics of the three dynasties
Narrator: Luoyuan County Bureau of Culture, Sports and Tourism Cultural Relics Section Wu Rongxin
According to the Records of Luoyuan County and the Genealogy of the Chen Clan of Cao Feng, the Chen Taiwei Palace was built in 909 AD by Chen Su. Chen Su was originally from Gushi County, Gwangju, Henan, born in the fifth year of Tang Dahe (831 AD), diligent and inquisitive since childhood, quite talented, during the LongJi period (889 AD) ascended to the Jinshidi, and later entered Fujian with the King of Min. At the end of the Tang Dynasty, in order to avoid rebellion, Chen Su moved his family south to settle in Caowan, The Middle Fang of Luoyuan, and became the founder of the Chen clan of Luoyuan. Chen Su made every effort to disseminate the advanced agricultural production technology in the Central Plains, mobilized the villagers to open up the wilderness to plant tea, plant mulberry and raise silkworms; set up township schools for the children of the local masses to study; and advocated respecting the elderly, respecting the virtuous, and loving the young. At the same time, Chen Su also used the traditional Chinese medicine techniques he learned to treat the townspeople, and his benevolence and benevolence were well known, and he was called "Mr. Gao Xing". In the first year of Zhenming (915 AD), Chen Su died and entered the shrine and was renamed "Mr. Gao Xing's Ancestral Hall". In the second year of Song Jiading (1209 AD), Chen Su was enfeoffed as the "Marquis of Yinghui", and in the third year of Jiaxi (1239 AD), he was crowned "Marquis of Xianyou Jiaying", that is, the palace was built in front of the shrine, called the Grand Palace. In the same year, Chen Su's fifteenth grandson Chen Qing resisted Jin and died on the battlefield at the age of 18, and was named "Metropolitan Voldemort Taiwei", worthy of the palace, and expanded, renamed "Chen Taiwei Palace", and has been rebuilt and expanded many times since then. At present, Chen Taiwei Palace is composed of a gate tower stage (Qing), two side halls (Ming, Qing), and the main hall (Southern Song Dynasty), with a construction area of 1155 square meters. In 1985, Chen Taiwei Palace was selected as the second batch of key cultural relics protection units in the province, and in 2001, it was selected as the fifth batch of national key cultural relics protection units.
Under the eaves are seven layers of Ruyi Dou arches stacked continuously, on the top of the mountain, high in front and low in the back, and the wing angles are raised. (Courtesy of Zhongfang Town)
Chen Taiwei Palace has been expanded many times, and the existing buildings are divided into five parts: the ancestral hall, the main hall, the left side hall, the right side hall and the front hall. According to the chronology, it can be divided into five generations, southern song dynasty, Ming dynasty and Qing dynasty. The stone inscription on the entrance of the palace is "Qiu Song Upside Down", which is related to the folklore of Chen Su settling in the middle room. It is said that when Chen Su first came to Luoyuan, he did not understand the local climate, so it was convenient to take two pine saplings and plant them upside down on the coastal mountain in the winter of that year. Chen Su secretly prayed: This pine seed, if it can grow, I decided to settle here. The following year, Song miao did survive, and Chen Su decided to settle in Zhongfang. The Qing Daoguang edition of the Luoyuan County Chronicle records these two upside-down pine trees. The main hall has a construction area of 394.17 square meters, and the bucket arch is huge and simple and generous. The main shrine is dedicated to the "Marquis of Yinghui and Lady Yang", and its architecture shows the style of the Five Dynasties and the Song Dynasty. The right side hall was built during the Ming Dynasty, with a construction area of 180 square meters, carved beams and towering buildings, with the style of family temple architecture. The lord of the temple is Chen Taiwei, Marshal Wen and Kang, and Marshal Zhang and Li. The left hall was built in the 53rd year of the Qianlong Dynasty (1788 AD, and the existing building is the 6th year of Qing Xianfeng), and the main shrine is the Empress Dowager of the Heavenly Immortals, Yuan Jun Linshui, and Chen Lin lisan. The front hall is located in front of the main hall, which is connected with the huabiao column, built in the sixth year of Qing Xianfeng, covering an area of 324.83 square meters. Between the stage and the main hall is a 120-square-meter granite patio, which serves as lighting and audience seats, and the stands are built on the left and right sides of the stage, which are connected to the left and right side halls, and the eaves of the four corners of the front hall are high and magnificent. The stage retains the Qing Dynasty Guangxu Chengshu Ke JinShi HanlinYuan shi poem Chen Shangzhi wrote "Qin Qi Han Qi, will be modern Times; is Ye Fei Ye, re-believe in Ranye" and "look at a succession and a combination, ridicule the ancient evil and righteousness and loyalty" two paintings. Huabiao Gate Outside the Qing Xianfeng Six-Year Stone Carving Couplet "Ancestral Hall Reconstruction, Yongzhen River River Worship Ceremony; Qiu Song Upside Down, Long Biao FengLi Xianwei Ling".
Protecting the heritage
In recent years, the cultural relics protection department of Luoyuan County has invited experts from ancient buildings to investigate, survey and appraise chen taiwei Palace, and put forward professional restoration plans. In the restoration, the characteristics of the french style and local construction techniques of the ancient buildings of the corresponding era have been retained, and the columns, buckets, arches and other characteristic components of the Chen Taiwei Palace have been restored, and the old ones have been repaired. During the construction process, the construction unit collected old stone, tiles, wood, etc. for repair, in order to maximize the preservation of the texture of building raw materials.
Directly above the stage is an octagonal algae well, flanked by flat trees with painted paintings. (Courtesy of Zhongfang Town)
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Director of Luoyuan County Museum Huang Xinqiang
With its profound cultural heritage, cultural landscape and unique architectural style, Chen Taiwei Palace has attracted many experts and scholars at home and abroad to visit and study since it was included in the national cultural relics protection unit. In 2009, the China Cultural Heritage Research Institute and the Fuzhou Ancient Architectural Design Institute made overall plans for the protection of the Taiwei Palace, and formulated a protection plan for the surrounding 300-meter mountain and river landforms, and at the same time, relying on the Taiwei Palace as the center, the protection and development of ancient buildings such as Chen's Former Residence, Hanlin Courtyard Chen Shangzhi's Former Residence, Chen Bijian's Former Residence, and planned comprehensive repairs to better protect cultural relics and carry forward traditional Chinese culture.