The existing ancient Congtai was rebuilt during the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty. It is a three-story blue brick platform with an area of ??more than 1,100 square meters and a height of 28 meters. There are two doors in the north and south on the first floor, and a stele stands on the high steps of the south gate. It is the Seven Rhymes written by Guo Moruo, a famous modern historian, when he visited Congtai in 1961. "In Zhao Congtai in Handan City, when the dawn comes in autumn, the ruins of Daizhuang Tower are illuminated, and I think of the great talent while shooting and riding in Hu costumes." There are also large ancient Chinese characters embedded on the platform wall on the right side of the corridor: "The flow of water spreads eastward, and the purple air comes from the west." The first floor of Congtai is a courtyard. The pavilion facing south in the courtyard is called "Wuling Pavilion", the west wing is "Ruyi Pavilion", and the "Huilan Pavilion" in the middle of the courtyard was added in 1931. The walls of the courtyard are embedded with "plum" and "orchid" stone tablets painted by Jinshi Wang Yunquan and Juren Li Shaoan respectively.
From the north gate, follow the steps paved with bricks and stones, climb up step by step and cross the threshold. The stele standing in front of the door has a poem "Deng Cong Tai" by Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty engraved on the front. Rhythmic poetry, on the back is his ancient poem "Handan Xing". In September 1750, Qianlong patrolled the south of the Yangtze River and passed Handan. When he climbed Congtai, he wrote: "It is rumored that good things are said about Congtai, and the victorious sun comes to the sky and the scenery opens up. The people are very happy in their prime years, and the tall buildings are full of poems about heroes. The Qin in the lapel is really good, and the snow cave is beautiful." The overpass is safe! The smoke trees are in confusion and the wells are rich, so as to raise vitality and cultivate it."
The second floor platform is 7 meters from the ground, 59 meters from east to west, and 80 meters from north to south. Among them, a section protruding to the south is 40 meters long and 10 meters wide, which is the fragment of the Ming Dynasty city wall. There are five large houses in Taipei, named "Wulin Hall", which are buildings commemorating King Wuling. The small pavilion in front of the room is the "Huilan Pavilion", which was built in 1931. There are many tablets inlaid on the wall around the table. Among them, the plum blossom carved stone by Wang Qintang, a Jinshi in the late Qing Dynasty, and the orchid stone tablet by Li Shichang, a scholar in the late Qing Dynasty, are highly praised by tourists. On the lintel of the round arch door facing north and south on the second floor of Congtai, there are four ancient black characters "Wu Ling Congtai" written on it. There are also large vermilion characters engraved on the inside of the door "Husband and wife north and south, brother and sister touching each other". The long-circulated "loyalty and filial piety" The story of "Jieyi brings plum blossoms twice" happened here. Entering the round arch gate, there is a small pavilion with exquisite architecture, red pillars and green tiles, painted pillars and carved beams, and double eaves and animal horns. Go up three more steps, push open the red carved wooden door, and enter a square pavilion about the size of a room. Facing the antique stone tables and stone piers, it looks like an emperor and general who have just left with their robes lifted.
On the top floor of the platform, there are the characters "Wuling Congtai" inscribed on the forehead. The top platform is round, 19 meters in diameter and 13.5 meters above the ground. It was originally a platform, commonly known as "Wuling Congtai". platform". On the north side of Congtai is the Temple of the Seven Sages, which was built to commemorate Han Jue, Cheng Ying, Gongsun Chujiu, Lin Xiangru, Lian Po, Li Mu and Zhao She of Zhao State. Jusheng Pavilion is located on the top of the ancient Congtai. It was built in the 13th year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty (1534) and was built by Yang Yi for military preparation. Why the pavilion was built? According to the "Records of Shengting Pavilion" written by Yang Yi: "Jichuanzi (numbered by Yang Yi) ordered troops to march to Zhao Di, marched through the city of Handan, and reached the northeast corner. Dutai was not ten feet away from the city. He suddenly came out of the city. He was shocked and said: "If the enemy or I take advantage of the enemy, we will face the enemy, and we will be in danger." This shows that his purpose of building the pavilion is "must garrison the tower, but it can be defended". After the pavilion was completed, Yang Yi asked the crowd and said: "If you disturb this pavilion, you will build this pavilion, and the city will last forever." At that time, the area and structure of the Jusheng Pavilion were unknown.
The Jusheng Pavilion before 1963 was built in the 2nd year of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1963). The top is in the style of rolling sheds and resting mountains (photo of Congtai in 1939 is attached). The Jusheng Pavilion built in 1964 The pavilion has a construction area of ??100m2 and a height of 13m. It has four corners with pointed double eaves and slightly tilted corners. It has a square main hall, stone tables and benches, and flowered doors and windows all around. It is simple and elegant. It is covered with green glazed tiles and is brilliant. The eaves are decorated with colorful lanterns. During major festivals, the lights are brilliant. Viewed from a distance at night, it looks like a castle in the air. Although the current Jusheng Pavilion is not its original appearance, it still maintains the unique style of ancient pavilions.
On the top floor of the platform, there are the characters "Wuling Congtai" inscribed on the forehead. The top platform is round in shape, 19 meters in diameter and 13.5 meters above the ground. It was originally a platform, commonly known as "Wuling Congtai". platform". In the 13th year of Jiajing reign in the Ming Dynasty, the pavilion was built on the platform and named "Jusheng Pavilion", which means that the one who relies on it in defense will win. It is said that there are eight red characters on the round arch door of Shengting Pavilion: "Husband and wife north and south; brother and sister touch each other's lapels". The widely circulated story of "loyalty, filial piety, justice and righteousness brings plum blossoms twice" happened here. According to legend, during the Dezong period of the Tang Dynasty at the end of the 8th century AD, the loyal minister Mei Bogao was framed and killed by the traitor Lu Qi. After Mei Bogao's son Mei Liangyu escaped, he was recruited by Chen Dongchu as a domestic boy. Chen and Mei Bogao had a close relationship, and they could not find Mei Zi all day long. Later, when the plum blossoms bloomed for the second time, Chen learned that the boy in his family was Mei Liangyu, so he betrothed his beloved daughter Xingyuan to him. Lu Qi wanted to harm Chen again, so he reported to the emperor that Xing Yuan would be made the imperial sister and married to a foreign country, and Chen Dongchu and his wife would be imprisoned. Chen Xingyuan, who went to a foreign country to get married, was sent off by Mei Liangyu. They walked to Handan in tears and blood, and joined hands on the Wuling Congtai to cry goodbye. This story, which promotes loyalty, filial piety and justice, adds an interesting story for tourists to understand China's feudal tradition. The five halls on the platform facing north and south were called the Temple of Wealth in the late Qing Dynasty. In the autumn of 1922, it was renamed Wuling Old Hall during renovation. It is a brick and wood structure, spacious and bright, and is a building commemorating King Wuling of Zhao. In 1931, Commander Gao Guizi stationed in Handan and rebuilt the old Wuling Pavilion. On the pillars in front of the pavilion hung a couplet with the Kuomintang veteran and the famous calligrapher Mr. Yu Youren:
Placing wine on the high platform is the origin of a generous and tragic place;
Pinghu Chuanxuanfu, don't let the wind and clouds meet you.
The four characters "Fengyunjihui" in the couplet, according to the "Selected Notes on Zhaodu Poems", explain that "Fengyunjihui" refers to the reunion of the monarchs and ministers in the old days. This refers specifically to Liu Xiu's friendship with Ma Wu.
After Liu Xiu defeated Wang Lang, he became increasingly dissatisfied with Emperor Gengshi and attempted to kill Xie Gong, another general of the army sent by Emperor Gengshi to monitor him. So he set up a high wine table, invited Xie Gong and Xie's general Ma Wu to the banquet, and prepared to attack during the banquet, but failed. After the banquet, Liu Xiu and Ma Wu went on stage alone and used their status to win over Ma Wu. As a result, Ma Wu returned to Liu Xiu. (This couplet does not exist today). The inscriptions on the platform preserve many precious poems and handwritings. Climbing up the steps from the south gate, you will see a monument standing in front of you. Guo Moruo, who became a historian and later vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, wrote Qilu when he climbed to Congtai on September 19, 1961:
In Zhaocontai, Handan City, the dawn begins in autumn.
Looking at the ruins of Daizhuang Building, shooting and riding in Hu costumes, I think of the talented people.
Beyond the Zhanghe River in the Taihang position, there is the Martyrs Cemetery Fushuikuma.
The modern operating foundation is strong, and Wu’an Iron Mine has Fengfeng Coal.
There are four vigorous and powerful characters in the shade of the stele: "Wu Ling Cong Tai", which was written by Li Heting, a famous calligrapher in southern Hebei.
The imperial stele inside the north gate is the Qianlong Emperor's seven-character "Deng Congtai" written when he passed through Congtai during his southern tour (1750):
It is said that good things are said about Congtai, which means victory. When the day comes, the scenery opens.
People are full of joy in their prime years, and high-rise buildings are indebted to outstanding talents.
The Qin Zhang belt is really good, and the snow cave overpass is there.
The smoke tree is confused and the well is rich, so as to raise the vitality and nourish it.
The shade of the stele is the Qigu "Handan Journey"
On the west side of the platform is the stele of "Preface to the Collection of Congtai", which was the 15th mixed composition of the Army in the 11th year of the Republic of China (1922) Written by He Sui, chief of staff of the brigade, and written by Wang Qintang, a native of Yi. The article describes the long history of Congtai, the origin and location of its name, the general construction and the scenic spots of Congtai. The two tablets are integrated into one body, with nearly a thousand words of text. The original site of the monument was on the platform at the south gate of Congtai. It was relocated here in October 1989.
The tablets inlaid around the wall of the Shengting Pavilion include the Qilu "Deng Cong Tai" by Zhang Chengren in the Ming Dynasty, the plum blossom stone carvings by Wang Qintang, a Jinshi in the late Qing Dynasty, and the orchid painting stone carvings by Li Shichang (Shao'an). His paintings and art also have a unique style.
The monument "Reconstruction of Congtai" was erected by Gao Guizi after the completion of Congtai in the 21st year of the Republic of China (1932). The article praises the martial spirit of King Zhao Wuling, who changed his clothes into a barbarian and learned to ride and shoot. It also describes the process of adding buildings on the platform and rebuilding the Congtai. The inscription was written and written by Gao Guizi. The font is straight and generous, thick and powerful. This stele is well preserved and has been relocated to the Stele Forest in Handan.
Climbing to the south gate of Congtai, the right wall is inlaid with a stone carving with the words "The flow of water flows eastward, and the purple air comes from the west". It was written by Hu Jingyi, commander of the Second National Army in the 11th year of the Republic of China (1922). "The characters are imitated from the Six Dynasties. Although they are not antiquities, the peaks and edges are neat and tidy, giving the impression of an ancient style" (Handan County Chronicle in 1933). According to the 1939 "Handan County Chronicle": There are gates on the north and south city walls of Tai, each with its own forehead. The south is said to be "Fu Liu flows eastward", and the north is said to be "Purple Qi coming from the west".
The stele "Zhao Wuling Congtai Site" was erected in the 21st year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1593). There are seven regular script characters engraved on the top of the stele: "Zhao Wuling Congtai Site". The upper inscription is "Deng Yuntai, a native of Chu, the magistrate of Handan County, Guangping Prefecture, Zhili", and the lower inscription is "Zhongtongle, the auspicious owner of Mengqiu in Guisi, Wanli". ". The handwriting on the back of the stele is weathered, blurred and unreadable. According to relevant people's recollections, the original text of the stele was about the reconstruction of Handan City, recalling the construction of the city and the names of the four gates. This stele was originally located on the west side of the old site of Qixian Temple. It was later relocated under the east wall of the south gate of Congtai, close to the base of Congtai wall. In 1966, the monument was torn down and placed flat on the northeast bank of Zhonghu Lake in the garden. When the monument was re-erected in 1989, the tortoise tarsus on the base of the monument was decapitated and could not be reused. Therefore, the turtle tarsus was remade as the base of the stele and erected under the city wall on the west side of Congtai. For tourists to watch and savor. According to historical records, at the beginning, there were overpasses, snow caves, makeup pavilions, flower gardens and other scenery on Congtai. They had unique structures and beautiful decorations, and they were famous in various countries at that time. The ancients once used the poem "The sky bridge connecting the Han Dynasty is like a rainbow, and the snow cave is as blurry as the silver sea" to describe the magnificence of Congtai. Some famous literati in history, such as the great poets of the Tang Dynasty, Li Bai, Du Fu and Bai Juyi, visited Congtai many times and wrote poems in praise of it. However, in the long years of more than two thousand years, Congtai has experienced countless destructions by natural and man-made disasters, and has been renovated and rebuilt many times, resulting in great changes. According to local chronicles, it has been restored more than ten times since the middle of the Ming Dynasty (about 1500). Among them, the palace was built on the platform in the 15th year of Qianlong's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1750). Later, in the 10th year of Daoguang's reign (1830), the platform was destroyed by an earthquake. The Congtai we saw was built during the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty (1862-1874). It was used to look into the distance and govern the county. It was rebuilt later.
There is a Temple of Seven Sages on the north side of Congtai, which was built to commemorate Han Jue, Cheng Ying, Gongsun Chujiu, Lin Xiangru, Lian Po, Li Mu and Zhao She of Zhao State. The moving deeds of these "Seven Gentlemen" are recorded in historical books such as "Historical Records". The "Records of the States of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty", which is generally compiled based on historical books, is described in chapters such as "Cheng Ying hides his orphan around the lower palace". The touching deeds of the "Three Loyalty" (Cheng Ying, Gongsun Chujiu, and Han Jue) who sacrificed their lives to save the orphans of Zhao Shi.
Before Han Guangwu Liu Xiu succeeded to the throne, and when the Gengshi Emperor Liu Xuan was the king of Xiaoyao, he led the Tianxun Guards to inspect Hebei. When they arrived in Handan, Liu Ling, the young spear king, invited Liu Xiu to Congtai. During the banquet, Liu Xiu was plotted by the Little Gun King. Fortunately, Liu Xiu was escorted by General Yuntai, and he escaped with his life.