In the story of the Yang family generals, the name of the mansion appears as Tianbo mansion. According to legend, everyone in the Yang family generals lived in this mansion. Looking at the actual historical materials, we did not find any records. , so does Tianbo Mansion, where the Yang family generals live, really exist? After checking, there is no record of the residence of the generals of the Yang family in the historical materials of the Song Dynasty. Whether the emperor of the Song Dynasty granted a residence to the Yang family remains to be investigated. 1. The origin of Tianbo Mansion
The word Tianbo was slightly mentioned in the works of Song Dynasty scholar Meng Yuanlao. Its geographical location was right in the west of Kaifeng in the Song Dynasty. It was one of the core arteries of the Song Dynasty. In terms of geography, Dominate the position. The name of the mansion where the generals of the Yang family live comes from a miscellaneous novel written during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. This book describes old events in Kaifeng. It mentions the former residence of Yang Liulang and the temple of the Yang family, saying that it was the center of Zhengde in the Ming Dynasty. It was once flooded by a flood. Yangjia Temple, also known as Xiaoyan Temple, was destroyed in the war when Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty moved south. 2. Does Tianbo Prefecture exist?
Experts on Song Dynasty in my country have put forward different opinions on this issue. The so-called family temple system did not appear in the Song Dynasty. The period when the family temple system flourished was in the Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties. The period has disappeared. This system was not restored during the Song Dynasty. It was not until the second year of Zhihe in the Song Dynasty that Prime Minister Wen Yanbo built the first family temple of the Song Dynasty at his home based on the Du family temple in the capital. As for the Tianbo Mansion during the Yang family general period, it does not exist in history, especially the Yang family temple in the early Song Dynasty. The temple system was not restored, so the construction of the temple did not exist.
The Tianbo Mansion in Kaifeng we see today is a group of imitation Song Dynasty buildings that were beautified on the basis of the Yang family’s story. As the dissemination of the Yang family’s story continues to increase, the tourism market needs to have This scenic spot was piled up, so Tianbo Mansion came into being in this context to satisfy people's imagination about the story of the Yang family generals. However, judging from historical records, Tianbo Mansion did not exist in the Song Dynasty.