Xuzhou central axis | Peng Zuyuan: pengzu culture gathering place

Among the many gardens in Xuzhou,

The Peng Zu Garden covers an area of 40 hectares

It is a park with rich cultural connotation

Free open Garden Peng Zu Garden,

And unlike other public green Spaces,

There are many "most Xuzhou" elements here

In early spring, visit Peng Zu Garden,

Relax, slow down,

The scenery is everywhere

West gate two couplets, point out the theme of the park

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Built from 1976 to the "south park" to the expansion in 1984, renamed "Peng Yuan" renamed "Peng Zuyuan" to the 21st century, the pengzu park like, peng ancestral shrine, big Peng Ge, live square attractions, there is a zoo, cafe DE jack, recreation areas, mountain forest area, etc., are related to longevity and health of the pengzu culture are inseparable. The national 4A level scenic spot with fresh vegetation, mountains and water is itself an eye-pleasing and health-preserving place.

Pengzu Garden is located in the south of Xuzhou City, ma Peng Mountain, west and yunlong Mountain, south and small Taishan, Phoenix Mountain. Pengzu Garden is long and narrow from north to south, surrounded by Horsepen Hill, showing the terrain characteristics of high in the middle and low around. The garden builders took advantage of the situation to create an ecological landscape of mountains and rivers, Bridges and flowing water.

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One of the couplets on the west gate of The Pengzu Garden is "What peng Keng serves the Pheasant Emperor for longevity and longevity", which is quoted from Qu Yuan's Ci of Chu. It is this sentence that established Peng Zu as the originator of Chinese cuisine. Another pair is "the ya Shuo immortal but Peng Zu road and the new continuous history of the ancient", from Liu Xiang "Lixian Biography", Liu Xiang for the Chu King Liu Jiao, this said the historical impact of Peng Zu.

When the State of Dapeng was founded, Peng Zu led the people to dig Wells to draw water, build walls to build cities, and cultivate the health of the religious people. The state of Dapeng was rich in grain and people and livestock. Taoism regarded Peng Zu as one of the pioneers and founders. It is said that Peng Zu lived for 800 years, which is actually the length of time that dapeng's kingdom existed. Xuzhou was called Pengcheng in ancient times, which originated from "Peng" of the Great Peng family.

During the period of Yao and Shun, the huaihai region with Xuzhou as the center had fertile land and was a good habitat for ancient people. Pengzu culture produced here was one of the origins of Huaihai culture, one of the ancestral roots of Han culture, and also a part of Chinese civilization.

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The statue of Peng Zushi is rich in information

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When you enter the west gate of Pengzu Garden, a main road leads to the square 100 meters away, where a 4.6-meter-high granite stone statue of Pengzu stands in the center of the square. Peng Zu looks like a kind face, long beard flowing, smiling eyes into the distance. The stone statue is dressed in a huge cape, the lines are rough, the statue and the stone seat are connected as one, simple atmosphere.

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The statue, designed by li Benhua, a well-known sculptor in Xuzhou, has become the symbol of Xuzhou. The statue of Peng Zu in the central axis of Peng Zu Garden, always with a generous mind to welcome guests, in front of the statue to take photos and clock, become visitors in the private album of good witness. In fact, as an iconic city carving, Peng Zu has a lot of information all over the body. The subtle design of the front and back of Peng Zu reflects the ingenuity of the creator, which is worth slowly appreciation.

Who is Pengzu? Statue skirt place under the word "pengzu" four lines of fuels the official script must-read: "person of the ancient legend 篯 name his ancient emperors ZhuanXu great-great-grandson calendar YuXiaZhi was eight hundred years old, less good quiet good guide line of gas in the pheasant soup for yao sealing Yu Dapeng pengzu" means because of its way to face it, do not add punctuation 4 line 56 word, concise and rich in content.

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On the left side of the statue, there is a poem named Pengzu Lou by Xue Neng, a poet of the late Tang Dynasty, written by jiang Zhou, a contemporary Calligrapher in Xuzhou:

A new sunny day is wet,

Xu Guo Beach sound up and down flood.

The eyes are clear and boundless,

Into the bosom light good poor wind.

Peng Zu, a broken soldier,

Prostitute embrace denglin kui Xie Gong.

Who sent the floor to me,

Thousands of remnants in the east of the River.

Pengzu Tower is one of the five famous towers in ancient Xuzhou. Local Chronicles record that pengzu Tower was first built in the northeast corner of the city and existed in the Northern Wei Dynasty. Li Daoyuan's Notes on Water Classics · Sishui describes that it is the best place to climb this tower, "overlooking the plain of Sichuan, looking at the clear countryside." Pengzu building was destroyed and built repeatedly in Xuzhou, which shows that the local officials of all dynasties attached great importance to pengzu culture. At the beginning of this century, the municipal government built five-storey Pengzu Building in huaihai Cultural Expo Park, ceasing the symbolic function of Pengzu culture.

Behind the statue of Peng Zu is the Linyin road leading to peng Ancestral Temple. On the marble floor, there are two roads inscribed with the Chinese characters "Fu" and "Longevity" respectively. A brick is engraved with a Chinese character, with slightly raised strokes, half a meter square. Dozens of different fonts of the word "fu" and "shou", including zhuanzhuan, li, Kai, cao, line a variety of fonts, copied in the Jin Dynasty Wang Xizhi, Song Sushi, Qing Wu Changshuo and other ancient calligraphers. The two characters "fu" and "shou" are used to decorate the road surface, indicating that people are striving for happiness and longevity step by step.

Mountains and rivers are closely dependent on each other, and there are cultural elements all over the garden

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Both happiness and longevity is the unchanging pursuit of people and the core of Pengzu culture. In The Pengzu Garden, there are two hills in the north and the south, which were renamed Fushan and Shoushan by the founder of the garden. In Fushan, peng Ancestral Temple was built, and in Shoushan, dapeng Pavilion was built, making it a highlight of the cultural connotation of Pengzu Garden.

On the first floor, there is a group of large colored sculptures. Peng Zu is sitting in the middle. On the left is Yi Yin, the famous prime minister of shang Tang, and on the right is the daughter of the inheritor of health preservation. There are murals on the second floor showing the achievements of Peng Zu. On the third floor viewing platform, you can overlook the scenery of Pengzu Garden.

The southern foot of Fushan mountain is a tall and majestic Han style building Peng Ancestral Temple, the temple door has couplets "the longevity star does not fall through the ages; It was inscribed by Feng Yiwu, a 92-year-old calligrapher from Xuzhou.

Peng Ancestral temple is dedicated to the founder of peng Country, Peng surname ancestor Peng Zu. Here is the ancestral shrine of The Peng family at home and abroad. When the annual Xuzhou Sheep Festival opens, xuzhou chefs hold a grand ceremony here to worship Peng Zu, the ancestor of the culinary circle. In 2020, xuzhou's sheep-eating custom was included in the national Intangible cultural Heritage project by xuzhou people who like eating mutton.

On the ground of the square in front of Peng Ancestral Temple, two curved metal lines inlay among them, representing the Yellow River and the Yangtze River. With the two lines as coordinates, the corresponding location marks the place names associated with Peng Zu: Pengcheng xuzhou, Pengshan, Pengzhou, Pengshui County... Visitors to the garden look down on the square and have a panoramic view of the Yellow River, the Yangtze River, famous mountains and great rivers.

At the western foot of Fushan mountain is the ageless Lake with open water. At the southern end, it extends from Qiaochunyuan (Meiyuan) to the spillway outside Pengzuyuan. The pool is 40 meters from east to west and 400 meters from north to south. Several mountain streams converge here, and the water is clear and sparkling. In summer, lotus flowers in half pond, green mountains, clear water and arch bridge create a poetic and pictorial sense only in Chinese ink painting.

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In the landscape design, the name of the lake is also endowed with the implication of Pengzu culture: it is said that Pengzu took people to practice by the lake, and when you see the spring flowing, you feel sweet and nourishing once you drink it. Later generations believe that drinking this water can prolong your life just like Pengzu, so the lake is named "The Lake".

To the northeast of the youth Pool lies the Xuzhou Hall of Fame. Entering the Han style building, which opened in 2011, you can see the statues of three ancient Xuzhou celebrities standing in the exhibition hall in front of the Han Dynasty: Peng Zu, Xi Zhong and Xu Yan Wang, who are respectively the founders of Chinese culture of health preservation, car making and Xu State culture.

In the Han Dynasty exhibition hall, Xiao He, Cao Can, Wang Ling and so on are the rich heroes of the qing dynasty. In the exhibition hall of The Empress of Han dynasty, xuzhou political, economic and cultural celebrities are shining. Through the organic combination of history and technology, the hall of Fame exhibition connects the city's history with historical celebrities, which is intuitive and vivid.

In a group of bronze statues of celebrities outside the Hall of Fame, Peng Zu has changed the majesty of the statue of Peng Zu in the West Gate Square of Peng Zu Garden. Holding a palm banana fan in hand, peng Zu sits leisurely in the forest, guarding a big ding in front of him, boiling the pheasant soup, "the first soup in the world".

Green soft landscape, serving people's life

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Pengzu Garden is not only a garden full of culture, but also a hundred gardens, amusement parks and zoos to meet the needs of citizens for leisure, temperament cultivation and relaxation.

Every year from the end of March to April, thousands of cherry blossoms blossom in pengzuyuan's cherry blossom forest, where the cherry blossom Festival, photography festival and blind date festival are held. Pengzu Garden continues to collect cherry blossom fine varieties from all over the city to enrich the cherry garden. More than 3,000 cherry trees have been planted in the garden of more than 80 mu, making it the largest cherry blossom scenic spot in the city.

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"Leading mountains for company" and "Living with tigers" are the couplets that zhang Shaotang, a centenarian who once lived in Fengming community, wrote for his study, humorously indicating that his house was adjacent to the next zoo. Across the wall from fengming is the Pengzuyuan Zoo, which was moved here in 1983 from Kuaizaiting Park in the city center. Wild animal area, herbivorous animal area, bird area, Swan Lake, reptile hall...... The zoo is not only the home of animals, but also a well-proportioned and luxuriant garden of plants.

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In recent years, Xuzhou adheres to the principle of "giving priority to ecology and green development", and vigorously implements the reform of open gardens to constantly improve their openness and convenience, thus achieving fruitful results in the construction of ecological civilization.

Pengzu Garden, with its quiet environment and beautiful scenery, has created a carnival for residents and visitors to visit pengzu's historic sites and pray for longevity and health.