Visiting the Li Family Courtyard is an unplanned itinerary.

On October 6th, bid farewell to Hukou of the magnificent Yellow River in Shaanxi, take the Qinglan Expressway to the east, turn to the Hubei Expressway and turn to the south, when we arrived at the Yanjing Exit of Wanrong County, 40 kilometers away from the destination Yuncheng, Shanxi, the roadside appeared from time to time The huge tourist guide boards come into view over and over again, and the 4A-level tourist attraction Li’s Courtyard is only 1.5 kilometers away from the Yanjing exit. It's not yet noon, so why not pay a visit?

When I came to the gate of the Li Family Courtyard, I knew that the Li Family Courtyard had a famous name: the Li Family Courtyard was the home of Li Zi, the richest man in southern Shanxi from the late Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China. It was built in the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty. Yanjing Village, Wanrong County. In Shanxi, the Li Family Courtyard, the Qiao Family Courtyard and the Wang Family Courtyard are collectively known as the "Three Dilians of Shanxi Merchants".

There is a "Hundred Kindness Wall" in the courtyard of the Li family. There are 365 "good" characters written in different fonts, which is intended to ask the descendants of the Li family to do good every day, do good every day, and do good forever.

The ancestors of the Li family fled from Hancheng County (now Hancheng City) in Shaanxi Province to Wanquan County (now Wanrong County) in Shanxi Province due to a famine during the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty. The Li family has always been charitable and charitable. Whenever there is a disaster, the Li family will buy food with money, set up porridge sheds, help the poor, and do great deeds of charity. The porridge that the Li family donates to the victims has a mandatory standard: Chopsticks are not allowed to fall into the porridge.

In order to spread the virtue of benevolence and charity in Chinese culture, Shanxi Province converted the Li Family Courtyard into Shanxi Charity Museum.

The Li Family Courtyard was announced by the Shanxi Provincial People's Government as the fourth batch of key cultural relics protection units in June 2004, and was approved by the State Council as a national key cultural relics protection unit in 2013. On both sides of the gate of the main house of the Li Family Courtyard is engraved "Zhu Zi's Family Instructions", which says "One porridge and one meal, it is not easy to think about where it came from; half a silk and half a grain, the constant remembrance of material resources is difficult", so that future generations I never forget when I go in and out.

The inner meaning of the Li Family Courtyard is charity, and the outer display is the treasure house of the essence of architectural art.

In addition to courtyards, houses, and gardens, there are many unique and exquisite arrangements in many important sites and parts of the Li Family Old Courtyard. and iron art, the content themes include celebrity anecdotes, literary works, drama librettos, religious myths, customs and social life, etc.

If it is said that the Li Family Courtyard inherits the charity culture, the Guandi Temple promotes the spirit of loyalty. On October 7th, the last scenic spot in the long vacation, I came to the Guandi Temple in Xianzhou.

There are many Guandi Temples across the country, but Guandi Temple in Xiezhou District, Yuncheng City, Guanyunchang's hometown, is the largest, richest in content, most exquisite in architecture, and most visually stunning. The exact pronunciation of Xiezhou is hài zhōu, so don’t make a mistake.

In the history of China, Guan Gongguan Yunchang was the only one who was named a marquis by the emperor during his lifetime and worshiped as an emperor by the people after his death. The story of Guan Yunchang is vividly described in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms". His loyal and brave deeds have been passed down for generations. Today we will not make memories, but please follow me to see the temple after his death.

Jiezhou Guandi Temple was founded in the ninth year of Emperor Kaihuang (589) of the Sui Dynasty. It was expanded and rebuilt during the Song and Ming Dynasties.

The total area of ​​Guandi Temple is 220,000 square meters, with more than 200 houses in total. It is divided into two parts: Zhengmiao and Jieyi Garden. It is the largest existing palace-style Taoist building complex and Wu Temple. "Crown of Wu Temple". Hanging in the temple are plaques such as "Yi Bing Qian Kun" written by Emperor Kangxi, "Shen Yong" imperially appointed by Qianlong, "Wan Shi Ren Ji" written by Xianfeng, and "Wei Ling Zhen Die" written by Empress Dowager Cixi. The representative building is "Spring and Autumn Building". In 2012, the "Guansheng Cultural Building Complex" was included in the China World Cultural Heritage Preparatory List.

On the main axis are Zhaobi, Duanmen, Pheasant Gate, Meridian Gate, Shanhai Zhonglingfang, Yushu Tower, Chongning Hall, and Chunqiu Tower.

Zhaobi

Many designs in Guandi Temple have the temperament of royal architecture and gardens. There will be nine dragons on the screen wall of the royal family, and four dragons on the screen wall of the Guandi Temple. Comparing Guandi to a dragon is highly praised. The four dragon walls take the dragon as the core and are divided into upper, middle and lower layers, representing the heavenly palace, the human world and the ocean respectively.

Most of the exquisite figure sculptures on the Four Dragon Walls were decapitated by thieves, just like their master Guan Gong. The difference is that Guan Gong was beheaded by the enemy on the battlefield, and the writing is tragic and tragic, but the heads of these artworks were secretly looted by thieves, full of helplessness and sighs.

The Duanmen with red walls and green eaves is like the Forbidden City in tone, majestic and solemn, with extraordinary bearing.

Between the four dragon walls and the Duanmen, the horse stakes lie quietly on the ground, telling the civil servants and generals who come and go that they must dismount and leave the sedan chair here, and they can only be respectful and not rude.

Walking into Duanmen, you will see Pheasant Gate, Meridian Gate, Shanhai Zhonglingfang, Yushu Tower, Chongning Hall, Chunqiu Tower one by one. It is like walking in the palace, where things change and scenery changes, and every step is amazing. How many people can compare with the majesty behind Emperor Guan?

Even the accessories on the corners and corners there reveal the same aloofness and dignity as the owner.

The lonely Qinglong Yanyue Knife stands quietly beside the steps, and can no longer wait for the master's horizontal knife to immediately fight on the battlefield.

Only the bright stone table in front of the temple was severely cut with knife marks, which was deduced by later generations that on May 13th of the lunar calendar, Guan Gong appeared at night and came out to sharpen his knife. The knife marks were only Guan Gong on the whetstone Tried the sharpness of Qinglong Yanyue Knife. There is a huge footprint under the corridor. Legend has it that Guan Gong is in a hurry. One foot is still in front of the corridor, and the other foot has already set foot on the top of Zhongtiao Mountain three miles away. Responsibility for someone.

The rolling waters of the Yangtze River flow to the east, and the waves wipe out the heroes... so many things in ancient and modern times are all jokes. In the long river of history, in the real story, Guan Yunchang may not be as great as in the story of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", but his character and spirit of loyalty, righteousness, and courage to win the three armies are the spiritual source that convinces the world.