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Jiangnan oldest stone arch of the glory of identity and distinctive architectural style, it calls the “First Jiangnan Corner” in the name of the first, even if there is a “Jiangnan never occur again,” said Anhui Shexian arch, because of historical years gap-year-old could only look on and envy.
Jiangnan 1st Place

Size-fits-white house, red-brick villages, will Jinxian Qili Township, St. Paul, Chen Chen Jiacun Luoyuan tightly surrounded the village is located in the central arch, Chen is still the most eye-catching look. Only a thin one year at least 600 years old, Jiangnan first Square is still a local landmark.

In June 2006, Chan St. Paul’s winning the national key cultural relics protection units, brands, people pleasantly surprised. Prior to this, from the National Museum of China, Peking University School of Man museum and the “South St. Paul,” monograph by Chen arch jointly inspect the demonstration.

Chen arch appearance are not old, generally well preserved. It is divided into daytime Kam Ming Xian Square, Square, and the Science of two parts, Kam Fong Four-day-3, granite schungite mixed brick structure, Square high 5.12 meters wide and 8.08 meters, Square doorway at the top of the middle between the two beams embedded Dan Bian, Shi Bian the middle horizontal inscribed in block letters, “Day Kam” two characters, the two sides of the pillar patterns on Daisy. Arch stone hard, fine carving, decoration rigorous, generous lines, the characters realistic animals, flower shape. Square was “human” shape, square little Alice, site pottery and gray tiles, in the home lotus-shaped roof. Day Kam Fong is a stone arch, 12 meters away from its Office of Science Mingxian Square, but it is wood, which in tandem with the day-Kam Fong on a central axis. Four-Square for the three wooden structure, stood a rectangular stone pedestal reliefs.

Expert opinions given by experts is the Square and Science Day Kam Ming Xian Ming Dynasty Yongle Square were eight years (1410), Chongzhen Decade (1637) Construction, its construction Annals clear, was to identify the building the same type of Ming Jiangnan standard exhibits, daytime Kam Fong Nam, one of the oldest stone arch. “Because of the construction of the age of the longest, so a lot of people call it the southern 1st Place.” Jinxian heritage management director, said the text before the country.

Under the mighty lions arch eyes sparkle, Wang Chuan time and space for hundreds of years. Clearly engraved plaque edge, right inscribed “Bingke Jishi Zhong Gao Xu Jinxian magistrate She Yao as” the left inscribed “Sichuan right to political participation Chen-mo-li, Wing-lok, Ji-Chun Yue-ji dan eight years” and lower case letters and words. “St. Paul the owner was only 26 years old, it can be said to strangers Square, the word is an even bigger day-Jin Xie Jin wets himself wrote.” Wen reminded that the first State of the phrase.
Chen Mo its people

In feudal society arch is a lofty symbol of honor. Trees arch is Akinori line, Mu-infinite royal, lasts move is that people are the highest lifetime pursuit. Torii from the construction of the purpose of view, can be broadly divided into: the political recognition of Huan Ji sound Jingbiao filial righteous, virtuous widow Jingbiao honest woman.

Then Chan-mo is what kind of people? Why only 26 years old will be able to receive the honor Chijian arch? WEN Xian-States and archaeologists to read the “History of Ming Dynasty” and other large amounts of data, but the Chen-mo of the information has few, and generally only a few pens, where “History of the book will be to” mention, “Chen-mo word teaching of Nanchang people, officials Jishi Zhong, good book. “Chan-mo, if not the discovery of graves at the local, and their descendants may be difficult to appreciate his life experience, but also difficult to interpret this historical mystery.

Epitaphs, Professor Chen-mo of the font to write very clearly, “the public taboo word ancient surname Chan-mo, late Spring Valley Road,” because Bingluan eventually settled in the Chin-Hsien. “Chen-Mo youth handwriting on the written very well become a must, even though he had not achieved fame, in his 20-year-old, he was” Yongle Dadian “editor in chief Xie Jin is selected, go to the capital to write the.” Wen Xian Power, after only a few years, Chen-mo on the board right Sichuan high politics, which can not but Cai said his superior, because he was such a study to make improvements, the villagers were great respect for him increases, the public request to build Memorial Square . Ming Dynasty Yongle eight years (1410), Bing Ke Jishi Zhong Gao Xu, and Jinxian magistrate She Yao, immediately asked, “Yongle Dadian” Major Xie Jin wrote, “daytime Jin,” Chan-Mo Li Fang. In fact, Xie Jin for their own selection of capable personnel who are also very appreciated gladly.
two hundred years later Cube

Although Chen Mo passed away, but his legend is not over, 200 years later, his three children and grandchildren to the legendary ancestor of the arch to copy staged.

This is the Neo Ming Xian Square. Ming Dynasty Wanli, Chen Mo Chen made the descent, Chen Yuan Ying, Chen Xun three were too students, thirty-eight years Wanli jinshi Wanli Sishiyinian jinshi successful learning achievements, and melons were served state capital sub-prefect, Board of Punishments doctor, Henan Hyobu Fu Shi, Zhejiang provincial judge, Shaanxi and the right administrative commissioner, governor and other court officials Yunyang, mighty. Chongzhen decade (1637), Ming court officials once again the many descendants of Chan-mo study Youcheng and morality together in recognition of Memorial Square, Ming Xian Li Neo.

Neo Ming Xian Fang Fang Gao 5.96 meters wide and 9.56 meters, was built in Chong Zhen decade (1637). Four-Square lions have a pair of wooden pillars back, solid arch. 8 lions of various shapes, sculpture fine. Place the back (North), the horizontal grid carved “dragon Zhang Shi-Tin” and are in two prime surface grid. Four are black plaque pitched. Day Kam Ming Xian Square Square and Science to stone arch and wood arch and the unity of the pool building layout, two hundred years after the formation of courtyard-style arch architectural forms for domestic rare.

Two built Square, forming a style peak, talented people of the village landmark buildings. WEN Xian-State, said after the two arch still retain the descendants of the Qing Dynasty, Chen construction 24, which includes among the Chen Ancestral Hall. Another two wells in the Ming Dynasty, Qing Dynasty wells, four, even though most of its construction years later than St. Paul’s, but still a continuation of the glory of Chen’s extended family, and Village merit arch integrated, forming a large-scale ancient human landscape. Wen Xian-Guo told reporters, according to his observation, the original arch is back into the film’s ancestral temple, which many Xie Jin’s masterpiece, it is now impossible to find, only when the legend to listen to. ( Source: Dajiang Wang – Jiangnan Metropolitan
Text / Chart reporter Liu Guowei )