Feel the rich historical and cultural atmosphere: Yan Diling

Speaking of history, there must be many people who like it. Then in Zhuzhou culture, there is such a building with a strong historical and cultural atmosphere-Yandiling. Yan Di Mausoleum has a history of more than 1000 years. In the past, with the rise and fall of dynasties, it also experienced vicissitudes, repeated destruction and repeated construction. So, what is the Yan Di Mausoleum that has survived to this day? Let's have a look.

Yan Di Shennong was buried at the end of Changsha Tea Township, which is now Yandiling, Yanling County, Zhuzhou City, Hunan Province. Yandi Mausoleum is the resting place of Yan Di Shennong, the ancestor of the Chinese nation, and enjoys the reputation of "the first mausoleum in China". Located in Luyuanpi, west of Yanling County, Zhuzhou City 19 km.

Now it is a national scenic spot, a national key cultural relics protection unit, a national patriotic education demonstration base, a national patriotic education base for returned overseas Chinese, a national AAAA-level tourist attraction, the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage, the top ten cultural heritages in Hunan, the new eight Xiaoxiang cultural attractions, a cross-strait exchange base and the best scenic spot in Hunan Province.

Yandiling Festival was included in the first batch of intangible cultural heritage in China, and was rated as the most influential cultural activity in the world. The main buildings are Yandi Mausoleum and Shennong Hall. Yanling is the blessed land of Yan Di Shennong, the ancestor of the Chinese nation, and also the spiritual home of Chinese people all over the world. According to historical records, there was a mausoleum before the Han Dynasty, and there was a shrine in the Tang Dynasty. In the fifth year of Song Gande (967), "the temple mausoleum was not built, and portraits were worshipped". At the same time, it was forbidden to collect firewood and guard the mausoleum households. Since the Northern Song Dynasty, there have been sacrifices and repairs throughout the ages.

There are historical records of renovation: once in Song Dynasty, three times in Ming Dynasty, nine times in Qing Dynasty and four times in Republic of China. 1954 for maintenance. 1August, 986, the renovation began again,1June, 988+00, the restoration of the mausoleum hall was completed. The restored Yan Di Mausoleum is arranged according to the architectural pattern of the Qing Palace. Yan Di Mausoleum is divided into five entrances: the noon gate, the salute pavilion, the main hall, the tombstone pavilion and the mausoleum.

Up to now, more than 20 natural and cultural attractions have been restored or built, mainly including Yandi Mausoleum, Imperial Monument Garden, Huangshan Monument Forest, Angel House, Torch Tower, Shennong Hall, Hajj Square, Shennong Bridge, Egret Pavilion, Chongdefang, Luyuanpi, Longyou Stone, Dragon Claw Stone, Medicine Washing Pool and Yiling in the city.

Yandiling is a scenic spot for China people to seek roots and worship their ancestors, travel and visit, study Yan Di culture and carry out patriotic education. Since the renovation of 1986, sacrifices of all sizes have continued year after year. 1983, "Yanhuang Cup" World Chinese Dragon Boat Series was held in Yan Di Mausoleum. 1993, 1994, 1997, and in 2000, all walks of life in Hunan held a ceremony to pay tribute to Yan Diling.

1992, the National Tourism Administration turned Yandiling into an international tourist route for root-seeking worship; 1993, Yandiling was approved by Hunan Provincial People's Government as a provincial-level scenic spot; 1996, Yandiling was approved as a national key cultural relics protection unit; In the same year, Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China identified Yandiling as one of the national 100 demonstration bases for patriotism education; 1998, Yan Di Mausoleum was rated as the best tourist attraction in the province. 1999, Yan Di Mausoleum was rated as a model scenic spot in Hunan Province. In 2000, the All-China Federation of Overseas Chinese confirmed Yandiling as a patriotic education base.