What is the history of Yibin Daguanlou?

At the end of Ming Dynasty, this pagoda was destroyed by fire. During the reign of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty, the magistrate Zhang Libin was rebuilt, and it was burned again during the reign of Qianlong and Shenjia. The following year, the magistrate Tuolong was rebuilt and named Daguanlou. At the end of Ming Dynasty, this pagoda was destroyed by fire.

During the reign of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty, the magistrate Zhang Libin was rebuilt, and it was burned again during the reign of Qianlong and Shenjia. The following year, the magistrate Tuolong was rebuilt. Because it faces Dianchi Lake and overlooks Xishan Mountain, it was named Daguanlou.

Before liberation, the Daguanlou was in disrepair, with broken balcony windows and corroded beams and eaves. The downstairs was always a place for beggars to rest, while the upstairs was a place to watch the fire and detain "able-bodied men". The whole building is bleak and desolate. After liberation, the people's government allocated funds to repair the Daguanlou many times, making it look brand-new and more magnificent than before.

Visitors can not only read books in the library in the building, but also go upstairs to enjoy the exquisite art of ancient buildings. Looking at the ancient city from the window. After the Daguanlou, go to West Street and stop at Xicheng Corner Street. This land used to be called "Ba Futang", indicating that Yibin county government was here before.

Due to the long-term rain, the rafters of the second and third eaves of Daguanlou have rotted, especially the third eaves are more serious, and some places have been unable to bear the weight of tiles, resulting in the partial collapse of Daguanlou. From 2003 to 2006, Yibin City did a lot of maintenance work.

Introduction of scenic spots

Daguanlou, formerly known as Qiaolou, is located at the west street entrance of Yibin City. It was built in Ming Dynasty (according to Wei Gaojian in Tang Dynasty), burned down in Jiaqing period of Qing Dynasty, and rebuilt in Qianlong (1765). Build a three-story building on the stone platform, with a total height of 27.7 meters and an area of 650 square meters.

Plain plateau, square in plane, 3 1.6 meters long, 20.4 meters wide and 5.45 meters high. There is an arched door in the middle of the square, forming a "cross" space, which is one of the intersection points of the east, west, north and south streets of the ancient city. The building is the top of the mountain with triple eaves, flying high, and there is a small attic tower in the middle of the roof. Animals on both sides kiss on the right side of the ridge, and the vertical ridge serves as a squatting animal.

Ruyi Dougong is installed under the eaves. There is a secondary cloister outside the eaves column on the first floor. The horizontal column network is composed of contracted columns, and only corner columns are composed of displaced columns. The column spacing between the tips is shortened step by step, and the upper column spacing of each layer is gradually reduced. Under the east eaves of the third floor of the building, there is a plaque inscribed by Jizhuanming, a calligrapher in Zhongzhou in the Qing Dynasty, hence the name.

There is a "Southwest Half" plaque in the west of China, which was written by Gu Ruxiu, a calligrapher in Qing Dynasty. The two plaques are rich in calligraphy, strong in brushwork, eye-catching and well-known in ancient and modern times. The whole building is resplendent and magnificent.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Yibin Daguanlou