Buddha light of North pavilion
North pavilion beauty spot and north Buddha light is the floorboard of a group of pavilion at east gold hill. Here geography location is unique, ancient city wall surround gold hill, pavilion high and low strew at random, maze is quiet and deep, east face Han River that water take a sudden turn and become worse rapidly, high view and low pronate are both delicate scape, can say a wonder of east mountain. Ascend north pavilion, north bank is ¡°crocodile ferry autumn wind¡±, separate a river is ¡°Han oak of ancestral temple¡±, low reaches of Han River is ¡°Xiang bridge spring rising¡±, ¡°phoenix season rain¡± lots of wonderful sight clearly in eyes, look over Han River, flow is surging and particle white sail.
North pavilion beauty spot, first built in Song dynasty, destroy and repair in past dynasties. Meet billows is the first sight, round and needle type kiosk, roof lay with yellow coloured glaze, inside kiosk set ring stone stool can for visitor have a rest. Former Guangdong province nomarch Liu Tianfu inscribe plaque: ¡°Huilan kiosk¡± and couplet in Yao bamboo garden: ¡°river sound fold land rush the bottom, off-sky peak shadow fall on city¡±. Han River back lean on enceinte, face Han River, storied building is two-floors high, and three rooms wide, wigwam surface decorate gold tile, red pole and wall, is majesty and splendor. Famous scholar Rao Zongyi inscribes plaque ¡°Han River building¡±, and write couplet: ¡°fealty extend, aeon has bright why hope yours brave famous in world, that is blue sky.¡± Inside building remold Guan Yu, Guan Ping, Zhou Chang group image, possess both shape and spirit and lifelike.
Xiantian pavilion surface is three rooms wide and three rooms deep. Corbel bracket wood structure, layer eaves and hipped gable roof, red wall and yellow tile is resplendent and magnificent, lofty and pageantry. Famous calligraphy Qing Wuguang inscribe: ¡°Xuantain pavilion¡±, and write couplet: ¡°one river stand sky pole, hundred path fount fly over land¡±. Inside pavilion remold Xiantian god, wrap hair and hold blade is very commanding. In China tradition culture ¡°Zhou Yi¡±, east, south, west and north all has its protect immortal, that is east black dragon, west white tiger, south peacock, north Xuanwu often say in folk, Chao people set north pavilion at north to oblate north god, so call ¡°Xuantian pavilion¡± north pavilion stand a stone Buddha beacon, is 7 meters high, imitate stone bell sculpt, three layer and six angles, around carved figure of Buddha, lotus, cloud grain. Buddha light of north pavilion means that the light hung on backstay in front of pavilion in the past. In former days lighting is shining far away, become the sign of night flight or navigation. This segment Han water flashback and changes, boat come and go see the navigate light, gather their self together, realize Chaozhou city is near, flow is rapid and must pay attention to, although in danger but in a whole skin. People who sail the boat owe this to hint and clear indication of headlight. Folk legend say long time ago emperor in Beijing sleep like a log at night, suddenly Buddha light illuminate head of dragon bed, after wake up he cognizance this is Chaozhou¡¯s north pavilion headlight. Since then headlight of north pavilion from navigate light to gods light, at last promoted as Buddha light.
Ascend top of north pavilion beauty spot, stand at ¡°view billows pavilion¡± to view, suddenly feel breadth of mind widen and heaven and earth in one integrated mass, with ¡°connect far hill, annex Han River¡± vigour, hill and beauty all under the eyes. Ancient well on the hill is the gold hill ancient well, which is praised as ¡°Guangdong number one well¡±. History record: ¡°well is hundreds of meters, can offer water for thousands of people¡±. Diameter of well is 3.8 meters, surround is 12 meters and 18 meters deep, whole well cubage can reach 204 cubic meters, exceed more than two times than the cubage of biggest ¡°well that immortal look into the mirror¡± found before this. This well first built time still need further textual research.
But this ancient hides a story that less people know. In the year 1652, east cabinet scholar double minister of rites and war Chao people Guo Zhiqi in Ming dynasty instigate whole Chao against correctitude, Chaozhou frontier army He Shangjiu respond against Qing and renew Ming, in order to resist the aggression of Qing army, He Shangjiu build firmly fort on the peak of gold hill, accumulate millt and store up weapon. Later because king Neimu surrender. Qing army suddenly come, He Shangjiu and his son unprepared, watch helplessly that Chaozhou city captured, have not choice but jump into ancient well and died.
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