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The stone memorial archway of openwork lies in Lingshou county of Hebei, it can be to Darling Shou County station in about 1 hour to go by bus from Shijiazhuang station. Have reached Lingshou station, take the taxi and reach the beauty spot in 10 minutes
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Openwork stone memorial archway bright 14 years such as Emperor Chongzhen 1641 years) For commemorate this town Fu appear in succession one important officials in control of court administration of three generations build. The memorial archway is east-west, 12.1 meters high, 8 meters wide, entire body imitated the structure openwork of four columns of triple eaves on the fifth floor with the detailed stone of Kenya. The intersection of sets of brackets on top of the columns and 6 under main fact, go upstairs 3 among the time, go downstairs 2, overall arrangement is well-balanced. Have, flow cloud, red crowned crane, competent dragon, pairs of the intersection of phoenix,etc. and dark relief pattern at the three the intersection of volume and square-column, it is careful to carve to workers, the plot is ingenious, the centre horizontal inscribed board regular script centre of three generations 4 words. Inserting it on pillars of both sides of all column, carve 45 lions of different size, jump and stand to sit or sleep to come in every shape, extremely vivid. Close in the north of Lingshou county The centre of three generations Pay the memorial archway, is also called stone memorial archway of openwork ,Build on will it be 14 years such as Emperor Chongzhen Ming Dynasty A.D. 1641) . Paying forever at that time, the pure officer visited the Ministry of official personnel Affairs in feudal China s minister, not merely devoted to one s duty, clear and upright for officer, have still proposed ten important suggestion ten things of Quan s policy s according to the main disadvantage that existed in the affairs of state at that time . After Emperor Chongzhen sees, not only has adopted cheerfully, but also it is pure to pay forever in order to cite and father, grandfather are loyal to the exploit of the imperial court, has sealed his father and discussed doctor assistant minister Zuo of the Ministry of War in feudal China for being open quickly, its grandfather bears and trains Discuss doctor assistant minister Zuo of the Ministry of War in feudal China for being open, and build centre of three generations The memorial archway is closed in the north of Lingshou to pay, classified as the Key Cultural Relic Unit under State Protection of Hebei in 1954.
The north and south of orientation of memorial archway of the openwork stone, it is three four columns of triple eaves, 12 meters high, it is 8 meters wide, stock 2.6 meter deep, for imitate timber structure, the intersection of two sides and openwork. The entire body is thin blue and green building stones, six sets of brackets on top of the columns among the main fact, insert three respectively among time, overall arrangement is well-balanced, fight and hold the end high tightly. Carve the cloud flower of flowing on four big posts, insert and carve 48 lions on pillars, either large or small, either stand or lie and either squat or bend over and jump the servant and play and come in every shape, vivid. Three storeyed crossbeam, rely mainly on cloud pattern flowsing, red crowned crane under cloud, pairs of dragon visit cloud, pairs of phoenix have a southern exposure, disperse it into it, especially stone upper reaches cloud, wonderful workmanship excelling nature, on the building stones less than 5 centimetres in width, carve out various types of exquisitely carved clouds, the sense of the cigarette flies with the competent cloud through people. The regular script on the middle horizontal inscribed board The centre of three generations Four big characters, the bright red of recluse of Lingshou county catch the strength pen of good fortune, the script is vigorous and strong, the structure is rigorously enforced, the technique of writing is smooth. Second crossbeam under main fact, carve characters 3 lines. First line: whether imperial mandate present coherent to discuss the intersection of assistant minister and pair Zuo, the Ministry of War in feudal China of doctor, bear, train, pure the intersection of people and the intersection of moustache and piece, Cheng Fu ask pure the intersection of people and health Zhao 28 words. Second line: whether imperial mandate present coherent to discuss the intersection of assistant minister and pure the intersection of people and Li quickly Fu Zuo, the Ministry of War in feudal China of doctor, 17 words. Third line: examine the left of institute and resist and enable Peng of Mrs. Fu YongChun, assistant minister Zuo of the Ministry of War in feudal China before the history department minister 24 words. Each have vertical publication that write one under the eaves of ground floor between twice. Write and build times Big overcast the intersection of Emperor Chongzhen and 14 age peppery own lucky moon once build on lucky day .
The intersection of stone and the intersection of memorial archway and all each position, meticulous and graceful, no matter pursue the manipulation of the thing, the ones that carved are wonderful, fully reveal the Chinese working people s intelligence and art of stone carving of the skilled workman of the ingenuity, have spread and said, in case of the night blowing, can hear the abacus pearl of stone carving on the memorial archway the clear and melodious noise which the wind blows and sends out among the people. It serves to show people s praise of the craft of memorial archway of stone.
So far, except that the column lacks a big lion, it is basically intact to keep the situation. The historical relic responsible institution in the county built the iron railing around the memorial archway in 1981, there are visitors throughout the year, the persons who take pictures and regard as memory are in an endless stream.
