Yang Guifei's hometown

Yang Guifei's hometown

Yang Guifei's hometown is located in yangwai village, about 5 kilometers away from Rongxian County, Guangxi. Xu Zizhen of Tang dynasty recorded in the inscription of Yang Guifei in Jinning County of Rongzhou that Yang Guifei's birth and native place are yangwai village in Rongxian County today. Yangwai village, Yang Guifei's hometown, is hidden in the depths of many hills. A small river flows southward from wandutian to shiliqu and joins Xiujiang river. Rice fields are scattered along the river, surrounded by green hills. Farmhouses and villages are hidden in Litchi forest and Shatian pomelo forest. Nearby, there are clumps of Phyllostachys edulis and Gemu, a national key protected tree species. This area is really picturesque. At present, there are Yangguifei Temple relics, Guifei well in the village, and Yangguifei dressing table relics in the east of the county.

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Yang Guifei is one of the four great beauties in ancient China. She is a woman who has been chanted by poets Li Bai and Bai Juyi in previous dynasties. She also appears frequently in folk opera in various places. She is a household name and is famous in some places abroad. The imperial concubine is not only naturally beautiful, but also intelligent and talented. She was born in a poor peasant family with a bumpy life experience. She was "sold" twice. She left her hometown and entered the palace of the Tang Dynasty, and was finally killed innocently.

Her life is a true portrayal of the unfortunate experience of the weak women in ancient Chinese feudal society. People give infinite sympathy, her birthplace has become a matter of concern. Therefore, the site of yangwaicun imperial concubine's birthplace is an attractive cultural tourism resource in Rong County and even Guangxi. In the village, there are the ruins of Yangguifei temple, Guifei well, and Yangguifei dressing table in the east of the county. It is said that Yangkang, the governor of Rongzhou, built it for her.

Native place dispute

There have always been different opinions about Yang Guifei's native place in the field of historiography, but from the relevant historical data, it is more sufficient to prove that Yang Guifei's native place is Rong County. The most authoritative one is the inscription of Yang Fei in Puning County, Rongzhou, written by Xu Zizhen in the whole Tang Dynasty. The inscription says: "Yang Fei, a native of YANGCHONG in Rongzhou, is ten li away from the city and has a nickname of Yu Niang..." YANGCHONG, Rongzhou, is now yangwai village, Shili Township, Rongxian county.

Xu Zizhen was a teaching assistant of four schools during the reign of Tang Tianbao. He was a contemporary figure with the imperial concubine. He was familiar with her life experience. The inscriptions he wrote should be highly authentic.

Scenic spot details

Princess Garden

The imperial concubine garden was built in the former Yang Guifei dressing house (Yang Kang, Yang Yuhuan's adoptive father, Rongzhou governor, is said to have built it, which was preserved until the Republic of China). It was built according to the legend of Yang Guifei in the Tang Dynasty. It is divided into three parts: the birth of the imperial concubine, dressing Rongzhou capital, Yunling Banzhu, canonization of the imperial concubine, drunkenness of the imperial concubine, dancing of the imperial concubine, bathing of the imperial concubine, smile of the imperial concubine and injustice of maweipo. All of them are made of silica gel The objects and imitated buildings of Tang Dynasty are the historical figures' sightseeing garden with endless aftertaste.

Princess well

The imperial concubine well was originally a shallow well surrounded by rectangular square stones. When she was young, she often helped her family draw water from the well. It is said that xiaoyuhuan looks gorgeous because of drinking this well water. Kuang Lu, a Guangdong scholar in the Ming Dynasty, once specially inspected this well. In his book chiya, he said: "Yang Feijing is the coldest, the beauty of drinking, and the abundance of grass "。

It is also recorded in historical records of Guangxi in Ming Dynasty. Before liberation, the well still existed, but now it has disappeared.

Imperial concubine Temple

The imperial concubine temple is located on a slope in the west of Lingzui village. It was built for ancient villagers to commemorate the imperial concubine. The temple is still preserved after liberation and was destroyed in 1965. In recent years, villagers have been rebuilding in the original site. In the middle of the temple is a statue of the imperial concubine. The couplet on both sides of the temple door reads: "Yang Wai was born in Rongzhou, but it is doubtful that Mawei gave Zhongxian Chengpeng island." The surrounding view is wide, with the temple gate facing south, hills and farmland under the earth slope, and mountains in the distance. The temple is surrounded by several earth hills, just like the petals of green lotus, on which is covered with litchi forest. a wild profusion of vegetation. Yuhuan liked to eat litchi when she was alive, and the villagers chose to build a temple here, which is also of special affection.

Princess mountain

Guifei mountain is located in jinniuling, northeast of Lingzui village. It is said that there is a ancestral Tomb of Yang Guifei in the mountain. The mountains in this area fluctuate, and the altitude is generally below 300 meters. The valleys in the mountains are well developed and the trees are luxuriant. In addition, there is Yangguifei dressing table on the east side of jingluetai, which is said to have been built for her by her adoptive father Yang Kang, governor of Rongzhou.

Address: yangwai village, Shili Township, Rong County, Yulin City

Longitude: 110.604486

Latitude: 22.907539