Mei Xiang Lou

Li Xiangjun, also known as meixianglou, is a famous prostitute of Qinhuai in Kong Shangren's famous work Peach Blossom Fan in the early Qing Dynasty. It is said that there is a real person.

Based on the content of the literary masterpiece peach blossom fan, the former residence is a one or two storey brick and wood structure residential building with three entrances and two courtyards in Ming and Qing Dynasties. It fully shows the scene of Li Xiangjun's life at that time.

Former residence of Li Xiangjun

synonym

Meixiang building generally refers to Li Xiangjun's former residence

Li Xiangjun's former residence is located at No. 38, chaoku street, Qinhuai District, Nanjing city. It is also called Meixiang building, which is located in the core area of Qinhuai scenery belt of Confucius Temple. It is a one or two storey brick and wood structure residence on the Bank of Qinhuai River. It is a three in two courtyard Ming and Qing River House building, which fully shows the scene of Li Xiangjun's life at that time. It is a cultural relic protection unit in Nanjing city.

Current situation of former residence

Xiangjun's former residence is located at the south end of Laiyan bridge on the Bank of Qinhuai River, 38 chaoku street, Confucius Temple. It is listed as a cultural relic protection unit in Nanjing, and is a three in two courtyard house. Calligraphy, painting, couplets, seal cutting, rockery, statues, garden scenery, stone carving, brick carving, mural hanging lamp and other fine arts are displayed for visitors

 

Watch.

Related people

Li Xiangjun is a famous prostitute of Qinhuai in Peach Blossom Fan written by Kong Shangren, a dramatist in the early Qing Dynasty. One of the eight beauties of Qinhuai, Li Xiangjun is a rare glorious image of women in ancient China.

In memory of this patriotic lady in ancient China, she praised her character and national integrity of "indomitable, humble and rich". Qinhuai District Party committee and government restored Li Xiangjun's former residence on the South Bank of Qinhuai River (38 chaoku Street) in the Confucius Temple.

Human anecdotes

After the restoration and opening of Li Xiangjun's former residence, a large number of people have visited it, and many cultural celebrities have been received here, leaving a lot of calligraphy. After visiting Meixiang building, a Taiwan compatriot who came back to Ningxia to visit his relatives said, "I can't imagine that there is such a wonderful garden in the mainland.". After visiting, a former naval attache of the Chinese Embassy in the United States wrote: "a legend through the ages, a unique scenery in the south of the Yangtze River." An old man from Nanjing Forestry University made a special trip and improvised: "Liu Shaoqing, Mei xianglou, Fengyue, Qinhuai, boat lamp, oar shadow, reflecting the dressing table, where is the silk fan It's hard to bury the sweat bamboo in your heart... " Li Xiangjun, if Jiuquan knows, is enough to comfort her secluded and sorrowful national soul.

literary works

Li Xiangjun is a bright pearl in Qinhuai. There are many people who visit meixianglou site after generations. The reason why this lower class woman, who came from a famous prostitute in Qinhuai, is admired is not because of her beautiful appearance, but because she has a strong sense of justice, patriotism, noble sentiment, cynicism and noble spirit. The people's Government of Qinhuai District, Nanjing, based on the literary masterpiece peach blossom fan, restored Meixiang building, Li Xiangjun's former residence.

Address: 38 chaoku street, Confucius Temple, Qinhuai District, Nanjing

Longitude: 118.788555

Latitude: 32.018495

Tel: 025-86628648; 025-523

Official website: http://www.njfzm.net/

Tour time: 30 minutes

Traffic information: get off at Sanshanjie Station of Metro Line 1. 1. Take bus No.4, 7, 40, 44, 49, 62, 304 to Confucius Temple (East) station; take bus No.2, 1, 15 to Confucius Temple (North) station; take bus No.4, 2, 14, 16, 23, 26, 33, 43, 46, 63, 81, 87, 101, 102, 103, 106, 305 to Changle Road station; take bus No.301 to Zhanyuan Road station.

Ticket information: 16 yuan

Opening hours: 9:00-21:00

0 Questions

Ask a Question

Your email address will not be published.

captcha