Zhuge Liang's thatched cottage is located in Xiangyang Longzhong Scenic Area.
On the back slope of Sangutang on the side of Longzhong Mountain, it is hexagonal, with double cornices, green columns and red tiles. A large stone tablet in the pavilion is engraved with the word "grass reed", which was erected on the original site in the 19th year of Jiajing in Ming Dynasty (154) and rebuilt by Zhao Hongen in the early Qing Dynasty.
This was originally the study room of Zhuge Liang's residence when he lived in seclusion. Zhu Jianshu, the king of Ming Xiang Jian, was superstitious about geomantic omen and intended to occupy this historic site as his tomb. After the Li Zicheng Uprising, the mausoleum building was destroyed, but the earth grave was still there. Later generations built this grass reed pavilion beside the tomb to express their admiration and nostalgia for the former sage Kong Ming.
the story of three visits to the thatched cottage has been passed down through the ages. Now Zhuge Liang's thatched cottage is not a thatched cottage, but a small pavilion with a wooden structure. According to the staff of the scenic spot, Zhuge Liang has always been highly respected, and Zhuge Liang's thatched cottage has been specially cared for and maintained.
the story of three visits to the thatched cottage
Xu Shu, Liu Bei's strategist, recommended Zhuge Liang to Liu Bei, so Liu Bei and his two brothers Guan Yu and Zhang Fei went to invite Zhuge Liang out of the mountain. They didn't see anyone the first time, and they didn't see anyone the second time, and they met Zhuge Liang the third time.
after Liu Bei met Zhuge Liang, he asked him for bring peace and stability to the country's way. Zhuge Liang gave a strategy of dividing the world into three parts, which was called "Long Zhong Right" in history. Later, Zhuge Liang followed Liu Bei out of the mountain and became a strategist, which made Liu Bei Group gradually stronger.
Liu Bei invited Zhuge Liang three times, which was first recorded in Chen Shou's Biography of the Three Kingdoms. Later, in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the truth of this story could not be verified. It was not until the reunification of China in the Tang Dynasty that the story of the Three Kingdoms spread. Many poets wrote Zhuge Liang's poems, such as "Three Visits to the World, and to two generations he gave his true heart" in Du Fu's Shu Xiang. At this time, the story of three visits to Mao Lu was already in the Tang Dynasty.
the above content reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Visiting the Cottage.