Tengwang Pavilion is located on Yanjiang Road, Donghu District, Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province. It is located on the east bank of the Ganjiang River and at the intersection of the old roads of the Ganjiang River and the Fuhe River. It is a landmark building in Nanchang City and a symbol of the ancient civilization of Yuzhang.
The first-level high platform of Tengwang Pavilion is a second-level high platform (city wall pedestal). There are three entrances to the pavilion from the high platform. From the east, you can climb the stone steps and pass through the Baosha building to enter the pavilion. From the north and south, you can enter the pavilion through high and low corridors. In front of Baoxia in the east, there is a bronze "Eight Monsters" tripod. The tripod's base is made of white marble. The tripod is about 2.5 meters high. The lower part is a three-legged ancient tripod, and the upper part is a round pavilion-style tripod with a pointed top.
Tengwang Pavilion creatively solves a series of problems of sound, shadow, light and color in organizing, arranging and expanding space, thus creating a special artistic conception; fully embodying the Chinese The aesthetic characteristics of classical architecture interweave a colorful and unpredictable landscape through the integration of artistic conception and real scene.
Looking from the plane, the Tengwang Pavilion building complex forms the arrangement sequence of pavilions, corridors and pavilions. The artistic treatment of the group of buildings varies according to the nature and scale of the group; the main body of Tengwang Pavilion The building is the pavilion itself. It forms a rhythm similar to music through the auxiliary pavilions Yajiang Pavilion and Yicui Pavilion as well as the connecting corridor, giving visitors a sense of musical beauty.
Customs and culture of the preface to Tengwang Pavilion:
Tengwang Pavilion was regarded as an auspicious Feng Shui building in ancient times. The old ballad goes: "The vine is broken, the gourd is cut, and the pagoda is ruined and the chapter is broken." "Teng" is a homophony of "Teng", which refers to the Pavilion of King Teng; "Gourd" refers to the treasure; "Pagoda" refers to the rope golden tower; "宮" means collapse; "Yuzhang" means Nanchang. The meaning of this ancient ballad is that if Tengwang Pavilion and Shengjin Pagoda collapse, the talents and treasures in Yuzhang City will be lost, and the city will also decline and no longer prosper.
In ancient Chinese customs, Feng Shui buildings are needed in populated areas, which are usually the tallest landmark buildings in the area. They gather the aura of heaven and earth and absorb the essence of the sun and moon. They are commonly known as: "Wenbi Peak". The Tengwang Pavilion is located on the bank of the Gan River and is known as the "water pen" by the ancients. The ancients said: "If you want wealth, go to the Longevity Palace, and if you want luck, go to the Tengwang Pavilion." It can be seen that Tengwang Pavilion occupies a sacred position in the hearts of the world, and has been valued and protected by all dynasties.
At the same time, Tengwang Pavilion was also a place where classics and history books were stored in ancient times. In a sense, it was an ancient library. Feudal literati also liked to greet and entertain guests here. After Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, defeated Chen Youliang in the Battle of Poyang Lake, he held a banquet in the pavilion, ordered ministers and literati to compose poems and lyrics, and watched the lights. .
The above content refers to Baidu Encyclopedia-Tengwang Pavilion Preface