Qingquan Temple
Qingquan Temple, built in the Tang Dynasty, is a thousand-year-old temple famous in eastern Hubei. According to the records of Xishui County: "There is Qingquan Temple two miles east of the city. In the sixth year of Zhenyuan of the Tang Dynasty, a well was drilled into the ground. It is bitter and sweet, so it is named after the temple." In front of the temple, the Xi River flows from east to west, surrounded by mountains and jungles. With gurgling clear springs and bursts of Sanskrit sounds, it is a rare geomantic treasure. Xu Shouhui, the leader of the peasant uprising in the late Yuan Dynasty, destroyed the temple and built the capital. The Qingquan Temple was rebuilt in the Ming Dynasty and was also rebuilt in the late Qing Dynasty. After the Anti-Japanese War, Qingquan Temple became increasingly neglected and became Xishui Simple Normal School for a time. It was later destroyed in 1967 during the Cultural Revolution. For thousands of years, Qingquan Temple has attracted literati and celebrities from all dynasties, leaving behind many famous poems, such as Liu Yuxi's "Visiting Qingquan Temple", Su Dongpo's "Huanxisha·Visiting Qingquan Temple" and so on.
Wen Yiduo Memorial Hall
Situated on the site of Qingquan Temple, the main project is a courtyard-style antique building complex. It leans against Fengqi Mountain in the back and faces the Xishui River in front. It has white walls and black tiles, scattered high and low. It is simple and elegant in the embrace of green mountains and green waters. Wen Yiduo (1899-1946), formerly known as Wen Jiahua and nicknamed Yousan, was born in Xishui, Hubei Province. He was admitted to Tsinghua University in Beijing at the age of 13. At the age of 23, he studied in the United States and studied literature and art. After returning to China, he taught in many universities. He was upright and grew a beard for eight years during the Anti-Japanese War. In the summer of 1946, he was assassinated in Kunming. In front of the memorial hall, on a bright granite base, there is a bronze statue of Wen Yiduo, standing with head held high and beard held high, reproducing the appearance of this famous poet, scholar, and democracy fighter. In the preface hall lit by red candles, the majestic and huge mural "Red Candle Overture" and the white marble wordless monument in front of the painting symbolize Wen Yiduo's "I love the steadfastness of white stones, green pines and the sea", symbolizing Wen Yiduo's true character and lofty spiritual realm as a Chinese intellectual. There are also three exhibition halls in the memorial hall, which display Wen Yiduo's new poetry, new poetry theory, ancient literature, painting, calligraphy, seal cutting, etc., representing his attainments and achievements in different periods and aspects. Confucian Temple
Confucian Temple, also known as Xuegong, Confucius Temple and Confucianism. Xishui County Confucian Temple is located in Yanhe Street, Qingquan Town, adjacent to Xishui Nanmen River in the south and Confucianism Lane in the north. It covers an area of ??3,500 square meters and is one of the rare ancient building complexes that are well preserved in Hubei Province. The Xishui Confucian Temple was built in the Northern Song Dynasty. It was destroyed by war in the late Yuan Dynasty. It was rebuilt on the old site in the seventh year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1374), and later underwent successive constructions and expansions. On the north-south central axis, the buildings of the Confucian Temple originally included Lingxing Gate, Jimen, Dacheng Hall, and Chongsheng Temple. On both sides of the central axis, there are Zhongxiao Temple, Minghuan Temple, Jielie Temple, Xiangxian Temple, Zunjing Pavilion, and Myung Lun Hall and other buildings. Now only Lingxing Gate, Dacheng Hall, Chongsheng Temple and Zunjing Pavilion remain. The main building of the Confucian Temple is the Dacheng Hall with double eaves and a mountain top. It is three rooms wide and three rooms deep. It is built on a 1-meter-high platform and has high artistic value. Xishui County Museum
It is now located in the Confucian Temple. It has cultural relics exhibition rooms, ancient calligraphy and painting, ancient porcelain art and other exhibition halls. It has a collection of more than 40,000 precious historical relics such as ancient thread-bound books, inscriptions, epigraphy and stone seals. , one of the seven major museums in Hubei Province.