Riding the wind of rebirth

Chapter 1461 Three Principles

"For this issue, our Conservation Department has put forward a principle." A middle-aged man wearing glasses and dressed like a cadre said: "That is 'original scale, raw materials, and original structure'."

"Our request is that Huanhou Temple must move every plant, tree, brick and tile to the new location without changing these three items, and we require more than 97.8% of the wood to be moved to the new location. Structural components must not be damaged.”

"In order to meet the requirements of the Department of Conservation," Manager Chen said, "the company is currently collecting information on the old temple, including photos, videos, written records, etc."

"This work requires very meticulous and precise work. In addition to the guidance of the Cultural Preservation Institute, the Architectural Design Institute of Tsinghua University also provided us with great help, and of course the foundation's early financial support."

"With everyone's strong support, we have carried out detailed inspection records of the three dimensions of each building and each building component. In the order of roof, wall, decoration, wood, platform and foundation, A serial demolition step table was designed in sequence.”

"In the process of dismantling the ancient temple, each component will be numbered to ensure that the components are rebuilt in their original positions. Before reconstruction, each dismantled component must be disinfected for anti-corrosion and pest control."

"Some of the decayed parts of the original temple will be remade or replaced according to their original appearance and original materials." At this point, Manager Chen said to Li Laosan: "We know that the foundation is also collecting components of buildings in the flooded area, such as Timber, masonry, flower windows, etc., we wonder...if the foundation can provide some help when needed? "

"Elbow?" Li Laosan looked at Zhou Zhi.

"There is no problem with this." Zhou Zhi agreed: "This itself is also one of the purposes of our cultural preservation fund to rescue building components in flooded areas. At present, our collection of building materials and components has been fully launched, and we can start cooperation by then."

"That's great." Manager Chen said: "Because in addition to the main body of the temple building, this relocation also includes all the facilities, plants, railings, some underground stones, and the ancient bridge outside the temple, etc. in the original temple. I guess there are a lot of places that need repairing.”

"What about the original cultural relics in the temple? For example, the Zhangbiao Stele of the Han Dynasty, the Tianlin Stele of the Liang Dynasty, the Xuanhe Chensi Stele of the Song Dynasty, and the Youlan Fu written by Huang Tingjian."

"Classmate Zhou is quite familiar with the collection of our Huanhou Temple," Director Wang nodded in appreciation: "According to historical records, the Huanhou Temple was built in the late Shu and Han Dynasties of the Three Kingdoms, but there is no physical evidence."

"Currently, the temple contains the "Xuanhe Chensi Stele" from the Xuanhe reign of Song Dynasty more than 800 years ago, which is the earliest physical proof of the existence of Huanhou Temple."

"Not only is the architecture of our temple unique, but the collection of books, paintings, sculptures and engravings is also known as the 'three wonders', that is - peerless articles, peerless calligraphy, and peerless sculptures."

"A total of more than 600 stone carvings, wood carvings, calligraphy and paintings since the Han and Tang Dynasties have been collected. In addition, there are more than 1,000 pieces of various cultural relics such as iron tools and weapons from the Neolithic period."

"The calligraphy and painting inscriptions in the temple are particularly commendable. The stone steles, cliff carvings and woodcuts and paintings date from the Han and Tang dynasties to the Ming and Qing dynasties. It is a rare collection of famous artists and has high historical, artistic and scientific research value."

"In addition to the stone carvings such as "Zhangbiao Stele", "Tianlin Stele" and "Youlan Fu" just mentioned, there are also poems and essays written by Zheng Banqiao, such as "Fu on Red Cliffs Before and After" written by Su Shi, "Biao Shi Shi Biao Before and After" written by Yue Fei. and bamboo stone, orchid stone paintings, etc.”

"The wood carvings include the "Seat Competition Calligraphy" written by Yan Zhenqing; in addition, there are also works by Liu Yong, Zhang Chuanshan, Zhu Chan, Peng Juxing, Gong Jingbei, Zhao Xi, Guo Shangyuan, Zhang Chaoyong, Liu Zhen'an and others. Therefore, we have already had the "Zhang Temple inscriptions" here. It is said to be "the best in the east of Shu", and it also has the reputation of being a "resort of cultural and algae".

"These things will be moved to a new location at that time, restored to their original location depending on the situation, and displayed on the second and third underground floors."

"Have these inscriptions been published now?" Zhou Zhi felt itchy after hearing this. Not only did he like Huang Tingjian's calligraphy, but if there were exquisite publications, it would be nice to buy them as gifts. "Stone carvings all have rubbings, but wood carvings can no longer be printed." The director of cultural preservation said: "We have published books with color pictures, but the size cannot be compared with stone carvings."

"Jiuzi is a disciple of Qi Lao, and he is very interested in calligraphy works." Li Laosan knew what Zhou Zhi meant, so he helped him with the words.

"Oh! You are so amazing at such a young age?" Director Wang was surprised and said 30% true and 70% false. Then he said to the director of cultural preservation: "Old Li, I will give people the tablet rubbings, color albums, etc. in the temple in a while." Comrades from the foundation should do something about it. Comrades have provided us with such great help. It’s a matter of whether it’s high or low!”

"It should be right," Director Li said with a smile on his face and began to move towards the outside of the conference room: "You guys talk, I will make arrangements now!"

Manager Chen then continued: "According to the project plan designed by Director Cui and others, all buildings will be rebuilt using traditional materials and techniques."

"When Fenghuoshan walls and ridges were dismantled, the original parts were preserved and restored according to the original methods; the roofs, ridges, ditches, etc. were restored according to the original building forms, sizes, and methods; the colors of paint, paintings, and building accessories were used as protective coatings, and the damaged ones were Some parts were repainted according to the original colors; the statues in the temple are mainly clay sculptures. Since they cannot be relocated, the statues in the new temple are still restored according to the original size, shape and height. Some of the connections between the buildings and the stone railings are made of a mixture of lime and charcoal. Mortar joints.”

"Wait a minute!" Zhou Zhi discovered the problem keenly: "What did I hear just now? The statues in the temple are mainly clay sculptures. Since they cannot be relocated, the statues in the new temple will still be restored according to the original size, shape and height? Does that mean the old ones? The clay sculptures are no longer needed, and new clay sculptures should be rebuilt in the new location?”

"For example, the statue of Zhang Fei on the third floor of Jieyi Building, remodel it?"

"The most difficult thing is the statue, with the horizontal spear standing on the horse and the snake spear being eight feet long." Manager Chen said with a wry smile: "Because of the difficulty of relocation, we thought it would be better to reshape it."

"Isn't this inappropriate?" Zhou Zhi said, "In that case, wouldn't the value of the cultural relics be lost?"

"Classmate Zhou thinks that sculpture is a cultural relic?" Director Wang somewhat understood the crux of the dispute and patiently explained: "The earliest Zhang Fei statue was destroyed in the 1960s, and the current one was in 1981 , Professor Wang Guanyi of Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts, based on the photos left in the past, with reference to the portraits of Zhang Fei by painters in history, as well as the characters in operas and New Year paintings from various places, after a long-term investigation, Zhang Fei's image in people's minds was analyzed After having a deep understanding of the image, I made some bold changes to create the powerful and exposed Zhang Fei."

"This time we still asked him to reshape it according to the original design plan."

"So that's it..." Zhou Zhi couldn't help but laugh and cry: "No wonder the statue is so consistent with the human anatomy and is so different from traditional Buddhist and Taoist statues. I thought it was made by ancient people and that it was a weirdo from Bashu!"

Everyone laughed, and Manager Chen continued: "Actually, the above mentioned things are fine. The biggest difference between the new site and the old site is the green environment, so remedial measures must be taken."

"We decided to transplant all the 126 ancient trees in the original temple."

“Southwestern Agricultural University has provided us with plans and guarantees, and the Department of Conservation’s requirement for us is a 100% transplant survival rate.”

(End of this chapter)