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Chapter 605: Visiting Kaifeng

After leaving Riverside Garden during Qingming Festival, where should we go next?Zhao Cui checked and wanted to go to Bao Gong Temple.Speaking of Bao Gong, you must know that it refers to Bao Zheng, a famous upright official, political reformer, and famous official in the Northern Song Dynasty in ancient China. The Bao Gong Temple was rebuilt in memory of him.Kaifeng Bao Gong Temple is located on the west bank of Bao Gong Lake. On the other side of Bao Gong Lake is Kaifeng Mansion. Another scenic spot, Yanqing Temple, is not far away.

The entire park is actually not big, and it takes about 2 hours to walk around.The buildings inside are all in the style of the Song Dynasty. There are bronze statues of Bao Gong, copper guillotines and wax figures of Bao Gong judging cases, relevant historical materials, inscriptions, etc. There are also Longyin Bridge, rockery, waterfalls, stone pavilions, stone carvings and other landscapes in the park.In the center of the main hall, there is a three-meter-high seated statue of Bao Gong. He is sitting on a back chair with a majestic expression and dignified manner. The plaque above is inscribed with the four characters "Upright and Bright", which shows Bao Gong's unyielding courage.In the second hall, you can see the family motto left by Bao Gong, which fully embodies Bao Gong’s spirit of being honest and loyal to the public, and abhorring evil as much as enemies.

After walking out of Bao Gong Temple, Kaifeng Mansion is opposite, just in time for the performance.In today's ancient city of Kaifeng, many old buildings have lost their original appearance due to history and natural disasters. Most of them are imitation of Song Dynasty buildings. Kaifeng Mansion, located on the north bank of Baogong Lake, is one of them.Kaifeng Prefecture in the Northern Song Dynasty was called "the first capital in the world" at that time. Bao Zheng and Bao Qingtian, whom we all know well, served as Fu Yi (the highest official of Kaifeng Prefecture) in this capital.

Kaifeng Mansion and Bao Gong Temple opposite Bao Gong Lake complement each other, forming the "East Mansion and West Temple" on the edge of the rippling blue lake, a magnificent landscape of pavilion and clear water.Because of the enthusiasm of the 93 version of the TV series "Bao Qingtian", each of us is familiar with the selfless Mr. Bao. Even the theme song of this TV series has always been catchy and circulated.The image of Master Bao is also called a business card of Kaifeng. Many tourists will make a special trip to Kaifeng Mansion when they travel to Kaifeng to have a look and experience the office of Kaifeng Mansion in the Northern Song Dynasty.

After Bao Gong's death, the people remembered and admired him and regarded him as the embodiment of integrity and selflessness. They imagined and developed his deeds, adapted them into stories or wrote opera novels, which have been widely circulated in China for thousands of years. With.To this day, Bao Gong is still praised and appreciated by people of all generations.Those who are not honest cannot be officials. The idea of ​​being loyal to the country is the most precious spiritual wealth left by Mr. Bao to our descendants.During the Northern Song Dynasty, three emperors served as governors of Kaifeng, including Kou Zhun, Bao Zheng, Ouyang Xiu, Fan Zhongyan, Su Shi, Sima Guang, and Shen Kuo.They enforce the law strictly, are honest and honest, are not afraid of powerful people, and have efficient administration.It presents the moral righteousness of "Gongsheng Ming" and "Principle, Prudence and Diligence", and forms the Kaifeng government office culture with the distinctive characteristics of "integrity and perseverance, eliminating violence and peace, and serving as an official to benefit one party".Because of this, Kaifeng Mansion became deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and its name went down in history, becoming an ancient Chinese government office known all over the world.

The lobby is where the governors of past dynasties held court to hear cases. There is a precept stone in front of the lobby with the inscription of Emperor Taizong on it.In the middle of the hall, there are dragon-head guillotine, tiger-head guillotine and dog-head guillotine.It was here that Bao Gong solved one strange case after another.Bao Qingtian can be said to be the most impartial judge respected by the people in the history of our country. "Justice and integrity" is the best annotation of Bao Gong's life.There is a slender horizontal cap wing in Mr. Bao's official hat, which is said to symbolize justice and peace.

In the side hall there is a wax figure of "Shamei An".Bao Gong's image of being a good man who handled cases shrewdly in Kaifeng Mansion and never wronged anyone left a deep impression on many of us.In the side hall there is a wax figure of "Shamei An".Bao Gong's image of being a good man who handled cases shrewdly in Kaifeng Mansion and never wronged anyone left a deep impression on many of us. In the "Guilty Beauty Case", Mr. Bao was not afraid of the Queen Mother and the princess, and guillotined the prince-in-law of the dynasty, and gave justice to the weak woman Qin Xianglian, which made all the common people applaud. In fact, guillotining Chen Shimei may not be the result Qin Xianglian wanted. According to historical records, Chen Shimei was actually an upright official in the Ming Dynasty, while Master Bao was from the Northern Song Dynasty. The two would not have met in the real world. This drama was just made up by Chen Shimei's fellow villagers who were jealous of him. , which made us remember Chen Shimei more deeply.The West Prison Area of ​​Fusi has prison rooms, prison temples, death rows, men's and women's cells and other landscapes. According to the situation in the Northern Song Dynasty, sculptures, torture instruments and various scenes reflecting the actual situation of prison administration and prison affairs at that time are arranged. , is an epitome of the prison culture of the Song Dynasty.Zhao Cui said to Li Juan as he walked: "Scumbags have been hated by people since ancient times and deserve to be guillotined." Li Juan nodded: "That's right."

(End of this chapter)