Where is Dukang Xianzhuang located?

Dukang Fairy Village is located in Dukang Village, Caidian Township, Ruyang County, 50 kilometers south of Luoyang City. The scenic spot is centered on Dukang Fairy Village and is surrounded by three mountains (i.e. Longshan, Fengshan and Hushan), with a mountain in the middle. A stream (i.e. Dukang River) flows through it, with green mountains and clear water, and the fragrance of birds and flowers. Its unique natural landscape and rich and colorful cultural landscape complement each other, making it a natural destination for wine culture in China.

The main landscapes of Dukang Xianzhuang are:

The Jiuzu Hall is located at the rear of the ancestral hall. It is the main building of the whole ancestral hall. It has a brick and wood structure, double eaves with resting hills, and 20 large eaves. Columns form cloisters on all sides. There is a Baoxia in front of the Ming Dynasty, and there are three gold characters on a black background with "Jiuzu Palace" on the forehead, which were written by Pu Jie, the younger brother of the last emperor of China, Pu Yi, and a famous contemporary calligrapher, when he was 84 years old. In front of the building, a large open-carved coupon is embedded, showing the lifelike appearance of the Eight Immortals drinking drunkenly. There are a pair of stone lions "roaring toward the sky" placed on both sides of the hall. Their seats are engraved with reliefs of "Eight Immortals Drunken", with various immortals holding altars and holding pots, all in a state of drunkenness. Entering the hall, you can see the white marble statue of Dukang in the shrine on the Xumizuo. He has crane hair and silver beard, is gentle and simple, holds the altar and holds the title, with a handsome posture, sitting firmly on the dragon-headed turtle, the protector of wine making. The mural on the left wall is the myth of "Dukang was drunk and Liu Ling", and the mural on the right is the story of "Dukang making wine".

In the two mountain-steel corridors of Jiuzu Hall that lead directly to the wing rooms, there are 67 calligraphy and painting inscriptions from ancient and modern times, Chinese and foreign, in regular script, seal and official cursive, with dragons and phoenixes dancing, some praising Dukang or praising Xianzhuang. And they are all masterpieces by famous artists and have high artistic value.

Dukang Cemetery is located on the south side of Dukang Temple. Dukang's tomb is more than 30 meters in circumference and 3 meters high. In front of the tomb stands a stone stele titled "Tomb of Dukang, the Patriarch of Wine" dating from the 28th year of Kangxi's reign (1689). On the left and right sides are two steles "Biography of Dukang, Patriarch of Wine" and "Inscription on the Reconstruction of Dukang's Cemetery".

Dukang Temple surrounds the stone pavilion, crosses the 33-meter-long single arch, and has 18 "Sangjian Bridges" with dragon mouths spitting out pearls and jade. This is the Dukang Temple hidden in the bamboo forest with mountains on its back and water on its side.

The entire building complex of "Dukang Temple" adopts the "Corridor Courtyard" layout of the Tang and Song Dynasties, with staggered heights, contrast between the virtual and the real, a balanced and symmetrical layout, clear vertical and horizontal axes, and a structure, shape, and color that combines those of the Han, Tang, and Song dynasties. , Ming and Qing Dynasties, showing the obvious fashion of the times.

The hanging mountain-style building at the front of Dukang Temple is the mountain gate of the temple. On the pillars in the bright room is hung a plaque of "Dukang Temple" written by Chinese calligrapher and painter Li Keran; on the eaves column is engraved "Wei Wu Songs are used to relieve worries, and Shaoling poems are used to exhort people to work." Couplets. Stepping up the stairs into the mountain gate, you will find a 3-meter-tall imitation bronze wine baron. This wine baron was enlarged and imitated based on the largest bronze baron unearthed in Dukang Xianzhuang in 1976. The jade liquid overflowed from the wine baron, symbolizing the Dukang wine has a long history.

The two wine lords are the "Dragon Yin" and "Feng Ming" pavilions with double eaves and four corners. At that time, Dukang made wine in "Kongsang Stream" (later Dukang Village) surrounded by "Longshan" and "Fengming", hence the name. Under the Longyin Pavilion, there is a stele "Inscription on the Reconstruction of Dukang Temple"; under the Fengming Pavilion, there is a stele "Poetic Inscriptions on Ten Scenes of Dukang Immortal Village".

In the middle of the longitudinal axis of the temple is the "Xian Hall". In the Xian Hall, the colorful sculptures of "Eight Immortals Drinking" are arranged on the left and right. The eight colored sculptures are the drunken and hazy He Zhizhang, Li Jin who is "salivating at the roadside", Su Jin who loves to escape Zen when drunk, Li Bai who is "a hundred poems about drinking wine", and Zhang Xu who takes off his hat and tops his head in front of the prince. There is also Jiao Sui, whose eloquent speech astounded the four banquets.

The left and right sides of the Xian Hall are connected by verandahs leading to 10 rooms on the left and right. Six groups of group portraits are set up in each of them, using real stories and vivid images to show the role of "wine" as a double-edged sword in the long history of China. merits and demerits. Hence the name "Jiugong Pavilion" and "Jiu Guo Pavilion".

On the west side of Wei Wuju Cemetery, there is a building with a hard mountain rolling gate roof, which is "Wei Wuju". It contains Wei style inscriptions on Cao Cao's famous poem "Dan Ge Xing" written by Emperor Wu of the Wei Dynasty and Cao Cao's idol. There is a mechanism inside the statue. Emperor Wu of Wei, Cao Cao, would stand up, raise his golden goblet and drink a glass of Dukang wine, and chant: "Generosity should be shown as generosity, and worries will be unforgettable. Only Du Kang can relieve worries."

< p>On the east side of Gu Niang Zhai Cemetery is a small courtyard with a corridor layout, named "Gu Niang Zhai". According to legend, Du Kang and his descendants compiled and summarized China's earliest koji-making and brewing process here, namely the "Five Qi and Six Methods". Passing the "banana leaf gate" and along the corridor is the "Wine Source" exhibition room. There are 7 groups of 28 colorful sculptures in the room, vividly showing the whole process of Dukang's wine making.

The appearance of the Liquor Culture Museum is a 0-style building with double eaves and a courtyard. The plane is six-sided and six-sided. The outer walls are covered with yellow glazed tiles on three floors. There are 6 hanging lotus columns under the eaves and inlaid on top. There are lying squares, with brackets underneath to support the lintel, and a clear grass white jade railing around the pavilion. There are 21 false windows with murals of "Poets and Wine Spirits". There is a clear pond in the courtyard, where shrimps and ducks are playing and goldfish are roaming. A huge stone beside the pool is engraved with the Chinese character "Shou" in seal script. Bypass the pool and enter the "Chinese Liquor Museum", where you can find everything from the national liquor Moutai to small factory wines, from antique packaging to modern bottle shapes, from ancient Daqu liquor to modern cocktails. Style. The second floor is the "Chinese Wine and Warehouse". Chinese people have always paid attention to drinking utensils and drinking utensils. From the Xia and Shang dynasties to the present, the production and development of ceramics, bronze ware, gold and silver ware, jade bone ware, glassware and other drinking utensils are almost as long-standing and diverse as wine. The third floor is the "Chinese Wine Culture Archives". Here, you will not only have a simple understanding of the history and current situation of China's winemaking, but also appreciate the extensive connotation of Chinese wine culture.

Xiang Chun Garden is the garden within the garden of Dukang Xianzhuang. The garden is built on the top of Longshan Mountain and is the entrance of Xianzhuang. Three gate towers with glazed roofs on the mountain are combined into the mountain gate of Xianzhuang. On the Minglou, there is a bluestone plaque of "Dukang Immortal Village" written by Li Kuchan, an 85-year-old calligraphy and painting master. On both sides of the mountain gate, there are bluestone carvings about 3 meters high on each side. The base has six walls, two of which are clear and rippling waters. The four walls are sacred beasts carrying bottles in different shapes, symbolizing the oldest famous wine - -Dukang wine comes from the most peculiar spring - Dukang spring. The huge creature lying on the seat is a dragon-headed turtle. On the back of the wine turtle is a large bottle of a sacred beast, with the eyes of a tiger and the mouth of a lion, and the claws of a dragon and the body of an elephant. This was Du Kang's guardian god at that time. In order to attract good luck and avoid evil, later generations also used this pattern as a brewing vessel.

Daguan Pavilion is located in Xiangchun Garden. It is named because it is the highest point of Dukang Xianzhuang. From this pavilion, you can view all the scenery of Xianzhuang.

Wine Sacrifice Altar Walk down the Grand View Pavilion and pass through the verandah-style building - Xiangchun Hall, and you will come to a circular altar, which is paved with various stones in the shape of a wine tower. It is known as " Altar of wine." There is a screen wall on the altar. There is a pictographic word "wine" on the wall. In the middle of the wall, there is a wine turtle with great strength. At the two ends of the wall, there are two strong men, bending down and arching their backs, supporting the wall with all their strength.

Opposite the Shiting Xiangchun Garden is a 5-meter-high stone pavilion carved in white jade with a unique shape. The six-sided stele standing inside the pavilion is engraved with the construction and repair process of Dukang Fairy Manor in the past dynasties, which can be said to be a brief history of Dukang Fairy Manor.

Xianzhuang Wanzhao It is said that after King Ping of Zhou moved his capital to Luoyang, he was often worried about the invasion of his land. Dukang's descendants presented him with fine wine. After drinking it, King Ping was relieved of his worries, invigorated and in good health. He wiped out the Dog Rong in one fell swoop and prospered the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. He then named Du Kang the "Wine Fairy" and personally wrote a golden plaque titled "Dukang Immortal Village". The picture is hung at the head of the village. Every time the sunset shines on the imperial plaque, the distant mountains and near waters turn red, like a prairie fire burning, and the scene is very magnificent.

Morning fog in the Kang River. Most of the shrimps in the Dukang River are orange-red. They hug each other and walk sideways with their waists curled up. The eggs produced by ducks that eat this shrimp are also orange-red with double yolks, and are known as "tribute eggs." Legend has it that the shrimps and ducks in the river were originally a pair of male and female servants around the Queen Mother. Because of their secret love, the fairy boy was demoted to a shrimp and the fairy to a duck. It is said that the shrimps and ducks were so loyal that they knelt down at the Nantian Gate to beg for mercy. The Queen Mother promised that when the morning mist of the Dukang River touches the sky, their wish would be granted. For thousands of years, the morning fog of the Dukang River has always rolled around the Dukang River.

Kang Temple Ruiyun Dukang Temple is located in the southeast of Dukang Village. It was the earliest ancestral hall of the Du family. Legend has it that Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of the Eastern Han Dynasty, once drank Dukang wine here and rode on his drunken courage to win a battle. During the Jianwu period of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Xiu issued an edict to expand the area on the basis of the Du family ancestral hall and build the "Dukang Immortal Temple". After that, Dukang Temple was repeatedly demolished and rebuilt. Every summer and autumn, auspicious clouds bloom in various shapes over Dukang Temple. It is said that it was a sign of divine blessing from Dukang.

There is an old mulberry tree on the west bank of the Dukang River when it rains at night. Legend has it that this is the "empty mulberry tree" where Dukang "had plenty of food to eat, but left empty mulberry trees. The accumulation of mulberry leaves creates flavor and a long-lasting aroma." It is said that Concubine Yang had a beautiful appearance after drinking Dukang wine. Many literati came here to recite poems and paint under the empty mulberry trees. They often encountered an indistinguishable rain and mist falling from the trees, which made people feel more happy than drinking Dukang wine. Later, people called this tree "wine tree" and the rain and mist under the wine tree as "wine tree night rain".

There is a huge stone in Dukang Village, which looks like an ancient wooden bed, and is known as the "Drunken Immortal Stone". It is said that after the Eight Immortals crossed the sea, they drank the Dukang wine stolen by the Dragon Girl in Zuixian Pavilion, and they could not forget the Dukang wine ever since.

Later, the Eight Immortals came to Dukang Village and asked for the best Dukang wine. When Du Kang saw that they all had a lot of wine, he took out the intoxicating mother of wine and let the Eight Immortals drink it. Unexpectedly, each of the Eight Immortals was drunk after only one cup. , fell on this big rock one after another. People call it the "immortal couch".

Lingchi’s fragrance Dukang wine is mellow and fragrant, and has been passed down secretly from generation to generation. In the Jin Dynasty, the secret recipe was passed down to Du Guang, a descendant of Du Kang. Liu Ling is a man who is famous for his drinking. After he arrived in Dukang Village, he asked for a jar of wine mother in the brewery. Unexpectedly, after three glasses of wine, Liu Ling fell into a drowsy state and knocked a jar of wine mother over to the ground. Since then, a pool of clear water has emerged here. This pool of water is clear and transparent, sweet and delicious, and it is inexhaustible to drink. People call it "Jiuchi", also known as "Liu Lingchi". During the rainy season, you can smell a strong, natural aroma of wine here.

Jiuquan spouts clear springs everywhere at the source of the Dukang River, the largest of which is called Jiuquan. Legend has it that Du Kang used this spring water to make wine. The wine spring water gushes out from the cracks in the rocks below, like flowing crystal, with layers of ripples and waves. The bottom layer of the clear spring is covered with white or orange pebbles, like pearl agate. People call these beautiful pebbles "tartar". "Jiuquan Spouting Pearls" in the "Du Jiu Jiu Jiu Jiu" of the Republic of China states: "The spring water sprays pearls to rinse the jade paste, brewing the mellow wine for generations."

It is said that Luan Feng Ming at Night Legend has it that in the fifteenth year of King Zhouzhuang, the King of Chu Xi Gui was captured and given the title of Lady Peach Blossom. Xi Gui would rather die than obey. The King of Chu made Xi Gui drunk with the intoxicating Dukang wine. She was supported by the palace maids and worshiped the heaven and earth with the King of Chu before entering the bridal chamber. The next day, Xi Gui sobered up and escaped from the palace unprepared. At this time, her husband Xihou had jumped into the Ru River and died, and Xi Gui also jumped into the rushing Ru River. Later, the couple transformed into phoenixes and flew to Dukang Fairy Village. Every evening, they sang in harmony: "The wine is good, the wine is clever, but the king of Chu is unruly and ruined my chastity." The mingling of the luan and the phoenix reminded Du Kang's descendants to never make intoxicating wine again.

A step away from the Dukang River under Baiquan Fengshan, there are gaps on both sides of the bank, jagged rocks, thousands of springs gushing out, and the clear blue sky is clear. If you step hard on the gravel beside the spring, strings of crystal clear white pearls will immediately emerge from the spring, and a pool of spring water will appear where you step. If you carefully remove the gravel in the spring with your hands, you will see several gurgling springs that are as thick as a finger or as thin as a wheat straw. Since such springs can be seen everywhere in this 300-meter river section, it is impossible to count them, so it is called "a hundred springs in one step".

Thousand-year-old Wine Turtle In the upper reaches of the Dukang River lies a piece of black basalt that resembles a turtle. At first glance, it looks very tall, with a bulging back and long claws. There are several turtles of different sizes behind it. The little turtle seems to be crawling slowly. It is lifelike and full of aura. People call it the "wine turtle". When heavy rains pour and flash floods occur, this turtle will lie down in the Dukang River to block the flood. Once the flood reaches here, it quietly retreats. The stone turtle protects Dukang Village from water damage. On the Zhongqiu Festival, many villagers come here to burn incense and kowtow to the Jiugui, pray and offer sacrifices for good luck.

Dragon and Tiger Confrontation There are three mountains surrounding Dukang Immortal Village, known as Longshan, Fengshan and Hushan. Today, you can still see the beauty of Fengshan Mountain, the towering Longshan Mountain, and the numerous mountains of Hushan Mountain.

There is a bamboo forest in the Bamboo Forest Fantasy Dukang Fairy Village, where pines and cypresses are shaded, bamboo shadows are whirling, wild flowers are everywhere, and flowing water is flowing. Especially on the natural platform in the bamboo forest, there are complete stone tables and benches. The seven sages in the sculptures are drinking, composing poems, playing chess, or playing the harp, while the wind rustles the bamboo forest and sings various cheerful birds. , like a fairyland on earth.

In the plum garden of Sakura Garden, wintersweet, red plum, green plum and elm-leaf plum bloom in full bloom in winter and spring. Before the plum blossoms wither, the large cherry blossoms are already in full bloom. In 1979, it was the 60th birthday of Tanaka Kakuei, the former Prime Minister of Japan. Ruyang Dukang Winery sent someone to celebrate his birthday with Dukang wine. In order to thank the people of Ruyang for their kindness, Tanaka specially donated 60 cherry blossom seeds in return. It was cultivated and planted in the Du Kang Temple to accompany the plum blossoms to symbolize the everlasting friendship between China and Japan. In the 1990s, a delegation from the Ministry of Agriculture of Japan visited China. Mr. Tanaka, who was already at an advanced age, specifically asked Shinichiro Horie, a member of the delegation, to go to Dukang Xianzhuang to watch the growth of cherry blossoms, which symbolizes the friendship between China and Japan. Mr. Huijiang was very happy to see the flourishing cherry blossoms in the cherry garden at Dukang Fairy Village in Ruyang. He wrote the words "Friendship lasts forever" with his pen, which has now been made into a plaque and inlaid on the lintel of the plum garden in the cherry garden.

Sangjian Waterfall is the source of the Dukang River. Due to the large drop in the river surface, a waterfall is formed. Especially in summer and autumn, there is more precipitation. This waterfall pours down like a jade belt more than 10 meters wide, with splashing waves and shaking sound.

Since this waterfall is close to the 33-meter-long Sangjian Bridge with a single arch, and there are 18 bluestone faucets that spray beads and jade on the bridge, it is even more interesting to look at the Water Curtain Falls through the bridge hole.

Time reference

40 minutes

Transportation

Take the shuttle bus from Luoyang to Ruyang, and then take the tourist bus to go there

Attraction location

Dukang Village, Caidian Township, Ruyang County, Luoyang City, Henan Province

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