Guide to Suiyuan City General Office

The Suiyuan City General Office has a very long history. For ordinary tourists, it is full of historical solemnity and weight, because it is an ancient military camp and a place for the highest military and political officials. Station, let me share with you a list of tourist guides for the General Office of Suiyuan City.

Good morning to all group members! I am ×××, a tour guide from ×××× travel agency in Inner Mongolia. Please call me Xiao×.

According to the schedule in the travel contract, the scenic spot we are going to visit this morning is the General Office. It is located in the Xincheng District of Hohhot. It was the office and residence of General Suiyuancheng, a top official in the Qing Dynasty. It was built together with Suiyuan City in the second year of Qianlong's reign (1737) in the Qing Dynasty, but the General's Office was built that year. This is the only remaining high-level military attaché government office in my country and is a national key cultural relics protection unit. It has now been established as the General Government Office Museum of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. So why is it necessary to build a government office for military attachés in Hohhot? Hohhot used to be called Guisui, Gui refers to Guihua City, and Sui refers to Suiyuan City, which is today’s New City. Why is Sui introduced here? What about Yuan City? Because Jiangjun Government Office and Suiyuan City are inseparable. It is built north of the center of the central axis of Suiyuan City, which is like the heart of Suiyuan City. Therefore, to introduce Jiangjun Government Office, we must first start with Suiyuan City. Speaking of the city.

Guihua City was built in the Ming Dynasty. It was personally built by Altan Khan (Ada Khan), the famous Mongolian leader of the Tumote tribe, and his wife Zhongjin Hatun (known as Sanniangzi). He supervised the construction, and after it was built, it was named "Kukuhetun", which means blue city in Mongolian. This is the origin of the transliteration of the name Hohhot today; the Ming government took the meaning of "submit to the imperial court and accept enlightenment" (obviously with some The name was given to Guihua City due to ethnic discrimination. Guihua City was a prosperous city at that time. In the Qing Dynasty, there were frequent wars between the Qing court and the Jungar tribe of Mongolia in Mongolia. This turbulent situation in the northwest frontier prompted the Qing court to decide to strengthen military defense in the north to consolidate its rule in the northwest. After repeated weighings, the Qing government decided to build a new military defensive city five miles northeast of the original Guihua City, so that the new and old cities would form an angle for easy defense. In the thirteenth year of Yongzheng (1735), preparatory work for the construction of the new city (Suiyuan City) began. In February of the second year of Qianlong (1737), the construction of the city officially began. In June of the fourth year of Qianlong (1739), the new city was completed. It took two years and four months to build a city at such a speed that it was very rare in history. In the second year of Qianlong's reign, the Qing government transferred Jianwei General Wang Chang (also known as "Wang Chang") from Shanxi Youwei (today's Youyu) to serve as the first Zhengyipin Suiyuan City General. Suiyuan means to appease distant places, that is, to appease remote areas.

It should be emphasized here that the owner of the General Office is General Suiyuan City. General Suiyuan City cannot be referred to as General Suiyuan at will, because the Qing government appointed General Suiyuan City, not Suiyuan City. General Yuan. During the Qing Dynasty, 78 generals served here successively over 174 years (according to records in the Qing Dynasty Records). During the Republic of China, there were two additional generals, thirteen governors, and five Suiyuan Special Administrative Region and Suiyuan Provincial Governments. The chairman works here, and famous generals include Fu Zuoyi, Dong Qiwu, etc. It can be said that this place has been the political center of the Suiyuan region for more than 200 years. It can be called the "No. 1 Palace of Monan" - a plaque inscribed by Buhe, former vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, is hung on the door.

[On-site tour guide explanation in front of the gate and the first entrance to the hospital]

The "one" shaped screen wall we see opposite the government office now has a stone plaque in the middle that reads " The four characters "Ping Fan Shuo Mo" mean defending the frontier. It was inscribed on the forehead of Ke Meng, the 70th general of Suiyuan City in the 16th year of Guangxu's reign. It is one of the three precious stone carving cultural relics of Suiyuan City. The government office originally had six courtyards, but now it has four courtyards. We walked along the corridor and came to the Yimen. Why is the door in the middle called Yimen? Yi means etiquette and ceremony, and is the door of etiquette. The general of Suiyuan City in those days greeted distinguished guests here. At that time, only officials with the same rank as the generals could go through the Yimen. Other officials had to go through the side gates on both sides, which were divided into Wendong and Wuxi. Civil servants went through the east gate, and military attachés went through the west gate. Inside the gate is the first entrance to the courtyard. There are two __(bì

xì) on the north and east sides of the courtyard, each carrying a large stone tablet. These were built in recent years; a row of houses on the south side are now used for calligraphy, paintings and souvenirs. Shops and antique shops. Come in and walk through the Yimen with me and take a closer look!

[Second on-the-spot explanation of the courtyard]

Friends, please take a look at these four famous Qingcheng plants in the courtyard. Wood - purple-flowered lilac trees. They were all planted in the 18th year of Daoguang reign of the Qing Dynasty (1838). At the turn of spring and summer, the branches are full of flowers, and the fragrance spreads far and near, refreshing the heart and mind. In the past two years, every time before and after May Day, the "Jiangjun Yashu Lilac Festival" has been held here. By then, there will be thousands of tourists, making it a grand event. Friends may not know that lilac is the city flower of Hohhot.

The First Exhibition Hall Zhefang

We are visiting the first exhibition hall on the east side - it used to be called Zhefang. Zhefang was a place where lower-level officials from the government office discussed matters and rested before going to court. Now, here we introduce the old and new cities of Hohhot, mainly the history of the construction of the new city, Suiyuan City. It has been introduced in the history section. Please combine it with the actual objects and listen to the explainer's explanation.

[The contents of the following exhibition halls are mainly narrated by the commentators of the General Office]

Okay, let’s take a look at the models first! The restoration of Guihua City and Suiyuan City you see The model is what the old and new cities of Hohhot looked like in the Qing Dynasty.

The total area of ??Suiyuan City is 2.85 million square meters, or 4,275 acres. It is a square city. There are 44 gun emplacements on the city wall. The city wall is 2 feet, 9 feet and 5 inches high. The top width of the city wall is 2 feet and 5 feet. Outside the city, there are A moat surrounds it. Suiyuan City has four gates: the east gate - Yingxu Gate, the south gate - Chengxun Gate, the west gate - Fu'an Gate, and the north gate - Zhenning Gate, all named by Emperor Qianlong himself. To the southeast of Jiangjun's Office is the Bell and Drum Tower of Suiyuan City (which was demolished in the 1950s because it "obstructed traffic"). There is a "small school field" in the southwest corner of the city. There is a 360,000-square-meter "Grand Campus" and martial arts performance hall outside the Xicheng Gate. It was originally a large playground for the garrison to review and train more than 3,900 Eight Banners soldiers. In wartime, it is the starting point for generals to set out for military expeditions.

Let’s look at this Qing Dynasty map. This pink area is the jurisdiction of General Suiyuan City. It looks like a barrier, guarding the north gate of the Central Plains. From this, we can see the structure of Suiyuan City. Location is important. This is the construction plan of Suiyuan City. A large amount of manpower and material resources were used to build the city, which cost more than 1.3 million taels of silver, 100,000 migrant workers, and more than 300,000 logs of wood alone. Because Tongzhi and others, the official responsible for building the city, cut corners, lied about the truth, and embezzled public funds, they were beheaded by Liu Tongxun, the father of "Prime Minister Liu Luoguo". It seems that anti-corruption issues have always been resolved urgently. This picture is the garrison distribution map of Suiyuan City. These two city gate stone plaques are the second of the three precious stone carving cultural relics we mentioned earlier. They were named by Emperor Qianlong himself and inscribed in Mongolian, Han and Manchu languages. The north gate and the south gate of Suiyuan City - —The stone plaques of Zhenning Gate and Chengxun Gate. The city gate was named and inscribed on a stone plaque by the emperor himself, the only one in the country. These cannons are imitations of the red cannons used by the Suiyuan City garrison. They were advanced weapons imported from abroad at that time. The imported cannons had a big head and a small tail, and had strong recoil. Domestic cannons have the same thickness at the nose and tail. Because this was an important military town, it was equipped with twenty-four heavy cannons.

Second Exhibition Hall Main Page

Let’s visit the second exhibition hall in the west. This was originally a place where the civil servants of the government office handled cases, sorted out information, and handled daily official duties. Now it displays the overview and history of the government office.

This is the sand table where the government office was restored to its original appearance. The government office was built strictly in accordance with the pattern of a first-grade feudal official. It takes the main building as the central axis, with wing rooms, wing rooms and east-west courtyards on both sides, which means Bagua, which means everything is stable. The original overall layout is divided into two groups, front and rear, with five courtyards. The front group is the civil service courtyard, and the back group is the general's inner residence. Now only the middle fourth courtyard is preserved. The fifth courtyard and the later sixth courtyard were destroyed during the Republic of China, liberation and the Cultural Revolution. Next, look at the exhibits in the showcase. This is a map of the management hierarchy of Suiyuan City. From generals to soldiers, there is a strict hierarchy, and the pay is very different. For example, the general's annual salary is more than two thousand taels, the assistant leader's salary is more than 400 taels, and the infantry's salary is only eighteen taels. . These embroidery patterns are from the Qing Dynasty. They are found on the chest and back of official uniforms. It is used to distinguish official grades. Civil and military officials are each divided into nine grades. The civil officials are birds, and the military officers are animals. The general's one-piece coat box is used by generals to carry official uniforms and hats when traveling. This design is very convenient and reasonable.

Official Room in the Third Exhibition Hall

The official room in the northwest corner of the courtyard is where the general's subordinate officials assist the general in handling military and political affairs. The official room is only under the lobby and the second hall. The general's staff reviewed the official documents sent from the reception office here, reviewed them and sent them to the official office. Finally, they went to the printing room in the lobby to have their seals stamped, and then sent them to the capital by fast horse to report to the emperor. Therefore, the official office was also very important. These officials are of a slightly lower rank than the generals, generally around the third or fourth rank. Although the furnishings in their rooms are not as good as the general's lobby and second hall, they are more elegant than other management offices. First of all, let’s take a look at the Northern Kang. Since the winter in the north is cold, northern officials’ offices in the Ming and Qing dynasties generally had heated Kangs, and the heating method was very similar to the current floor heating. In winter, the officials sat on the kang. There was a kang table on the kang, cushions beside the table, and a pedal on the wall of the kang. The officials stepped on the pedal to get on the kang. There was a spittoon next to the pedal. If the room is large, there will also be a brazier, as is the display in the Military Aircraft Department of the Forbidden City in Beijing. Officials sat on the kang, reading documents and writing official documents. There are pens, inkstones and other four treasures of the study on the kang table. On the north wall of the front, there are portraits of the twelve emperors of the Qing Dynasty. Let's take a brief look at them in turn. The first was Nurhaci, Taizu of the Qing Dynasty. In 1616, Nurhachi was proclaimed Khan. His country was named "Dajin" (historically known as Houjin), and his reign was "Destiny". The capital was established in Hetuala (today's Xinbin, Liaoning), and later moved to Shengjing. (Today's Shenyang). In 1636, his son Huang Taiji (Taizong of Qing Dynasty) proclaimed himself emperor in Shengjing and changed the name of the country to "Qing Dynasty". From the entry of the Qing army in 1644 to the establishment of the Republic of China and the abdication of the Qing emperor in 1912, the Qing Dynasty ruled the country for 268 years. During this period, there were ten emperors, namely Shunzhi, Kangxi, Yongzheng, Qianlong, Jiaqing, Daoguang, Xianfeng, Tongzhi, Guangxu, Xuantong. Xuantong, the last emperor Puyi, ascended the throne at the age of 3 and reigned for only three years and two months. When the Revolution of 1911 broke out in 1911, he was forced to abdicate in February 1912. Xuantong's abdication marked the complete demise of the Qing Dynasty and the permanent abolition of the imperial system in China. As for the farce of Puyi's restoration directed by Zhang Xun in 1917, it ended in national condemnation in just 11 days.

The lobby of the fourth exhibition hall

The lobby in the north of the courtyard has a 13-meter-square terrace in front of the door, where officials hold ceremonial activities.

The lobby, also known as the main hall, is the main building of the government office. It is usually unused and is only used when the general receives an imperial edict or has major events. The lobby is a five-bay, mountain-style building with a tiled roof, 20 meters long, 10 meters deep and 9 meters high. There is a screen in the hall. The pattern of the screen is the sea unicorn, which symbolizes the first-class military officer of the dynasty. The lifelike and majestic first-class military attache sitting on the Taishi chair in front of the screen is the wax figure of Wang Chang, the first general of Suiyuan City. The frail scholar in a long gown on his right is the well-known master or confidential secretary; on his left is the guard with a sword, both of whom are treated as sixth grade or sixth grade. The man standing below, bent over and wearing a second-grade civil official uniform, is the governor of Shanxi at that time. These four wax figures tell the story of "the general was so powerful that the governor was so angry that he died".

This short story illustrates that the generals in Suiyuan City hold a position of great importance that is not comparable to that of ordinary feudal officials. Therefore, when Wang Chang took office, Emperor Qianlong personally inscribed a plaque for him, asking everyone to look up and read "Zefu far away". "Ze" means grace, "Fu" means covering, "Ya" means far, and "婁" means near. It means that the emperor's grace is vast and benefits far and near. So how big is the official position of General Suiyuan City? In current terms, it is equivalent to the commander of a large military region with the rank of general. You see there are eight tokens on the public case table. The red tokens are for sending troops and generals, and the black tokens are for judging cases. He is trying major military cases. There is also a lottery box placed on the table, which is used by generals for divination when they are marching to fight or making important decisions. There are two people's support umbrellas here, which are signed with the names of Li people. In historical records, this is the signature of the people to express their support for General Wang Chang's integrity and love for the people.

The pair of cloisonne utensils placed on the flower stand are called Sky Herons, and their common name is Roaring to the Sky. You see, it looks very vivid when its eyes look upward! Its practical value is actually used as aromatherapy. Don't underestimate this artifact. Such things are given by the emperor, but not just anyone can buy them and put them here. Putting it here means "powerful in all directions".

There are avoidance and solemn signs, job title signs, honor guard cars, etc. placed on both sides of the lobby. Title plates are also called Yunpai Luanjia. They come in varying numbers. They are used by generals to line up in front of the sedan to show their fame when traveling. They are usually placed on both sides of the lobby. As a first-grade general in Suiyuan City, the ceremonial guard when he goes on patrol is: two apricot umbrellas, a pair of golden sticks, two fans, a pair of weapons, a pair of fake feather knives, two pairs of spears, a pair of animal arrows, evasion, One pair each of the Silence cards. When traveling, the gong must be opened in front of the team, and the general rides in a green cloth sedan behind. This dark green color is only suitable for first-grade titles. The Lele cart over there is a cultural relic. It was used by the general's family when they traveled on long journeys. It is decorated with carved iron on the front and back. It is so exquisite that it is extraordinary.

On the wall of the lobby is the "Sacred Instructions" written by Emperor Jiaqing to educate the children of the Eight Banners, also known as the "Proverbs of the Eight Banners". The general idea is that the ancestors of the Qing Dynasty went through hardships and dangers to build the country, and hope that future generations will carry forward the fine traditions and protect this hard-won territory. Many of the contents are still very educational today, such as respect for elders, diligence and thrift, etc. mentioned in it. After looking at the furnishings in the lobby, you can also appreciate the painted patterns on the beams and the architectural style of the lobby. The beams in this lobby are decorated with swirling purple, there are two dragons celebrating the anniversary on the door, and there are Soviet-style paintings on the ceremonial door. You can enjoy them again later. The roof of the entire lobby is a complete wooden mortise and tenon structure. It has been 270 years and is still so strong. This shows that shoddy projects were popular at that time, and it also shows that Chief Wang Chang most likely did not receive any kickbacks.

The printing room in the fifth exhibition hall

The printing room in the northeast corner of the courtyard is a confidential place where the general's seal and important files are stored. On the back wall of the printing room is a piece of sentimental text inscribed by Emperor Qianlong about Zhuge Liang's "Indifferent and Mingzhi". Below are two tall printing box covers and two small printing boxes. Under the southeast window is the silver seal of the general's tiger button. There are exquisite confessions placed on the Western Kang. On the east wall is a bronze statue of the martial sage Guan Gong. Because the Manchus are a martial nation, they believe that Guan Yunchang helped them conquer the Central Plains, and they highly respect Guan Gong. Guan Gong has been respected by people since ancient times for his loyalty, filial piety, justice and noble moral character. He has long surpassed the realm of the world and has been regarded as a god by successive generations. After the Ming Dynasty, he was revered as Emperor Guan. [The third on-the-spot introduction to the courtyard]

The Arrow Pavilion in the Sixth Exhibition Hall

The Arrow Pavilion in the northwest of the courtyard was originally where military attachés subordinate to the general were responsible for garrisoning officers and soldiers' armaments, military supplies and military drills. place. It is now used as a special exhibition place for the generals stationed in Guisui. This is a bronze medal in the chronology of generals. The process of the Qing government conferring generals on Suiyuan City was complex and frequent. From the first general of Suiyuan City, Wang Chang, in the second year of Qianlong to the last general in the third year of Xuantong, it lasted 174 years. During this period, the Qing government appointed 78 generals of Suiyuan City.

Before Wang Chang, the first general of Suiyuan City, the general of Guihua City was Fei Yanggu, the general of Fuyuan. There is a bust of him here. He made outstanding achievements in quelling the Galdan rebellion and was respected by both the government and the public. Among the 78 generals of Suiyuan City, one served the longest, with *** serving for 11 years. He was the 70th general Ke Meng'e. After the Republic of China, from October 1912, Zhang Shaoceng served as the general of the Suiyuan City Administration Bureau under the new system. Before the founding of New China, there were 18 and 20 general administration generals, governors, and special administrative region and provincial chairmen serving here, including Shang Shang. Li Peiji was re-elected twice, and finally Dong Qiwu was appointed chairman of the Suiyuan Provincial Government. On September 19, 1949, Suiyuan Province sent electricity to the whole country, announcing a peaceful uprising. Eighteen kinds of weapons such as knives, spears, axes, and axes used in ancient battles are displayed in the square in front of the pavilion.

Weapons originated from primitive production tools, especially hunting tools. Later, the production tools were transformed into tools mainly used for fighting and killing, and thus weapons were born. In the late Warring States period, steel began to be used in weapons. Iron weapons had a compact structure, uniform composition, toughness, sharpness, and better texture.

Second Hall of the Seventh Exhibition Hall

Directly north of the courtyard is the Second Hall, which is where the general worked daily. Now the general’s wax figure and corresponding objects are displayed, recreating the general’s former office space. scene. In the past, some people thought that the nickname of this second hall was "Tuisi Hall". In fact, the three halls in the backyard are also called "Tuisi Hall". When we entered the second hall, we saw a pattern of one light and two dark arranged according to the Manchu custom. In the middle is a screen with waves of sea water. In front of it is a large desk for the general's office. On the desk are pens, inks, paper, inkstones and other office supplies. This wax figure in the West Room of the Second Hall is the 71st Suiyuan City General Yongde. He was transferred to Suiyuan City General in December of the 20th year of Guangxu. He took office on June 6th of the 21st year and served for six years. In the 26th year of Guangxu (1901), he was dismissed from his post and committed suicide after being persecuted by British imperialism. . Although Yongde died, he was still included in the list of "culprits" to be punished by the imperialists and the Qing court. Sitting in the east room is this wax figure of Yi Gu, the 76th general of Suiyuan City. Yigu (a native of the Xianghuang Banner in Manchuria, Jilin), served as the "Imperial Envoy to Supervise the Minister of Reclamation in Simon" from the 27th year of Guangxu (1901) to the 34th year of Guangxu (1908), "the title of Shangshu of the Lifan Academy", and concurrently served as Suiyuan City General, served in Hohhot for seven years. He lived in the Reclamation Minister's Office in the old city, and insisted on working in the General's Office in the new city. On the one hand, he actively promoted the Qing government's reclamation policy and spared no effort to collect a large amount of silver for the Qing government. On the other hand, he also predicted that the rule of the Qing Dynasty had reached the point where "the storm is about to come, and the building is full of wind", so he was very concerned about the new city. Some real good things have been done for the future livelihood of the Manchu compatriots. Because he was investigating the whereabouts of a huge sum of money for repairing ordnance after the transfer of the former general Xinke, which was handled by Wen Zhehun, the deputy capital of Guihua City, Wen Zhehun sued him for corruption. In the 34th year of Guangxu's reign ( 1908) was imprisoned. After the Revolution of 1911, Cen Chunzhui, an old colleague of Yigu, wrote to Xu Shichang, President of the Beiyang Government, to overturn the verdict of Yigu. After Xu Shichang sent Ma Fuxiang to investigate, Yigu was vindicated and given a large plaque with the words "Senior Heroes Respected" as a mark of commendation. In the fifteenth year of the Republic of China (1926), Yi Gu died of illness in Yixian County, Hebei Province.

The Living Room of the Eighth Exhibition Hall

After visiting the Second Hall, you can stroll to the living room to the east of the Second Hall, which is the Eighth Exhibition Hall. Did you know that this was originally the living room where the general received guests? Now, it has been opened as the "Guisui Old Photos" exhibition hall, displaying "urban construction", "historical chronicles", "historical figures", "religious beliefs", "folk customs" "Folklore" contains nearly 200 precious photos in 5 chapters. Please read them one by one to deepen your understanding of the important history of Hohhot.

[Fourth on-the-spot explanation]

West Wing of the Ninth Exhibition Hall

(Cixi was in Hohhot when she was a girl) There is a famous street in the new city of Hohhot It’s called Luofeng Street. Historically, no queen was born here, so how could there be such a thing as Luofeng? In fact, this street got its name because Empress Dowager Cixi lived there when she was a teenager. The exhibition hall we visited below was originally a place where the general's family and guards held activities. Now it displays scenes of Cixi's life in Guisui when she was 15-18 years old. Cixi, born in Yehenala, whose nickname was Lan'er. Her ancestors were originally Mongolian. The surname is Tumut. After his ancestor Kenkendar destroyed Kulunala, he occupied his territory and changed his name to Nala. Later, he moved to the bank of Yehe River, so he was called Yehenala. Cixi's father was named Hui Zheng, and he was a Manchurian with the Yellow Banner. In the 29th year of Daoguang's reign (1849), Huizheng was promoted from Anhui's repair Taoist to Guisui Bingbei Daotai (full title is "Shanxi Branch Patrol Guisui Bingbei Daotai"), a civilian and fourth-rank local chief executive; And because he has the title of "Military Preparation", in addition to managing civil affairs, he is also responsible for regulating local military affairs. However, he is only responsible for the Han Army's green battalion soldiers, and does not care about the Manchu Eight Banners soldiers and the Mongolian Tumut Banner soldiers in the Guisui area. When he took office, he came to Guisui with his 15-year-old daughter and his whole family. But the people had already arrived and the Daotai Yamen had not been renovated. The deputy governor of Guihua City had to arrange for their whole family to live in a building in Suiyuan City. Sojourn in the Yamen (the Xieling Yamen is located on Luofeng Street in the east of today's Xincheng District). Soon after the Daotai Yamen was repaired, Huizheng's family moved into the Daotai inner house (today's site of Hohhot No. 1 Middle School). After his four-year term was over, his family went to Beijing, and Lan'er entered the palace through a draft. Later, during the reign of Emperor Guangxu, these two places were regarded as sacred sites for the Empress Dowager Cixi. The street where Cixi lived was renamed Dongluofeng Street, and the name of the street to the west of it, Xiluofeng Street, is still used today.

These two pieces of clothing were Cixi's favorite casual clothes throughout her life. They were embroidered with orchids because Cixi's nickname was Lan'er, and orchids were very fresh and elegant. Several glass cabinets along the west wall display various exhibits related to Lan'er's life in Hohhot as a girl. This three-dimensional model picture shows the scene when Cixi came to Suiyuan with her father to take office. Lan'er, who grew up in Anhui Province, had never seen such heavy snowfall before. She opened the curtains in novelty and looked outside. Suiyuan City, shrouded in white snow, looked even more majestic and spectacular. As a girl, Cixi was naturally beautiful and loved to dress up. Although Cixi's appearance was not as good as that of the four beauties in ancient times, it was still extraordinary. An unofficial history describes her as "when she went on a trip, onlookers murmured joyful praises, saying that she was nothing more than an incarnation of an immortal." Yes." This shows that she was really beautiful when she was young.

This is a scene of autumn hunting on the grassland. When Cixi returned to Sui, she practiced horseback riding and archery. This habit continued until she entered the palace. I go to Chengde to ride horses every spring and autumn. The photo on the wall was taken during Cixi's 60th birthday. Look at her rectangular face, long nose, big ears, high cheekbones, majestic eyes, and how well-kept her hands are. Before washing her face every morning, she would wrap her hands in a towel and soak them in a basin of warm water until they were soft. This photo shows Cixi sitting on a lotus seat and pretending to be Guanyin Bodhisattva. We always see on TV that Cixi was also called Lafayette at that time. So why was Cixi called Lafayette? After Cixi took charge of politics behind the curtain, she was still greedy. She thought about the ancestor Kangxi. People call him Lao Buddha and say that he is the reincarnation of Manjusri Bodhisattva and the living Buddha. Then I am the reincarnation of Guanyin Bodhisattva. In order to hint to others, she acted as Guanyin many times in the palace. One day, Cixi ordered the palace painter to draw a 9-foot-tall Guanyin on a 5-foot-long rice paper. Only a female painter painted a seated Guanyin with the same face as Cixi. So Cixi hung the portrait in the lobby, worshiped it every day, and looked at it in a mesmerizing way. As time went by, everyone realized that the Queen Mother of the West wanted to be the incarnation of Guanyin, so she would be very happy to call her Lafayette. Since then, he has been called "Lafayette" both inside and outside the palace. The picture below is a photo of Cixi and the concubines. The thin one is Guangxu’s empress, and the fat one is Guangxu’s concubine Jin. There must be a big gap between the aesthetics at that time and now! These shoes are ingot-soled shoes, one of the flag shoes worn by women in the Qing Dynasty. Flag shoes are also called "inches" and have "horse hoof soles" and "flower pot soles". "etc. The characteristic of this kind of shoes is that it increases the height by three to four inches from the ground, making women look slender, tall and straight, and very graceful when wearing them. By the way, the biggest difference between Bannermen and Han women is that Bannermen have natural feet, while Han women have bound feet.

This is the peony painted by Cixi and the three words "Fu Lu Shou" written by Ci Xi. It shows that the real Ci Xi is really talented.

The East Wing of the Tenth Exhibition Hall (Buddhist Hall)

The exhibition hall you are visiting now is the Buddhist Hall, which was originally a place where generals and their families prayed to God and worshiped Buddha. Now it has been restored to its original appearance for tourists to visit and worship. Let's start with the left hand. This stone carving is called a wheel, which is used in temples. It is engraved with the six-character mantra of Tibetan Buddhism (_, MA, NI, BA, MI, _hōng) in Manchu, Mongolian and Tibetan characters. It is said that every time the stone wheel rotates, it means that you have recited it 3,680 times. The more you recite the sutra, the closer you will be to the Buddha, and over time you will become deeply connected with the Buddha. It’s fate. Next we saw the stone Buddha statue sitting east and facing west, which was carved in high relief on a whole piece of bluestone. It was made around the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. His full name is Oriental Jingli World Medicine Master Liuli Light Buddha. He holds a bowl of nectar in his left hand and medicinal herbs in his right hand. It is said that when he became a Buddha, he made a vow to eliminate the suffering of all sentient beings. People believe that belief in Medicine Buddha can eliminate disasters, prolong life, and cure all diseases. This picture on the wall shows a painted Buddha from the early Tang Dynasty. In the middle is a statue of Sakyamuni who attained enlightenment. He is sitting cross-legged on a lotus platform, with his right hand making the divine seal and his left hand making the wish seal. Surrounded by his two The two disciples have Kassapa on the left and Ananda on the right. This combination is one Buddha and two bhikkhus, and bhikkhu means disciple. Among the various Buddhas worshiped by people, only Sakyamuni is a real figure in history. This is called the Stone Scripture Pillar (chuánɡ), which is a Buddhist item. It records some events that happened in Buddhism. At the top of this color picture are one Buddha and two Bodhisattvas, Sakyamuni and his left and right attendant Bodhisattvas Manjushri and Samantabhadra. The middle part of the color picture is the Five Hundred Arhats. The image of Jigong appears here. Because he does not abide by Buddhist rules and drinks alcohol and eats meat, he is usually placed in the corner among the Five Hundred Arhats. The lower part of the color picture shows one Buddha and Bodhisattvas: Maitreya Buddha, Avalokitesvara, Vajrapani, Samantabhadra, Vajrapani, Miaojixiang, Remove Obstacles and Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, etc.

Three Halls in the Eleventh Exhibition Hall

In the main building in the north of the courtyard, the taller and grander building with five rooms in the middle is the "Three Halls". This is for the lobby and second hall. The third hall is also called the official residence and the "Tuisi Hall". The middle is the entrance hall, which is equipped with bookcases, painted wooden screens and wooden-framed calligraphy and painting glass bell halls (refer to the actual objects on site); the two rooms on the east side are "internal signing rooms", where the general reviews official documents and handles daily official duties; The two rooms on the side are the general's study room, which is where the general usually (mainly in his spare time) reviews scriptures, calligraphy, reads and paints. In short, the third hall is where the general retreats to think about military and political affairs and have leisure and entertainment after working in the lobby and the second hall. Visitors can appreciate the general's daily work and life scenes here through physical appreciation and full use of imagination.

〔Conclusion〕

Finally, I would like to say that the General Office in Suiyuan City in the Qing Dynasty was once renamed the General Office in the early years of the Republic of China, and then again during the rule of the Beiyang Government. It was renamed the Suiyuan Metropolitan Administration; later, the National Government changed it into the Suiyuan Provincial Government (i.e. the Provincial Chairman's Office), which has gone through many vicissitudes for more than 200 years. Now, as a national key cultural relic protection unit and an important tourist attraction, it is full of youth and attracts countless tourists. The General Office is an important historical relic of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. In 1984, it was rated as one of the top ten ancient buildings in Inner Mongolia by the cultural and museum circles. It is not only one of the direct witnesses of Hohhot as a famous historical and cultural city in China, but also a physical material for studying the military, politics, Eight Banners system, ethnic relations and government buildings of the Qing Dynasty.

Jiangjun Yamen has made positive and gratifying contributions to the prosperity of Hohhot and even Inner Mongolia's cultural, museum and tourism markets. Finally, I hope that Jiangjun Yamen can leave a good impression on everyone, and wish you an increase in knowledge, a happy journey, and good physical and mental health! Welcome everyone to visit Hohhot and Jiangjun Yamen again.

Thank you all for your sincere cooperation, goodbye!