Attractions, products and celebrities in Lingbi County, Suzhou City, Anhui Province

Lingbi County, a county under the jurisdiction of Suzhou City, Anhui Province, is located in the northeastern part of Anhui Province, bordering Si County to the east, Yongqiao District of Suzhou City to the west, Guzhen County and Wuhe County of Bengbu City to the south, and Guzhen County and Wuhe County of Bengbu City to the north. It borders Tongshan District and Suining, Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province.

Lingbi County has a total area of ??2,054 square kilometers, 1.81 million acres of arable land, jurisdiction over 6 townships, 13 towns and a provincial development zone, with a total population of 1.25 million. It is within the economic radiation circle of Xuzhou Metropolitan Area, Huaihai Economic Circle and Yangtze River Delta.

Lingbi County is the ancient battlefield between Chu and Han. It is the hometown of the legendary figure Zhong Kui and is the "hometown of Chinese folk art (Zhong Kui paintings)". The main producing area of ??China's rare stones is known as "Yu Ji, strange stones and Zhong Kui's paintings, the three most outstanding Lingbi in the world".

Lingbi County is rated as the "Hometown of Ornamental Stones in China", and Lingbi Stone is known as the first of China's four major ornamental stones (Lingbi Stone, Taihu Stone, Kun Stone, and Ying Stone). The 20th Golden Travel Awards Tourism Culture Summit was held in Lingbi.

Yu Ji’s Tomb

Yu Ji’s Tomb is a provincial key cultural relic protection unit. It is located 7.5 kilometers east of the county. It is the tomb of Xiang Yu’s beloved concubine. According to "Historical Records", in 202 BC, Xiang Yu was trapped by the Han army in Gaixia. He heard that the Han army was besieged on all sides at night. The king was besieged on all sides and his spirit was exhausted. How can I survive as a lowly concubine?" After chanting, he committed suicide and was buried here by his subordinates. The cemetery covers an area of ??3942 square meters, and the tombs and tombstones have been restored. Gatehouses and walls are built outside the cemetery, and exhibition halls, lawns, and stele corridors are built inside for people to visit, pay homage, perch, or splash ink. [9]

Lingbi Stone

Lingbi Stone, also known as Qingshi (Bayin Stone), is produced in Pingchou at the northern foot of Qingshi Mountain, Yugou Town, Lingbi County. Du Wan of the Song Dynasty compiled 116 kinds of stone products in "Yunlin Stone Book", and Lingbi Stone ranked first. "Lingbi is a rare stone in the world, its sound is like bronze and its color is like jade." This is the heartfelt admiration of Fang Yan, a poet in the Song Dynasty, for Lingbi. The development of Lingbi stone has a history of three to four thousand years. "Shang Shu Yu Gong" contains "Sibin floating chime"; during the Yin and Shang Dynasties, there are records of Lingbi stone carving palace instruments - tiger pattern stone chimes; "Book of Jin" "Contains: The emperor ordered Xie Shang, the general of Zhenxi, to come to Lingbi to collect chime stones for the left side of Da Le Jiang...

Suzhou Lingbi is the best stone city in the world (6 photos)

Lingbi Stone In addition to chime stones, there are also more peculiar ornamental stones. Their origin is not limited to chime stone mountain area. They are mainly distributed in the northern part of the county, such as Linjue Mountain, Chaoyang Mountain, Baima Mountain, Ermao Mountain, Shaoshan, Jiuding Mountains, etc., there are also a small amount distributed in Sanzhu Mountain in the middle of the county and Dashan in the south, and in the Ashan area. Judging from the Lingbi stones that have been produced, its real charm lies not only in its inherent aura and magical form, but also in its quality, shape, color and pattern, which all have high artistic appreciation value. Therefore, Emperor Qianlong also once It is praised as "the best stone in the world". [10]

Zhong Kui's painting

Lingbi Zhongkui's painting (work by Sun Huaibin)

Lingbi Zhongkui's painting is also called Lingbi Fanzi, which is different from other places Wooden New Year pictures or door god paintings are hand-painted and have their own unique folk flavor. They have been through the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties and have endured for a long time. Especially in the ancient city of Lingbi in the Qing Dynasty, there were many painting shops and art dealers such as It is said that "Lingbi Zhilue" during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty said: "tens of thousands of pieces of paper can be sold every year" and "the painters lived here", recording the grand occasion at that time. Lingbi Zhongkui Painting After Wu Daozi, during the Yuanyou years of the Song Dynasty, when Lingbi was established as a county, a group of folk painters gathered here, and a Zhongkui painting (folk painting) art center was initially formed. The Northern Song Dynasty painter Yang Fei's painting of Zhong Kui was deeply inspired by Wu Daozi and his majestic momentum. He later lived in Huaichu and had a deep friendship with the Lingbi painter. He taught Daozi's method and laid a good foundation for the Lingbi painting of Zhong Kui. Gong Kai, a Huaiyin painter in the Southern Song Dynasty, was not an official in the Yuan Dynasty. He liked to paint Zhong Kui's ink ghosts. His pen and ink were harmonious and full of fun. He was deeply influenced by Lingbi painters. Zhong Kui's painting style changed accordingly, with grotesque images and novel styles. In the early Qing Dynasty, the painter Gao Qipei was appointed as the magistrate of Suzhou. At that time, Lingbi was under the jurisdiction of Suzhou. He often visited and supported the painter Zhongkui of Lingbi, which improved the overall level of Lingbi Zhongkui's painting creation. Qi Zhouhua from the Qing Dynasty praised in "Copies of Paintings from Famous Mountain Collection: Praise for the Portrait of Zhong Kui": "The paintings by Wu Daozi are able to communicate with the gods, but they are not as authentic as those written by the world, but the paintings by Lingbi often still retain the authenticity of Wu Daozi." The original painting is highly praised by the old people. "In 1915, the Zhong Kui painting painted by Zhai Guangyuan, a folk painter of Lingbi, participated in the "Panama International Exposition", also known as the "Universal Art Competition" and won the gold medal. It is now collected in the Palace Museum in Beijing. [11] On May 6, 2014, the 20th Conference was hosted by the Asian Tourism Federation and Anhui Tourism Association, hosted by Anhui Huizhaoyirong Co., Ltd., and hosted by Lingbi County Tourism Bureau and Lingbi County Tourism Development Center. The 2016 Asian Tourism Golden Travel Awards Summit was held in Lingbi. This event will greatly promote the vigorous development of Lingbi's tourism industry.