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Shipeng Mountain, located in the south of the ancient city of Haizhou District, Lianyungang City, about 2 kilometers, has many strange stone caves on the mountain, and has been a tourist attraction for literati since ancient times. In the first year of the Ming Dynasty of the Northern Song Dynasty, when Shi Manqing was in Haizhou, he often went to Shipeng Mountain to study, and left: "Shi Manqing Reading Office" and other stone carvings, after thousands of years of wind and rain baptism, the handwriting still remains vigorous and vigorous, attracting tourists from all over the world to live and observe, and always inspiring people to read more and read good books.
Looking back on Shi Manqing's footprints on the west side of the Shipeng Mountain to study, we chose the ultra-close route on the west side of the ancient city of Haizhou, starting from the lively and fragrant Bixia Temple, along the road to the south into the garden village, looking at the right is an orchard and a large shed, the left is a neat two- or three-storey house, turn left to the south into a small road, enter the spacious parking lot, what catches the eye is a granite stone tablet, the inscription: "Haizhou ancient tomb group", the payment is the cultural relics protection unit of Lianyungang City.
Since the 80s of the twentieth century, more than 10 tombs of the Han Dynasty, 1 tomb of the Western Jin Dynasty, 3 tombs of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, and 15 tombs of the Song Dynasty have been excavated here. More than 100 pieces of clay clay pots, pots, glazed pottery pots, urns, wooden figurines, wooden swords, and jade hooks and "five baht coins" have been unearthed.
Along the mountain road to the south to reach the "White Crane Stream", the slow sound of flowing water in the mountain stream failed to attract a white crane to stay, only found a lot of strange shapes of large boulders piled up in the mountain stream, may be experienced ** caused by the landslide.
The mountain stream is steep upward, the steps made of stones of irregular size, there are occasional traces of artificial chiseling, the mountain road is winding, can only accommodate two people to walk, look at the pine and cypress, the crane bone is pine, the strange stone is craggy, and there are thousands of postures.
There is a stone shed on the top of the mountain, which is engraved with the four big characters of "high line and clear wind", which is the inscription of the character of the king of Haizhou Thorn Shi at that time to praise Shi Manqing. Legend has it that Shi Manqing often read and played the piano here, drank and feasted, so the descendants engraved "Shi Manqing Reading Office" as a souvenir between the stone walls.
Shi Manqing (994-1041), the word Anren, the name Furong Immortal. Originally from Youzhou (now Beijing), he later moved to Songcheng (now Shangqiunan, Henan). Northern Song Dynasty poet, writer, calligrapher, official to Haizhou general judgment. He is a bold person, outstanding literary talent, unique style, his greatest achievement in literary creation, nothing is more than innovation, overcoming flamboyance, advocating freshness. He is not only talented, but also has a strong sense of responsibility and patriotism. His life was full of ups and downs and challenges, but he always stood firm in his beliefs and ideals. Shi Manqing's attitude to life and personality charm have made him a symbol of the times, and his story is still praised and studied by people today.
When Shi Manqing failed the imperial examination at that time, he did not give up his pursuit of knowledge and contribution to society. After he entered the official career, he showed political wisdom and military talent, and stood up to resist the invasion of Western Xia when the country was in danger, showing the responsibility that a generation of literati should have. In addition to his outstanding performance in politics, Shi Manqing is also a lover in life, he loves life, likes to drink and write poetry, his behavior is eclectic, and his words are humorous, showing his unique personality and unique artistic aesthetics. Overall, Shi Manqing was a versatile and socially responsible literati whose story and spirit have inspired future generations.
There are many more stone carvings in Haizhou Shipeng Mountain, a total of 26 places. There are stone carvings such as "Liao Shizhao inscription" in the Ming Dynasty and "Little Nine Songs", "Stone Shed", "Furong Cave", etc., Wang Tong's "Gao Xing Qingfeng", "The Tomb of General Mizhu of Anhan" and "Haizhou Taishou Zhang Gong Go to Si Monument" and so on. Qing Dynasty Dai Nanzhi book poem carving and Shi Liang Cai seal book "stone room" inscription and so on. In addition, there are more than a dozen stone carvings without age such as "Wanhua Rock" and "Jinyan". The calligraphy stone carved in Shipengshan has seals, subordinates, regular letters, calligraphy and other shapes, each with its own skills, and is an important material for studying the history, culture, geography and calligraphy art of ancient Haizhou since the Ming and Qing dynasties. In 1982, it was announced as the third batch of cultural relics protection units in Jiangsu Province.