Introduction: Zhaoqing Bao Gong Cultural Park was renovated and built on the basis of the original Bao Gong Temple, with a construction area of ??8,790 square meters. It consists of five parts: Bao Gong Temple, Qingxin Garden, Bao Gong Cultural Square, Song Dynasty Cultural Street and the landscape platform along the river.
Reflections after visiting Bao Gong Cultural Park
On June 10, according to the organizational arrangements of the party committee of the bureau, I and other colleagues braved the hot summer and with a heart of reverence Zhixin visited Zhaoqing Bao Gong Cultural Park.
Zhaoqing Bao Gong Cultural Park was expanded and renovated on the basis of the original Bao Gong Temple. It covers a total area of ??100 acres and a construction area of ??more than 8,000 square meters. It consists of Bao Gong Temple, Qingxin Garden, Cultural Square, Cultural Street and Viewpoint. The scenic platform consists of 5 parts.
Under the guidance of the staff, I went from the first unit of Xiaowen Township, the second unit of Qingzhongchuan, to the third unit of Integrity and Ethics. The park's facial makeup of Bao Gong, sculptures of Bao Gong, the lifelike "Gong Bao throwing inkstone" scene, and the dazzling array of film and television interpretations introduced me to the all-round history of Bao Gong.
In 1040 AD, Bao Gong went to Duanzhou to serve as the magistrate, that is, the highest chief executive of Duanzhou. He was 42 years old at the time and served as a state-level governor for the first time. He was in power in Duanzhou for three years and had a great political reputation: he adapted measures to local conditions and created the prototype of mulberry and fish pond agriculture in the Pearl River Delta; he created Duanzhou's first transportation and postal station, and founded Duanzhou's first public school. ; He established a huge grain storage and preparation granary - Fengjicang, which made great contributions to Duanzhou becoming a political, economic, cultural and educational center in the middle and lower reaches of the Xijiang River.
Be honest in government and have high moral character. There are many folk legends about Bao Gong in Duanzhou, the most popular one is "Bao Gong threw an inkstone to transform Zhuzhou". At that time, the Duan inkstone produced in Duanzhou was a tribute, and the imperial court had a quota for mining. However, some palace officials before Bao Gong and the local tyrants and evil gentry fawned over each other, regardless of the lives of migrant workers who collected inkstones, and used inkstones to curry favor with the powerful. Bao Gong checked the number of Duan inkstones mined, punished these evil gentry, and posted a notice in the Duanzhou government office, stating that mining could only be done according to the imperial quota. Legend has it that when he left office, he didn't even want a Duan Inkstone. The people secretly gave him one, and after discovering it, he immediately threw it into Xijiang River. Where Duan Inkstone was thrown down, a Zhuzhou appeared, which is now Inkstone.
The main reasons why Mr. Bao is deeply loved by the masses, and why his experience has been turned into a story that has been widely circulated from generation to generation, are in the following aspects:
First of all, he is loyal to the emperor. Loyalty to the emperor is the basic requirement of rulers in feudal society for political officials. The so-called ruler should guide his ministers, father should guide his son, and husband should guide his wife. These are the ethical norms required by feudal society. This Confucian ethics permeates Bao Zheng's thoughts and behaviors. middle. His series of thoughts on politics, diplomacy, national defense, people-oriented and legal systems are the embodiment of his loyalty to the monarch, the country and the nation. The second is to love the people. Bao Zheng abides by Mencius' thought that "the people are the most important, the country is second, and the king is the least important". He believes that if you are a country, don't you care about the people! He advocates: thin taxes, generous labor, relief from famines, reduce the people's burden, help the people overcome various natural disasters, and live a good life. He encouraged land reclamation, water conservancy construction, iron smelting, and salt production to vigorously develop production, increase wealth, and improve people's lives. During his tenure in Duanzhou, due to the unclean water source of the Xijiang River, malaria was rampant. Bao Zheng led the people of Duanzhou to dig 7 wells to solve the people's drinking water problem. Again, loyalty and filial piety. Bao Zheng passed the Jinshi examination and was awarded an official position by the court. He resolutely resigned from his official position and respected his parents at home. After ten years of retirement, he gained a good reputation for filial piety to his parents. Ouyang Xiu praised him: He rarely had filial piety, which was heard in the countryside, but later he had Zhijie, which was noted in the court. Finally, there is integrity. When Bao Zheng took office in Duanzhou, he had a breeze in his sleeves and returned without holding an inkstone. In addition, he acted impartially and impartially, even punishing relatives and friends who broke the law, without showing any favoritism, and realized the concept of treating the root cause with a pure heart and engaging in politics in a straightforward manner.
After a half-day visit, there are two things that I feel most profoundly: First, by visiting the historical scenes of Bao Gong in Duanzhou, the ancient inkstones recording Bao Gong’s deeds of integrity and other cultural relics, I deeply realized that: only Only by leaving material desires can the heart be broad; only by loading the masses can it be recorded by the masses; secondly, I deeply understand that the Zhaoqing Municipal Party Committee and Government have made such a great determination to build the Bao Gong Temple. The purpose is not to add another scenic spot, but to contribute to the Chinese Dream. The song injects a strong note of diligent and honest government, demonstrating the determination of the municipal party committee and government to create a clean government for the people and create a new chapter in Zhaoqing.
As a party member cadre, I must follow Bao Gong as an example. In my future work and life, I must always "look in the mirror, dress correctly, clean up and treat illnesses." The requirements of "being strict in self-cultivation, strict in using power, and strict in self-discipline, and being practical in planning, starting a business, and being a human being" means being a real person, working in a real way, walking the sunny road, and making your own efforts to realize the beautiful Chinese dream. due contribution.
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Bao Gong Temple in Hefei, Anhui, Bao Gong Temple in Kaifeng, Henan , Bao Gong Temple in Singapore... These words that are geographically far away from Zhaoqing are no longer far away here. Bao Gong Cultural Park was re-planned and constructed on the basis of the original Bao Gong Temple. It consists of five parts: Bao Gong Temple, Qingxin Garden, Cultural Square, Cultural Street and Viewing Platform. It covers a total area of ??100 acres and has a construction area of ??about 8,000 square meters.
Among them, Qingxinyuan, which imitates the ancient architectural style of the Song Dynasty, is the core area where Bao Gong Cultural Park plays the role of anti-corruption education. Here, whether it is the real Bao Gong in history or the Bao Gong in folklore and drama, whether it is the domestic "charcoal-faced" Bao Gong or the famous European "Gong Bao", you can find the "original appearance" here. There are also Bao Gong facial makeup, Bao Gong sculptures and Bao Gong inkstones here. Various stories about Bao Gong, who was upright and strict and dedicated to the people, intersect here. The atmosphere of clean government is refreshing and thought-provoking.
The name Bao Gong Qingtian originated in Zhaoqing. As the first Bao Gong Cultural Park in Guangdong to highlight the theme of integrity culture, the park also collects a large number of upright officials and stories from ancient and modern times. In addition, with the improvement of facilities and transportation in the surrounding road sections of the park, the park will also use the outdoor stage as a carrier to stage the "Bao Gong" drama from time to time, allowing citizens to enter the park to see the history, leave the park to see the performance, and have an all-round experience. Enter the history of Bao Gong and feel the culture of Bao Gong.
Look at famous works: a collection of handwritings of famous ancient and modern writers
"A pure heart is the root of the cure, and a straight path is the strategy of the body. Good work will eventually build a building, and fine steel will not serve as a hook. The warehouse is full of mice and birds, and the grass will be gone. Rabbits and foxes are sad. There are lessons in history, no one will be ashamed." This poem "Inscribed on Duanzhou County Zhai" is the only poem written by Bao Zheng in Duanzhou and remains in the history books. In the Bao Gong Temple, the poems are of course not to be missed. This poem was verified and inscribed by Lin Zhaotang, one of the three top scholars in Guangdong during the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty. Lin Zhaotang served as a lecturer at Duanxi Academy in Zhaoqing for 15 years. He was rigorous in his studies and taught well. He recorded the poems written by Bao Gong in Duanzhou Junzhai in regular script, which not only expressed his admiration for Bao Zheng, but also expressed that he was like Bao Zheng. The principles of "pure heart" and "straight path" in life.
Of course, the calligraphy of famous people in ancient and modern history displayed in the Bao Gong Cultural Park does not stop there. Citizens can also see the calligraphy style of Mr. Qi Gong, a famous contemporary Chinese scholar, calligrapher and painter, in the park. He once inscribed a plaque "Zhengqi Haoran" and a couplet: "The inheritance of integrity is passed down to the history of farming, and the first achievements of Qingzhong are in Duanzhou." Since the plaque and couplet coincided with the theme of Bao Gong Cultural Park, they were re-engraved in the new park. And displayed outside the main entrance.
Zhao Puchu is a famous contemporary Buddhist scholar and calligrapher. According to research, the three characters "Baogong Temple" on the archway outside the original Bao Gong Temple were composed of Zhao Puchu's handwriting, and they are still preserved in Bao Gong Cultural Park today. There is a couplet on the new archway of Bao Gong Cultural Park, "One heart of loyalty, two sleeves of breeze", which is said to have been written by Zhang Zhidong, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi in the Qing Dynasty. However, its content and calligraphy need to be further verified. In addition, all 16 couplets in the cultural park are from the hands of Chinese calligrapher members.
Look at the treasures: the three "treasures of the town and the park" are not to be missed
Many precious cultural relics and historical materials have made a comeback thanks to the construction of Bao Gong Cultural Park and donations from enthusiastic citizens. Let the public feast their eyes. According to reports, there are nearly 1,400 pieces (sets) of objects on display in the park, including 480 pieces (sets) of cultural relics. The treasures of the garden are the green-duan inkstone relief wall, Xingyan Academy’s old examination papers and the Ming and Qing inkstone tablets.
When you walk into the preface hall of Qingxin Garden, what you see is a green-duan inkstone relief wall. The relief wall is listed in the "Guinness Book of World Records" as the largest Duan ink stone relief work - "Bao Gong Xing Duanzhou". The relief wall is made up of five inkstones from the same pit. It is 7.18 meters long, 2 meters wide and 18 centimeters thick. The Duan Inkstone Sculpture Wall was jointly designed and created by Liu Yanliang, Liang Hongjian, Guo Suihua, Li Zhiqiang and other famous masters in the inkstone industry, calligraphy and painting circles in Zhaoqing City. It took more than a month to draft and took three months to complete the sculpture. The exquisite carvings on the wall take the history of Bao Zhengzhiduan as the theme, and intersperse the whole picture with "Fishing, Woodworking, Farming and Reading", and the whole picture scroll is majestic.
The restoration scene of Xingyan Academy in Qingxin Garden displays a test paper cultural relic of the academy from the Qing Dynasty, which was donated by the 88-year-old Mr. Dong Yanxuan. It is reported that this was used by Grandpa Dong Yanxuan when he was studying at Xingyan Academy. It is antique and very precious.
In addition, the two inkstones on display in the park are also particularly precious. One is the stele "Song Bao Xiaosu Gong's New Temple Record" carved on the green Duan stone by Zhang Xu, a scholar of the Ming Dynasty and a native of Nanhai County in the Ming Dynasty. According to textual research, it is 510 years ago. The opening chapter of "Song Dynasty Bao Xiaosu Gong is the First Title" has a total of 936 words. The other piece is the "Inscription of the Name of Baizi Dengtian" engraved in the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. Although most of the writing in the main text is blurry, after careful identification, it is found that there are words in the inscription such as "Bao Gong upholds justice and exorcises evil spirits. He is truly a model for centuries" and "the original shrine of Bao Gong in Xiaosu of Song Dynasty was built". The two inkstones were originally erected in the Bao Gong Temple built during the Xining period of the Northern Song Dynasty. Later, the Bao Gong Temple was destroyed and scattered outside. This year, enthusiastic citizen Huang Zhaoqiang learned that the Bao Gong Cultural Park was being built and generously donated it.
Look at the enthusiasm: Liu Jushi cared about his hometown and donated 19 paintings
Founding Xingyan Academy, presiding over the construction of Fengji Granary, digging wells, throwing inkstones in the river, etc. The story of Bao Gong has long been spread all over the world. . Liu Jushi, a specially appointed painter of Shanghai Xiangmei Painting Garden and a first-class painter of Haitian Calligraphy and Painting Academy, is a painter from Zhaoqing, Guangdong. When he learned that Bao Gong Cultural Park was under construction, he cared about his hometown and spent several months to create 19 paintings with the theme of Bao Gong's integrity. Storytelling Chinese paintings, and all donated to Bao Gong Cultural Park free of charge. This set of themed paintings is currently displayed in the main hall of Bao Gong Ancestral Hall in Bao Gong Cultural Park.
Gathering the efforts of compatriots from all over the world to build a temple that will be famous throughout the ages, the construction of Bao Gong Cultural Park has received support from many enthusiastic collectors, arts and crafts artists and citizens.
Various units and social enthusiasts generously donated and produced more than 120 pieces (sets) of cultural relics and works such as Duan inkstones, calligraphy and paintings, and handicrafts, adding many treasures to the Bao Gong Cultural Park.
Zhaoqing City’s Jindu flower mat weaving technique is a provincial project of national intangible cultural heritage. He Guanxing, the inheritor of this craft, and others integrated traditional weaving techniques with embroidery skills, and worked day and night to weave a banner with Bao Gong's famous sayings "Integrity is the watch of the people, greed is the thief of the people", adding icing on the cake to the Bao Gong Cultural Park.
Look at the ancient charm: Restore Bao Gong’s deeds to show the ancient charm of Duanzhou
During the three years of Bao Gong’s administration in Duanzhou, he made a lot of contributions to Duanzhou’s urban planning, agricultural development, social economy, education and culture, etc. Few good facts: Created the prototype of mulberry and fish pond agriculture in the Pearl River Delta; established a huge grain storage barn - Fengji Granary; opened seven wells to solve the drinking water problem of Duanzhou people; founded Duanzhou's first A public school - Xingyan Academy...
In the exhibition hall on the first floor of Qingxinyuan, there are inscriptions on Duanzhou Mansion Office, Micang Lane, Xingyan Academy, Qixingyan, Bao Zheng and Bao Gong leading the people to build embankments. Restoration scenes such as drainage, land reclamation, and well digging recreate history. Lifelike sculptures interpret the story of Bao Gong in different images in the park. Together with related cultural relics displays and 3D multimedia displays, history is vividly, vividly and three-dimensionally reproduced.
Watch the show: 500 Bao Gong’s film and television works for your appreciation
Bao Gong’s deeds of integrity have been performed and disseminated in the form of rap, literature, opera, film and television works, etc. The Bao Gong Cultural Park displays Bao Gong's opera masks and Bao Gong's stage costumes from the Yuan Dynasty, Ming Dynasty, Qing Dynasty and contemporary times, and has collected more than 500 Bao Gong operas, film and television videos and audios for visitors to savor. It involves musicals, operas, dramas, TV series, etc.
"The Story of the Gray Ladder" has been translated into English, French, German and other languages, and has appeared on the European stage. In the exhibition hall on the second floor of Qingxinyuan, the Chinese and foreign versions of "The Story of the Gray Cloud" sit side by side, showing the different interpretations of a culture abroad and at home. In addition, the Bao Gong Cultural Park also uses the latest technological elements to stage a shadow puppet show about Bao Gong in the exhibition hall for visitors to enjoy.
Look at science and technology: "Sound, light and electricity" cool display of cultural elements
Don't look at Bao Gong Cultural Park as a grand stage to display history and only have antique charm. The park also uses a variety of "sound and light" to display cultural elements. Optoelectronics" modern scientific and technological means, tell history and tell stories. The two major exhibition areas of Bao Gong Temple and Qingxin Garden in the park are equipped with wireless networks. Visitors can "scan" the QR code on their mobile phones to obtain introduction information and participate in interactive activities such as answering questions and games at any time. When you approach the restored scene of Qingxin Hall, the scene will automatically sense and play the recitation recording of "Ti Duanzhou Jun Zhai"; when you click on the multimedia touch screen in each exhibition hall, you can also obtain more relevant historical and cultural information; there are also There is an anti-corruption question and answer game for visitors to learn anti-corruption knowledge through interaction.
The construction of Bao Gong Cultural Park makes full use of the latest "acoustic and optical" technology to give the audience an immersive, vivid and interesting visual and sensory experience, allowing visitors to accept the influence of the culture of clean government while changing scenery. Visitors can rent an "audio guide explanation server" and easily access the 44 explanation contents in the exhibition hall through three kinds of audio explanation guides: Mandarin, Cantonese, and English.
Look at the clean government: displaying the long-standing culture of clean government from point to point
The Bao Gong Cultural Park uses Bao Gong’s deeds in Duanzhou as an entry point to spread the idea of ??clean government, and at the same time, it comprehensively collects and displays Chinese history and Literary works and celebrity deeds related to clean government culture further enrich the connotation of Bao Gong Cultural Park as a base for clean government education.
One of the exhibition halls of Qingxin Garden focuses on the ten-year tour of Zhaoqing’s anti-corruption work. It reviews the development and effectiveness of the Party Central Committee’s anti-corruption work with pictures and texts, and demonstrates the construction and style of clean government in Zhaoqing. The characteristic practices and results of construction and the development history of Zhaoqing Municipal Discipline Inspection and Supervision Organs. The most impressive thing is that the tour also displays typical illegal and disciplinary cases investigated and dealt with in Zhaoqing City in recent years, warning visitors to always maintain a clean mind.
During the display process, the park cleverly integrated the information and warnings of clean government into the scene restoration, physical display and graphic display, and deliberately integrated the clean government culture into the building. There are experiential clean government signs in many places. Educational facilities. The square corridor, the gate of the Four Gentlemen, as well as the anti-corruption culture of our country's past dynasties, honest officials, institutional documents and famous aphorisms are also interspersed from time to time, so that visitors can receive anti-corruption education in a subtle way.
Among them, the "blue sky and white clouds" decoration in the preface hall is also full of meaning. The white clouds symbolize the bright universe and the right path in the world; the moon represents Bao Zheng in the legendary story, implying the interpretation of Bao Zheng from a historical figure to a legendary figure. There is also the ingenuity of the "Beware of Being Greedy Cup". If the cup is filled with water too full, all the water in the cup will leak out. This warns people not to be greedy. The "Hundred Integrity" display wall, the "Top Ten Incorruptible Official Steles", the "Humble Room Inscription" written by Zhao Mengfu of the Yuan Dynasty, the "Incorruptible" blue and white lotus plate of the Yongzheng style of the Qing Dynasty, the Shang Taotie pattern copper gui and other objects with strong meanings of honest government are all on display. out.
Look at the statue: Bao Gong played the "people-friendly" card
The legendary Bao Gong often showed others with a bad face. In fact, in history, Bao Gongzhu used the "people-friendly" card during his three years in Duanzhou. "The image is welcomed by the people. The sculpture located in the square is a departure from the normal sculptures of Bao Gong, recreating the intimate scene of Bao Gong enjoying himself with the people when he was in Duanzhou.
Around the sculpture, the "Ten Scenes of Duanzhou" bas-relief wall displays all ten scenes of Duanzhou in Zhaoqing. This work was created by Liang Hongjian, a master of Duan inkstone art and a traditional Chinese painter. It uses smooth lines to combine the beautiful clouds in Beiling, the clear ice in Baojing, the fragrance of Baoyue, the stars in the stone room, the misty rain on the stars, the clear breeze in the gorge, the greenery of Dinghu, and the river embankment. The ten scenes of pagoda shadow, ancient Song Dynasty city, and turtle top and pine shade are reproduced.
Looking at culture: "Trinity" creates a new landmark in the west of the city
In addition to displaying and promoting Bao Gong's upright official culture, Bao Gong Cultural Park also has cultural squares, cultural streets, viewing platforms and other supporting facilities facilities, and strive to become a new landmark of leisure and cultural life in the west of the city.
Viewed from a distance, the jade railings, garden paths, and green tiles on the eaves and corners of the park highlight the ancient architectural style of the Song Dynasty while retaining the original layout of Bao Gong Temple. Looking closer, the cultural square, stage and Song Culture Street have become places for leisure, sightseeing and entertainment activities for Zhaoqing citizens, allowing Bao Gong culture to enter people's lives.