The Green Screen Wall of Prince Xiang’s Mansion in Xiangyang is the only existing stone dragon wall in China!
by Traveling Palate
Sep 8, 2024
👏The splendor of Prince Xiang’s Mansion may only be seen in martial arts novels and TV series. 🚩It is the place where eight Princes of Xiang lived in seven generations. ▶️But in fact they were all burned down. ☑️It is an antique building that was later rebuilt, occupying an area of The land is not big, ⬇️Only the green screen wall at the door has been preserved, it is the original historical site, ↖️The green screen wall has witnessed history, and you can imagine the past grandeur and glory of Prince Xiang's Mansion‼ ️
📍Attraction address: No. 60, Xiangcheng South Street (near South Street) at the east end of Luying Lane, winding lane, Gucheng Street, Xiangcheng District, Xiangyang City, Hubei Province
Opening hours: 08:00-17:31, admission closed at 17:30
🎟️Ticket related:
Adult ticket: 25 yuan
👇Free for military personnel, 15 yuan for ordinary people to visit
🚗Transportation to attractions:
🚙Self-driving, there is a parking lot nearby🅿️.
🚂At Xiangyang Railway Station, take bus 1 and get off at Mosque Station
✔️At Xiangzhou Railway Station, take bus 24 and get off at Dongjie (South Campus of Central Hospital) station and walk about 1.0 kilometers
🚌You can take Route 28 and get off at Shijian Road West Station or Route 1, Route 1, Route 13, Route 13 evening bypass line and get off at Mosque Station.
🌟Highlights:
👏The Prince of Xiangyang was the residence built by Zhu Zhanshan, the fifth son of Zhu Gaochi, Emperor Renzong of the Ming Dynasty, after he moved to Xiangyang. ✅After nine generations, when Li Zicheng’s rebel army withdrew from Xiangyang, all the palaces were destroyed, ⏮Only the Green Shadow Screen Wall has been preserved to this day.
👍️Must visit attractions:
☑️Enter the inner courtyard through the gate with the plaque of Prince Xiang's Palace. The entire palace is not big now. ▶️Enter the second courtyard. In the middle of the hall there is a dragon-like throne, which was copied later. ✔️You can experience it. Give the feeling of the prince,
☑️There is a large crane relief at the door, and a very large luminous pearl. 👉There are also some broken cultural relics and inscriptions. ↙️You can take a closer look. There is a hole in the wall at the door, ⏮The green screen wall is placed there. On the hole.
☑️There is a side hall next to it, with 3D holographic projection made by 👍. There is also a main hall with the names and images of the past kings, ⏫pictures of the nine sons of Longsheng, as well as clothes and hats. Other areas have been basically rebuilt, including Some small exhibits also explain, 🔼There is also a well surrounded by stone footprints and broken square stone pillars.
☑️The green screen wall💗 is 25.1 meters long, 7.1 meters high and 1.72 meters thick. The wall is carved with green vitriol and edged with albite. There are 99 dragons carved on the main picture of the wall, as well as on the base, top and ridge of the wall. The largest one is more than 5 meters long and the smallest one is only a dozen centimeters.
👍↙️The middle is engraved with "Two Dragons Playing with Pearls", and the left and right are engraved with giant dragons flying among "sea water and flowing clouds". 🔰64 small dragons are carved into the surrounding frame. 👉There are 99 dragons in total, large and small. Together with the Nine Dragon Wall of the Forbidden City, the Nine Dragon Wall of Beihai and the Nine Dragon Wall of Datong, it is also known as the four major shadow walls in China. 🚩It is also the only large-scale stone dragon wall existing in my country‼ ️
☑️The gate of the palace was rebuilt later. There are three characters "Prince Xiang's Mansion" on the lintel. ↙️There are two stone lions guarding the door, which is solemn and solemn.
☑️ The main hall is one of the main buildings in the palace, displaying cultural relics unearthed from Xiangfan City and its affiliated counties.
☑️The back garden has many antique pavilions and pavilions with beautiful scenery and typical Jiangnan garden style.
💗Other tips:
✅You can get a hand-drawn guide map of Xiangyang Ancient City at the ticket office of Xiangwang Mansion. 🔰A 15-minute convenience circle reminder is posted at the door of each exhibition hall to facilitate everyone's travel.
Post by Traveling Palate | Sep 8, 2024













