What Is a Phone Mast?
There is a pair of single bucket hexagonal stone masts in front of the masts of Pengjialing, Fenghuangguan, Pingchang County, Bazhong, Sichuan Province. The mast seat is south to north, and a bucket-like hard round stone pillar stands on a square stone base. The stone mast is about 8 meters high from the bottom of the base. The entire stone mast round stone column seems to be made in one piece. The stone mast is from below To the upper two-thirds, there is a bucket-shaped stone carving. The solemn solemnity is quite magnificent, the top of the mast is pointed (it has been broken by branches for a long time), the carvings of the stone mast and stone bucket are more detailed, polished and smooth, and the base of the Pengjia mast is hexagonal. According to research, masts are mostly erected in front of family temples, houses or mausoleums, generally about 5 to 6 meters in height and up to more than 10 meters in height. The base is divided into four corners, hexagons and octagons. , Jinshi and Sipin official positions are octagonal. The pair of masts indicates that the Peng family has been promoted. The stone mast is now preserved in two pieces. It is the relic of the old house of the "Peng" family. In addition, there are one pair of old graves in the family, but they have been destroyed during the Cultural Revolution. The original pair before the grave of Peng Zuzhi, the ancestor of Hua'angou, also destroyed one of the existing ones during the Cultural Revolution.
Pengjia mast
- There is a pair of single bucket hexagonal stone masts in front of the masts of Pengjialing, Fenghuangguan, Pingchang County, Bazhong, Sichuan Province. The mast seat is south to north, and a bucket-like hard round stone pillar stands on a square stone base. The stone mast is about 8 meters high from the bottom of the base. The entire stone mast round stone column seems to be made in one piece. The stone mast is from below To the upper two-thirds, there is a bucket-shaped stone carving. The solemn solemnity is quite magnificent, the top of the mast is pointed (it has been broken by branches for a long time), the carvings of the stone mast and stone bucket are more detailed, polished and smooth, and the base of the Pengjia mast is hexagonal. According to research, masts are mostly erected in front of family temples, houses or mausoleums, generally about 5 to 6 meters in height and up to more than 10 meters in height. The base is divided into four corners, hexagons and octagons. , Jinshi and Sipin official positions are octagonal. The pair of masts indicates that the Peng family has been promoted. The stone mast is now preserved in two pieces. It is the relic of the old house of the "Peng" family. In addition, there are a pair of old family graves, but they have been destroyed during the Cultural Revolution. The original pair before the grave of Peng Zuzhi, the ancestor of Hua'angou, also destroyed one of the existing ones during the Cultural Revolution.
- The mast is the product of the imperial examination system of ancient feudal society in China. Once the ancients were awarded the title, two masts could be built symmetrically on the door of each house. Each mast can be nested, and the number of nests is very regular. If you pass the exam, you can only set one bucket, called "single bucket mast". If you enter the exam, you can set two buckets, called "double bucket mast", that is, the folk saying is: one bucket is Lift people, two buckets for jinshi. According to research, the masts are mostly erected in front of family temples, houses or mausoleums, generally about 5 to 6 meters in height and up to more than 10 meters in height. The base is divided into four corners, hexagons and octagons. , Jinshi and Sipin official positions are octagonal. The base of the mast is octagonal, the shaft is round, and the tail is gradually retracted. The flagpole stone is generally used for talent, and the prototype of the stone mast is a pen.
- In the past, Bazhong has been respecting education and studying heirlooms, and has tried to make children "know the best gift" and "have a high level of fighting". In the era of imperial examinations, if anyone in the family was admitted to the jinshi, in addition to hanging in the hall or hall, In addition to the plaque, stone masts must be erected in front of the shrine or the surrounding houses to show glory and inspire future generations to study and become successful. The stone mast represents the name of the imperial examination. The stone mast is a symbol of honor, solemnity, and mighty power. Stone mast It has the function of showing glory and motivating future generations to read books. As the physical remains of the ancient imperial examination culture, the "Jingjia mast", a well-preserved stone mast, rare stone masts that can be completely preserved in Bazhong City will be very rare, which will help further study the Bazhong city's imperial examination culture, family culture, etc. Has a high value of historical relics. [2]
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