This is how Hefei Bao cemetery was rebuilt.
The highest single-day ticket revenue of Hefei Baoling Cemetery reached 40,000 yuan, a record high. As a participant in the excavation of Bao cemetery, an advocate, participant and planner in the reconstruction of Bao cemetery, the author has an important experience, that is, to work hard on the word "expert".
Protect the unique environment.
Bao Gong (999 ~ 1062) is one of the most famous historical figures in China. Hefei is Bao Gong's hometown and is known as Bao Gong's "Holy Land". Baogong Temple was built in the fourth year after Baogong's death. It has experienced vicissitudes for nearly a thousand years and has never stopped. The historical and cultural area with Baogong Temple as the core was formed in the middle of Ming Dynasty and has a history of 500 years. The existing Baogong Temple was donated by Li Hongzhang, this year 120. After the establishment of People's Republic of China (PRC), it was preserved in the name of Baohe Park. In order to meet the needs of citizens' spiritual and cultural life, Hefei municipal government has invested heavily in building roads, greening barren hills, renovating river banks and purifying water quality for many years, and has made outstanding historical contributions. 196 1 year, the provincial people's government announced Baogong Temple as a provincial key cultural relics protection unit. Ten years of catastrophe, Bao Gong statues, couplets, plaques, inscriptions and other cultural relics in the temple were swept away. After the reform and opening up, Baogong Temple was rebuilt. Due to various reasons, it was not completely restored. 198 1, the enthusiasm for the four modernizations is high. It was suggested that "Baohe Park should be built into a modern park", and an "artificial spaceship" appeared next to Baogong Temple. In order to protect the historical characteristics of Baohe Park, the author suggested to the city leaders that Baohe Park should be developed with Baogong as the main body, not in the direction of modernization, which was adopted by the city leaders, corrected the development direction of Baohe Park and protected the unique environment for rebuilding Baohe Cemetery.
Go in the most distinctive direction.
After reaching the consensus of "making a big fuss about Bao Gong", the next question is: What project? At that time, the loudest voice was the construction of Baogong Memorial Hall.
Bao Gong is an official in many places. The memorial hall can be built where he has been or where he has never been. Don't Baogong Temple and Baogong Temple exist at home and abroad? To build a memorial hall, the characteristics are not outstanding. However, there are only two cemeteries with written records and tombs in the world: one in Hefei, Anhui Province, and the other in Gongxian County, Henan Province. Judging from the unearthed records and remains of Hefei Bao cemetery, the authenticity of Gongxian Bao cemetery is self-evident, and Hefei Bao cemetery has taken the lead. Therefore, the author suggested to the city leaders that it is best to rebuild the Bao cemetery. As a result, the memorial hall and the Bao cemetery were put on hold together.
Special opportunities fall from the sky.
One or two years later, the author gradually forgot about building the tomb. 1September, 1984, a news item "Bao Gong's Bones Buried" from a media in Hefei shocked the society and Huang Huang, then secretary of the provincial party committee. He wrote to Zhang Dawei, the mayor of Hefei, asking him to move Bao Gong's remains to the vicinity of Bao Gong Temple. The task of Qian 'an was handed over to Wu Yi, Vice Mayor, Zhou Jun, Minister of United Front Work, and Li Zhipu, Minister of Propaganda, who were mainly in charge of Mayor Wu.
Qian 'an remains are to build a cemetery. At this time, some people think that it is easy to build a tomb. Just dig a hole, bury a coffin, pile up an earthen bag and erect a stone tablet. Of course, it can also be said to be a cemetery, but what are its characteristics? Can it have historical and cultural connotations? Can bring tourism benefits? At that time, the author retired at home and took the initiative to state the idea of Bao Lingyuan to Vice Mayor Wu Yi. Mayor Wu attached great importance to it and hired the author to lead the construction of Bao cemetery.
It has also been suggested that the tomb should be built in a suitable place on both sides of Qingnian Road to the airport, not in a park. If you just pile up a grave bag and don't consider traveling, this suggestion is not bad; However, as a cultural attraction, it is difficult to solve a series of problems such as architecture, sightseeing, ticket sales, office work, land acquisition and road construction. Besides, how many people will visit Baogong Temple in a remote place that has nothing to do with it?
In the process of construction, some people even wrote on the wall: "it is a waste of money to tear down houses and repair palaces;" If you do this again in the future, you will be unceremoniously investigated. " The main reason is the lack of understanding of the word "special" in Bao cemetery.