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Wenlan Pavilion at the foot of Gushan Mountain, the only remaining royal library in Jiangnan!

Wenlan Pavilion of Gushan Mountain, established in the 49th year of Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty (1784), is one of the seven official libraries of the Qing Dynasty that treasured the 'Complete Library in Four Branches of Literature', and it is also the only remaining royal library in the three pavilions of Jiangnan. Wenlan Pavilion is located at the former site of Taiyi Palace in the Southern Song Dynasty. The main building imitates Tianyi Pavilion in Ningbo, reflecting the concept of 'Heaven produces water, and earth forms it'. It is a double-eave and hard-mountain style ancient wooden structure. The ridge and tile are in emerald green, that is, 'black tiles with emerald green cut edges'. Folklore believes that six is an even number belonging to Yin, black and green match water, glazed tiles carry various cloud and water patterns, and the ridge has dragon head decorations, all of which can prevent water. The main building windows are pick-up windows, which are conducive to ventilation. The railings look at the pillars, the rockery caves, and they are simple and quiet. In 2001, it was announced as a national key cultural relics protection unit. The predecessor of Wenlan Pavilion was Kangxi's Gushan Traveling Palace, which was changed to Shengyin Temple during the Yongzheng period. The existing buildings are from the Guangxu period, and they are the architectural remains of the renovation funded by Zhejiang Governor Tan Zhonglin. The imperial room hangs a large plaque of 'Spreading Literature and Observing the Sea', which is the place where the emperor rests and summons his officials. During the Republic of China, it was called 'Wang Yangming Shrine'. The east side is Taiyi Fenqing Room. It is a place for scholars to read and rest. 'Taiyi Fenqing' implies the east of Taiyi Star. The 'Complete Library in Four Branches of Literature' stored in Wenlan Pavilion was compiled by Ji Yun, Shao Jinhuan, Dong Gao, Wang Jihua and others over ten years. The four parts of Jing, Shi, Zi, and Ji are respectively green, red, blue, and brown. After experiencing multiple hardships, moving around, successively stored in Fengmu Temple in Xixi, Hangzhou Stele Forest, Red Building, Bailou in Gushan Library of Zhejiang Library, etc., it is the largest official compilation of books in ancient China. Fortunately, the owner of Hangzhou's 8,000-volume library, the Ding brothers, repaired the books and restored the pavilion, and then experienced Qian Xun's 'Yimao Supplementary Copy' and Zhang Zongxiang's 'Guihai Supplementary Copy', and finally preserved it, which can be called a great miracle in Chinese cultural history. Hangzhou has the custom of 'respecting characters and cherishing paper'. When compiling the 'Complete Library in Four Branches of Literature', the book collectors who donated the most books in the country were Bao Tingbo from Zhibuzuzhai Library in Hangzhou, Fan Maozhu from Tianyi Pavilion in Ningbo, and Wang Qishu from Kaiwan Building in Hangzhou and Ma Yu from Lianghuai.
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