Wenbi Tower and Bai Pu Park

Hequ·Xinzhou The symbol of Hequ is not the Xikou Ancient Ferry but the Wenbi Tower. Wenbi Tower is located in Bai Pu Park on Huanghe East Street, and the shape of the tower resembles a cluster of writing brushes. Bai Pu Park is built along the mountain and includes Wenbi Tower, Bai Pu Statue, Bai Pu Square, Fountain Square, Winding Paths Leading to Secluded Spots, Bai Pu Academy, Taisu Pond, Long Corridor Waterside Pavilion, Wenbi Stele Gallery, and other scenic spots. Standing on the back mountain of the park, you can see the distant Yellow River Bridge, with an extremely wide view. The core building of the park is Wenbi Tower, which was first built during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. The tip of the brush is built on the beacon tower mound, and its appearance resembles a giant writing brush. Bai Pu's ancestral home is Hequ, and the establishment of Bai Pu Park in Hequ is well-founded. Bai Pu (1226-approximately 1306), originally named Heng, styled Renfu, later changed his name to Pu, styled Taisu, and was also known as Langu, with his ancestral home in Hequ County. He was a famous playwright of the Yuan Dynasty, and along with Guan Hanqing, Ma Zhiyuan, and Zheng Guangzu, he is known as one of the "Four Great Yuan Dramatists." His representative works include "Autumn Night Phoenix Tree Rain of Emperor Tang Minghuang," "Pei Shaojun on the Wall and Horse," and "Dong Xiuying's Flower and Moon on the East Wall." Most people are not familiar with these works, and of course, neither am I. However, I have memorized one of Bai Pu's poems, "Tianjingsha. Autumn": "Lonely village, setting sun, remaining clouds, light smoke, old trees, cold crows, a lone wild goose flying down. Green mountains, clear waters, white grass, red leaves, yellow flowers." This Yuan poem is as famous as Ma Zhiyuan's "Tianjingsha. Autumn Thoughts": "Withered vines, old trees, dusk crows, small bridge, flowing water, people's homes, ancient road, west wind, lean horse. The sun sets in the west, a heartbroken person is at the end of the world." Behind Bai Pu Park is Bai Pu Academy, which is now the office of the Hequ Errentai Troupe. Errentai is very popular in Hequ.