A former residence of XuXiake [Wuxi]

Xu Xiake(1587-1641),his name is Hongzu, word is Zhenzhi, remarkable geographer, tourist of our country in Ming Dynasty. Come from it in gentry's family of Ma town of Nanchang village of Jiangyinr. Bright and remakable, well-read after a little while, abandon the official career at 22 years old, begin to roam the motherland, among the 34 year, footprint spread all over 16 famous mountains and great rivers of province, make, surmount achievement of forefathers to mountain range, water course, geology, ground form research of respect, the pioneer investigating, studying the limestone ground form in the world. XuXiake write " travel notes " praised as eternal strange book of legend. Keeping the numerous historical relics famous historical site related to this in his homeland.

Former residence of Xuxiake located in Yangci village of Ma town of Jiangyin city of Jiangsu Province, It is located the in the south water township of scenery beautifully, economically and developed, the traffic is convenient, 35 kilometers from the north the Changjiang River highway bridge of Jiangyin, 15 kilometers of Wuxi in the south, border on in the east Shanghai and Nanjing, the expressway of Chengxi. Established in Ming Dynasty, rebuilt at the beginning of Qing Dynasty, the hard mountaintop, the existing building enters four railway carriages or compartments on both sides four times, cover an area of 1000 square meters. The middle hang " former residence of Xuxiake " horizontal inscribed board which written by Ludingyi, screen the back put half-length relief picture of Xuxiake. Two stock surface wide is five room, stock deep six, 5.8 meters high, display life story various karst sample and modern expert, thesis, monograph that scholar write of Xuxiake. The third enters the surface five widly, it is eight deep to enter, 6.8 meter high, three of stall hang inscribed board written by Shenpeng " high auditorium ", wall display modern celebrity epigraph. The east and west room exhibit the record of Xuxiake, traveling street map and his Science Explorations undergo the picture materials of the area, karst sample wait for, right side have rosy clouds, pine planted by Xuxiake, having a history of more than 400 years already from today in courtyard. Former residence of Xuxiake have former residence, Shengshui bridge, fine mountain hall stone engraving, tomb of Xuxiake and Yangsheng garden ,etc. to make up.

The hall stone engraving of fine mountain had been centralized for big military three years of Ming Dynasty between 262 years five years ago to Emperor Chongzhen, celebrities and masters at the 84 person is for Xu epitaph writing house, it spread, preface, writing, etc. amount to 90 pieces, count 76 pieces of stone engraving, it is the epitome of calligraphy art of Ming Dynasty, was very valuable. Tomb persons of Yu Qing mountain hall backyard, tomb of Xuxiake have statue. The holy garden is the hometown people in order to express the guest's respect and commemoration to Xuxiake, corridor the South garden of subject on 2001 travel notes tablet. This garden lies between the former residence and fine mountain hall, takes up an area of 1.333 hectares, meaningful and sampling gracefully.