Fengboting, originally the name of a pavilion in the prison of the Dali Temple in Hangzhou during the Southern Song Dynasty, is the site where the national hero Yue Fei was martyred. There was once a Fengbo Bridge on the original Huan Sha River to commemorate Yue, and at the west end of Qingchun Road, there was a filial piety well and pavilion built in memory of Yue Fei’s daughter, Yin Ping. Although the original sites have disappeared, to express the admiration for Yue Fei, Fengboting has been restored near the original site in the style of the Song Dynasty, along with the reconstruction of Fengbo Bridge and the filial piety well, in order to evoke history, preserve historical context, and enrich the historical and cultural connotations of the new lakefront scenic area.
Historical background: In August of the eleventh year of the Shaoxing era, Emperor Gaozong and Qin Hui sent envoys to the Jin Dynasty to seek peace, and Jin Wuzhu demanded that ‘only by killing Fei can peace be achieved.’ Qin Hui falsely accused Yue Fei of rebellion and imprisoned him. On the 29th of December in the eleventh year of the Shaoxing era (1142 AD), Qin Hui poisoned Yue Fei to death at Fengboting in Lin’an with the charge of ‘perhaps there is,’ and Yue Fei was only thirty-nine years old. His son, Yue Yun, and his general Zhang Xian were also martyred at the same time. During the reign of Emperor Ningzong, Yue Fei was posthumously exonerated and posthumously titled King of E. Open all year round, open all day
Fengboting: A Memorial to Yue Fei
Fengboting, originally the name of a pavilion in the prison of the Dali Temple in Hangzhou during th[...]
