Introduction to the Fourth Gongbao Brick Archway: The Fourth Gongbao Brick Archway is located on the south side of Zhangtian Highway in Chengnan Village, Xincheng Town. It was built in the 47th year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1619) to commend Wang Xiangqian, the Minister of War at that time. And stand. The archway has a unique shape and exquisite craftsmanship. Because it is the only brick structure archway in my country, it is called "the first brick archway in China" by experts. The archway faces north and south, with a height of 15 meters, a width of 9.2 meters, and a depth of 3.3 meters. It is in the style of a palace with a high center and two bottoms. There is a base at the bottom, which is made of giant ashlar and has three floors: upper, middle and lower. There are exquisite reliefs around each floor; there are three arch holes on the base, and 8 stone lions are carved on the stone bases on both sides of the arch; on the middle arch, there are two banner stone plaques, and below is a memorial plaque. , engraved with the names, titles and gifts of four generations of the Wang family, and a plaque with the name of the square written by Dong Qichang, a great calligrapher of the Ming Dynasty.

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