Wang Jianli ( 王建立 ) (871-July 4, 940), formally the Prince of Han ( 韓王 ), was a general of the Chinese Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period state Later Tang and Later Jin , who also briefly served as a chancellor during the reign of Later Tang's second emperor Li Siyuan .
69-419: Wang Jianli was born in 871, during the reign of Emperor Yizong of Tang . It is known that he was from Yushe , but all that is known about his family background were the names of his great-grandfather Wang Qiu ( 王秋 ), grandfather Wang Jia ( 王嘉 ), and father Wang Bian ( 王弁 ). In his youth, he was said to be ferocious and not careful in his behavior. After Tang had fallen, Wang Jianli's home region came under
138-551: A Buddhist . He was generous to the monks and building temples, and his harsh nature had softened, with his no longer killing many people. His people thus became more comforted. In 937, Shi created Wang the Prince of Linzi. In 938, he changed Wang's title to Prince of Dongping. In 940, Wang went to then-capital Kaifeng to pay homage to the emperor. Shi stated, "He had already been like an older brother to me three decades ago. He will not be required to bow to me." He thus granted Wang
207-460: A diplomatic row over the name of the Nanzhao king Qiulong ( 酋龍 )—as it violated naming taboo for Emperor Yizong's ancestor Emperor Xuanzong (Li Longji). Emperor Yizong thus refused to issue an edict formally bestowing Qiulong his kingly title. Qiulong responded by changing his state's name to Dali and declaring himself emperor (thus positioning himself as an equal to Emperor Yizong) and by attacking
276-490: A gift of tea and sent him away. It was not until after Li Siyuan had died and Li Congke were emperor (r. 934-936) that Li Congke recalled Wang Jianli back to active service, as the military governor of TianpIng Circuit (天平, headquartered in modern Tai'an , Shandong ). It was said that, as Wang Jianli was a long-time disciplinary officer, he was a harsh military governor, such that if there were wicked people in his realm, he would slaughter their entire families. This earned him
345-657: A group of excellent teachers and graduate students, and has trained a large number of outstanding talents, which has made great contributions to the local economic and social development. In addition to Weifang Campus of Shandong University of Science and Technology , there are many undergraduate colleges and vocational colleges in Weifang, such as Weifang College, shandong institute of business and technology and Weifang Campus of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. These schools have excellent teachers and teaching facilities in their respective fields, which have trained
414-554: A large number of local professionals and made important contributions to local economic and social development. In a word, Weifang has many excellent universities and institutions of higher learning, which have made important contributions to local education and economic development. These schools have excellent teaching and scientific research achievements in their respective fields, which provide strong support and guarantee for local economic and social development. Weifang University and Weifang Medical University are universities in
483-520: A long history. According to archaeological discoveries, there are more than 1,800 ancient cultural sites in different times in China. Among them, the first Beixin cultural relic in eastern Shandong was found in taoyuan village, Qingzhou; The ancient castle site of Longshan culture excavated by Shouguang Bianxian Wang is rare in China. The typical Longshan cultural site in Yaoguanzhuang , Weicheng District
552-423: A month after Wang's arrival at Zhaoyi's capital Lu Prefecture ( 潞州 ), there was a time when a meteorite fell into his mansion. Believing that this was a sign of his impending death, he drafted a will. He died shortly after, and was given posthumous honors. Emperor Yizong of Tang Emperor Yizong of Tang (December 28, 833 – August 15, 873), né Li Wen , later changed to Li Cui ( Chinese : 李 漼 ),
621-543: A new governorship assignment, he would take Wang with him and have Wang serve as a commander of his headquarters guard corps. In 926, when many mutinies rose against Li Cunxu's rule, Li Siyuan was also forced by his own soldiers into leading one of the rebellions, at Yedu (鄴都, in modern Handan , Hebei ). At that time, as Li Siyuan was serving as the military governor ( Jiedushi ) of Chengde Circuit (成德, headquartered in modern Shijiazhuang , Hebei ), his family members were at Chengde's capital Zhen Prefecture ( 鎮州 ), and Wang
690-585: A number of Tang outposts. Meanwhile, the agrarian rebel Qiu Fu ( 裘甫 ) and his followers were overrunning Zhedong Circuit (浙東, headquartered in modern Shaoxing , Zhejiang ). Qiu's rebellion was suppressed by the imperial general Wang Shi in 860, but the Dali attacks would become more intense, and Dali briefly captured the important city Yong Prefecture (邕州, in modern Nanning , Guangxi ) in 861 and then captured Jiao Prefecture (交州, in modern Hanoi , Vietnam ) in 862, retaining it. Despite these crises, Emperor Yizong
759-628: A population of 100,000. BEDA possesses a large state-owned industrial land for use with an area of 400 km (150 sq mi). BEDA has been accredited as a National Demonstration Zone invigorating the Sea by Science and Technology, National Innovation Base for Rejuvenating Trade through Science and Technology and National Demonstration Eco-Industry Park. Weifang is an important economic center of Shandong Province, with numerous shopping centers. Fangzi Taihua City, located in Fangzi District, Weifang City,
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#1732863156590828-565: A rich and colorful Dongyi culture , which is one of the sources of Chinese civilization . During the Eastern Zhou dynasty , Weifang belonged to the same land, bordering the Bohai Sea in the north, and it had the advantage of "fish and salt". Counties were established in Qin dynasty , and most of Weifang belonged to Jiaodong County, Qi County and Langya County . In the fifth year of Emperor Yuan Feng of
897-551: A side effect of those pills, he had a large ulcerous boil on his back, such that he was bedridden and could not meet with the chancellors or other officials. He entrusted Li Zi to three high-level eunuchs that he favored—the directors of palace communications ( Shumishi ) Wang Guizhang ( 王歸長 ) and Ma Gongru ( 馬公儒 ) and the director of the southern court affairs (宣徽南院使, Xuanhui Nanyuanshi ) Wang Jufang ( 王居方 ). After Emperor Xuanzong died, Wang Guizhang, Ma, and Wang Jufang did not initially announce his death, and were set to send one of
966-590: Is a UNESCO intangible cultural heritage item. Among them, the paper-cutting in the Gaomi area was first used as a faction of Jiaodong paper-cutting and has initially developed a delicate style. This widespread handicraft has unique styles, such as strong contrast in color, straight and simple line and exaggerated outline. The characters mostly come from the dramatic stories, flowers and birds, as well as some fantastic symbols. Gaomi ash New Year's paintings (高密扑灰年画) are an ancient type of Chinese folk art, which first appeared in
1035-544: Is rich in unearthed relics, far exceeding the excavation of Chengziya site before liberation. This shows that as early as 7000 years ago, our ancestors lived here. In Xia and Shang dynasties , there were such countries as pouring irrigation, pouring bamboo, cold and three longevity. At the beginning of the Zhou dynasty, King Wu sealed the state and founded the country, and made Tai Gong Wang Yu Qi and Du Yingqiu (now in Changle). To
1104-434: Is the only comprehensive university in Weifang, which was founded in 1951 and is a high-level university supported by Shandong Province. The school covers an area of about 2500 mu and has 16 colleges, covering engineering , science , management , literature , law , education , art , life science , agricultural science , medicine and other disciplines. The school pays attention to teaching and scientific research, has
1173-509: The Shatuo chieftain Zhuye Chixin (who was bestowed the imperial surname of Li, as well as a new name of Guochang because of his contributions), was able to defeat Pang in 869 was the rebellion suppressed. (Subsequently, though, Kang, due to the false accusations of the chancellor Lu Yan and the imperial scholar Wei Baoheng (the husband of Emperor Yizong's favorite daughter Princess Tongchang),
1242-850: The Song dynasty ), fossil sites (including dinosaur fossils , in Shanwang, Linqu ), Mount Yi National Forest Park, Mount Qingyun and the Old Dragon Spring. Painted New Year woodcuts from Yangjiabu are also well known. The city is served by Weifang Airport to various cities across China. The prefecture-level city of Weifang administers 12 county-level divisions , including four districts , six county-level cities and two counties .Weifang City governs 4 districts: Kuiwen , Weicheng , Hanting , and Fangzi ; 6 county-level cities: Qingzhou , Zhucheng , Shouguang , Anqiu , Gaomi , and Changyi ; and 2 counties: Linqu and Changle . County-level cities are at
1311-619: The Spring and Autumn period , the present municipal districts once belonged to Qi , Lu, Qi, Ju and other countries. During the Warring States period, most of the current ministries were in harmony, and Wulian and Zhucheng belonged to Shandong. As early as the Neolithic Age , there were ancestors living next to the old roads of Weihe River and Mihe River in Weifang. The ancient tribal people living here are called " Dongyi people ". They have created
1380-633: The Weifang International Kite Festival each year. It is held each April. Annual Board of Yangjiabu ( 楊家埠木版年畫 ), one of the three most famous Chinese folk paintings in history, began from the end of the Ming dynasty . It reached the peak of its development during the Qing dynasty . People usually replace the old Annual Broads with the new ones on the eve of Spring Festival , which is the most important festival in China, in order to give blessings to
1449-463: The 1930s, Weifang had held a kite festival. Kite flying is a traditional custom among the people in Weifang in spring time. In 1984, the first international kite festival was held in Weifang. More than ten thousand kite fans attended the opening ceremony. People from eleven countries and regions, including the United States and Canada, took part in the festival, flying kites. Since then, Weifang holds
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#17328631565901518-613: The Chang'an region) Wen Zhang ( 溫璋 ) tried to intercede, both were exiled; in response, Wen committed suicide. Princess Tongchang was buried in a grand ceremony that demonstrated Emperor Yizong's wastefulness. As described in the Zizhi Tongjian : The members of the Wei household fought over the ashes of the items burned as offerings to the Princess, in order to sieve out the gold and the silver among
1587-403: The Dali border at Xichuan Circuit (西川, headquartered in modern Chengdu , Sichuan ) led to a major misstep on the part of Emperor Yizong, as he was misled by the official Li Shiwang ( 李師望 ) into carving out seven border prefectures out of Xichuan into a new Dingbian Circuit (定邊, headquartered at Xi Prefecture ( 巂州 ), in modern Chengdu) and commissioning Li Shiwang as its military governor despite
1656-778: The Han dynasty (106 BC), Qingzhou Secretariat Department was established, which was located in Guang County (located in Qingzhou today). During the Sixteen Kingdoms period of the Eastern Jin dynasty, Murong De, a Xianbei people, established the Southern Yan regime, whose capital was located in Guanggu City (now Qingzhou City , Weifang), and in the 16th year of Emperor Kai of Sui dynasty (596), it
1725-642: The Ming dynasty during the Chenghua period and flourished in the Qing dynasty. On 20 May 2006, GaoMi ash New Year paintings were approved by the State Council to be included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list. October 31, 2023, the "national intangible cultural heritage representative project protection unit list" was announced, the original protection unit of the project there are significant changes in
1794-454: The Xusi soldiers to mutiny under the leadership of Pang Xun . They headed northeast home, and when they reached Xusi's capital Xu Prefecture ( 徐州 ), they attacked and captured it. After Pang's initial attempts to obtain an imperial commission was rebuffed, the mutineer army attacked the nearby regions, with the imperial forces unable to stop them. Not until Kang Chengxun, with major assistance from
1863-510: The annual mean is 12.71 °C (54.9 °F). More than 70% of the annual precipitation occurs from June to September, and sunshine is generally abundant year-round. A majority of the annual precipitation occurs in July and August alone. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 47% in July to 62% in April, the city receives 2,536 hours of bright sunshine annually, sunshine is abundant except during
1932-465: The ashes. The clothing, jewelry, and toys burned filled 120 wagons each. The paper ceremonial guards and paper guard corps were decorated with colorful silk, jewelry, and jade, as were the items that she would be using in the underworld, such that the light reflected from them from as far as 20 li away. The Emperor awarded the funereal household over 100 hu [(斛, a unit of fluid volume) of wine, and cakes that required 40 camels to bear them, to supply
2001-492: The dancers, and some 800 pi [(匹, a unit of textile length)] of silk serving as the carpet they danced on. After their dance was over, the jewelry that fell off them covered the ground completely. Despite Princess Tongchang's death, Emperor Yizong continued to remain close to Wei Baoheng, who became extremely powerful and corrupt late in Emperor Yizong's reign. Emperor Yizong also reacted in anger whenever Consort Guo's family
2070-408: The emperor, but was refused. He decided to, without permission, head to Luoyang and enter the rear tower in the palace to see Li Siyuan. He wept and said that he had not committed a crime, but had been falsely accused by An. Li Siyuan responded, "While serving as military governor, you had not done well. Would it really be just An Chonghui who accuses you?" Li Siyuan did not punish him, but gave him
2139-536: The eunuch commanders of the Shence Armies ( 神策軍 ), Wang Zongshi ( 王宗實 ), who was not on good terms with them, out of Chang'an to Huai'nan Circuit (淮南, headquartered in modern Yangzhou , Jiangsu ) to serve as the eunuch monitor for Huai'nan. Wang Zongshi, however, reacted by intruding into the palace; finding that Emperor Xuanzong had already died, he arrested Wang Guizhang, Ma, and Wang Jufang for falsely issuing edicts, and then put them to death. He welcomed Li Wen to
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2208-423: The family and friends for the following year. The subjects of Annual Board of Yangjiabu are various, which include flowers, beauties, landscapes, characters from myths and legends. The architecture skills such as concise lines and bright colors reflect the distinctive characteristics of people in Weifang. Papercutting , the art of cutting paper designs, has a long history in the city of Gaomi.Weifang paper-cutting
2277-440: The imperial government to posts outside Luoyang and replace An with Wang, but changed his mind after the other director of palace affairs, Zhu Hongzhao , spoke on An's behalf. However, when Wang then asked to return to Chengde, Li Siyuan decided to keep him at Luoyang. He gave Wang the titles of You Pushe (右僕射, one of the heads of the executive bureau of government (尚書省, Shangshu Sheng )), Zhongshu Shilang (中書侍郎, deputy head of
2346-469: The legislative bureau (中書省, Zhongshu Sheng )), and chancellor; he also made Wang the acting director of the three financial agencies, replacing Zhang. As Wang was illiterate, he tried to decline the directorship of the three financial agencies, but Li Siyuan refused. In 928, with An back in good graces of Li Siyuan's, Wang was sent out to serve as the military governor of Pinglu Circuit (平盧, headquartered in modern Weifang , Shandong ). In or around 930, he
2415-432: The matter with Li Siyuan. Li Siyuan agreed. Once Wang was at Luoyang, he accused An and Zhang Yanlang ( 張延郎 ) the director of palace affairs and the acting director of the three financial agencies (taxation, treasury, and salt and iron monopolies) of improperly close association (one of An's children had married one of Zhang's children) and monopolizing power. In anger, Li Siyuan initially wanted to send An and Zhang out of
2484-508: The middle of Emperor Xuanzong's Dazhong era (847–860), and was posthumously created the higher rank of Zhaorong ( 昭容 ), the sixth highest rank for imperial consorts. Li Wen was not favored by his father, whose favorite son was his younger brother Li Zi the Prince of Kui; as a result, Li Wen was sent out of the palace to live at the imperial princes' residence, known as the Sixteen Mansions, while Li Zi and four other princes lived in
2553-462: The military governor of Pinglu happened to die at that tie, and Shi sent Wang Jianli to take his army to patrol the Pinglu region, apparently concerned that Fang's soldiers might mutiny. Shortly after, Shi made him the military governor of Pinglu, and gave him the honorary titles of acting Taiwei and Zhongshu Ling ( 中書令 ). It was said that by this point, Wang's disposition had changed, as he had become
2622-792: The nature of the unit, institutions and other aspects, does not have the basic conditions of the protection unit and so on, re-identified as the protection unit of gaomi city public cultural service centre. There are three dishes representative of Weifang: There are 9 universities and colleges in Weifang, namely Shandong University of Science and Technology Weifang Campus, Weifang College , Weifang Medical College , Shandong Technology and Business College , Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Weifang Campus, Weifang Vocational College, Shandong Jiaotong University Weifang Campus, Weifang Science and Technology Vocational College College and Weifang Nursing Vocational College. Among them, Weifang Campus of Shandong University of Science and Technology
2691-401: The next day, and Li Yan took the throne (as Emperor Xizong). Consorts and Issue: Weifang Weifang ( simplified Chinese : 潍坊 ; traditional Chinese : 濰坊 ; pinyin : Wéifāng ) is a prefecture-level city in central Shandong province, People's Republic of China . The city borders Dongying to the northwest, Zibo to the west, Linyi to the southwest, Rizhao to
2760-621: The nickname of Wang Duodie (王垜疊, "Wang the Stacker"), referring to his executing people so much that the bodies stacked up. Later, when he heard that Li Congke was near defeat when his brother-in-law (Li Siyuan's son-in-law) Shi Jingtang rebelled against him, he took the chance to kill his deputy military governor Wang Yanyun ( 王彥贇 ) and a secretary, both of whom he disliked. This caused people to view him even more negatively. After Shi Jingtang successfully overthrew Li Congke and established his own Later Jin as its emperor in 936, Fang Zhiwen ( 房知溫 )
2829-406: The obvious impractical nature of Dingbian's territory—as Xi Prefecture was extremely close to Xichuan's capital Chengdu Municipality and unsuitable to serve as the capital for a circuit intended to concentrate on border defense. The Dingbian debacle demoralized the officers at Xichuan, who went as far as secretly encouraging Dali to attack Dingbian to expose Li Shiwang. Yet more disastrous, though,
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2898-534: The palace, and then issued an edict in Emperor Xuanzong's name creating Li Wen crown prince and changing his name to Li Cui. The next day, Emperor Xuanzong's death was announced, and Li Cui became emperor (as Emperor Yizong). Emperor Yizong honored his grandmother (Emperor Xuanzong's mother) Empress Dowager Zheng as grand empress dowager , while posthumously honoring his mother Consort Chao as empress dowager . Meanwhile, long-time lead chancellor Linghu Tao
2967-428: The palace. Emperor Xuanzong also considered creating Li Zi crown prince , but hesitated because Li Wen, not Li Zi, was his oldest son, and therefore went throughout his entire reign without designating an heir. Late in Emperor Xuanzong's reign, he came to favor certain alchemists who promised immortality, and he took pills that they made. It was said that as a result, he became paranoid and easily angered. By 859, as
3036-608: The permission to enter the palace in a litter , and when Wang entered the imperial meeting hall, he had two eunuchs support Wang's weight. This was considered a great honor. After meeting the emperor, Wang requested retirement, but Shi declined it, making him the military governor of Zhaoyi again. Shi also created him the Prince of Han. Further, as Wang's home county of Yushe was within Liao Prefecture ( 遼州 ), Shi added Liao and Qin (沁州, in modern Changzhi) to Zhaoyi's territory, so that his old neighborhood can be glorified. Less than
3105-422: The prince often disrupted the lives of the people of Dai, and Wang would arrest and whip them. When Li Cunxu heard of this, he was angry and wanted to kill Wang, but Li Siyuan interceded on his behalf, and he was spared. Wang thus became well known in the realm. Throughout Li Cunxu's reign, both as the Prince of Jin and later, after Li Cunxu established a new Later Tang as its emperor, whenever Li Siyuan received
3174-458: The reign of his son Emperor Xizong . Li Wen was born around the new year 834, during the reign of his cousin Emperor Wenzong . His father Li Yi was then the Prince of Guang, and Li Wen was born at Li Yi's mansion. He was Li Yi's first son. His mother was Li Yi's concubine Lady Chao. In 846, after the death of Emperor Wenzong's brother and successor Emperor Wuzong , Li Yi, whose name
3243-494: The rule of Jin , and, at some point, after Li Siyuan , an adoptive brother of and general under Li Cunxu the Prince of Jin, was commissioned as the prefect of Dai Prefecture (代州, in modern Xinzhou , Shanxi ), he became the disciplinary officer of LI Siyuan's army. At that time, Li Cunxu's capital was at Taiyuan , but the tombs of his grandfather Li Guochang and father Li Keyong were at Dai, so he often sent female servants to offer sacrifices to them. These female servants of
3312-478: The same level as counties, so there are 12 districts and counties. In addition, there are 59 streets and 59 towns in the city. The residents are mainly Han , with 50 ethnic minorities including Hui and Manchu .Weifang Municipal Government is located in Weifang City, Kuiwen District, No. 99 Shengli East Street. Nearby major cities include Jinan and Zibo to the west, Yantai to the northeast and Qingdao to
3381-555: The south, Qingdao to the east, and looks out to the Laizhou Bay to the north. Its population was 9,386,705 at the 2020 census, of whom 3,095,520 lived in the built-up ( or metro ) area made up of four urban districts ( Kuiwen, Weicheng, Hanting and Fangzi ) and Changle County largely being urbanized. Weifang has numerous natural and historic sites, such as Shihu Garden (from the Late Ming and early Qing dynasty ), Fangong Pavilion (from
3450-689: The southeast.Weifang is high in the south and low in the north. The south is a low hilly area with dense forests and rich vegetation. Alluvial rivers in the central part form alluvial and alluvial plain areas, and the northern part is the coastal area with vast coastal beaches. There are six major rivers such as Wei River and Bailang River flowing through it. Weifang has a monsoon -influenced, four-season humid continental climate ( Köppen Dwa ), with hot, humid summers, and cold but dry winters. Monthly daily average temperatures range from −2.8 °C (27.0 °F) in January to 26.3 °C (79.3 °F) in July, and
3519-622: The summer months. The city is home to the large diesel engine company and factory Weichai , and Shengrui Transmission manufacturer. The village of Yangjiabu in Hanting District is famous for folk wood-block print (nianhua) and kite production. In the 1980s, many sapphire deposits were discovered in Changle County . According to released information, billions of carats of sapphire are estimated to lie under an area of 450 km (170 sq mi). Mining here has become one of
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#17328631565903588-525: The top four sapphire producers in the world. The main feature of this sapphire is the dark blue or close to black color because of the high iron content. Established in August 1995, the Weifang Binhai Economic & Technological Development Area (BEDA) is a national economic and technological development area approved by the State Council. Covering an area of 677 km (261 sq mi), BEDA has
3657-433: The workers laboring at the funeral. The Emperor and Consort Guo [(Princess Tongchang's mother and Emperor Yizong's favorite concubine )] missed their daughter greatly, and they commissioned the musician Li Keji [(李可及)] to author a music piece entitled, "Lamentation for a Hundred Years," with sad and delicate tones and several hundred dancers set to dance to it. The palace storage provided large numbers of jewels to decorate
3726-489: The year as well as ordering frequent musical performances in the palace. If the entertainment was to his liking, Yizong would not only reward the entertainers greatly but also bestow governmental ranks. Emperor Yizong eventually exhausted the empire's treasury that had accumulated during his father's administration. Extreme hardships, including famines that forced people to resort to cannibalism , led to widespread agrarian rebellions late in his reign. Those rebellions would plague
3795-428: Was a mutiny by soldiers for Xusi Circuit (徐泗, headquartered in modern Xuzhou , Jiangsu ), who had been posted to Gui Prefecture (桂州, in modern Guilin , Guangxi ) to defend against a potential Dali attack, with a promise that they would be allowed to return home after three years. When the term was up in 868, however, the governor of Xusi Circuit, Cui Yanzeng ( 崔彥曾 ), ordered that the term be extended one year, causing
3864-443: Was accused of misconduct. In 873, in a grand ceremony, Emperor Yizong welcomed what was claimed to be a relic (a finger bone) of Gautama Buddha to the palace, despite warnings by some that his grandfather Emperor Xianzong died shortly after also welcoming the same relic to the palace. (Emperor Yizong responded to the warnings by stating, "As long as I can see it once while living, I do not have regrets about dying.") The ceremony
3933-587: Was also given the honorary chancellor designation of Tong Zhongshu Menxia Pingzhangshi ( 同中書門下平章事 ) and the honorary title of acting Taiwei ( 太尉 ). At that time, however, the imperial government was dominated by Li Siyuan's powerful chief of staff An Chonghui . An disliked Wang, and therefore accused him of aligning with the semi-independent warlord Wang Du the military governor of neighboring Yiwu Circuit (義武, headquartered in modern Baoding , Hebei ). Wang, in turn, accused An of being power hungry, requesting permission to head to Luoyang to personally discuss
4002-757: Was an emperor of the Tang dynasty of China. He reigned from 859 to 873. Emperor Yizong was the eldest son of Emperor Xuanzong . After Emperor Xuanzong's death in 859, Emperor Yizong was placed on the throne by the eunuch Wang Zongshi ( 王宗實 ), who killed other eunuchs supporting another son of Emperor Xuanzong, Li Zi the Prince of Kui. According to traditional historians, Emperor Yizong did not pay much attention to governmental affairs but instead chose to live in opulence, became an alcoholic and surrounded himself with women while his government levied heavy taxes on its citizens. A deeply devout Buddhist , even more so than his father, he would hold grand Buddhist ceremonies throughout
4071-583: Was built by Shandong Century Taihua Group with a construction area of about 130,000 square meters and equipped with 1,200 parking spaces. It officially opened on September 17, 2021. Weifang is the headquarters of the 26th Group Army of the People's Liberation Army , one of the three group armies that comprise the Jinan Military Region responsible for defense of the Yellow River Plain. Weifang has
4140-413: Was changed to Li Chen, became emperor (as Emperor Xuanzong). He created five of his sons, including Li Wen, imperial princes, with Li Wen carrying the title of Prince of Yun. Li Wen's mother Lady Chao was created the imperial consort rank of Meiren ( 美人 ), which was only the 15th highest rank for imperial consorts (and there could be as many as nine Meiren at any single point). She died sometime in
4209-465: Was exiled.) Meanwhile, late in 869, Li Shiwang provoked Dali by killing its emissary Yang Qiuqing ( 楊酋慶 ). Dali's emperor Qiulong thus launched a major attack on Dingbian, and neither Li nor his successor Dou Pang ( 竇滂 ) was able to repel it. The Dali forces quickly arrived at Chengdu's vicinity and put Chengdu under siege. Emperor Yizong commissioned Gao Pian as Xichuan's military governor, and Dali forces thereafter withdrew, but both Dingbian (which
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#17328631565904278-414: Was killed in a mutiny at Luoyang itself. Li Siyuan thereafter arrived at Luoyang and claimed imperial title. For his contributions to Li Siyuan's regime, Wang Jianli was initially made the deputy military governor of Chengde and given the honorary title of acting Situ ( 司徒 ). Thereafter, in fairly short succession, he was made the acting military governor of Chengde, and then full military governor. He
4347-570: Was located in Weizhou. During this period, as one of the earliest areas where Buddhism was introduced into the Han dynasty, Weifang became the center of Buddhism in Qilu, leaving a large number of Buddhist cultural relics, such as the hoard of Buddhist statues in longxing temple, Qingzhou and Tuoshan, and the statues in Yunmen Mountain and Shimenfang Grottoes. Weifang is the birthplace of kites. As early as
4416-435: Was moved to Zhaoyi Circuit (昭義, headquartered in modern Changzhi , Shanxi ), but as he travelled from Pinglu to Zhaoyi, he went through Wei Prefecture (魏州, i.e., Yedu). As he did, An submitted an accusation to Li Siyuan that Wang was making statements at Wei that were affecting the people there. As a result, Li Siyuan ordered Wang into retirement, giving him the title of Taifu . In retirement, he made several requests to see
4485-444: Was relieved of his chancellor position and replaced with the former chancellor Bai Minzhong , although Bai, when recalled to the capital Chang'an , fell and suffered an injury while he was climbing up the stairs at the imperial meeting hall, and therefore never actually assumed chancellor position before resigning in early 861. Meanwhile, Emperor Yizong was immediately met with two military crises. Tang and Nanzhao had gotten into
4554-415: Was said to be spending much of his time in feast and games, ignoring the affairs of state, despite his officials' urging to attend to them, although he was sending generals to the Dali front (including Kang Chengxun and Gao Pian ), without initial success. Over the course of 865–866, however, Gao Pian was able to defeat Dali forces and recapture Jiao Prefecture. Meanwhile, though, the tense situation on
4623-487: Was said to bring out great offerings by the households of Chang'an. Emperor Yizong himself walked toward the relic and bowed on the ground in tears. Later in the year, Emperor Yizong became critically ill. With his not having designated an heir, the eunuchs Liu Xingshen ( 劉行深 ) and Han Wenyue ( 韓文約 ) supported his 11-year-old son Li Yan the Prince of Pu as his heir. Liu and Han had an edict issued in Emperor Yizong's name creating Li Yan crown prince. Emperor Yizong died
4692-438: Was serving as the headquarters guard commander there. To prevent the eunuch monitor of the army (whom Li Cunxu had commissioned) from killing Li Siyuan's family members, Wang preemptively killed the eunuch monitor and the soldiers under him. He then gathered his troops and joined forces with Li Siyuan's adoptive son Li Congke , and they then joined Li Siyuan on his march south toward the capital Luoyang . Shortly after, Li Cunxu
4761-444: Was then merged back into Xichuan) and Xichuan had been deeply wounded. Princess Tongchang died in 870, and this caused a major display of Emperor Yizong's caprice at the capital Chang'an , as Emperor Yizong, in anger that the imperial physicians were not able to cure her, executed some 20 imperial physicians and had some 300 of their relatives imprisoned. When the chancellor Liu Zhan and the mayor of Jingzhao Municipality (京兆, i.e.,
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