扬州四望亭献疑

New Perspectives on the Siwang Pavilion in Yangzhou

四望亭是一座砖木结构的古建筑,为扬州市级文物保护单位。四望亭历经从军事设施至县学建筑,再到军事设施,最后是过街亭的曲折过程。四望亭留给人们许多疑问:现如今的四望亭究竟建于何时,清初的两座魁星楼何时变为一座,魁星楼何时重拾旧名四望亭,这些疑问至今仍有许多未解。

The Siwang Pavilion,a cultural relic protection unit of Yangzhou city,is an ancient building with brick-wood structure.It has undergone a complex history,transforming from a military installation to a county school building,then back to a military facility,and finally a street pavilion.The Siwang Pavilion has left many questions unanswered:When was the current Sihwang Pavilion built?When did the two Kuixing Towers in the early Qing dynasty become just one?When did the Kuixing Tower reclaim its original name,Siwang Pavilion?These problems still remain unresolved to this day.