藝文.逸志 - 河北之旅5: 邯鄲市武靈叢台夜色 Art.Culture - Hebei Tour 5: The Wuling Congtai of Handan City at night

繼早前日間遊覽武靈叢台，在離開邯鄲前一天晚上我們再重遊叢台。晚上的叢台和日間古樸典雅外觀截然不同，换上了充滿現代感的彩燈盛裝，為夜空增添變化多樣的色彩。

叢台又稱武靈叢台是當地重要歷史古蹟、文化地標和休閒公園，也是古城邯鄲的象徵。它相傳始建於戰國時期趙武靈王（公元前325年-公元前299年）在位期間，用以閱兵及歌舞娛樂的高台建築群落。

千百年來，不少歷史名人曾登台懷古，題詩賦詠，抒發情懷。唐代詩人岑參曾到過邯鄲道及叢台遊覽，不過當時的叢台已荒廢多時，令人唏噓不已，因而寫下《邯鄲客舍歌》。

"客從長安來，驅馬邯鄲道。傷心叢臺下，一帶生蔓草。
客舍門臨漳水邊，垂楊下系釣魚船。邯鄲女兒夜沽酒，
對客挑燈誇數錢。酩酊醉時日正午，一曲狂歌壚上眠。”

一千多年後的今天，叢台公園內重修或重建了叢台與及望諸榭、七賢祠、邯鄲碑林等其他文物古蹟，亭台廊橋、讓花木園林與人文景觀交相輝映，使歷史著名建築成為到訪邯鄲必遊勝景之一。

來源: 百度百科及綜合網上資料

Following our daytime visit to the Wuling Congtai, we revisited it the evening before leaving Handan. The evening Congtai was a stark contrast to its daytime, rustic elegance; it was adorned with modern, colorful lights, adding vibrant hues to the night sky.

Congtai, also known as Wuling Congtai, is an important historical site, cultural landmark, and recreational park in the area, and a symbol of the ancient city of Handan. Legend has it that it was first built during the reign of King Wuling of Zhao (325 BC – 299 BC) in the Warring States period as a complex of high platforms used for military reviews and entertainment.

For centuries, many historical figures have ascended the platform to reflect on the past, composing poems and expressing their feelings. The Tang Dynasty poet Cen Shen visited Handan and Congtai, but by then it had long been abandoned, a fact that saddened him greatly, prompting him to write "Song of the Inn in Handan."

"A traveler from Chang'an rode his horse along the road to Handan. Sorrowfully, beneath the Congtai Terrace, a stretch of overgrown weeds grew. The inn's door faced the Zhang River, where fishing boats were moored under the weeping willows. Handan girls sold wine at night,

boasting of counting their money by lamplight to their guests. Drunk and intoxicated at midday, they sang a wild song and fell asleep by the wine shop." More than a thousand years later, Congtai Park has renovated or reconstructed Congtai Terrace, along with other historical sites such as the Wangzhu Pavilion, the Seven Sages Shrine, and the Handan Stele Forest. Pavilions, bridges, and gardens blend seamlessly with the cultural landscape, making this historically significant site a must-see for visitors to Handan.

Source: Baidu Encyclopedia and other online materials