孙子故园是国家AA级旅游景区,是1991年故里人民为纪念我国古代杰出的军事家孙武而修建的大型仿古园林建筑群,总占地面积4.3万平方米。1989年首届“孙子兵法国际学术研讨会”在惠民县召开,后在县城中心的宋代孙武祠旧址修建了孙子故园,主要建筑有孙子书院、孙子塑像、博物馆等。
孙子塑像坐落在广场中心,由优质花岗岩雕塑而成,高8米,重30余吨,基座上有《孙子兵法》研究家郭化若生前题写的“兵圣孙武”四个大字。塑像左后方是《乐安孙氏宗谱》序文,是由江苏泗洪、泗阳等县的孙子后裔赠送给孙子故园的。谱序主要叙述了修谱的历史背景,始祖故里乐安就是唐代的棣州乐安郡厌次县,是考证孙武故里的重要佐证之一。
孙子书院为轴线式对称建筑,建有正配殿35 间,其间陈列了大型木质浮雕《孙子圣迹图》,该壁画高3米,长33.47米,总面积为110平方米,是全国最大的木浮雕之一。院中央的铜质院标为整个书院的总标识,它以礼兵器殳为首,盾为体,以戈、戟、矛、铍、弓为两翼,形似展翅欲飞的吉祥鸟,象征战争与和平对立统一的辩证思想及攻守、进退的战争谋略,体现了《孙子兵法》的主题思想。
塑像东侧为惠民博物馆,它是省内颇具规模的县级专题博物馆之一,分为书画、瓷器、精品三个展室,现馆藏文物3000余件(套),其中国家级珍品300余件(套)。
孙子故园是集研讨、教育、文物陈列、观光、休闲娱乐为一体的综合性旅游景点,先后被命名为山东省爱国主义教育基地、山东省国防教育基地、中国人民解放军国防大学教学基地等。
SunTzu’s Ancestral Residence
Located in Huimin Town, it was built on the site of Sun Wu Temple, which had been built in North Song Dynasty. It is a pseudo-classic architectural complex. It was designed on the base of the old building and with traditional layout according to the present topography. In the centre of the residence lies Sun Tzu’s grand statue, with SunTzu Academy to its west and Museum to its east.
Huimin Museum was opened in 2003, it is currently the only one in the north of Shandong, it covers more than 30 mu, has 3000 valuable antiques. It is a modern comprehensive culture center as well as an elegant art gallery for art presenting, antique exhibitions, collection and academic research.