Lei Zu Temple

Leizu temple was built in 642 A.D. to commemorate Chen Wenyu, the first governor of Leizhou in Tang Dynasty. Leizu ancestral temple is located by mountains and rivers, with beautiful scenery. It is called "Leigang towering", which is one of the eight sceneries of Leiyang. The temple is built on the mountain. At the foot of the mountain is a vast expanse of foreign land. The situation is very magnificent. The temple is divided into three parts, which are composed of Mountain Gate, main hall, side hall, back hall, East and West veranda, bell and Drum Tower, stele corridor, etc. all the buildings are arranged along the central axis, which is very characteristic of the Tang Dynasty. Lei Zu ancestral temple has left a wealth of cultural relics, including stone figurines of a thousand years, Qianlong imperial kicking plaques and more than 30 stone inscriptions of past dynasties, as well as magnificent poems splashed by many famous poets, all of which are precious spiritual wealth.

Lei Zu Temple

Leizu ancestral temple is located in the southwest of Leizhou City, five miles away from the mountain and water. It has beautiful scenery and is called "Leigang towering", which is one of the eight sceneries of Leiyang.

It is also one of the local folk beliefs in Guangdong Province.

Leizu temple was built in 642 A.D. to commemorate Chen Wenyu, the first governor of Leizhou in Tang Dynasty. On November 20, 1996, it was announced as the fourth batch of national key cultural relics protection units by the State Council.

Historical evolution

Leizu temple has a long history and rich cultural relics. There are more than 30 stone inscriptions in the temple. All the famous officials, poets and poets in the past dynasties left touching poems after their sightseeing. Kou Zhun has poems, Dongpo has Fu, Ding weizuoji, Che Gangti stele. These poems and Fu steles have gone through the vicissitudes of life and are still treasured in the cave, which can be called the treasure of the cultural relics of the motherland.

Historical records

There are many myths and legends about Lei Zu ancestral temple, among which there is a beautiful legend about five thousand years ago: in the fourth year of Liang Kai, after the Five Dynasties, the bandits, Fu pan Rong and others did not lose their taxes and food, advocated chaos and harassment, incited ethnic disputes, and made Leizhou have no peace. Tiecha knew Sima chenzhen, and led the forces of 12 ships to encircle and suppress. At that time, Fu Mengxi and other officers and soldiers stationed in the division were not familiar with the situation, so they were invincible. Later, in addition to the ban on pious poetry, Lei Zu,

In front of the temple, he made a list to recruit soldiers. The next day, Chen Yuanyuan saw Xiangzu Chen Wenyu and Han Taiwei Li Guang cooperate with Yin soldiers to fight. The battle was a great victory, but the thief was not captured. At night, Chen Zhen dreamed of Lei Zu's reply: "Fu comes to me, I take it in front of the temple and turn it into a stone man." From dawn, the four stone men knelt in the Temple Court, and one of them was killed. In the second year of Qianhua in Kaiping, the imperial court ordered the county officials to rebuild the Leizu temple, and built the Li Taiwei temple in the west of the Leizu temple. The statue of Taiwei was made, which was named "three halls of Lei Temple" together with the stone God of Yingshan.

Main story

During the reign of Zhenguan in Tang Dynasty, there were Li, Yao, Zhuang, Quan, Dong, Miao and other ethnic minorities in nanhezhou. In order to stabilize the frontier, the Tang Dynasty appointed Chen Wenyu as the governor of the prefecture. During her tenure of office, Chen Wenyu inspected the administration of officials, visited the territory, eliminated the sufferings of the people, made the people live and work in peace and contentment, made the people rich, and greatly changed their customs.

In addition to carrying out the policy of virtue, Wen Yu deeply felt that this state was an important place in the south of heaven. In order to make Li Shu peaceful, he renovated the city. If the public funds were not enough, he would donate his salary without spending money. He also changed the name of ancient Taizhou to Leizhou. The name of Leizhou began in the eighth year of Zhenguan of Tang Dynasty (634 A.D.) and is still in use today.

Lei Zu temple has been established for more than 1350 years since the 16th year of Zhenguan in Tang Dynasty. There are many records in local chronicles, such as Liu men's Ling Biao record in Tang Dynasty, Taiping search in Song Dynasty, Guangdong new language in late Ming and early Qing Dynasty, yubuyu, Chinese gods into the extraordinary world, Chinese worships and so on.

Folklore

Among the world-famous "four wonders of the world" (Leizhou drum changing, qiantangjiangchao, Guangde burial and dengzhouhaishi), Leizhou drum changing took place in Leizu's Ci. Leizhou drum changing is a grand "tiaoxiang" ceremony held by ancient Leizhou people in Leizu cave. Lei Zuzhi wrote: "as for Thunder chariots, thunder drums and other objects were hidden in the temple with board bars, so that the local soldiers could build them according to the same way. On the first day of the first year, the officials of the civil and military dynasties of the Qi Dynasty sent them to the Shang Dynasty for sacrifice, which was called "Kailei". They also held banquets for the officials and the people to enjoy the good weather. Otherwise, they would be fierce and fierce. If they were to wait, they would be able to cope. All the banks would enjoy the peace of the country and the people. ". "Guangdong new language" says: "on June 24, Leizhou people will provide thunder drums with strong thunder, and poems will be written by Lei Gong

"Leigong ink" is meteorite. Ancient Leizhou people called it "Leigong stone" or "yinliuxiong", and used it as a kind of exorcism to avoid disasters. It can be seen that ancient Leizhou people engraved Leigong in their hearts as a symbol of a powerful force that can benefit or bring disaster to people, so the solemnity of "Qinxiang" ceremony is self-evident. Leizhou drum has long been lost, contemporary Leizhou people can only see one or two from the classics.

Architectural pattern

On the 15th of the first month of the 12th year of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty, when the city was finished and the civil and military officials were happy to patrol the city, Wen Yu had two wings and rose to heaven by day. Seeing this, Bai Guan bowed to the ground and worshipped Wen Yu, who was 68 years old.

In memory of this famous local official, the county people set up a temple in yingbangshan, five miles southwest of the city, which is now called "Lei Zu Temple".

Leizu ancestral temple is built on the mountain. The North Village tends to the south. At the foot of the mountain is a vast expanse of ocean fields, which is extremely magnificent. The temple is divided into three parts, which are composed of Mountain Gate, main hall, side hall, back hall, dongxikang, bell and Drum Tower, stele Gallery, etc. all the buildings are arranged along the central axis. It is one of the largest cave halls in Lingnan area, covering an area of more than 10000 square meters.

Beam structure

The gate of the mountain is open according to the width of the three rooms of the house. It is a hard peak with a hard mountain moistening structure. The couplet of Mountain Gate: "the first ancestor of the south of heaven opened by the snow, known as Haibei tongzun", is a praise for the beautiful legend of Lei Zu's birth and "the state of parents, the moral government".

The second entrance is the main building of the cave, which is divided into the main hall, the East Hall and the West Hall. There are worshippers in front of the hall. The whole building is arranged in the shape of "convex". It is consecrated to Chen Wenyu (middle), Li Taiwei (Li Guang of Han Dynasty, left) and Yingshan stone God (right), commonly known as "three halls of Lei Temple". The main hall has three rooms in width and three rooms in depth, with a hard top and four-way lattice beam structure. The beams are lifted gently and the front eaves are very wide. The architectural style is unique and full of local characteristics. Along the front Zenggu, you can go from the east hall to the West Hall. The screen in front of the hall is exquisitely carved, and the lingtiao is exquisite.

artistic value

Carving skills and immortal artistic value fully reflect the outstanding talent and artistic creativity of the ancient working people.

In the Chen Dynasty of the Southern Dynasty, Chen Zhen, the father of Lei Zu, came to Yingshan village to hunt. He lived beside the land hall and went to Wulun mountain to hunt. He worshipped the God of land as the God of wealth, and his family had a lot of hunting dogs. He is old and has no man. It is said that on the first day of September in the second year of Chen Taijian's lunar calendar, Chen Zhen took a hunting dog to Wulun mountain to hunt. When he got a giant egg, he took it home. In an instant, a boy named Wen Yu emerged from Lei Zhen. Later, Wulun mountain was renamed yinglinggang, and the descendants of Leizu settled on the southeast slope of yinglinggang and have been breeding ever since.

Tour guide

Transportation guide

There are buses, taxis or self driving tours to Leizhou at Chikan bus station (overpass side) in Zhanjiang.

Nearby attractions

Famous scenic spot near Leizu Temple: north side of qujie No.2 primary school, Talei Town, Changming

Sanyuanta park is located at No.4 Qu Street, LeiCheng Town, Leizhou City, Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province

Address: yingbang mountain, Leizhou City, Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province

Longitude: 110.065474

Latitude: 20.895201

Tel: 0759-8849722

Tour time: 2 hours

Traffic information: take the bus from Zhanjiang to Leizhou at Chikan bus station (every 15 minutes, the price is 10 yuan)

Ticket information: 20 yuan

Opening hours: 8:00-17:00

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