Mingdao Palace

Mingdao palace, located in the east of Luyi County, Henan Province, was built in the Han Dynasty and flourished in the Tianbao period of the Tang Dynasty. Ten li away from the birthplace of Lao Tzu, Lao Tzu taught here in his later years. Later, it was said that Lao Tzu rode a green ox to become an immortal here. Laojuntai in Mingdao palace is a national key protected cultural relic. It was built in the second year of Tianbao in the Tang Dynasty. It is 13 meters high. It is a high altar shaped ancient building built of ancient bricks and surrounded by 14 planes.

Mingdao Palace

Located in Luyi County, Laozi's hometown, Mingdao palace was built in the Han Dynasty (743 AD) and flourished in the Tang and Song dynasties. Laozi, the great thinker, philosopher and founder of Taoism in ancient China, is a memorial building group for preaching and lecturing. According to the records of Guangxu county annals of Qing Dynasty, Mingdao palace was restored and rebuilt in 2004. It is composed of "yirenwanzaifang", "shengxianqiao", "youlongdi", "Yingxi hall", "Xuanyuan hall", "Xiangdian", "shengxiantai" and other buildings. It has a large scale and rigorous construction.

Scenery of scenic spot

Mingdao palace, formerly known as Ziji palace, is located in front of shengxiantai. It was the Taiqing altar in the second year of Tang Tianbao (743 AD). In the Tang Dynasty, a large-scale building complex was formed with shengxiantai as the center. It was added in song, yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. Unfortunately, it was destroyed in the war. Most of the palaces today are built in modern times, and the plaques of each hall are copied from the previous blueprint.

Laojuntai of Mingdao palace, formerly known as shengxiantai or baixiantai, is a part of Mingdao palace. It is located in the northeast corner of Luyi County, laojuntai's hometown, and the south of laojuntai's back street. It is said that Lao Tzu became an immortal here, hence his name. In 1014 ad, Emperor Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty granted Laozi the title of "supreme Laojun Hunyuan Shangde emperor", so it is also called laojuntai.

According to the records of Luyi County by Guangxu of Qing Dynasty, "the Taiqing altar was built in the second year of Tianbao (734). Wenchang palace in Taiwan. " The platform is 13 meters high. It is a high altar shaped ancient building built of ancient bricks and surrounded by 14 planes. It is like a column with edges and corners. The top area is 765 square meters and the bottom area is slightly larger. The whole platform is made of ancient bricks and is surrounded by 24 planes into a cylinder. A 70 cm high wall is built on the platform, similar to the wall in shape. On the stage, there are three main halls and one east and one west auxiliary hall. In the main hall, there was a bronze statue of Laozi, about two meters high, with exquisite casting. Under the eaves of the hall, there are two steles, one for the East and the other for the west, with the words "true source of morality" and "remains of the dragon". There was an iron pillar on the east side of the gate, seven feet high and seven inches in diameter, standing abruptly and quietly.

There are 32 green stone steps at the foot of the mountain gate, and the one in front of the main hall is just 33, which is in line with Lao Tzu's theory of ascending 33 green heaven. Entering the gate of laojuntai mountain is the main hall, which is three rooms wide and three rooms deep. It is a hard mountain style Qing Dynasty building, with one west side hall inside. Close 13 cypresses, green and lush, perennial cool wind, birds flying.

Laojun stage wave light haze, Lake lingering migration, pleasant scenery. On the central axis of yingshanmen to the south of yorish, there are Xianqiao, Mingdao palace, Wenchang palace, Bajiaoting, youlongdi square, and the ancestral arch of wanjiao. There are two steles near the memorial archway: "Laozi's hometown" and "Confucius asked Li Chu". The inscription on the memorial archway is "the earth is ancient forever, qurenli" and the next is "heaven is near Taiqing Palace". The lintel is engraved with "the ancestor of all religions", and the main inscription is ancient and powerful. Shengxiantai is highly respected by Laozi.

According to the Guangxu edition of the Qing Dynasty "Luyi County annals. Monuments. Mingdao Palace", it is recorded that "Mingdao palace is in front of the Shengxian platform in the east gate, and it is named Ziji palace in the Tang Dynasty. The second year of Tianbao (AD 743) is the Taiqing altar." From this, we can see that it was built in the Tang Dynasty, at least before the year of Tianbao. It has a history of more than 1200 years. After the song, yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, there were additional construction. Laojuntai is cylindrical and angular, with a height of 8 meters and a floor area of 706 square meters. It is surrounded by big bricks and filled with earth inside. On top of the wall, there is a crenel, similar to the ancient city wall. There is a main hall, an east-west side hall and a mountain gate on the stage. On the front wall of the hall are three inscriptions of Ming Dynasty, including the remains of the dragon, the true source of morality, and Confucius' asking for rites, and two inscriptions of Qing Dynasty. There was a bronze statue of Laozi in the hall, and there was an iron pillar in the front left of the hall, which was said to be Laozi's "mountain whip". After the main hall, there was the old king's Alchemy room. There are 13 ancient cypresses on the stage, and there are 33 stone steps at the foot of the mountain gate, according to Laozi's theory of flying up 33 layers of the sky. Laojuntai has been a famous tourist attraction since ancient times. There have been a steady stream of visitors from all ages. Li Yuan, Emperor Gaozong of Tang Dynasty, Li Zhi, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty, Empress Wu Zetian, Zhao Heng, Emperor Zhenzong of Song Dynasty, as well as literary masters Su Dongpo and Ouyang Xiu have all come to worship the temple. Or sightseeing, leaving an immortal chapter of poetry. In 1978, Luyi County Government announced that it was a key cultural relics protection unit at the county level. The museum was built here in 1983. In 1986, laojuntai was located as a key cultural relic protection unit in Henan Province. In 2001, along with the Taiqing Palace site, it was listed as a national key cultural relics protection unit by the State Council. In 2007, along with Laozi hometown tourist area, it was listed as national AAAA scenic spot by National Tourism Administration

There are four shells on Laojun platform. According to the above records, on June 1, 1938 (the fourth day of the fifth lunar month), the Japanese invaders attacked Luyi County and shelled laojuntai. They fired 13 shells, but none of them exploded. Seeing this, the Japanese artillery were stunned and stopped shelling. These shells were the duds of the Japanese bombardment of laojuntai.

Under Lao Jun's stage, there is a tablet of peace. The monument was erected on September 19, 1997 by Japanese artillery such as taro Meichuan in 1938. In that year, the Japanese army fired 13 rounds at laojuntai, but none of them exploded. In order to express repentance to the people of Luyi and wish peace to all mankind, this monument is erected.

The origin of history

In 1014 ad, the seventh year of dazhongxiangfu in the Northern Song Dynasty, Zhao Heng, Emperor Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty, came to Luyi to worship Laozi and lived in the Yingxi Hall of Mingdao palace. That night, when he came out for a walk, he saw that the front door of such a large palace had no name, so he wrote down the word "Mingdao Palace". Song Zhenzong's calligraphy is dignified and solemn, with a graceful Royal atmosphere, which is confirmed by the calligraphy of the three imperial steles "praise of the congenital empress dowager" set up by song Zhenzong in Luyi Taiqing palace.

In the history of Luyi, many emperors came to worship and offer sacrifices, but according to historical records, only emperor Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty once lived in Luyi, and this is a royal book written by Emperor Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty, which is of great value and significance.

Why did song Zhenzong name this palace Mingdao palace? Ming is to show and manifest. Mingdao palace is the place to show truth and truth. Lao Tzu's important philosophical thought is Tao, which is the objective law of nature. The name of Tao palace given by Emperor Zhenzong of Song Dynasty shows that emperor Zhenzong of Song Dynasty deeply understands the essence of Lao Tzu's thought.

Taoist health

a way of keeping good health

Under the pressure of social competition, elite men, who are middle-aged and prosperous in their career, struggle to make money and are busy all day. As a result, they don't eat breakfast, eat more than supper, can't sleep in the middle of the night, get up lazily in the morning, reverse the function of internal organs circulation, and balance yin and Yang. Over time, staying up late exhausted the "essence", "Qi" and "spirit" of the body. When the body can't bear it, go to the hospital for examination. The result is often a bolt from the blue to tell you -- "three high disease", "gout disease", "prostate disease", and even tumor and cancer are eating you!

The four systems of Taoist health preservation, one of Xiquan health preservation projects, are used to remove the toxins from the six Fu organs, replenish the deficiency and exhaustion of the five zang organs, smooth the meridians and blood stasis due to Qi obstruction, eliminate the source of all kinds of diseases, and achieve the purpose of nourishing the heart, nature and life.

Four systems of Taoist health preservation

System 1: five elements meridians massage, Taoist Qigong acupoint - make viscera younger

Each organ of the human body has a meridian and its key acupoints. Through visceral massage and Qigong, the important acupoints in visceral meridians can be opened to activate viscera, promote visceral function circulation, smooth blood gas, eliminate body stiffness and fatigue, and make the whole viscera younger!

System two: Taoist Qigong health exercise: to lengthen the breath, to smooth the Qi and blood, to make the body strong, to make the body strong, to make the body weak, to make the body sick, to make the body weak, to make the body dead. The power of life lies in vitality and zongqi. Kidney essence is the fire of life, with long breath, vigorous kidney essence, sufficient vitality and long life. Short breath, weak kidney essence and short life span. Qigong regimen is to strengthen the kidney essence and vitality, inhale fresh oxygen into the kidney with nose, exhale turbid air from the lung with mouth, five minutes of qigong exercises every day, so as to achieve sufficient Qi, vigorous blood, youth and longevity.

System 3: Food and nourishment, dietotherapy -- the ancient famous doctor Hua Tuo said: poisonous gas is generated, Qi and blood are blocked, the flow is not going, the discharge is not diarrhea, the internal organs are corroded, the organs are poisoned, the disease is also born, die!

Drink natural flower anti-cancer tea: Qingchang Qingfei Jingxue Changqi.

Herbicidal enzyme: excrete uric acid, remove liver fat, clear the toxin of viscera, eliminate free radicals of healthy natural enemies.

Eat Bushen Changshou pill: regulating heart and lung, regulating stomach, regulating endocrine, tonifying kidney deficiency, activating cells, promoting "essence" and "spirit".

System 4: Four Seasons health preservation method - flirting will, good food and tonic, spring health preservation: broad mind, avoid anger, smooth emotions, benefit liver and gallbladder, and tonify spleen and stomach. Dehumidification, dehumidification and acid reduction.

Health preservation in summer: Tasting Tea and reciting poems, chatting with friends, enjoying the scenery and enjoying the cool

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