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The five immortals temple is located in HuiFu West Road, Guangzhou city. It was built in 1377, the 10th year of Hongwu reign of Ming Dynasty. It is a temple dedicated to five immortals. The temple faces south from the north. On the large plaque on the door, there are four words of "five immortals grand temple" written by the Qing Dynasty. The five immortals temple, which is built on the mountain, now has the Toumen, houdian, Dongzhai and Xizhai. Its green glazed tile double eaves Xie hilltop, wood frame is well preserved, exquisite new. On the east side of the back hall, there are exposed red sandstone layers with huge footprints like pits. The ancients always thought that this was the "immortal footprint" and was preserved. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, "Suishi cave" and "wuxianxia cave" were included in the list of "eight sceneries of Yangcheng".

Five cents concept

Wuxian temple is located at 233 HuiFu West Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province. Built in 1377, the temple is a grain temple dedicated to the five immortals. The Temple belongs to Taoism. It sits in the south. On the plaque, there are four characters of "five immortals ancient temple" written by Ruilin, governor of Guangdong and Guangxi in the Qing Dynasty.

The five immortals temple is built on the mountain. There are Toumen, houdian, Dongzhai and Xizhai. Five immortals

Green glazed tile double eaves Xie hilltop, wood frame well preserved, exquisite new. On the east side of the back hall, there is a piece of red sandstone exposed, on which there are huge footprints and pits. The ancients always thought that this is "immortal thumb trace", which should be protected.

In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, "Suishi cave" and "wuxianxia cave" were listed in the eight sceneries of Yangcheng.

Development history

The five immortals temple has been built and abandoned many times in history, and its present site has undergone many changes. According to relevant historical records, a temple was built in Guangzhou to worship five immortals in the Northern Song Dynasty; in the Jiading period of the Southern Song Dynasty (1208-1224), the temple was moved to the Bank of the Yuye pool of the West Lake, which is called Fengzhen temple; in the late Southern Song Dynasty, it was moved to Guangren road; in the first year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1368), the five immortals temple was destroyed by a fire; until the tenth year of Hongwu (1377), it was moved to the present Poshan lane of HuiFu West Road, Zhao Sijian, the governor of Guangdong Province, presided over the construction.

During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the five immortals temple was quite grand and magnificent, with more than ten halls. The original screen wall, memorial archway, Mountain Gate, middle hall and back hall, as well as dongxizhai, Sanyuan hall and veranda on both sides. Zhaobi, Paifang, Zhongdian, Sanyuan Dian and veranda have disappeared. Only Yimen, houdian, Dongzhai, Xizhai and "Lingnan first building" are old buildings for visitors to visit.

The appearance of the five immortals temple is three rooms wide and two rooms deep, with green glazed tiles on the top of the mountain and green bricks and stone feet. The word "five immortals ancient temple" on the forehead of Shimen is written by Ruilin, governor of Guangdong and Guangxi in 1871. There is also a pair of stone unicorns carved from the volcanic rocks of shuzhugang in Yimen, which is a rare and precious cultural relic in China.

In the former HuiFu West Road Primary School to the east of Yimen, there is a ring built hurdle pool, in which there are ten pieces of natural red sandstone about 4 meters in length and width. This is a rare original stone, which is the "spike stone" in the "spike stone cave" of the eight sceneries of old Yangcheng. Looking closely, "immortal thumb trace" is in the concave place on the stone surface, which looks like a big footprint.

After entering the Yimen is the site of the middle hall, and then the back hall. The back hall is three rooms wide, 12 meters long, three rooms deep, 10 meters wide and 7 meters high, with double eaves and green glazed tiles. The two ends of the main ridge are decorated with Huiwen. In the middle are two opposite inverted Aozi. In the middle of the main ridge is a treasure decoration. The main truss of the hall is engraved with the words "November 12, the 16th year of Jiajing reign of the Ming Dynasty". The inner eaves are made of six pavilions and three arched arches. The four walls are used for separation. They were originally square doors and windows, which are smart and transparent. The whole back hall has the characteristics of ancient architecture of Ming Dynasty in Guangdong, and it is also the most complete existing architecture of Ming Dynasty in Guangzhou.

"Five immortals Temple" was on the inner street of HuiFu West Road before liberation. It is a historical symbol of the city's construction in 2000. It is said that in ancient times, five immortals rode on five colored sheep and came to Haizhu Square near the original wuxianmen power plant (the original site of the power plant was wuxianjie). The arrival of the five immortals brings good weather and prosperity to Guangzhou. To commemorate the well-being of the five immortals, Guangzhou is called "Yangcheng".

In 265 ad, during the two Jin Dynasties, the "five immortals Temple" was the "slope mountain and ancient ferry head" of the Pearl River, with a river surface of 1500 meters. Today, the sea is turning into a mulberry field. In the Ming Dynasty, it was listed as "Suishi Dongtian" in the eight sceneries of Yangcheng. At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, the city walls of Guangzhou were demolished to expand the roads. "WUXIANGUAN" is the well-being of Yangcheng, named "HuiFu road". Since 2000, nearly 10000 square meters of residential buildings around "WUXIANGUAN" have been demolished. In 2004, WUXIANGUAN has been restored to its original appearance.

HuiFu West Road near Jiefang Road is a famous lantern street in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao. There are a lot of paper shops, which make lights, characters, animals and ancient houses. They are also the places where artists (shed workers) gather. After liberation, due to the elimination of superstition, lantern Street disappeared, and artists changed jobs.

According to the planning of Yuexiu District government, in the future, the five immortals scenic spot will focus on the five immortals temple and the first floor of Lingnan, and will carry out folk art performances and customs display in combination with the square construction and the renovation of the surrounding environment. The plan also plans to build three residential scenic spots: Tianshui lane, Jincheng lane and yileli, which will show the unique customs of local traditional architectural groups through the renovation and development of characteristic buildings. Most of the houses in Tianshui lane are traditional bamboo tube houses in Guangzhou. The ventilation, lighting and drainage are mainly depended on the patio. From the front to the back, the patio is divided into many rooms, and the loft is built inside. The western style houses in Jincheng lane are two or three storey buildings with Western architectural style from 1920s to 1930s, and the materials are mainly red brick buildings popular in modern times. The buildings in yileli are mostly Western architectural classical style, but also western style Some of them are two or three story buildings in traditional Chinese form, with gardens in front of them.

Main attractions

Back hall

The back hall is 12.4 meters wide, 10 meters deep and 8 meters high, with double eaves of green glazed tiles on the top of the mountain. The ridge is decorated with glazed dragon pattern and glazed fish pearl. The inner trough is eight rafters, with six pavilions for three arched brackets, and the outer eaves are two arched arches for supporting overhanging eaves, with shuttle shaped columns, rising and side feet, flat beams and four rafters for creating moon beams. The style of hump, fork hand and supporting foot is simple, which retains the architectural techniques of the early Ming Dynasty. At the bottom of the ridge, there are words such as "on November 21, Dingyou, Longji in the 16th year of Jiajing reign of Ming Dynasty, bingshen Jidan was built". The Dougong is 18 cm high and 8 cm thick with simple decoration. The facade of the hall has a moderate proportion, which retains the architectural style of the early Ming Dynasty and has local characteristics. It is a well preserved Ming Dynasty wooden frame building in Guangzhou. On the original red sandstone on the east side of the back hall, there is a footprinted concave cave with a stone plaque of "immortal thumb trace" beside it. This is the water erosion trace of the Pearl River flood period in ancient times, and the footprints left by immortals in folklore. In the Jin Dynasty, it was known as "the ancient ferry on the mountain slope". In Ming and Qing Dynasties, the five immortals Temple successively listed "Suishi cave" and "five immortals cave" as one of the eight sceneries of Yangcheng. In June 1989, the Guangdong provincial government announced that it was a cultural relic protection unit at the provincial level. There are 14 inscriptions from the Song Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty and a pair of stone Qilin in the five immortals temple

Lingnan first floor

After that, there is another building, the first building in Lingnan, which is an ancient building like a city tower. In 1374, Wang Guangyang, governor of the provincial government, built this building, which was seven years earlier than Zhenhai building. The base of the building is made of red sandstone. The building is 7 meters high. It is connected with each other. It is shaped like a city gate. On top of it, there are huge eaves, forming an open building, which is solemn, majestic, simple and generous. This building and the five storey building can be called the "double wall" of Ming Dynasty architecture. Four years after the completion of the first building in Lingnan, a big bell was cast and hung on the upper floor. The big bell is more than 3 meters high, more than 2 meters in diameter, 3 inches thick and 5 tons in weight. It is the largest iron bell in Guangdong. When the clock struck, the sound was very loud. This big bell is used to call people to put out the fire in case of fire and other extraordinary accidents. It is forbidden to strike when there is nothing wrong with it. When this bell rings, there will be a plague in the city, so it is called "forbidden bell". The building is also known as the forbidden bell tower. The weight of the ban is amazing. However, what is more amazing is that this clock only uses one kudzu to hang.

It is said that this vine is related to LV Dongbin

In ancient times, when a senior official passed by in a sedan chair, the rope to tie the bar broke, so he ordered the sedan chair driver to find the rope to tie the bar in half an hour. The sedan chair driver was looking anxiously when he saw an old man coming along the road. The old man pointed to a kudzu vine on the rock and said, "you can use that vine." When the sedan chair driver saw that the vine was thin and short, he thought that the old man was going to play tricks on him. Suddenly the old man disappeared, and the sedan chair driver knew that he had met the immortal, so he quickly pulled down the kudzu and tied up the sedan chair. It's really strange that kudzu grows longer and longer until the bar is firm. When he arrived at the post station, the sedan chair driver looked carefully and saw that the word "Lv Dongbin" was engraved on the end of the vine. Then he realized that it was the fairy vine given by LV Dongbin.

Later, the five immortals temple was built and the bell tower was built in Poshan. The sedan chair man gave up the immortal rattan, and the small kudzu hung thousands of kilograms of bronze bells steadily. After all, the story is a story, and the legend may not have happened, but it is an indisputable fact that a kudzu hangs the heavy clock.

Besides, the bronze bell and its inscription and seal script were made in 1378. Under the bell mouth, the square well head facing the center of the building foundation can produce resonance. As soon as you ring the bell, the sound comes from the ticket shaped door. The bell rings far away, and it is heard ten miles away. It is said that this clock only strikes and rings in case of fire or other disasters, so it is also called "forbidden bell", and this building is also called "forbidden bell tower".

Wuyang immortal memorial archway

The WUXIANGUAN memorial archway was destroyed in the 1960s. In 2005, the original site of the memorial archway was planned to be restored and designed by Cheng Jianjun of South China University of technology

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