Qionghua Temple

Qionghua is a legendary flower. The original plant of Qionghua is no longer in existence, and it is replaced by Hydrangea, which is regarded as Qionghua. In late spring and March, when Qionghua temple is in full bloom, the flowers are like butterflies playing with pearls and dancing like eight immortals. Qionghua temple, as a thousand year old Taoist temple, has always enjoyed a high status after ups and downs. The present buildings include the Sanqing hall built by Huainan Jiedu envoy Gao pian in 882 A.D., the matchless pavilion built by Ouyang Xiu and an ancient well with jade hooks.

Legend: Qionghua view and Qionghua have inextricable origin. In the Han Dynasty, there was once a Qionghua plant in the east of Yangzhou city. At that time, someone specially built "Qionghua Temple" for it. It is said that emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty also went to Yangzhou to watch Qionghua. In the Song Dynasty, when Ouyang Xiu was the governor of Yangzhou, he built a "matchless Pavilion" beside the flowers to show that there was no match in the world. Both song Renzong and song Xiaozong transplanted Qionghua into the Imperial Palace, but they could not live. After the Song Dynasty died and the Yuan Dynasty prospered, the Qionghua plant mysteriously withered and died.

Qionghua Temple

Qionghua temple, formerly known as Fanli temple, is a traditional Chinese building built in the Han Dynasty. Located in Wenchang Middle Road, Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province, it is one of the famous tourist attractions in Yangzhou city. It has been repaired many times, but now the hall has been destroyed. Only qionghuatai, "fanliguan" stone plaque, "Yugou Dongtian" well and other relics are left. Shi'e was written by Liu Daguan, a famous scholar in Qing Dynasty.

Development history

Built in 11 BC, that is, in the second year of the Yuan Dynasty of the Western Han Dynasty, it was originally a temple dedicated to the goddess of Houtu, who was in charge of the growth of all things. In Tang Dynasty, it was added and named "Tang changguan". Huizong of the Song Dynasty took the idea of "great happiness" and named it "fanliguan". There is an inextricable origin between Qionghua view and Qionghua. The origin of the name of Qionghua temple is the unique Qionghua in the Song Dynasty. It was repaired many times in the Ming Dynasty, but now the temple has been destroyed. Only qionghuatai and the stone plaque of "fanliguan" are left. It is said that emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty also made a special trip to Yangzhou to see Qionghua. In the Song Dynasty, when Ouyang Xiu was the governor of Yangzhou, he built a "matchless Pavilion" beside the flowers to show that there was no match in the world. When people have a poem: "Weiyang a flower, the four seas without the same." Another cloud: "this flower is unique in the world." Both song Renzong and song Xiaozong transplanted it into the imperial court of the capital, but they could not live, so they had to move back to Yangzhou. Throughout the Song Dynasty, the capital of ancient Qionghua lived forever in Yangzhou. Until the death of Song Dynasty and the rise of Yuan Dynasty, this "unparalleled" Qionghua withered mysteriously.

In the 13th year of Zhizheng reign of Yuan Dynasty (1353 AD), Qionghua withered and died. Taoist Jin Bingrui planted jubaxian and built a qionghuatai. In late spring and March, when the Qionghua temple is in full bloom, the wonderful flowers are like butterflies playing with pearls and dancing like eight immortals. They greet Chinese and foreign tourists with their graceful appearance and beautiful legends.

Fanliguan has a long history. Its predecessor is Houtu temple built in the Western Han Dynasty. In ancient times, the earth God or earth God was called Houtu, and Houtu temple was a temple for offering sacrifices to the earth God or earth God. In the second year of Zhonghe (882 A.D.) of emperor Fu Zong of Tang Dynasty, it was modified by Gao Pian, the assistant envoy of Huainan Jiedu, and was renamed Tang changguan. From the Northern Song Dynasty to the second year of Daoism (996 AD), the prefect of Yangzhou chanted the poem of Qionghua because of its lush leaves and lovely white flowers. Since then, the name of Qionghua has become famous in the world. Ouyang Xiu was a punctual official in the county. He built a pavilion beside the Qionghua tree in Guannei because the Qionghua tree in Yangzhou is "incomparable in the world". The plaque read "matchless Pavilion" for drinking and appreciating Qionghua. He wrote a poem: "Qionghua peony is incomparable in the world. If I don't write a poem, I will complain. Once drunk under the matchless Pavilion, I knew that I would live up to guanglingchun. In the Zhenghe period of the Northern Song Dynasty (1111-1118 AD), the meaning of "only taiyuanzun, God Fanli" (Fanli, that is, Duofu) in the book of Han · Jiao Si Ge CI) was adopted to change the temple name to "fanliguan", and the plaque of "fanliguan" was given by Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty. There are Qionghua in this view, so it is commonly known as "Qionghua view".

In the Ming Dynasty, Wu Xiu, the governor of Yangzhou, built a jade emperor Pavilion in Guanli. The pavilion is three stories high, tall and magnificent. You can overlook the whole city when you climb the pavilion. By the Qing Dynasty, Qionghua temple had gradually declined. By the time of the Republic of China, the buildings in Fanli temple had been basically destroyed by fire. Today's fanliguan was rebuilt in 1993 with the investment of Yangzhou municipal government. It took three years and cost 18 million yuan. After reconstruction, the gate of fanliguan still faces south. The stone archway in front of the temple was built in the Ming Dynasty. The stone is brown and beige. There are two stone pillars on the left and right. The top is round and the bottom is like a Huabiao. They are carved with the shape of sun and moon respectively. On the left is chiwu, which symbolizes the sun, and on the right is Yumian, which symbolizes the moon. There are three gatehouses with a square stone inlaid on them. The three characters of "Fan Li Guan" are inscribed by Liu Daguan of the Qing Dynasty. Then there are three single eaves Mountain Gate halls with national style. The main hall in the temple is a five Ying double eaves hall built on a high base platform, namely "Sanqing hall". The platform is surrounded by white stone railings, and two Ginkgo trees are planted in front of the hall. One Robinia pseudoacacia and two Qionghua were planted on both sides of the stone ladder. There is an old elm tree in the middle of the corridor from Guanmen to the main hall, and four Qionghua trees are planted on each side. There are two-story antique corridors on the East and west sides of the corridor. Art beats nature. The garden of the Qionghua is a beautiful place with a unique style. The garden is concentrated on the essence of the beautiful scenery of the south of the Yangtze River.

According to historical records, during the reign of Shunzhi and Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty, there were two generations of Zhang Tianshi who emerged in fanliguan, so he was regarded as a holy land by the Zhengyi sect of Taoism. In many ancient novels, Qionghua temple is described as a place where immortals appear and disappear or where senior people live in seclusion. In such novels as the history of Emperor Sui Yang and the romance of Sui and Tang Dynasties written by the people of Ming Dynasty, they all exaggerate the magical stories of Emperor Sui Yang and Qionghua. In some notes of the Qing Dynasty, it is often recorded that the hermits in the rivers and lakes or the strange people in the mountains lived in Qionghua temple. Wu Jingzi, the author of scholars, often lingers on Qionghua terrace in his depressed old age, mourning his own rough life experience just like Qionghua. His nephew Jin Zhaoyan has a poem: "e'e qionghuatai, Yuyu Holly branch. And you climb cold, tears like silk. "It describes Wu Jingzi's tears in Qionghua temple.

Qionghua temple, formerly known as "Fanli Temple". Zhao Ji, Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, granted a gold plaque with the title of "Fan Li Guan", later known as "Qionghua Guan".

Located on the north side of Wenchang Middle Road (formerly Qionghua Road) in Yangzhou City, it is one of the famous tourist attractions in Yangzhou city. The Houtu temple, originally dedicated to the goddess of Houtu who is in charge of the growth of all things, was built in 11 BC and has a history of more than 2000 years. Zhao Ji, Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, granted a gold plaque with the title of "fanliguan". "Fanli" comes from the book of rites and music of the Han Dynasty, "only taiyuanzun, God Fanli". Fanli refers to many, big, Li represents good fortune, Fanli is much good fortune. The unique ancient Qionghua in Yangzhou grows in fanliguan, so it is commonly known as Qionghua temple.

Qionghua temple was built in the second year of yuanyan, Emperor chengdi of the Western Han Dynasty. When Ouyang Xiu was the governor of Yangzhou in the Song Dynasty, a "matchless Pavilion" was built inside the temple to support flowers. In late spring and March, when Qionghua is in full bloom, it is a wonderful flower. If butterflies play with pearls, it looks like eight immortals dancing. With its graceful appearance and beautiful legend, it welcomes Chinese and foreign tourists.

Main attractions

The present buildings include the Sanqing hall built by Huainan Jiedu envoy Gao pian in 882 ad, the matchless pavilion built by Ouyang Xiu and an ancient well with jade hooks. The original archway in front of the gate, Sanqing hall, Miluo Pavilion, Wenchang temple, Shenren temple, zhuxuan Flower Pavilion, Wushuang Pavilion and Peony Pavilion are large-scale and beautiful. In the Ming Dynasty, Wu Xiu, the governor of Yangzhou, built a jade emperor Pavilion in Guanli. The pavilion is three stories, tall and magnificent. You can look down on the whole city by climbing the pavilion. Today, the stone memorial archway in front of Guanqian is built in the Ming Dynasty. The stone is brown and beige. There are two stone columns on the left and right. The upper circle is below, and the end of the column looks like a Huabiao. They are respectively carved with the shape of sun and moon. On the left is chiwu, which symbolizes the sun, and on the right is Yutu, which symbolizes the moon. There are three gatehouses with a square stone forehead. After that, there were three single eaves Mountain Gate halls with national style. The main hall of Guannei is a hall with five couplets and double eaves built on a high platform, namely "Sanqing hall". The platform is surrounded by white stone railings, and two Ginkgo trees are planted in front of the hall. One Robinia pseudoacacia and two Qionghua were planted on both sides of the stone ladder. There is a corridor from the gate to the main hall. An old elm tree is planted in the corridor, and four Qionghua trees are planted on both sides. On both sides of the corridor, two-story antique corridors are built. Art beats nature. The garden of the rear garden outside the hall is small, and the bridges, the nine pavilions, the unique Qionghua Terra and the pavilion are all wonderful. The garden is the essence of the beautiful scenery of the gardens in the south of the Yangtze River.

Related Legends

Legend one

It is said that the concept of Qionghua has an inextricable origin with Qionghua. In the Han Dynasty, there was once a Qionghua plant in the east of Yangzhou city. At that time, someone specially built "Qionghua Temple" for it. It is said that emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty also went to Yangzhou to watch Qionghua.

In the Song Dynasty, when Ouyang Xiu was the governor of Yangzhou, he built a "matchless Pavilion" beside the flowers to show that there was no match in the world. Both song Renzong and song Xiaozong transplanted Qionghua into the Imperial Palace, but they could not live. After the Song Dynasty died and the Yuan Dynasty prospered, the Qionghua plant mysteriously withered and died.

Qionghua is a legendary flower. Although the original plant of Qionghua no longer exists, for a long time, it has been accepted by Yangzhou people that jubaxianhua is Qionghua. Qionghua temple, as a thousand year old ancient Taoist temple, has experienced ups and downs. As a famous Taoist temple and a famous historical and cultural heritage in Yangzhou, it has always enjoyed a high status.

Legend 2

"There are two states in three parts of the moon, and one Qionghua is unique in the world.". There are many legends about Qionghua in Yangzhou. There is a saying that Qionghua was originally born in the sky, and one day an immortal came down

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