Wu Zetian Memorial Hall

Wu Zetian memorial hall, known as Zetian temple, is located 5 kilometers north of Wenshui County and north of Nanxu village. It is close to Luliang Mountain in the West and Wenyu River in the East. 307 National Highway passes through the foot of the mountain, tens of meters away from Zetian temple in the East. The terrain is flat and the traffic is convenient. You can get there 60 kilometers southward from Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi Province. Wu Zetian Memorial Hall covers an area of 26000 square meters. From the central axis, there are Mountain Gate, statue, stage and main hall; the two wing halls have bell and Drum Tower, stele Gallery, side hall and side hall; on both sides of the statue are monument, Prince Shengxian tablet and octagonal echo Pavilion; the courtyard is covered with willows and flowers. Zetian temple is famous both at home and abroad for its special status as Empress Wu Zetian and its cultural value. It is the only empress temple in China. In December 1996, it was announced as a national cultural relics protection unit. The main hall of Zetian temple is the center of architecture in the temple. It was originally built in the Tang Dynasty. The existing structure was rebuilt in 1145, but a pair of Tang Dynasty pillars and some Tang tiles are still preserved inside and on the top of the hall. In the construction of the beam frame in the hall, the triangle combination and lever principle are used to disperse the pressure on the beam from the top, so the beam span is very large. After more than 800 years of bearing pressure, there is no bending. The whole building is rated as a masterpiece of the Tang and Song dynasties by experts. In the temple, Wu Zetian's achievements are displayed, Wu Zetian's family historical materials are displayed, and the national places of interest related to Wu Zetian are displayed. Tourists can not only see the immortal achievements of an outstanding female politician in the feudal era, but also see her cultural heritage left in the whole country.

Wu Zetian Memorial Hall

Wu Zetian Memorial Hall (known as Zetian Temple) is located in the empress's hometown, 5 kilometers north of Wenshui County, Shanxi Province, and north of Nanxu village. It is close to Luliang Mountain in the West and Wenyu River in the East.

Zetian temple is famous both at home and abroad for its special status as Empress Wu Zetian and its cultural value. It is one of the main temples of Empress Wu Zetian in China. In December 1996, it was announced as a national cultural relics protection unit.

307 National Highway passes through the foot of the mountain, tens of meters away from Zetian temple in the East. The terrain is flat and the traffic is convenient. You can get there 60 kilometers southward from Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi Province.

brief introduction

Wu Zetian Memorial Hall covers an area of 26000 square meters. From the central axis, there are Mountain Gate, statue, stage and main hall; the two wing halls have bell and Drum Tower, stele Gallery, side hall and side hall; on both sides of the statue are monument, Prince Shengxian tablet and octagonal echo Pavilion; the courtyard is covered with willows and flowers.

The main hall of Zetian temple is the center of architecture in the temple. It was originally built in the Tang Dynasty. The existing structure was rebuilt in 1145, but a pair of Tang Dynasty pillars and some Tang tiles are still preserved inside and on the top of the hall. In the construction of the beam frame in the hall, the triangle combination and lever principle are used to disperse the pressure on the beam from the top, so the beam span is very large. After more than 800 years of bearing pressure, there is no bending. The whole building is rated as a masterpiece of the Tang and Song dynasties by experts.

In the temple, Wu Zetian's achievements are displayed, Wu Zetian's family historical materials are displayed, and the national places of interest related to Wu Zetian are displayed. Tourists can not only see the immortal achievements of an outstanding female politician in the feudal era, but also see her cultural heritage left in the whole country.

Chronology of Wu Zetian

One year old, born in Chang'an in the seventh year of Wude (624). His father, Wu Tuyu, was 48 years old. He served as Minister of the Ministry of industry, and was sentenced to six CAOS. Mother, Yang, 46 years old. Yuanqing and yuanshuang are slightly older than the elder sister.

He was 2 years old. On the fourth day of June in the eighth year of Wude (625), Li Shimin launched the "Xuanwu Gate change" and killed his brother Jiancheng and brother Yuanji. On the seventh day of junior high school, Li Shimin was made Prince. On the eighth day of August, the biography of Li Yuan, the founder of Gaozu, is located in Li Shimin, the crown prince. On the 9th, Prince Li Shimin ascended the throne and became Emperor Taizong. He made Samurai Yu the governor of Yuzhou.

At the age of 5, Li Zhi was born on June 15, the second year of Zhenguan (628). In the local left chaotianguan, Wang YUNPU and other legends.

At the age of 12, Gaozu died on the 6th of may in the ninth year of Zhenguan (635) in Chang'an Da'an palace. Samurai Yu fell ill and died in mourning for Gaozu at the age of 59. On October 27, Gaozu was buried in the Xianling mausoleum in Sanyuan, Shaanxi Province. The temple was named Gaozu and was buried with empress Taimu. Later, he buried his father with his mother Yang.

At the age of 14, in 637, the eleventh year of Zhenguan, Taizong Li Shimin heard that the daughter of samurai Yu was beautiful, intelligent and talented. He called her into the palace and established herself as a talented person. He was given the title of "Wumei".

At the age of 16, in 639, there were 358 prefectures and 1551 counties in China. The chief ministers of Koryo, Silla, West Turk, tuhuoluo, Kangguo, Anguo, Persia, Shule, Khotan, Yanqi, Gaochang, Linyi and Kunming sent envoys to pay tribute.

At the age of 20, on the seventh day of April in the seventeenth year of Zhenguan (643), Li Zhi was the crown prince.

He was 23 years old. On the ninth day of March in the 20th year of Zhenguan (646), Taizong was seriously ill. He issued an imperial edict to the military and state maintenance department and entrusted Prince Lizhi to deal with it. After that, the prince listened to the government every other day, and went to the court to serve the medicated food. Wu and the prince began to contact each other, and the two were with Taizong to serve the disease.

At the age of 25, in the first month of the 22nd year of Zhenguan (648), Taizong wrote 12 pieces of emperor fan and gave it to Prince Li Zhi.

He was 26 years old. On May 26, the 23rd year of Zhenguan (649), Emperor Taizong ordered his eldest son Wuji and Chu suiliang to assist Prince Lizhi. Taizong died. On the 28th, Wu became a nun in ganye temple. On the first day of June, Prince Li Zhi ascended the throne as Emperor Gaozong at the age of 22. On August 28, Emperor Taizong was buried in Zhaoling with empress changsun.

At the age of 27, on the sixth day of the first month of the first year of Yonghui (650), Gaozong made his concubine Wang as Queen. On May 26, the day of Emperor Taizong's death, Emperor Gaozong went to ganye temple to make incense and saw Wu. Wu's cry, Gaozong sad tears. Queen Wang suggested that Wu had long hair and advised the emperor to take him back to the palace.

At the age of 28, in August of the second year of Yonghui (651), Wu entered the palace. She was an ordinary maid in waiting for the queen.

He was 29 years old. On the second day of July in the third year of Yonghui (652), he made Li Zhong (Chen wangzhong) the crown prince. On the 12th, the Ministry of household affairs said: there are 3.8 million households in China.

He was 31 years old. In March of the fifth year of Yonghui (654), he was granted the title of Zhaoyi. On March 14, Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, at the request of Wu, presented 13 officials, including Qu Toutong and samurai Yu. In June, the Queen's uncle saw the reality of the Queen's decline and asked to be dismissed from office and renamed Minister of the Ministry of officials. On December 17, Emperor Gaozong left the capital to pay a visit to Zhaoling. Wu Congxing gave birth to his second son, Li Xianyu.

At the age of 32, in March of the sixth year of Yonghui (655), Wu wrote a piece of neixun. In June, empress Wang and her mother Liu's family were "tired of winning". Gao Zong was so angry that Liu's family was not allowed to enter the palace, and his later uncle stopped knowing about the political affairs. At this time, on the issue of the abolition of empress, the court officials were divided into two groups: Chang sun Wuji, Chu suiliang, Chao Yuan, Lai Ji, etc. opposed the establishment of Empress Wu Zetian; Xu Jingzong, Li Yifu, Cui Yixuan, Yuan Gongyu, etc. supported the establishment of Empress Wu Zetian. On October 13, empress Wang and concubine Xiao were abolished as commoners. On the 19th, Emperor Gaozong ordered Wu Zhaoyi to be empress. On the first day of November, a ceremonious ceremony was held to establish the empress. All the civil and military officials and the chief of the Tibetan and Yi Dynasty headed for the empress in suyimen. On the seventh day of the seventh day of the lunar new year, he presented his stepfather warrior Yu as Sikong.

He was 33 years old. On the sixth day of the first month of the first year of Xianqing (656), he descended Prince Li Zhong as king of Liang and governor of Liangzhou, and Li Hong as Prince. On February 17, Wu's stepfather, the warrior Yu, was awarded as situ and the Duke of Zhou. On March 17, Empress Wu worshiped the first silkworm in the northern suburbs. On April 14, Emperor Gaozong and empress Wuhou watched Xuanzang's inscription on Ci'en Temple at Anfu gate. Since the Wei and Jin Dynasties, Buddhist activities have never been so grand. On September 12, Empress Wu made "Waiqi Jie" and presented it to the court. On the fifth day of November, Li Xian, the third son of Empress Wu, was born in Chang'an.

At the age of 34, he was granted the title of king of Zhou on February 12, the second year of Xianqing (657).

On June 22nd, the fourth year of Xianqing (659), Gaozong, 36 years old, issued an imperial edict to change "clan annals" to "surname records", with the royal family and the later family as the first class. Those who obtained five grade official features in the imperial dynasty were all included in the list of scholars. In July, kill Chang Sun Wu Ji and Liu (special characters). In September, Emperor Gaozong issued an imperial edict to set up 127 prefectures and counties with Shi, MI, Shi, Da'an, xiao'an, Cao, bahana, miaota, Shule and Zhuju bans, which further expanded the territory of the whole country.

In the first month of the fifth year of Xianqing (660), Gaozong, Empress Wu and the crown prince spent the Spring Festival in Luoyang, the eastern capital. 23, from Luoyang to Bingzhou. February 10, to Bingzhou. On the 15th, he met with his entourage officials, relatives and parents of Bingzhou officials. On the fifth day of March, Empress Wu entertained relatives and old neighbors in the court hall and women in the inner hall. On the eighth day of junior high school, Emperor Gaozong talked about military affairs in the west of Bingzhou city and led a group of officials to parade. On the eighth day of April, Gao Zong and Empress Wu left and returned to Dongdu. On October 9, Yang, the wife of Wu's stepmother Dai Guo, was renamed the first lady of Rong Guo. From then on, Empress Wu took part in the government affairs and dealt with affairs in accordance with Emperor Gaozong's will.

At the age of 38, in the first month of the first year of longshuo's reign (661), Empress Wu asked for a ban on women from all over the world to play Haiyou opera, which was adopted and issued by Emperor Gaozong. In April, Emperor Gaozong wanted to lead the army to attack Korea. Empress Wu thought it was impossible for him to remonstrate and was adopted.

At the age of 39, on the first day of June in the second year of longshuo (662), Li Dan, the fourth son of Empress Wu, worked as a Buddhist in Hanliang Hall of Penglai palace and offered jade statues. On the first day of July, Li Dan, the prince, was given a full moon and a three-day banquet.

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