Yuzhu nunnery

Yuzhu nunnery

Taoist nunnery. It is located in the middle of Laoshan Mountain in Laoshan District, Qingdao City, Shandong Province. According to the stele documents, song chongru, a Taoist, traveled here in 1589. He saw that the mountains were emerald, the rocks were beautiful, the pines and bamboos were luxuriant, the springs were murmuring, and the environment was very secluded. So he built a Taoist temple and carried green bamboos to surround the forest. So he named it "Wei Zhu Temple", which was rebuilt during the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty.

geographical environment

There are more than 20 main halls and supporting rooms in the nunnery. There are three couplets in the main hall. They were originally dedicated to the statues of Zhenwu emperor, Sanguan emperor and Cihang Taoist. The courtyard is elegant and the style is simple. They have won three stone tablets carved in Ming and Qing Dynasties. There are many scenic spots in front of the temple, such as "sister peak", "seal stone", "boot stone", "Fan Stone", "Xianggong stone" and so on. This is the "Wei Zhu Ming Spring" which is listed in the twelve scenic spots of Laoshan mountain.

During the period of German rule in Qingdao, Weizhu nunnery had a good German name: kloster Waldfrieden, which literally translated as "linzhijingmi monastery". Now the name of Weizhu temple is "Weizhu Temple".

Historical records

Weizhu nunnery now has three stone inscriptions: (1) Weizhu nunnery stone inscriptions, in the east wall of the main hall, the body of the stone is 50 cm square, which records that the nunnery covers an area of 4 mu, which was established in March of the 21st year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty. (2) In the 21st year of Jiaqing reign of Qing Dynasty, the stone was carved. On the foundation stone outside the main hall wall, the construction age of Weizhu nunnery is recorded. (3) The story of rebuilding Weizhu temple. It was established in April of nineteen.

On the west wall of the main hall, the body of the tablet is one meter square, recording the process of rebuilding the Weizhu nunnery. There are many temples in Laoshan, with more than 100 inscriptions. During the cultural revolution, they were completely destroyed. The three steles of Weizhu nunnery, which were preserved, are rare in Laoshan temples.

There is a five level stone pagoda outside Weizhu nunnery. It was built in 1930 in memory of the immortal Yu Xishu. After the establishment of this nunnery, it was once a Taoist nunnery. In the Xianfeng Period of the Qing Dynasty, it became the abbot of the Taoist temple.

On the Weizhu nunnery, the mountain is several times higher than that of the nunnery, the big rocks are on the verge of falling, and the old pines are whirling around them. Looking up from the courtyard, they dare not enter the house. In front of them is the Ao stream, which flows into Neijiu water with flowing water and whistles. It is known as the "weizhuming spring" of the twelve sceneries of Laoshan mountain.

Praise of celebrities' Poems

Yu Dafu writes poems

In July 1934, Mr. Yu Dafu, a famous modern writer, accompanied by his relatives and friends, took his little daughter to visit Yuzhu nunnery. He was intoxicated by the scenery here and wrote a poem named "Ode to Yuzhu nunnery"

The stone house of Liutai is connected with chengtan, and the clouds are deep in Weizhu nunnery.

Ten li Qingxi thousand feet waterfall, as expected, the scenery is like Jiangnan.

Yu Dafu (1896-1945) was born in Fuyang County, Zhejiang Province. In his early years, he studied in Japan, worked in revolutionary literature after returning home, and was secretly killed by Japanese aggressors in 1945. In July 1934, he came to Laoshan in Qingdao at the invitation of his friends. You will visit Weizhu nunnery on August 1st. On that day, they set out from the urban area of Qingdao and went to liushutai, Shiwu and yuzhuan after having lunch at 11 o'clock. At that time, there was only one Taoist in Weizhu nunnery. His old name was Li Xiangzi. He was from Gaomi, Shandong Province. He had been here for more than 30 years, and he had dug some of the surrounding roads by himself. Yu Dafu and his party came to Yuzhu nunnery. They saw the temple in the deep mountain. Surrounded by the surrounding natural environment, it was so quiet. After talking with the Taoist priest, they even felt that this place was unusual. So Wen Si rushed to their hearts and immediately chanted a seven character quatrain.

Although this poem is short, only 28 words, it tells the beautiful features of Yuzhu nunnery. Liutai is a residential area 3 km southwest of the nunnery. Stone house, namely double stone house, is a cave made of two granite boulders. It was once inhabited in the past. It is a view of nine rivers. Qianchi waterfall and chengtan refer to the tidal waterfall and the indigo VAT bay with a depth of about 5 meters. Weizhu nunnery is built among the strange stones, streams, waterfalls, pools and clouds. Its scenery is just like the landscape of Jiangnan. This poem was written by Xie Puzi, a famous calligrapher, and was carved on the huge stone beside Er Shui in Neijiu river. Passers by will stop to chant, and be guided to Yuzhu nunnery.

Huang Miaozi's Poems

In the summer of 1981, Huang Miaozi and Yu Feng, the famous calligrapher and painter, came to Qingdao to visit Laoshan. At the request of Dong Haishan, the former propaganda minister of the municipal Party committee, they wrote a poem by Yu Dafu in 1934: "Liutai stone house meets chengtan, and the clouds are deep in the Yuzhu temple. Ten li Qingxi thousand feet waterfall, as expected, the scenery is like Jiangnan. "

This famous poem is carved on a huge stone in shuangshiwu village on the side of ershui road in Inner jiushui, with a height of 4 meters,

Sightseeing route

There are three ways to visit Weizhu nunnery: from the east of beijiushui sanatorium, up the neijiushui River, out of shuangshiwu village, about 2km to the left when you meet the fork road; from the Sishui of neijiushui River, up the Yinghe River; from Chaoyin waterfall, up to the waterfall viewing Pavilion, north across the mountains.

address

Laoshan District, Qingdao City, Shandong Province

Address: Laoshan District, Qingdao, Shandong, China

Longitude: 120.61346

Latitude: 36.212012

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