Qingsong Temple

Qingsong temple, located in Tuen Mun, was built in 1949. It is a famous Taoist temple in Hong Kong. The buildings in the temple are similar to the famous Taoist mountain halls in China. Among them, the Hutian Shengjing memorial archway, Sanqing hall, Jiulongbi and Jiuqu Lianchi are the most famous. There are many potted plants in the view, which are beautiful in shape. Shangsu is also very famous here.

Qingsong Temple

Qingsong temple, located in Tuen Mun, was built in 1949. It is a famous Taoist temple in Hong Kong. The buildings in the temple are modeled after the famous Taoist mountain halls in China. Among them, Hutian Shengjing memorial archway, Sanqing hall, Jiulongbi and Jiuqu Lianchi are the most famous. There are many potted plants in the view, which are beautiful in shape. Shangsu is also very famous here.

Introduction to scenic spots

Qingsong temple is located in Qilin Wai, Castle Peak, Tuen Mun, West Kowloon, Hong Kong. Founded in 1949 by Lu Yinfang and others, it belongs to the Quanzhen dragon sect, and the Taoist sect dates back to zhibaotai, Guangzhou, Guangdong. It was first built in Wai Ching street, Kowloon. It was moved to Nathan Road in 1952 and rebuilt in Kirin Wai, Castle Peak, Tuen Mun in 1960. The building of the hall is gorgeous and exquisite, with a worship Pavilion connected with the hall in front. The top of the hall is a double roll shed type, covered with yellow glazed tiles. The main god in the hall is LV Chunyang, accompanied by statues of Wang Chongyang and Qiu Chuji on both sides. The shrine is exquisitely carved, the ornaments are simple and elegant, accompanied by colorful lanterns, which is unique to Lingnan.

Traffic information

External traffic

Transfer to a taxi from MTR Zhaokang station, or transfer to LRT 505 and get off at Qingsong station.

brief introduction

Pines and cypresses are always green and strong, and "Qingsong" means pines and cypresses, while "Guan" means temples in Taoism. The quiet and peaceful Qingsong temple is a school of peace, which can help people eliminate common worries and be relaxed and happy.

Qingsong Temple originated in zhibaotai, Guangzhou. In the winter of 1949, Lu zushi ordered that "the altar should be set up in the south to carry on Pudu". Eighteen founders, such as he Qizhong, Lu Zhizhen, ye Zhihe, Lu Baojing, Yi Baoyun and Chen Taijing, set up a temporary preparatory office in Datong advertising company, Weiqing street, Kowloon. The next year, they found the fourth floor of No. 67 Tongjie as the site of the temple, and were given the name of "Qingsong Temple" by the Jade Emperor Then the Taoist altar was established. In the 1960s, qingsongguan was relocated to Tuen Mun, and in 1970, a head office was set up in Sham Shui Po, Kowloon. Qingsongguan is a registered charitable organization and limited company with the purpose of "observing the nine beauties, cultivating the way and doing good". It has about 600 active disciples.

Offering sacrifices to immortals and saints

Qingsong Temple belongs to the Quanzhen dragon sect. It worships three grandmasters, namely Lu Chunyang, Wang Chongyang and Qiu Changchun, and four Town masters, namely Sanyuan emperor, doulao Yuanjun, Wang Lingguan and Huang Xuanxian, Li Zhineng, Baimei grandmaster and Wang Biluo. The main birthdays of Qingsong temple are Lu's birthday and Qiu's birthday.

Service activities

religious activities

There are nearly 100 students in the Qingsong temple, who are responsible for performing meritorious deeds and praying for happiness. In addition, there are spiritual ashes and spiritual cards in the temple, which are convenient for the good people to serve their ancestors and sacrifice their filial piety. In addition, the Jiulong General Office of Qingsong temple and the Tuen Mun general temple hold regular activities to help the good people solve their problems.

social activities

In the 1950s and 1960s, qingsongguan donated medicine to local poor areas, distributed hair, and set up volunteer schools to cultivate talents. Under the co-ordination of China Taoist Association, qingsongguan donated money to more than 100 Taoist temples in China.

Cultural Activity

Qingsongguan publishes a collection of Taoist Studies, such as the study of Taoist culture and Hongdao, and also runs the Hong Kong Institute of Taoism to study and promote Taoist culture. In addition, Qingsong temple and Taipei's Zhinan palace have established friendship with each other. They also have frequent contacts with various tunnel associations in China. They often visit various tunnel temples to exchange Taoist culture. Following the instruction of Lu TSU of Chunyang, "to promote Taoism to the whole world", Qingsong Temple established its own viewpoints in San Francisco, Vancouver, Brisbane, Sydney and Singapore, so as to promote Taoism overseas.

architectural composition

The architecture is the traditional national characteristic architecture of our country. The Qingsong temple was completed in 1949, forming a corner in Tuen Mun. In the view, the garden is broad and luxuriant, the palace is majestic and resplendent, the flower forest and pool pavilions are beautiful, and the scenery is quiet; the building is centered on the Chunyang palace, in which three generations of holy statues of patriarch LV Chunyang, patriarch Wang Chongyang and patriarch Qiu Changchun are worshipped.

This traditional Taoist temple was originally a place for people to avoid the world and practice Taoism. The pavilions and pavilions in the view are exquisite and elegant, the trees and stones in the lotus pond are well arranged, and the ancient trees and potted plants are full of vitality and traditional characteristics. There are also many treasures in the museum, including lanterns presented by the Palace Museum in Beijing.

The main building of Chunyang hall is surrounded by well-designed pavilions, towering halls, waterside pavilions, Chinese gardens, quadrangles and fish ponds. The layout is exquisite. It is interesting to contrast with different trees, gardens, flowers and potted plants. The charm is spontaneous and wonderful.

Since the completion of Chunyang hall, Qinghua hall, Yihua palace, Xuri Pavilion, Zhongmiao gate and archway have been completed one after another. After that, gardens have been continuously opened, flowers and trees of the four seasons have been planted everywhere, and Chi Xie terrace and Jiulong colorful wall have been added, which are ancient and beautiful. The various trees can be seen in miniature from the carefully decorated bonsai in the view.

The feast of vision is more than that? There are also Yiqing calligraphy and painting, antique ink, poetry and sculpture, Xingshi Lianwen. Tourists can enjoy the style of Taoism and Chinese culture in the environment of green shade, flowers and birds. In addition, Guannei also provides economical and delicious vegetarian dishes.

In April and may every year, a bonsai exhibition will be held at qingsongguan, displaying hundreds of precious potted plants carefully planted and decorated, which are open to the public.

Historical development

Qingsongguan, founded in 1949, belongs to the Longmen School of Quanzhen religion, and the Taoist school originated in zhibaotai, Guangzhou, Guangdong. In 1952, it moved to Nathan Road. In 1960, it purchased a permanent site at Qilin Wai, Castle Peak, Tuen Mun. In 1974, it added a site at Tai Nam street, Kowloon to match the development of Tuen Mun ancestral temple. The ancestral temple of Tuen Mun is not only a religious place for believers to gather and participate in Taoism, but also a Taoist Holy Land for Chinese and foreign tourists and Hong Kong people to visit.

In 1949, it was founded by 18 people, including Lu Shaohua (Daohao Baojing), Yi Zefeng (Daohao Baoyun), Lu Jinhang, ye Xingnan and Mai Shixiu. In 1951, Daotan was built on the fourth floor of 67 Weiqing street to honor Lu Zu. In 1953, Daotan was moved to the fifth floor of 200 Nathan Road, Kowloon to expand charity. In 1961, Daotan was built by Hou Baoyuan Road, Guanchang, and built in Qilin Wai, Tuen Mun. In 1974, another Daochang was set up in Da Nan Street. Daomai inherits Quanzhen Longmen sect. It is one of the largest dojo in Hong Kong. Qingsong temple is dedicated to "Lu Zuxian master of Chunyang", with Chunyang hall, Yihua palace and other pavilions. The grand architecture, lush flowers and beautiful scenery, as well as carefully cultivated bonsai, classic paintings and antiques, make the palace more mysterious and elegant. The activities of the temple "take Taoism as the Scripture, serve the people as the latitude, and serve as a diversified good group of Taoism.". The main purpose of this respect is to cultivate happiness and filial piety, to cultivate the elderly, to do good deeds and to cultivate the truth, to cooperate with the government, to prosper the society, and to enrich the public's well-being.

In the early days of Qing Song Guan's founding, he focused on charity. In addition to religious services, he also set up social welfare charity services such as charity school, rice, medicine, relief goods, cold clothes and quilts, and men's and women's homes for the aged. Over the past 50 years, it has been approved by the Hong Kong government to set up two western medicine clinics, two traditional Chinese medicine clinics, nursing homes for the elderly, elderly centers, two middle schools, two primary schools and three kindergartens, which further carry forward qingsongguan's good work of helping the world and benefiting the life.

After the reform and opening up in the mainland, Qingsong temple has strengthened its ties with Chinese Taoist circles. In 1994 and 1996, he donated more than 5 million yuan to nearly 200 Taoist temples for restoration and maintenance. Qingsong temple has also given generous assistance to the restoration and reconstruction of Taoist temples in other provinces and cities, especially in 1993 when it fully invested in the reconstruction of Huanglong ancient temple in Luofu Mountain, Guangdong Province.

In promoting Daoism, Qingsong Temple established the Hong Kong Institute of Daoism in 1991, the Quanzhen Taoism research center in 2002 and the Qingsong publishing house in 2004, which played an active role in promoting the academic research and dissemination of Taoist culture and cultivating Taoist talents. Since 1994, Hong Kong Taoist College and Quanzhen Taoist Research Center have cooperated with famous universities (Sichuan University, Peking University, Sun Yat sen University, Chinese University of Hong Kong, etc.) to hold large and small academic seminars, which not only improved the atmosphere of Taoist academic research, but also created a new trend of Taoist culture research among the academic circles of Hong Kong, the mainland and the world. In addition, Hongdao, Hong Kong daoxun, Taoist culture research, series of Hong Kong Taoist College, series of Quanzhen Taoist Research Center, series of notes on Keyi scriptures collected by qingsongguan, Xuanmen collection and other books and periodicals are all the publications of qingsongguan and important media to promote Taoist culture.

Qingsongguan devoted himself to the development of Taoist culture, founded the Hong Kong Taoist College and the series of Taoist Culture Studies (14 issues). Hou Guanchang enthusiastically supported the restoration of the famous Taoist temples in the mainland. At the same time, he rebuilt the Huanglong Temple on the ruins of Huanglong Temple in Luofu Mountain, Guangdong Province in 1993

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