Lingwei view

Lingwei view

Lingwei temple is located on the North Bank of the ancient Yunyan River in Rugao City. It is the only surviving Taoist temple in Rugao. It is also the Third Avenue temple in Jiangsu Province along with Maoshan Taoist temple in Jurong and Xuanmiao temple in Suzhou.

After Sui and Tang Dynasties, song and Yuan Dynasties, Ming and Qing Dynasties, and the Republic of China, there were repairs and several ups and downs. According to legend, the three Taoists of Wudang Mountain, Yugong, Xingong and Jinggong, were founded in the Sui Dynasty. The view of the founder of the first name.

At the beginning of Tang Dynasty, Yuchi Gong made an eastward expedition here and rebuilt it after his victory. Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty wrote "Renwei" to show his benevolence. In the Song Dynasty, because "the golden snake came out of the hall, and things were heard in the Dynasty", Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty granted the plaque of "Lingwei", and Renwei temple was renamed Lingwei temple.

Since the Song Dynasty, Lingwei temple has been renovated and developed gradually. To the late Qing Dynasty, it began to improve.

Lingwei temple is not only the only Taoist temple in Rugao, but also one of the few Taoist temples in Nantong.

Historical evolution

It was built in the Han Dynasty and was named as the ancestral master view at the beginning.

During the reign of Zhenguan of Tang Dynasty, Yuchi Gong, the founder of the country, made an expedition to the East. It was the night when he dreamed that a Jinjia God General stood on the bow of the ship and said something to him. The next day, he went ashore to see a Taoist temple. When he entered the temple, he saw that the Jinjia God he worshiped was the same as what he saw in his dream, so he paid homage and made a wish. Yuchi Gong, who was in charge of the class, took the matter to the court. Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty approved the revision of this view, and gave it the name of "Renwei" and renamed it Renwei view to show benevolence.

In 1111, the first year of Zhenghe of Song Dynasty, tiju Sujun went to Guanzhong to pay a visit to Emperor Zhenwu. When thunder and lightning came, a golden snake came out of the hall. He was surprised and thought it was master Zhang of dragon and Tiger Mountain who showed his power here. Then he reported to the imperial court that Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty "bestowed e Lingwei", and Renwei view was renamed Lingwei view. So Lingwei Temple became a rare temple where the emperor changed the name of the temple twice and inscribed a plaque.

All dynasties set up Daohui department in lingweiguan, and Daohui was set up in the 15th year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (1382). In the year of Weiyang (Rugao), the map of the county of Rugao, in the 1542 years of the Ming Dynasty, in the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, there were Ling Wei Guan, Guan Wang Temple, Town God's Temple, Ma Shen temple, Guangfu temple, middle Chan temple and Acorus calamus. Lingwei temple is the only ancient temple in Rugao. It went through Sui and Tang Dynasties, song and Yuan Dynasties, Ming and Qing Dynasties, and the Republic of China.

During the period of the Republic of China, it was founded in lingweiguan, Rugao, and its president was Hu nengde. In 1949, they stopped their activities.

After the reform and opening up, the local government of Rugao set up the preparatory group for the restoration of Lingwei temple in Rugao County in June 1990 in order to properly restore Taoist activities, prosper tourism, and serve the development of local economy. In December 1991, it was listed as the first batch of key cultural relics protection units in Rugao City In October 1995, he made a decision on the relocation and reconstruction of Lingwei temple in Rugao. In 1997, the first courtyard of "hengchunxuan" was built in the new site; in 1999, the xuantianmen Lingguan hall was built; in 2003, the main hall Renwei hall was built.

Building facilities

Since the Song Dynasty, Lingwei temple has been renovated and developed gradually. To the late Qing Dynasty, it began to improve. There are ten main halls, including Renwei hall, xuhuang hall and Yuhuang hall. There are temples, altars, ancestral halls and tangruoyu. There are 124 large golden statues. There are more than 200 houses, such as squatters, warehouses, medical rooms, pharmacies, coffin stacks, and congee factories.

On the central axis, there are three gateways with stone lions in front of them. There are two kinds of gate: stone drum inside, wooden fence outside, and Taiji in it. Inside the door, there is a bright and dark one, and a gold plaque of "Chijian Lingwei Temple" written by Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty is hung on the central beam. The two sides of the East and the West are consecrated: the left green dragon, the right white tiger, the front rosefinch and the back Xuanwu.

Two into the five yuan Tianmen, three bright and two dark, are arched gate, hanging in the middle of the gold plaque "Yuan Tianmen". In the front of the middle is a statue of Wang Shan, a Lingguan, holding a gold whip, and in the back is a lingfu jade. In the center of the two chambers are the colorful statues of wind, cloud, thunder and electricity. On the East and west sides are the pilgrimage passageways leading to the main hall. Yuan Tianmen front stone tripod - Zun, all day long cigarettes.

The third entrance is Renwei hall. There is a platform in front of the hall. The platform is divided into two layers. It is surrounded by stone railings, and there is a dragon ball Danlong in it. The platform is equipped with an alchemy furnace of Laojun Bagua, which is made of copper and iron. It weighs a thousand jin, with Ginkgo biloba and ancient juniper on both sides. Renwei hall is the main hall of Lingwei temple. It is 15 meters high, 15 meters wide, 18.3 meters deep and has a building area of 274.5 thousand square meters. A half high wooden grating is installed along the bottom of the arch, which is fixed from east to west and can be opened and closed in the middle. After the ticket is the floor to floor wooden lattice fan decoration. The upper part of the East and West gables of Renwei hall faces outwards with the four character brick inscription of "lucky star shines high".

In the middle of Renwei hall, there is a statue of emperor Zhenwu with a gold body and twelve diaries. Qianlie Zhenwu emperor was born into a military statue. He was also a golden body. His hair was bare, his feet were bare, his sword was held, his feet were on tortoises and snakes, and he stood on the left and right. In front of him was the shrine of Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan, four marshals of Ma Zhao Wenyue, eight marshals of Liu Pang goubi, Deng Xin and Zhang Tao, and two deities of Tiangang and Taiyi. On both sides of the gate are the incarnations of the eighty-two cultivation of emperor Zhenwu and the demons they subdued. In the middle of the gate are the fairyland of mountains and islands. There are three rows of five plaques hanging in the hall, the middle of which is the three character gold plaque of "Renwei hall", written by Emperor Chengzu of Ming Dynasty; there is Leizu hall on the right behind the hall, and a wide patio in front of the hall. In the three main halls, there are nine tianyingyuan thunder popularizing statues of Tianzun. On the back wall, there are many clouds and rain gods, with 36 Tianzun on both sides. The layout is similar to that of Xuanmiao temple in Suzhou. There are two pox shrines in the east of the hall, offering two male and three female pox statues.

The last courtyard on the central axis has a round gate facing west, with a stone inlaid on the gate, which is called "yichongtian". In front of the main hall, there is a statue of heaven. Later, the statue of Laojun, Zhuangzhou and Yinzi were worshipped. The two halls are the temples of merit and virtue. In the hall is the place where Taoism practices. In front of the hall, flowers and trees are planted and strange stones are placed, which is very elegant.

In the west of the central axis, there are three halls side by side with Renwei hall. From the front to the back, there are Doumu hall, xuhuang hall and Yuhuang hall, each of which has three bays. In addition, there are dozens of congee factories and houses behind the "chongtian" and the Jade Emperor's hall. There are 24 floor cooking stoves arranged in rows inside the houses. On the stoves are 1.5-meter-high wooden steaming barrels. In front of the houses are two water wells, deep and clear, cold and sweet.

Characteristic culture

Rugao's Lingwei view has "five wonders":

The first is the highest official reputation. Before Sui Dynasty, Lingwei temple was originally named "zushiguan". In Tang Dynasty, Yuchi Gong built a new temple in Guannei during his eastward expedition. Emperor Taizong gave it the name of "Renwei". In Song Dynasty, it was said that the golden snake appeared in Renwei hall. After hearing the music, Emperor Huizong gave it the name of "Lingwei". Therefore, Lingwei temple was the only temple within a thousand li that was renamed twice by the emperor.

The second is the status. In ancient Rugao, many Taoist temples in the county were managed by "daohuisi", which was located in Lingwei temple. Lingwei temple was the only ancient famous temple with great achievements. After Huizong of Song Dynasty, Lingwei temple was called "Shifang jungle" and had four affiliated temples. There were 510 commandments at one time, which were at least the only one in Northern Jiangsu.

The third is the beauty of scriptures. The Taoist Scriptures printed by lingweiguan include Fayi collection, xuhuangtianzun's confession of eliminating robbery, which were included in daocang in Yongzheng period. Therefore, lingweiguan is the only temple in Jiangbei area that can publish scriptures and be included in the national classic collection.

The fourth is the glory of the characters. There are countless people who are famous in word-of-mouth and immortal in history. Yuezichang of Han Dynasty was a famous Taoist of longevity in ancient China, which was praised by the emperor of Tang and Ming Dynasties. Xu Shouxin of Song Dynasty was given the title of "zhe Zong" and "Hui Zong" twice, and later ranked as the eight immortals of Yuan Dynasty in the name of "Xu Shenweng". Wu Lanpo of Qing Dynasty was a judge of the great Guangming Hall of the Forbidden City, who was famous for praying for rain and rescuing. Shen Gaocheng, a contemporary daorui, initiated the restoration of provincial and municipal Taoist associations. At the age of 98, he opened the statue of the old God King of Maoshan, and at the age of 102, he ascended to the real world.

Fifth, scale. There are more than 200 houses, 35 halls, palaces and ancestral altars, 124 main statues and countless small statues, which are unique to the left of Huainan river.

However, in addition to the "five wonders", what is more unique is the relief action of Lingwei concept which has been handed down for thousands of years. Charity is the foundation of Taoism. Lingwei concept "relief" embodies the traditional concept of Taoism. There are many kinds of relief activities in Lingwei temple, such as porridge, medicine, clothes, coffin, grave and property protection. After the Qing Dynasty, the temple built a special relief agency named Yude hall, which set up porridge factory, coffin stack, medical room and pharmacy to relieve the numerous emergencies of refugees, victims and poor people in Jianghuai area. He also advocated the establishment of a school of righteousness, and set up an "orphan and child handicraft Institute" to teach people how to fish. Lingwei Taoist temple has no permanent property. The relief fund comes from donation, the guidance of Lingwei Taoist temple to charity and the good heart of all living beings. It comes from the Taoist temple of Lingwei Taoist temple, which has Changchun relief porridge, summer and autumn relief medicine, many relief projects, a long history of relief and covers the vast Jianghuai plain. At the time of national crisis, Lingwei Guan jointly set up a "military civilian cooperation Station" in the New Fourth Army, and set up two military and political cadre schools in Guannei to do his best for anti Japanese and national salvation. The harmony and benevolence of traditional Taoism in Lingwei view epitomizes the integrity and sentiment of the people in central and Northern Jiangsu. In the prosperous times, education is promoted, and the withered trees are springing up. Lingwei view, auspicious clouds reappear, Zixia rebirth, tourism city revival, cultural ancient city add a page of splendor, longevity and blessed land add a auspicious image.

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