Baisha Longmu Temple

Baisha Longmu Temple

Baisha Longmu temple is located in guiding mountain, Duanzhou District, Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province. It was built in Xianchun year of Southern Song Dynasty and is now a cultural relic protection unit in Zhaoqing City.

Architectural history

Baisha Longmu temple is located on the east side of guiding mountain in the western suburb of Duanzhou District, adjacent to Xijiang River in the south. Because the temple site faces the white sand beach on the North Bank of Xijiang River, it is called Baisha Longmu temple.

Baisha Longmu temple was first built in the year of Xianchun (1265-1274) of the Southern Song Dynasty. It has been repaired in the later dynasties. It is the largest and the only one granted by the emperor.

building structure

The building area of Longmu Pavilion is 28 square meters, with blue glazed tiles on the top of the mountain. On the columns, there are couplets inscribed with the words "the book bestows on the dragon and Zhang en inherits the kingdom; the inscription" mother dezepei is the Holy Land "; the main hall only has the East chamber, with the remaining area of 56 square meters. The temple was listed as a cultural relic protection unit in Zhaoqing City in 1984.

Baisha Longmu temple was restored in 2004. The restoration design was undertaken by Professor Cheng Jianjun, School of architecture, South China University of technology. The restored Longmu temple sits in the north and south, with three entrances and three roads. The whole complex is of brick and wood structure. The main hall, the back hall, the five dragon hall and the seven sisters hall are together in nine bays. The central axis runs through the whole complex. The stone tablet square at the main gate is built into five bays. It enters from the stone archway. Next to the empty passage, there is a Longmu Pavilion in the East, a stage in the west, and the passage goes directly to the mountain gate Located on both sides, and further forward, are the main hall and the back hall of the dragon mother. There are Qingyun Lane on both sides of the main hall, East and west side halls and temples. The living room is located on the outside of the lane. Around the building is a broad and deep courtyard garden, in which the ancient trees are green and straight, birds are singing, flowers are fragrant, cigarettes are curling, and the environment is quiet.

Main landscape

The temple is now only part of the memorial archway, Dragon Pavilion and main hall. The "turtle top pine shade" and "Baisha night moon" in the eight sceneries of Zhaoqing are not far from the temple.

The better existing one in Baisha Longmu temple is Guangyin square, which is a rare stone archway of ancient view in Qing Dynasty. Guangyin square stands on a 500mm high carved granite stone Xumi pedestal, with a width of 17m and a height of 6.5m (the width of the temple is 33.33m), which is about 1 / 2 of the width of the temple. It has six columns, all of which are made of granite. On the top, there is a strong and powerful plaque of "imperial edict" in Song Dynasty on both sides. On the bottom, there is a stable and solemn plaque of "Jiafeng Guangyin" and eight titles of emperors on the back. On the sides of the two plaques, there are figures and flowers. On the left and right forehead square boards, the exquisite stone carvings of the jade dragon playing in the water and the lion going down the mountain are carved in an elegant composition. In the middle, the plaque on the board is also engraved with the words "Yongji" and "filial piety". There are flowers on the side to match each other. On the column are steady regular script couplets and notes.

Tourism information

Classification of scenic spots: culture and religion

Address: East of guiding mountain, western suburb, Duanzhou District, Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province

The best time: Zhaoqing is located in the south side of Tropic of cancer, climate is subtropical monsoon humid climate area, abundant rainfall, suitable temperature, annual average temperature of 22.1 ℃. In September, autumn is high and cool, suitable for traveling.

Address: East of guiding mountain, western suburb, Duanzhou District, Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province

Longitude: 112.42886235171

Latitude: 23.045278239469

Tel: 0758-2804398

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