Zilong Temple

Zilong Temple

Zilong temple, also known as general temple, is located in Dayi County, Chengdu City. In front of Zhao Yun's tomb at the foot of Yinping mountain, 1km east of Dayi County. In 1665, county magistrate Li Deyue rebuilt Zilong temple. During the reign of Emperor Qianlong and Emperor Jiaqing, three major repairs were carried out. During the reign of Daoguang and Xianfeng, they were repaired and expanded to become a temple with three main halls. In 1930, it was designated as a Suburban Park. In addition, the temple was built with extended lotus pond, platform, Pingmei Pavilion, xiaocangzhou Pavilion and Zhanhe Pavilion, which made the environment of Zilong Temple more spacious and beautiful. Especially during the annual temple fair, visitors from far and near, bustling and flourishing, have a special taste. In recent years, the main hall, wing room, Yinshan, lotus pool, Zhanhe Pavilion and xiaocangzhou have been restored to reproduce the old style. It is an important tourist attraction in Dayi County.

Zilong temple in Dayi

brief introduction

It is 56 kilometers away from Chengdu, covering an area of more than 300 mu. Located at the foot of Jinghui mountain, Zilong temple is the most famous scenic spot.

Zilong temple was built in memory of Zhao Yun, a famous general of Shu Han in the Three Kingdoms period.

Zhao Yun, the word Zilong, is one of the five tigers generals of the Shu Han Dynasty. According to the records of places of interest in Sichuan in the Ming Dynasty, "Jinghui mountain was named Dongshan, the Earth City at the foot of the mountain. It is said that it was Zhao Yunzhu, a famous general of the Shu Han Dynasty, and the emperor Gaiyun defended Qiang here.

There are cloud tombs and temples. " There are three main halls in Zilong temple, as well as military Pavilion, Zilong stele and other relics. The cemetery is not big. In front of it is a stone tablet of "the tomb of Duke Zhao Zilong, Marquis of Shunping", which was erected in the fourth year of Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty.

At the gate of the cemetery, there is a couplet praising Zhao Yun: "lingshuang protects the river forever, the father and the old, and the loyal soul is still strong in the mountains and rivers of Shu.". In 1983, it was transformed into a park and a new statue of Che Yaoxian, a revolutionary martyr, was set up.

Zilong Temple Fair

Zilong temple, also known as the general temple, is full of tourists and pilgrims who come here to visit the general's tomb and pay homage to the historic sites on the 15th day of the first lunar month, the Qingming Festival and the Mid Autumn Festival. The venue also set up a stage to sing Sichuan Opera, and businesses gathered in the hall.

The temple is magnificent. There is a gold statue of Zhao Zilong in the main hall. Behind the main hall, Zilong's tomb is as big as a hill. The tomb is built close to the mountain. The environment is quiet and solemn. In front of the tomb, there is a large quadrangle with brick and wood structure, which can accommodate hundreds of people.

The tombstone in front of the court is seven feet high and three feet wide. It is engraved with the inscription "Tomb of Zhao Yun, Marquis of Shunping in Han Dynasty". On both sides are stone inscriptions filled with gold couplets: "a body of red gall guards the kingdom of Shu, full of loyal souls to protect the country." Next to it is the epitaph of Han Shunping Marquis engraved by Li Dehui, the magistrate of Dayi County in the 10th year of Kangxi reign of Qing Dynasty: "the tomb of Han Shunping Marquis, Zhao Hou, a general of Han Shunping Marquis, died of taboo cloud and Zi long.

His king and Minister Liao Zuo recovered his remains in Zishan (Jinping Mountain) "As a soldier, before the fire, the Castle Peak confronts, and it is expected that the military building will be built.

It's said that it's the parade place of the general town. " "There are temples in the north of the city. When you were in Fula, you Guan's toes were wrong. "First, you built the tombs, but everything was still in good condition. You rebuilt the three pillars of the ancestral temple and worshipped the court." "I also remember the achievements of the general. I have been worshipping and praying for him in the past dynasties. Although he is the son of heaven, he has been sacrificed in the spring and Autumn period So the spring and autumn sacrifice, Yongzhu as an example From the Qianlong period of Qing Dynasty to the late Qing Dynasty, all previous county magistrate of Dayi came here to worship, and some even wrote poems to express their feelings.

Development history

During the period of the Republic of China, Sichuan warlords Liu Chengxun, Liu Xiang and Liu Wenhui were all from Dayi. They believed that Zhao Zilong's great contributions made Dayi a "county of Shu" with outstanding people. There were three military commanders, four division commanders and nine brigade commanders in one county Every year when they returned to their hometown, they would come to worship the general temple, or donate money for cultivation, or cast gold plaques and hang them in the temple to show their respect.

In July 1926, the Guangzhou National Revolutionary government appointed Liu Xiang as commander of the 21st army, Liu Chengxun as commander of the 23rd army, and Liu Wenhui as commander of the 24th army. On the fifteenth day of the first month of the next year, during the period of Zilong temple fair, they sent a gold plaque for Zhao Zilong.

Liu Chengxun, a veteran of the revolution of 1911, was known as "Liu shuixuan". He sent people to send him a gold plaque, which read "longevity examination of the name of the emperor".

At the age of 28, Liu Xiang became a military commander, nicknamed "Ba gecko" and "Liu mangzi", and the gold plaque he gave was "heroic spirit Yingguang". Liu Wenhui, nicknamed "Taoist Duobao", sent a gold plaque "huweiyong town". The plaque of Liu Chengxun is on the top of the statue of Zhao Zilong in the main hall.

Liu Xiang asked someone to move the plaque behind the statue and put on his own. Liu Chengxun was so angry that he threatened to smash Liu Xiang's plaque that he was persuaded by the chief of staff.

Liu Wenhui's gold plaque couldn't find a good place to hang, so he sent someone to take a message to his nephew Liu Xiang, asking him to move. Liu Xiang did not agree. Liu Wenhui scolded Liu Xiang, and the chief bodyguard advised him to calm down. His gold plaque was hung on the beam in the middle of the main hall, facing the gold plaque of "heroic spirit and Yingguang", facing the mountain gate, and confronting Liu Xiang.

After thousands of years of vicissitudes, the Zilong temple in Dayi was restored and rebuilt after the Wenchuan earthquake.

Zhao Zilong, Changshan

There are different opinions on where Zhao Yun, the general of the five tigers of the Shu Han Dynasty, was buried after his death. The 97th chapter of the romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong said: "the imperial edict was buried in the east of Jinping Mountain in Chengdu, and temples were built to enjoy sacrifice at four seasons." It's not fiction.

There are records in the historical records of Dayi County, places of interest in Sichuan, general records of Sichuan Province and Qiongzhou records published in the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China. Zhao Yun was buried at the foot of Jinping Mountain in Dayi, Chengdu. There is a Zilong tomb in the north-east corner of Dayi County.

Jinping Mountain, also known as Yinping mountain, is said to be several strongholds of Zhao Yun's garrison, known as "jiuzhailianying" or "shizhailianying".

Zilong temple was built in memory of Zhao Yun. According to the records of Qiongzhou, "there is a stele of Zilong beside Xu Road in Dongli county (Dayi). The title of the censor of the Ming Dynasty inspection case is: the tomb of Zhao Zilong, general of the Han Dynasty." Along the direction of Zilong stele, the red wall is towering, surrounding an ancient temple.

Walking into the Zilong temple, several halls are hidden among the green cypresses and bamboo trees in the jungle. There are rockeries, lotus ponds, pavilions and other ornaments in the garden.

Surrounding traffic

Bus: from Chengbei passenger transport center to Dayi 7:00-18:30, every 15 minutes; from Jinsha station to Dayi 8:45-16; 30, every 15 minutes; from Shiyang passenger station to Dayi 7:40-16:50, every 20-30 minutes.

Self driving: about 5213km one way from Chengdu, it takes about 1 hour to go along Chengdu Wenjiang Chongzhou Dayi Expressway to Dayi County (the whole journey is 52km)

Hebei Zhenglong Temple

Zhao Yun, Zi long, was born in Zhending (now Zhengding) of Changshan, a famous general of the Three Kingdoms, and a victorious general in history.

In order to promote the national culture and reappear the majestic appearance of Zhao Zilong, the Zhaoyun Temple rebuilt by Zhengding County Tourism Bureau on Yuandao guangnian site was officially opened to tourists on April 13, 1997.

The new Zhaoyun temple is magnificent, covering an area of 12 mu, with a total construction area of 1500 square meters. It adopts the ancient architectural structure of Ming and Qing Dynasties, and its pattern is divided into one entrance and two entrance.

The main building is composed of temple gate, Siyi hall, Wuhu hall, Junchen hall and Shunping Marquis hall. The new temple basically retains and enriches the historical features of the original temple, and integrates with the surrounding Longxing Temple, Rongguo house and other famous scenic spots to complement each other. The completion and opening of Zhao Yun Temple provides a place for Chinese and foreign tourists and Zhao Yun's overseas descendants to pay homage and visit.

Zilong temple in Taiwan

brief introduction

The Zilong temple in Tainan is located in the east to the west, close to the main road in the south. The temple is exquisitely carved and resplendent. On the south side of the temple, there is a majestic statue of a Dou saved by Zilong Changbanpo.

On the base of the statue is engraved an inscription written by Mr. Lin Jingan, honorary chairman of the board of directors and supervisors of Zilong temple and former ambassador of the Republic of China to Japan: "Zhao Zilong, surnamed Zhao, named Yun, with the word Zilong. Changshan Zhending people (now Zhengding County, Hebei Province)... ". The inscription describes in detail the beautiful legend of building Zilong temple and Zilong's life.

historical background

In 1661, Zheng Chenggong led his troops to drive away the Dutch and conquer Taiwan. Lin Liushu from Tong'an County, Fujian Province, was assigned to cultivate dongshiliao (today's Zilong Temple).

In 1691 A.D., a villager Lin Tinglong fished in a nearby stream and found a piece of camphor wood floating in the stream. After driving into the stream for many times, he still couldn't move back. He picked up the camphor wood and found that the wood had been bitten by termites into "Changshan zhaozilong". The villagers sighed that it was a wonder. They felt that the gods intended to protect all living beings. So they built a Cao Liao to worship it and burned it sooner or later Incense worship.

Soon after, a stranger came here, claiming to be a sculptor from Quanzhou, Fujian Province. He claimed that he had come here to carve the gold body in the dream of General Zhao. The villagers decided to carve two statues of Zhao Yun, the big dragon and the second dragon, from this camphor wood. It has been more than 300 years since then.

The two statues of Zhao Yun showed great power and enlightened the villagers with the Holy Spirit. All the villagers took this as their spiritual sustenance and alleviated the pain of homesickness.

During the reign of Emperor Qianlong, Lin Qiu, a villager, saw that caoliniao was decadent. He gathered his fellow villagers to raise money to build the temple. When the temple was completed in the 20th year of Emperor Qianlong, on the auspicious day of October of the same year, he invited the marshal of Zhao's house to settle down in the temple. Because Zhao Yun was once canonized as "Marquis of Yongchang Pavilion" by Liu Chan, the temple was named Yongchang palace, also known as Zilong temple. Since then, the original name of dongshiliao village has been officially changed to Zilong temple, which is the only village in Taiwan with the name of Zhao Zilong.

It is said that the marshal of the Zhao family was very powerful at that time. He responded to every request and protected the villagers. Therefore, the village was very prosperous, and the temples were rebuilt on a large scale. Temples and shrines from all over the world

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