Xiangyan temple in Zhongwei

Xiangyan Temple

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Xiangyan temple in Zhongwei generally refers to Xiangyan Temple (Buddhist temple in Zhongwei City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region)

Xiangyan temple is located on the top of Xiangshan Mountain in the south of the Yellow River in Zhongwei City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. It is 100 li away from the city. The administrative region belongs to Hongquan Township, bordering Jingyuan County, Gansu Province, Haiyuan County, Ningxia Province and Tongxin county. According to its geographical characteristics, it is known as three counties of Jiming yitingting.

Xiangyansi mountain is the highest peak in the county. In ancient times, there were luxuriant forests and overlapping peaks. At the top of the mountain, there was an ancient Xiangyan temple, so it was named Xiangyan temple mountain. In the old days, the ancient temple was high above the mountains. It was elegant, quiet and majestic. It was the place for monks and Taoists to worship Buddhism and practice Taoism. It was also close to Zhongwei, Lingzhou, Guyuan and a place for people to play in the mountains. In the Qing Dynasty, it was named "Xiangyan denglan" and listed as one of the eight scenic spots of Zhongwei. The talin site of Xiangyan Temple consists of two parts: the site of Xiangyan temple and the site of talin.

The protection scope of Xiangyan Temple site: within 50 meters of the outer side of the buildings, with an area of 47000 square meters. The protected area of talin site is 200 meters long from east to west and 200 meters wide from north to south, covering an area of 40000 square meters. The construction control zone is 50 meters away from the site protection area.

Brief introduction to temples

Xiangyan temple is located at the top of Xiangshan Mountain in the south of Zhongwei Yellow River, 100 li away from the city. The administrative region belongs to Hongquan Township, bordering Jingyuan County of Gansu Province, Haiyuan County of Ningxia Province and Tongxin County of Ningxia Province. According to its geographical characteristics, it is known as three counties of Jiming Yiting. Xiangyan temple is located at the highest peak, 2364 meters above sea level. It is surrounded by mountains, ravines, and mountains (Qinglongshan, Huanglongshan, Heilongshan, Shuanglongshan). Therefore, there is a beautiful talk about five dragons holding longevity. Xiangyan temple is located in the middle of Xiangshan Mountain, which is the "longevity" peak.

According to Zhongwei county annals, xiangyansi mountain is the highest peak in the county. In ancient times, there were luxuriant forests and overlapping peaks. At the top of the mountain, there was an ancient Xiangyan temple, so it was named Xiangyan temple mountain. In the old days, the ancient temple was high above the mountains. It was elegant, quiet and majestic. It was not only a place for monks and Taoists to worship Buddhism and practice Taoism, but also a place for people to play in the mountains near Zhongwei, Lingzhou and Guyuan. In the Qing Dynasty, it was named "Xiangyan denglan" and listed as one of the eight sceneries of Zhongwei. Xie Weifeng, a famous person in the late Qing Dynasty, had a drinking sentence of "seeing thousands of barrier banks of Xiangyan and high pillow mount Helan". There is also a poem about you Xiangshan: guimao flowers sing on the second day of the second lunar month, and the grass is not green. (bandits often robbed Xiangshan area at that time) with Wanli River as the belt and green mountains as the screen, if the spring can be dug, it is more than living in Qianding. In recent years, more than 100 pieces of ancient rock paintings with more than 130 individual compositions have been found in this mountain, shimagou, shiyanggou, dajinggou and other places. The contents are roughly the same as those of Beishan rock paintings, which are full of archaeological value and can be used for development and appreciation.

The plants in Xiangyan mountain are peculiar. There is a kind of right tree called "climbing pine". Its branches are curly like claws, and its leaves are clustered like pines. It has the temperament of no pine, and it can't grow straight up to get a good name. Most of them are found in the folds of the hillside, with green vines, evergreen all the year round, graceful and amazing. No ambition is better than ambition. She is not married in the boudoir, and is fond of her hometown. She is the only one in Xiangshan, and she doesn't go anywhere else.

Xiangshan used to have many kinds of trees, such as Sanguisorba, Salix, Zizyphus spinosa, Ilex, etc. It starts in early spring. It is full of emerald flowers, colorful flowers and fragrant fragrance. Now, due to drought and excessive logging in the collective era, the natural vegetation is becoming less and less degraded. In the first place, I don't know the height of Xiangshan Mountain, but I'm thirsty for climbing. In the second place, I dare to find water in the temple.

The beginning of the construction

Xiangyan temple was built in the Tang Dynasty (together with Shikong Great Buddha Temple, Xuanhe antelope temple and Mibo temple at the entrance of the temple, it is one of the four ancient temples in Ningxia). According to the county annals of Zhongwei County in Qianlong of Qing Dynasty, "the general name of Nanshan in the county was QingWang ranch in the former Ming Dynasty. The top of the mountain is about ten li high, with Xiangyan temple built in the old days. " According to the revised Xuanhua Shuyin prescription of Xiangyan, there is an old Xiangyan temple in the south of the Yellow River, and a view of Cuiyan is the first place of interest in Zhongwei for more than a thousand years. At the beginning of its establishment, it was weichigong in the Tang Dynasty and Luo Yanwei in the Song Dynasty. Before the Chenghua year of the Ming Dynasty (1466 AD), there was a monk named Xi Xin who carried on the work of re unification and supervised the construction of pavilions.

Up to 1663, the second year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty, there was a long time for Tongzhong monks to pursue the development of the previous generation. However, the mountains were large and the buildings were small. They invited local civil and military officials and squires to raise money. The front and back pavilions and buildings were all rebuilt. Inside, there are two religions of Buddhism and Taoism,? Without solemnity, Hong Kuo is really a scenic spot in Baoshan and a Grand Buddha Hall for thousands of years. It has been handed down to Jihua Zen master, whose Dharma name is juexiao, for thirty-six generations.

Over the years, many of the temples were damaged by beams and tiles, and many of them collapsed. Chueh Hsiao couldn't bear to sit down. In 1836, he petitioned the local officials to order the spies to donate money to repair more than 180 buildings, including upper and lower floors and two corridors. One by one, it was decorated and repaired, which was more gorgeous than before. In 1863, all the houses in Xiangshan 83 village and 72 water temple were burnt down.

To Guangxu (1875-1908). Liu Fu De, Wang Hesheng, Cheng wancang, Su Yingdong, Zhou Yongnian, Zhu advocated to raise money for renovation, and basically restored the former system: there are mountain gates, two halls, two East and West corridors, and nearly 100 rooms. As soon as you enter the gate of the mountain, you will find the East and West Seng Liao, zhaifang Tianwang Hall (Guodian). There are four heavenly kings standing on both sides. Up the stairs are the Guanyin hall and the bell and Drum Tower. After entering the two halls to the backyard, the main hall and dongxipei hall were built. The main hall was built on the high platform, suspended on the top of the mountain, with single eaves, mountain arches and empty horns. The Danying painted buildings were gorgeous, and the niches in the hall were solemn. The statue of Sakyamuni lotus terrace, ananga leaf, dongxipei Manjusri, Puxian, Mount white elephant, Qingshi, show mercy, wisdom, and reverence. The Bodhisattva of Tibetan king in dongpeidian temple, the king of medicine and the Bodhisattva of vision.

Xipei moulds Sanxiao Niang. The following things hall, one for the Dragon King Hall, plastic Dragon King, accompany Fengshen, Thunder God, Mountain God, earth God. One is the Xuantan hall, where Zhao Gong, the God of wealth, accompanies three stars of fortune, wealth and longevity, and the God of ox, king and horse. Facing the South Mountain Gate, the brick carving couplet: "the diameter is towering, the progress is stepping on the actual situation; the road is flat, and you can see the local scenery from afar." Song Ji, a poet of the Qing Dynasty, praised "the ancient temples in the border city are so magnificent that they are looking down on the rivers and mountains and looking down on them. They feel like they are on the Yuhuatai." Zhongwei county annals of Qianlong in Qing Dynasty listed "Xiangbo denglan" as one of the twelve sceneries. According to the saying, "the mountains are towering, the clouds are flying in the Han Dynasty, the mountains are all overlooking, Nantong is Linggu, the desert is in the north, the castles are Starry, and the rivers are like a belt, which is enough to broaden the mind and make a tour." During the reign of Emperor Qianlong, Huang Enxi, the county magistrate, was stationed here to compile the first Zhongwei county annals. Can people not be moved?

Xiangyan Temple southeast of a hillside, there is a piece of tower forest, the size of ten, brick, earth two. The builders have fallen. There is a brick and stone archway in the middle and north of the tower forest, which is five meters high and four meters wide. It runs through a door from east to west, two meters high and one and a half meters wide. On the front of the door is engraved the word "SONGFENG Wanzhao". Door couplet engraved: "cloud room, I am a best friend, landscape with me as a family." The inscription "Kangxi Guiwei Qiuyue" in the upper right corner indicates that the archway was built in the autumn of 1730. It is the tomb tower of monks living in temples in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The spiritual bones of such masters as Xi Xin, the abbot in Ming Dynasty, Tong Zhong in Qing Dynasty, and Jue Xiao and Wu Zhen in Daoguang era must be preserved. During the reign of Emperor Daoguang of the Qing Dynasty, the abbot monk Jihua (juexiao) has been handed down for 36 generations. It can be seen that Xiangyan temple has a long history and there are many monks living there. Incense flourished and Buddhist lanterns flourished for a long time.

Cultural tradition

The temple fair of Xiangyan temple is the eighth day of the fourth month of the lunar calendar, which is the Buddha's Christmas day. Zhongwei and its surrounding areas have the tradition of "Chaoshan". Hongzhong shakes the valley, and the Buddha's voice is spread in two provinces and three counties, which is very grand.

During the period of the Republic of China, due to the change of natural environment and the increasing drought, the people of Xiangshan moved constantly, and the temple declined. However, the monks were still not afraid of hardships. They successively had Zen, wisdom, consciousness, consciousness and Zongxiang living in the field to promote Buddhism. After liberation, religion was frustrated, the Cultural Revolution was in turmoil, and temples were destroyed. In 1966, they were demolished, leaving only ruins. Zong Xiang was driven home to work and practice celibacy. In 1982, Prime Minister Zong and President zhe Chenglong, Chen Jiheng and others proposed to raise funds to restore Xiangyan. In 1989, Xinggong first built the main hall, dizang hall, Tianwang hall and simple houses, and painted statues. By 2001, it was completed, with more than 20 additional houses built. It costs more than 200000 yuan. However, entrepreneurship is only difficult, which is inferior to that of the previous generation.

Temple affairs management

In 2002, the restoration project of Xiangyan Temple started one after another, forming a leading group of the temple management committee.

Address: Shapotou District, Zhongwei City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region

Longitude: 105.231932

Latitude: 37.168161

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