The ancient temple of Xiushan in Tonghai

Tonghai County is close to the water and mountains, and the beautiful mountains are close to the south of the county, overlooking the town, which forms a beautiful landscape scroll: Qilu Lake in the front is bright and clear, the houses in the middle are just like the houses in the town, and the beautiful mountains and peaks in the back are green, which is quite Jiangnan scenery. Qian Nanyuan, a famous poet and calligrapher in the Qing Dynasty, said in his "rain sleeps over the sea" that "the isolated city is near the water, with its back on the mountain, and it is recorded in the misty rain in the south of the Yangtze River", which shows the characteristics of this landscape city.

The holy land of Buddhism

In the south of Tonghai County, Yuxi City, Yunnan Province, there are four famous mountains in Yunnan, which are named "Xiu", together with Kunming Jinma mountain, Biji mountain and Dali DIANCANG mountain. There are many ancient temples in Xiushan. According to historical records, temples were first built in the Tang Dynasty, and then became a Buddhist holy land in the yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Yuxiu square

Yuxiu square at the foot of Xiushan mountain was built in 1873. It survived more than 100 years. Yuxiu square has four pillars and three doors, which is magnificent. Zhongmen is inlaid with a plaque and inscribed with four gilded characters of "Xiujia Southern Yunnan", which is the praise given to Xiushan by Xu Hongxun, the governor of Yunnan Province, in the preface to Tonghai Yi Zhi during the reign of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty.

Historical records

Tuzhu temple is the oldest temple in Xiushan. According to historical records, during the Warring States period, the king of Chu sent ZhuangQiao to attack Baqian. When he marched to Dianchi area, he heard that the Qin soldiers had seized the important place in Central Guizhou and cut off their way back. ZhuangQiao then established (Tiangou) Cho state in Yunnan, whose territory is today Tonghai County and part of its surrounding areas. Sun wubo, a Zhuang descendant, built a forest and a pavilion garden in Xiushan. Hou wubo was granted the title of king of Tiangou town by Emperor Zhao of Han Dynasty for his merit. After his death, he was honored as the God of Xiushan. He set up a temple to worship him. It was called "Xiushan Temple" and was full of incense. Duan Siping, the king of Dali, destroyed Yang ganzhen's regime in Dayi Ningguo of Nanzhao because of his "divination in Xiushan Temple". When he made a vow, Duan Siping rebuilt Xiushan temple into tingwang temple, also known as Tuzhu temple. The Sanyuan palace in the east of the temple was built in 1428, the third year of Xuande in the Ming Dynasty. The original statue of heaven, earth and water has been transformed into a Buddhist temple.

Famous ancient architecture

The Puguang temple on the hillside stands among the flowers and trees. In front of it, there are blue stone railings embracing each other. The temple was built in the Five Dynasties. It is one of the famous ancient buildings in Yunnan. There is a stele named "the story of wisdom shining on the orchid of Puguang mountain" erected in 1377. When the temple was not completed, it was called "Puguang". The stele also records the economy and culture of Southern Yunnan in Ming Dynasty. As soon as the temple entered the three links, there were three religious halls, Luohan hall, etc. the main hall was rebuilt by the yuan monk Tieniu, which maintained the architectural style of the Yuan Dynasty. There is a Xibo pool in the temple, which is the most magical. It is concave in natural rock, and the mountain spring drips and accumulates it. It was named after the legendary monk pan Fu who washed the Almighty bowl here. The water is cool and sweet.

Qixiang Palace

In the early Ming Dynasty, the Yuhuangge on the former site of Qixiang palace was rebuilt in the Wanli period, which was named "haoqiong Palace" and later renamed "Yuhuangge". There is a stone square in front of it, which is called "Tianmen", with the words "XuanZhen heaven" written on it, and the left and right books "Qiongtai" and "Baoyuan", with a couplet: "jade terraces and immortals fight to expel clouds, while golden tripods and cigarettes hold the sun.". At the back of the square is the mountain gate, where you can see the yaochi in the shape of teeth in January. Then there is the Hongyun hall, the main building of the Yuhuang Pavilion, which houses the Yuhuang and four important officials. The two ancient camellia, Baozhu and Gongfen, which Xu Xiake praised as "crown in the Southern soil", were originally planted here, as evidenced by the poem Xiushan view of Camellia written by Yang Shen, a famous writer of Ming Dynasty and the number one scholar of Sichuan Xindu

Camellia competition open like fire, shanchengshu gas lock smoke.

After several years in the south, I suddenly remember the flowers in Shanglin.

Enjoy the heart to avoid the day more resistance, sick shut door poor spring.

Yellow beard, purple calyx, green mirror and green bottle are not adults.

After the Hongyun hall, "Qingwei hall" was built to worship the statues of the three Qing Dynasties. There are small doors on both sides of Hongyun hall, reaching Wenchang palace in the East and Huanhe tower, puwengting and tuisixuan in the West. The temples and courtyards are connected by twists and turns, changing in circles.

Cooling platform

The hillside platform is called "Qingliang". No wonder Xiushan has the reputation of "linking the mountain with the sea". In 1987, the people's Government of Yunnan Province announced Xiushan as a key cultural relics protection unit at the provincial level. Take a rest on the cool platform, read the couplets, analyze the text and appreciate the words, which is full of fun and worries. Among them, there is the title of Kan Zhen Zhao

After several cloud search, leaning on the tree to listen to the spring, happy boundless to this cool realm;

As a fish leaping and kite flying, the sky and the sea are vast, lively and splashy, and they are all on the drawing platform.

In addition, Chen can, a Jinshi of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty, who was then appointed as the commander of Yunnan Province, wrote a couplet

The high platform is cool and cool, and my generation is suffering and hot. I also take advantage of the Luoyue SONGFENG to relieve all troubles;

There are many obstacles in the future. I feel that the sky is wide and bright.

During the reign of Emperor Kangxi of Qing Dynasty, Zhao Cheng, a Jinshi, won the reputation of Xiushan couplet for his skillful use of allusions and steadiness

In ancient times, when Cui Wei and Du Dangyang set up a stele in the Han River, they were very busy;

In the twinkling of a century, Lin Chushi let alone the crane in the lonely mountain.

Qingliangtai, formerly known as Qingliang temple, was also built by monk Tieniu of the Yuan Dynasty. Now, the four courtyards and three links are built by the addition of the past dynasties, including Haiyun building, Yaowang hall, Wuhou Temple, etc. it is said that Zhu De once lived in suhaiyun building when he was stationed in 1915.

Yongjin Zen

Yongjin temple is located at the top of Luofeng, Xiushan, also known as Dading temple. It is named after the meaning of "Di Yong Jin Lian" in Buddhist language. It is a famous "great temple in Central Yunnan" where the religious people in central and southern Yunnan often gather. The temple covers an area of more than 5000 square meters. It was first built in the reign of emperor Jiaxi of Song Dynasty. It is composed of Mountain Gate, main hall, East and west auxiliary hall, patio, corridor, etc. it is said that the plaque of "Jingyu Hongkai" hanging in the main hall was originally written by Jiang Songhua, Secretary of Long Yun, chairman of Yunnan Province during the period of the Republic of China. The ancient cypress Pavilion in Xiushan temple is firmly built, with pillars all over the bottom of the building and strong brackets supporting it. Although it has experienced many earthquakes, it is still standing still. Under its eaves, "Xiushan has light rain and green hills are beautiful; Xiangbai blows and the fragrance of ancient cypresses" is the first Literary Association in Xiushan, which is quite famous. Yongjin temple has two colors of "Xiushan three colors" -- ancient cypress of Song Dynasty and Xiangshan of Yuan Dynasty. The other color is Yulan of Ming Dynasty in front of huanhelou. The tree is straight and towering, looking up at the hat, the trunk is thick, not four or five people can not embrace.

The ancient temple of Xiushan in Tonghai

Tonghai County is close to the water and mountains, and the beautiful mountains are close to the south of the county, overlooking the town, which forms a beautiful landscape scroll: Qilu Lake in the front is bright and clear, the houses in the middle are just like the houses in the town, and the beautiful mountains and peaks in the back are green, which is quite Jiangnan scenery. Qian Nanyuan, a famous poet and calligrapher in the Qing Dynasty, said in his "rain sleeps over the sea" that "the isolated city is near the water, with its back on the mountain, and it is recorded in the misty rain in the south of the Yangtze River", which shows the characteristics of this landscape city.

The holy land of Buddhism

In the south of Tonghai County, Yuxi City, Yunnan Province, there are four famous mountains in Yunnan, which are named "Xiu", together with Kunming Jinma mountain, Biji mountain and Dali DIANCANG mountain. There are many ancient temples in Xiushan. According to historical records, temples were first built in the Tang Dynasty, and then became a Buddhist holy land in the yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Yuxiu square

Yuxiu square at the foot of Xiushan mountain was built in 1873. It survived more than 100 years. Yuxiu square has four pillars and three doors, which is magnificent. Zhongmen is inlaid with a plaque and inscribed with four gilded characters of "Xiujia Southern Yunnan", which is the praise given to Xiushan by Xu Hongxun, the governor of Yunnan Province, in the preface to Tonghai Yi Zhi during the reign of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty.

Historical records

Tuzhu temple is the oldest temple in Xiushan. According to historical records, during the Warring States period, the king of Chu sent ZhuangQiao to attack Baqian. When he marched to Dianchi area, he heard that the Qin soldiers had seized the important place in Central Guizhou and cut off their way back. ZhuangQiao then established (Tiangou) Cho state in Yunnan, whose territory is today Tonghai County and part of its surrounding areas. Sun wubo, a Zhuang descendant, built a forest and a pavilion garden in Xiushan. Hou wubo was granted the title of king of Tiangou town by Emperor Zhao of Han Dynasty for his merit. After his death, he was honored as the God of Xiushan. He set up a temple to worship him. It was called "Xiushan Temple" and was full of incense. Duan Siping, the king of Dali, destroyed Yang ganzhen's regime in Dayi Ningguo of Nanzhao because of his "divination in Xiushan Temple". When he made a vow, Duan Siping rebuilt Xiushan temple into tingwang temple, also known as Tuzhu temple. The Sanyuan palace in the east of the temple was built in 1428, the third year of Xuande in the Ming Dynasty. The original statue of heaven, earth and water has been transformed into a Buddhist temple.

Famous ancient architecture

The Puguang temple on the hillside stands among the flowers and trees. In front of it, there are blue stone railings embracing each other. The temple was built in the Five Dynasties. It is one of the famous ancient buildings in Yunnan. There is a stele named "the story of wisdom shining on the orchid of Puguang mountain" erected in 1377. When the temple was not completed, it was called "Puguang". The stele also records the economy and culture of Southern Yunnan in Ming Dynasty. As soon as the temple entered the three links, there were three religious halls, Luohan hall, etc. the main hall was rebuilt by the yuan monk Tieniu, which maintained the architectural style of the Yuan Dynasty. There is a Xibo pool in the temple, which is the most magical. It is concave in natural rock, and the mountain spring drips and accumulates it. It was named after the legendary monk pan Fu who washed the Almighty bowl here. The water is cool and sweet.

Qixiang Palace

In the early Ming Dynasty, the Yuhuangge on the former site of Qixiang palace was rebuilt in the Wanli period, which was named "haoqiong Palace" and later renamed "Yuhuangge". There is a stone square in front of it, which is called "Tianmen", with the words "XuanZhen heaven" written on it, and the left and right books "Qiongtai" and "Baoyuan", with a couplet: "jade terraces and immortals fight to expel clouds, while golden tripods and cigarettes hold the sun.". At the back of the square is the mountain gate, where you can see the yaochi in the shape of teeth in January. Then there is the Hongyun hall, the main building of the Yuhuang Pavilion, which houses the Yuhuang and four important officials. The two ancient camellia, Baozhu and Gongfen, which Xu Xiake praised as "crown in the Southern soil", were originally planted here, as evidenced by the poem Xiushan view of Camellia written by Yang Shen, a famous writer of Ming Dynasty and the number one scholar of Sichuan Xindu

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