Quyuan temple in Miluo

Qu Yuan temple

synonym

Miluo Quyuan Temple generally refers to Quyuan temple

Quyuan temple is located in xiangjiaping, 1.5km east of Zigui County, on the North Bank of the Yangtze River. It is also called Qinglie temple. It covers an area of about 30 mu and was built in memory of Quyuan. Quyuan temple was built in 820, the 15th year of Yuanhe in Tang Dynasty. When the Gezhouba Water Conservancy Pivot was built in 1978, it was moved to Jiaping and rebuilt according to its original appearance.

Qu Yuan ancestral temple is a key area in the Three Gorges Reservoir area, which combines the protection and utilization of material and intangible cultural heritage.

In 2006, it was announced as the Sixth Batch of "national key cultural relics protection units" by the State Council.

In December 2015, Quyuan temple was selected as one of the 30 best new tourist attractions in the Three Gorges.

Evolution of construction

In 820 A.D., Wang Maoyuan, the right general of Shence, took up the post of governor of Guizhou. He sighed that Qu Yuan "gave birth to a spirit, but there was no temple to see", so he built a Qu Yuan Temple in qutuo, 5 Li East of Zhoucheng. He wrote a preface to the inscription of the ancestral hall of Mr. Qu, the doctor of the three Lu of Chu Dynasty. This is about the earliest Quyuan temple in Zigui.

In the third year of Yuanfeng of Song Dynasty (1080 AD), Emperor Shenzong of Song Dynasty granted Quyuan the title of "qingliegong" and renovated Quyuan temple and renamed it "qingliegong Temple". Later, from the Yuan Dynasty, Ming Dynasty to the 25th year of Jiaqing (1820 A.D.) of the Qing Dynasty, successive prefectural officials repaired the martyr's ancestral hall for many times, and learned that the people of the state were "sacrificed on the fifth day of May.". The ancestral hall is a quadrangle courtyard on the top of a hard hill. It is composed of a gate, an auxiliary room, a main hall and a back hall, with a construction area of 350 square meters.

In the first year of yuantaiding (1324 A.D.), Wang Tuge, the governor of Guizhou, did not spend a lot of time repairing the Qinglie temple, which was almost abandoned.

In the second year of the Yuan Dynasty (1342 AD), mieerhama, the governor of the prefecture, proposed to rebuild the temple. He took part of his salary and took the lead in advocating it. The rich and gentry sponsored the construction of the new temple in the third year. Mieerhama proposed to change it to "qingliegong Temple", and asked Huguang Confucianism to recommend Huang qinglao to write a "qingliegong Temple".

In the 25th year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1597 AD), Wang Jingyang in the 8th year of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty (1669 AD), Ling Ruhuan in the 11th year of Yongzheng (1733 AD), Wang Peigao in the 46th year of Qianlong (1781 AD), and Li Huojin in the 25th year of Jiaqing (1820 AD) were repaired successively.

In 1976, the Gezhouba Water Conservancy Project on the Yangtze River was built, and the river water rose. The people's Government of Zigui County moved it to xiangjiaping, 3km away from the county seat, and renamed it Quyuan temple.

Cultural relics

The total area of Quyuan ancestral hall is 33.3 hectares. There are: Mountain Gate, bronze statue of Quyuan, Tomb of Quyuan, exhibition hall for commemorating Quyuan, East West stele corridor, etc.

The architectural style of the mountain gate is unique, with double eaves, three archways, six columns and five rooms, and three-level roof. The three archways are 20 meters high. Mr. Guo Moruo's handwriting "Quyuan ancestral temple" is inlaid in the Tianming hall in the middle of the archway; the "Guzhong" and "Liufang" written by Wang Shuren in Xiangyang are inlaid in the left and right architraves; the plaque on the front door and storage room is flashing with four golden characters "light contending for the sun and the moon". The color of the mountain gate is unique, with earth red columns, white walls and green glazed tiles on the roof. The rooms on both sides of the gate are hard hilltops with rolling dragon backs. There is a huge arc relief in the middle of the front wall, decorated with the pattern of "dragon and Phoenix presenting".

The bronze statue of Quyuan stands on the dam in the center of Quyuan temple, with a height of 6.42 meters, a height of 3.92 meters and a total weight of 3 tons. His head is slightly low, his eyebrows are locked, his body is slightly forward, his right foot is moved, his left hand is raised, and his sleeves are full of wind, which shows Qu Yuan's passion for patriotism and people and his noble spirit.

Quyuan yiguanzhong is also the tomb of Quyuan, which was built along with the migration of Quyuan temple, covering an area of 120 square meters. On the tomb, there are green lions and white elephants, fish kisses qiaokun, a platform in front of the tomb, and a incense burner in the middle, which is used to burn incense for hanging Qu Yuan. In front of the tomb, there are three rows of fans with six columns and eight characters. Outside the stone column engraved with "Mi water Huaisha eternal regret, back to the mountain pillow pumping eternal fragrance" couplet. The couplets of the four inner pillars are "Cui Wei monument standing on the ground, awe inspiring and magnificent, full of vitality", "eternal loyalty, eternal admiration, life sober, life worried". Among the upper pillars is a piece of "rebuilding the tombstone of Chu dada", which engraves Qu Yuan's life and immortal spirit. There are a pair of Ming Dynasty stone lions on both sides of the tomb. There is a passage in the tomb. Through the stone gate, you can see an ancient red lacquer coffin hanging inside. The coffin is supported by a huge lotus stone seat, commonly known as "Qu Yuan hanging coffin".

Qu Yuan Memorial Exhibition Hall is located on the bronze statue dam. It has a large roof of Xieshan, white walls and glazed tiles, with a construction area of 640 square meters. On the front of the exhibition hall, Mr. Guo Moruo's handwriting before his death is hanging: "Qu Yuan Memorial Hall". There are two floors in the museum. In the lower exhibition hall, there are pictures, paintings, poems, music, calligraphy, Qu Yuan's research papers, various versions of Chu Ci and a stone statue of Qu Yuan, which is 1.03 meters high and weighs more than 500 Jin, inscribed with donations from the people who returned to the state in the 16th year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty. The exhibition hall displays all kinds of precious cultural relics unearthed in Zigui. The layout of citrus trees, bamboo groves and peach orchards around the exhibition hall is reasonable, complement each other, quiet and elegant, and the environment is charming.

The East-West stele gallery is in the north-south direction, with pillars and a large angle roof. In the corridor, Qu Yuan's 22 poems such as Lisao, Jiuge, Jiuzhang and Tianwen, and the handwritten verses of literati and poets of past dynasties praising Qu Yuan are engraved on the bluestone tablet.

Cultural relic value

Qu Yuan Temple was built in memory of Qu Yuan, who was named Ping. Born in lepingli, Zigui County in 340 BC, he is the earliest great patriotic poet in China. He once worked as a zuotu and Sanlu doctor in the ancient state of Chu. Later, he was exiled to the south of the Yangtze River due to the exclusion of treacherous officials. When the state of Chu was conquered by Qin soldiers, he died in anger and threw himself into the Miluo River. His poems such as Lisao, Jiuzhang and Jiuge are well-known both at home and abroad. In 1953, UNESCO listed Qu Yuan as a world cultural celebrity. His ancestral hall is of great value to the study of Qu Yuan culture.

Qu Yuan ancestral hall, which is led by Qu Yuan culture, is a key area in the Three Gorges Reservoir area that can fully combine the protection and utilization of material and intangible cultural heritage. It will become the largest cultural heritage protection base and Qu Yuan culture exhibition platform in the Three Gorges Reservoir area, which is more conducive to the inheritance and development of Qu Yuan culture.

Cultural relics protection

Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties were damaged and repaired many times before they were preserved. When the Gezhouba Water Conservancy Pivot was built in 1978, it was moved to the present site and rebuilt according to its original appearance.

The construction and improvement of Quyuan temple not only received the support of governments at all levels, but also received the great attention of the party and the state. More than 20 party and state leaders, including Jiang Zemin, Li Peng, Zhu Rongji, Li Ruihuan, Hu Jintao, Qiao Shi and Qian Qichen, visited Quyuan Temple in person for inspection and guidance. Since the relocation, 890000 yuan has been invested at the provincial and county levels. It took the county two years to complete the restoration of the original appearance of ancient buildings and the restoration of facilities and equipment. In 2006, it was announced as the Sixth Batch of "national key cultural relics protection units" by the State Council.

Tourism development

Cultural Activity

On June 12, 2011, Hubei Provincial Department of culture held the fifth national cultural heritage day in Quyuan temple. The Provincial Bureau of cultural relics organized the exhibition of Quyuan temple. The theme of the exhibition is "promoting Quyuan spirit and displaying Quyuan culture", which accurately shows the spirit of romanticism and patriotism of Quyuan, and expresses the later generations' admiration and respect for Quyuan. The Provincial Bureau of cultural relics, the provincial calligraphy newspaper and Zigui county government also organized the first "Quyuan Cup" international calligraphy competition, in which more than 300 excellent works were selected from the 12042 entries and displayed in Quyuan temple, enriching the exhibition content of Quyuan temple.

Traffic routes

Quyuan temple is located in xiangjiaping, 1.5km east of Zigui County, on the North Bank of the Yangtze River, also known as Qinglie temple, covering an area of about 30 mu.

Ticket price: 90 yuan

Opening hours: 8:00-16:30

Address: Yushi peak, Miluo City, Hunan Province

Longitude: 113.04819382421

Latitude: 28.927986516592

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