Dongyue Temple in Jian'ou

Dongyue Temple in Jian'ou

Jianou Dongyue Temple, also known as Dongyue palace. It is located at the south foot of Baihe mountain, east gate of Jian'ou City, covering an area of more than 40 mu. Dongyue Temple is not only one of the few ancient Taoist buildings in Fujian Province, but also one of the six provinces in East China. In terms of the scale, shape and cultural relic value of its main building "Shengdi hall", it is the only one in the province. In 2006, it was listed as a national key cultural relics protection unit.

history

Dongyue Temple in Jian'ou: historical evolution: Dongyue Temple was built in 317 A.D. in the first year of Jianwu reign of the Yuan emperor of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. It has been more than 1700 years. It is recorded in the article of Baihe mountain in the third volume of Jianning Fu Zhi of the Ming Dynasty: "in the east of Fu City, those who looked at Qi in the Jin Dynasty said that there were different Qi in the mountain. They ordered the workers to chisel it. In the morning and in the evening, there were cranes flying on it. Because of their name, there was Dongyue Palace at the foot of the mountain.". There is a well in the main hall of Dongyue Temple, named "tianyongquan". It is surrounded by iron railings (now wooden railings). It was chiseled in the third year of Xining of Song Dynasty (1070 AD). In the history of Dongyue Temple, there are many important expansion and repair. According to the records of the eight min annals, "Zhenru temple, located at the foot of Baihe mountain in Guanglu square, was a heaven nunnery in Yuan Dynasty. The temple was built in 1379, the 12th year of Hongwu, and the present amount was changed in 1391." According to the records in the annals of Jian'ou County of the Republic of China, Huang Xuan, Wang Zhenghua and Tao Qiyuan were recruited in 1682 According to the 17 volumes of Jian'ou literature and history materials, "in the early years of the Republic of China, when Emperor Yue of Dongmen went on a tour, a boatman girl from a big continent went to visit and died of gynecological disease when she came home. The God stick said that she was married by Emperor Yue and had to build an additional palace in Dongyue to build the" empress Shuming ". A few years later, she painted the Grand Prince and the second prince." Dongyue Temple in Jian'ou -- architectural pattern Dongyue Temple is a group of Ming and Qing style buildings facing mountains and streams. The first hall is "King Kong hall". The upper 20 stone steps are the "front hall". The front hall, also known as the "Pai hall", is divided into five bays on each side to worship the king of hell. On the forehead of the hall, the four characters of "Dai Zong long Si" are written horizontally, and on it there is a wooden plaque with the three characters of "Dong Huang Temple". The height of the hall is 10 meters. There is also a 16 meter long and 10 meter high wooden stage in the paidian hall, which is a legacy of the Ming Dynasty. In front of the stage, there is a large empty terrace. Along the empty terrace, there are three stone steps, which is the main hall of "emperor's hall". "Shengdi hall" is the main building of Dongyue Temple. The hall has a Xieshan roof with double eaves and eleven purlin beam type roof truss. It has five rooms in width and six rooms in depth, with a total width of 28.5 meters and a total length of 22.2 meters. The head of the column is a herringbone bucket arch of the Qing Dynasty. The corner of the column is paved for construction, and the dragon head is single and high, accompanied by a decorative (stone bearing) elephant trunk. The caisson is a clear burden. It is built on the top of the caisson. It is supported on all sides by a Qing style Ruyi bucket arch. The inner eaves are patched and paved (flat body and inclined) as a flower. Under the caisson is a hump with fine carving. The shapes include deer and sheep. The two sides of the inner eaves are symmetrical, and the Jinzhu and Zhongzhu are in the transition from the compound basin style to the drum mirror style, which is a typical style of the early Ming Dynasty. The whole building is exquisitely constructed, preserving the architectural styles of Tang, song, Ming and Qing Dynasties. It has important archaeological and reference value for the study of ancient architecture and modern antique architecture in China. After the main hall is the "Niangniang hall", which is 16 meters wide and 10 meters high, with nine bays. The building is similar to the front hall. Dongyue Temple in Jian'ou -- cultural characteristics: the temple fair is held on March 27 of the lunar calendar every year. According to historical records, March 28 is the birthday of emperor Dongyue, and the temple fair on March 27 is held to celebrate the birthday of emperor Dongyue, which has a history of hundreds of years. The most important activity in the temple fair is the tour of emperor Dongyue. At the beginning of the street patrol, there are three rings of morning blunderbuss, then trombones, gongs and drums. There are Huadan, Chuntai, Caichuan and woodcut Buddha statues in the procession; followed by "hanging furnace team" and "Ma dagai team" - the people who made wishes to Emperor Yue to form a team to fulfill their wishes; then, Emperor Yue drove two teams of four long banners in front and behind, followed by "high", "low", "big brother" and "big brother" As they walked, they threw light cakes and coins to the children on the side of the road; finally, the eldest prince, the second prince and the empress of the harem. When Emperor Yue passed by, every door lit a candle, worshiped the gods, and burned Wenshu, which was regarded as "emperor Yue's collection". However, the biggest cultural feature of Dongyue Temple is that the temple fair integrates commercial and recreational activities. Before the liberation of China, the activities during the temple fair were: first, the highest local official personally presided over the activities, and the local gentlemen were selected to be responsible for the activities; second, with the permission of the government and recognized by all counties, they could raise money from all counties in Northern Fujian; third, the activities during the temple fair obviously had the nature of large-scale material exchange between urban and rural areas. Fourth, during the temple fair, lion dance, umbrella skills, flag picking and folk opera performances are indispensable on the empty floor in front of the temple. After the Republic of China, Dongmen, chayuanqian, gaomentou, Hengjie and their nearby residents formed the five classes of Fu, Lu, Shou, Xi and CAI. Fu Shou took turns to work in the temple in the first month to discuss affairs, repair the temple, raise money and arrange activities. Dongyue Temple - information link 1. The great emperor of Dongyue - Dongyue believes that Dongyue is another name of Mount Tai. It is the most sacred mountain in China. In the book of songs, Lu Song once used to describe its precipitous and precipitous position. With the rise of Fengchan system, the emperors of the past dynasties took sacrificing Mount Tai as a great ceremony to build a country and secure the nation, and the God of Mount Tai, Dongyue, was praised and granted many times, thus establishing its lofty position among the Chinese gods. In the Western Han Dynasty, Liu Xiang said in the five classics of Tongyi: "there is a Daizong in Mount Tai. The king of Taishan was ordered to report his merits by the surname Yi. The success of Daizong must be attributed to the place where everything in the East began to be explained. The chief of the clan is also the chief of qunyue." The emperor was appointed to be the son of heaven because of his virtue, and Mount Tai was regarded as the nearest place to heaven. Therefore, since the first emperor of Qin Dynasty, Mount Tai has become a sacred place for emperors to hold the ceremony of offering sacrifices to the emperor for ever. In 1008, the first year of song Dazhong Xiangfu, Emperor Zhenzong went to Mount Tai to confer Zen and canonize Mount Tai as the king of Tianqi benevolence. In 1011, Emperor Zhenzong was granted the title of "emperor of Tianqi benevolence". Zhenzong Fengchan is the most grand one among all the emperors in the past dynasties. It is also the direct starting point for the expansion of the incense of Dongyue emperor and the establishment of the palace. In many places, Dongyue temples were built on the opportunity of Zen Buddhism. With the establishment of Dongyue palaces, Dongyue emperor became the national God. 2. Gu Yanwu, a scholar of Taoism in the Qing Dynasty, thinks that Chenwei theory is the reason for the rise of Taishan's treatment of ghosts, and concludes that Taishan's "theory of immortals started at the weekend, and that of ghosts started at the end of Han Dynasty." It is believed that the theory of Taishan governing ghosts has been formed between Han and Wei dynasties. Later, with the introduction of Buddhism, it promoted the content of Dongyue belief in the treatment of ghosts. The content of Buddhist hell theory is combined with China's judge system to create a realistic and illusory Taishan hell theory. The prince of Mount Tai became a magistrate under the great emperor Dongyue. In the Song Dynasty, Taoism became prosperous. In fact, the belief of the great emperor of Dongyue originated from the ancient ancestors' natural worship of Mount Tai. Since the Han Dynasty, the God of Mount Tai has become the omnipotent God who dominates all the affairs of life, death, life and death. There are 76 divisions and 18 hells under the jurisdiction of emperor Dongyue. Dongyue is a magistrate in charge of the good and evil in the world of Yang, retribution and reincarnation. Each of the 76 divisions performed its own duties and constituted a huge organ of local government power. Sushi: longevity is a universal desire. How to live a long life? According to the Taoist point of view, we must start from never killing animals and go on a diet with few desires. That is, don't eat chicken, duck and fish all day long. As long as we pay attention to self-cultivation, we can achieve the goal of longevity. Official position lawsuit: the official position lawsuit requires the rulers to be loyal to the country, honest and clean, take the overall situation into consideration, fight against corruption and refuse bribes, and enforce the law. Otherwise, they will be punished. Quick report Department: "quick report" is quick retribution. Taoism believes that "the reward of good and evil is like a shadow.". The benefits or disasters that people encounter in their daily life are caused by their good and evil behaviors. The reason why Yue Fei is regarded as the head of the quick report department is that he died unjustly. He must be able to understand other people's feelings of being wronged. He must be able to do justice and justice as soon as possible, punish evil and promote good. "Fushou" is a life goal that people have been pursuing and yearning for since ancient times. Taoism believes that longevity is the result of cultivating goodness and accumulating virtue, which can not be obtained without distinction. The function of the Department is to decide how many people enjoy "longevity" according to their good deeds.

brief introduction

Longevity lawsuit, position lawsuit, quick report lawsuit

Dongyue Temple in Jian'ou - future prospects Dongyue Temple, as one of the largest, most magnificent, best preserved and most profound temples in six provinces of East China, has attracted much attention in the past dynasties. It has been rebuilt many times in history, and the last large-scale reconstruction is recorded in the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, which is more than 300 years ago. For more than 300 years, due to wind and rain erosion, most of the buildings were seriously damaged. In 1992, with the promotion of religious and cultural departments and the attention and support of the local people's government, a large-scale repair was carried out on the buildings, so that the main building of the temple could be preserved. Since 2002, the temple has raised more than 200000 yuan annually to maintain the temple and beautify the surrounding environment, so that the temple buildings can be preserved, the environment can be improved, and the culture can be inherited and magnified. In September 1996, the temple was approved by the provincial government as a provincial cultural relics protection unit, and in 2006, it was listed as a national key cultural relics protection unit. However, years of wind and rain erosion. Most of the buildings in the temple are seriously weathered. As a national key cultural relic protection unit, preserving its perfect architectural image is not only the responsibility of the state, but also the obligation of the local people's government, but also the sacred duty of the faithful men and women. Therefore, we urgently hope that people of insight from all sides can help us to preserve its perfect style.

Address: East of Jianou City, Fujian Province

Longitude: 118.3462

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