Yangdian Taoist temple granted by Shanghai

Qinci Yangdian is located at the intersection of Qinyang Town, Zhangyang road and Yuanshen road in Pudong New Area. It is one of the oldest Taoist temples in Shanghai. In 1770, it was rebuilt and renamed. It is said that the hall was built by Sun Quan of the eastern Wu Dynasty for his mother during the Three Kingdoms period. Because of the words "the trusting official Qin Shubao supervised the manufacture" on the beam, it was said that it was the imperial construction of the Tang Dynasty. According to the book "preparation for protecting the city", there is a god of driving locusts, the golden girl, or the golden four niangs, who was worshipped in Chongzhen. Because the Tian family had many competitions and sacrifices, they were awarded to the hall of worship. Almost because of the spread of false, attached to Tang Jian, change Fengdong Yueer It shows that the hall was built in memory of jinsiniang. After the reconstruction in Qing Dynasty, jinsiniang hall was falsely said to be the Imperial Palace, so it was changed from offering jinsiniang to Dongyue emperor, and was called Dongyue palace.

The Imperial Palace

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The Taoist temple in Shanghai generally refers to the imperial temple

Taiqing palace is one of the oldest Taoist temples in Shanghai, which is known as "Millennium ancient temple". It is said that it began in the period of the Three Kingdoms when Sun Quan of the eastern Wu Dynasty built a family temple for his mother. In the Tang Dynasty, Taoism and the construction of its temples developed greatly, and many Taoist temples were even granted amnesty by the Tang emperor. At this time, Yang hall was granted as a palace for offering sacrifices to the great emperor of Dongyue (the God of Mount Tai). In 1770, that is, in the 35th year of the Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty, we found that there was the word "Xin Guan Qin Shubao Jian Zao" on the unloading beam. After the war, it resumed its opening in 1982 and became the earliest Taoist temple in Shanghai. Since 1983, it has been renovated and completed in 1991. The ancient palace is full of vitality again.

It is now a national key Taoist temple and a cultural relic protection unit in Pudong New Area.

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Historical evolution

Three Kingdoms period: there are no historical records. It is said that Sun Quan of the eastern Wu Dynasty built it for his mother, Mrs. Wu Tai, to pray for incense and blessings during the Three Kingdoms period. At that time, it was probably just a small temple like a family temple, which had no influence, and there are no historical records.

Tang Dynasty: in 1770 A.D., in the 35th year of the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, when he took down the main beam from the Taoist temple, he found that the beam was engraved with the words "trusted official Qin Shubao supervising the manufacture". Qin Rongguang of Qing Dynasty said in his Zhuzhi Ci of Shanghai county: "Dongyue palace is in Pudong. It is said that the imperial edict of Tang dynasty built and prospered. It was built in the Qin Dynasty by Shu Bao, a trusted official, and was also called Yang Dian Xiong. " It is recorded in the Ci that the nature of the imperial temple is Dongyue palace, which is commonly known as Dongyue Temple

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Ming and Qing Dynasties: it was rebuilt twice in the Yongle reign of Ming Dynasty and the 35th year of Qianlong reign of Qing Dynasty (1770). The Taoist temples in Qing Dynasty were prosperous and large-scale.

Modern times: in the late Qing Dynasty, the palace was used for other purposes. During the revolution of 1911, the palace was stationed in the army.

During the period of the Republic of China, the imperial temple, which was rebuilt by the gentry in Pudong, was destroyed and sealed up.

It was destroyed during the cultural revolution, and only one dangerous building, Dongyue hall, was left at the end of the cultural revolution.

Repair began in 1983, the first phase of the project was completed in 1987 and completed in 1991.

In 2002, it was listed as a cultural relic protection unit in Pudong New Area.

Introduction to architecture

It covers an area of more than 7000 square meters. It is composed of archway, Dongyue hall, Sanqing hall, sutra collection building, Xianju building and piandian. The hall is magnificent and the statue is solemn. Walking into the double-layer rolling eaves archway, the bell and Drum Tower with a hat shaped roof is on the left and right. Inside the bell tower stands Wang Lingguan, a Taoist Dharma protector. Inside the drum tower stands "Marshal Zhao, the God of wealth", namely Zhao Gongming, the Taoist God of wealth.

On the front of the courtyard is the Dongyue hall, with its cornices and brackets. It is exquisitely carved, and under the eaves is the plaque of "imperial bestowed Yang hall". In the middle of the main hall, horizontal plaques of "Wei level Tianqi" and "daichenting" were hung. For the great emperor of Dongyue. Mount Tai is the highest of the five mountains in the East. 72 emperors in China worshiped it. The East head of the hall is binglinggong, the son of Dongyue emperor; the west head is Bixia Yuanjun, the daughter of Dongyue emperor.

On the left side of the courtyard, there are two auxiliary halls: doulao palace and Tudi palace. Doulao palace is dedicated to the "congenital doulao Yuanjun". Doulao, the mother of the Big Dipper, is a very respected goddess in Taoism. The left side is for "Nanhai Guanyin Grand Master", and the right side is for "goddess of heaven Yuanjun", which is Mazu respected by the people. Doumu palace is first dedicated to the "eyes of the virgin Yuanjun" in the East, and the "Queen Shuming Kunde" in the west, that is, the queen of Dongyue emperor. Three local gods, namely Yang, Jin and Shi, are worshipped in the hall of land. It is said that they have made contributions to the place, so they are worshipped by later generations as local gods.

On the right side of the courtyard, there are three auxiliary halls, namely, Sanguan hall, Tudi hall and luzu hall. The Sanguan hall is dedicated to the worship of Tianguan, diguan and Shuiguan. In Taoism, there is a saying that heaven officials bless, earth officials forgive sins, and water officials relieve misfortune. The influence of the three officials is second only to the Jade Emperor. The east side of Sanguan hall is for Guan Yu, and the west side is for the Dragon King. The land hall worships "Qi Jiguang", "Benyi Chenghuang", "Zhengshen of the local land". In ancient times, the people believed that the peace of one side depended on the local respect for God, so they respected it very much. Lu Chunyang (Dongbin), one of the Eight Immortals in Taoism, is worshipped in luzu hall.

The rear hall is called "Jinque Yujing", also known as Sanqing Pavilion. In the hall, the highest god of Taoism, "Sanqing", namely the statues of Yuanshi Tianzun, Lingbao Tianzun, and moral Tianzun, is dedicated. The "four imperial" gods you worship in Taoism are the honorific names for emperors, which are the four emperors next only to the three Qing Dynasties: one is the supreme Jade Emperor of Haotian Jinque, the second is the emperor of Zhongtian Ziwei, the third is the emperor of Shanggong, and the fourth is the emperor of Chengtian following the example of Tuhuang dizhi. The three supreme gods of Taoism are offered in the pavilion: Yuanshi Tianzun, who lives in the Qingwei Tianyu Qingjing, Lingbao Tianzun, who lives in Yuyu Tianqing, and moral Tianzun, who lives in dachitian Taiqing.

There are four floors (including the middle layer): the first floor is dedicated to the Jade Emperor and also serves as the scripture hall, and the second floor is the Taoist library, which mainly displays modern Taoist classics, works and Taoist cultural books, and is open to the society and believers. The third floor is the Sutra Pavilion, which is dedicated to the important Taoist classics and displays the important Taoist literature and cultural relics of the past dynasties. The fourth floor is laojuntang, which is dedicated to the treasure of Daoguan Town, the statue of Laojun carved in red sandalwood for ten thousand years.

To the east of the Sutra tower is the corridor of Taoist culture steles, which is carved with Taoist calligraphy and paintings and immortal portraits to display the Taoist culture of steles.

Xianju building is mainly used for dining hall, office, reception, danfang, and has Taoism vegetarian, health center, etc. Among them, the reception room on the third floor houses a large mural by the famous contemporary painter Dai dunbang, which is of great cultural and artistic value.

Transportation guide

No. 736, 746, 772, 773, 778, 785, 791, No. 4, Yuanshen sports center station, Metro Line 6

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Admission: 5.00 yuan, you can get 2 bouquets of free incense after entering

Opening hours: 8:00-16:30 (summer)

8: 00-16:00 (winter)

Festival celebration

There are more than ten halls, including Dongyue, Sanqing, Chenghuang, Guandi, and more than 600 statues. Every year, pilgrims flock to Dongyue on the third, fourth, seventh and September of the lunar calendar. On the 28th of March of the lunar calendar, the ceremony of offering sacrifices to the great emperor of Dongyue is held, and incense flourishes.

Taisui worship is a traditional religious activity in Taiqing palace, which is usually held in the first month of each month. In addition, the activities of praying for blessings and receiving the God of wealth during the first month are also important religious activities.

Every Lunar New Year's day, the fifteenth day or other Taoist festivals also hold fasting activities. Believers from all over the world come one after another, and the activities are filled with cigarettes.

Address: 476 Yuanshen Road, Pudong New Area, Shanghai, China

Longitude: 121.53279327319

Latitude: 31.234360205265

Tel: 021-58828689

Ticket information: 5 yuan

Opening hours: 9:00 ~ 17:00

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