Jiangtaigong temple in Zibo

Jiang Taigong Temple

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Jiang Taigong temple in Zibo generally refers to Jiang Taigong temple

Jiangtaigong temple is located in Linzi (guyingqiu) city, Zibo City, Shandong Province. It is an important place for Taoist activities and a tourist attraction with unique Qi culture. Jiang Ziya (1156-1017 BC), surnamed Jiang, was born in the last years of the Shang Dynasty. Jiang Taigong was a famous statesman, strategist and strategist in Chinese history. He was the first monarch of Qi State in Zhou Dynasty. He was honored as "Wu Sheng" and "Wu Cheng Wang" by successive emperors. It was said that he was a God in the folk. In recent years, the descendants of Jiang Taigong from Taiwan and Southeast Asian countries have come to Zixun to worship their ancestors. The third day of August is the Christmas of Jiang Taigong. Every year, grand large-scale celebrations are held.

Jiangtaigong temple was built in 1993 on the basis of jiangtaigong yiguanzhong, covering an area of 30000 square meters. The main scenic spots are jiangtaigong yiguanzhong, jiangtaigong temple, qiumu temple and Fengshen amusement palace. It is a key cultural relic protection unit at the provincial level and an important Taoist activity site in Shandong Province.

architectural composition

Taigong ancestral hall is a group of traditional Chinese buildings with central axis symmetry and temples. On the lintel of the gate, there are four characters "Jiang Taigong ancestral hall" inscribed by Mr. Zhao Puchu, President of the Chinese religious society. On both sides of the gate, there are two majestic emperors, Qinglong and Baihu. In the center of the main hall, there is a painted holy image of Jiang Taigong, and on both sides, there are holy images of Qi Ding Gong, the second generation monarch of Qi, and Qi Huan Gong, the 16th generation monarch of Qi. The murals on the wall of the hall show Jiang Taigong's life and deeds. The main contents include: Jiang's feudalism of Lu, his poor career, abandoning his official position to avoid Zhou, writing books and writing stories, Weishui's contract, Mengjin's alliance, Muye's war, feudalism of Qi, fighting with Lai, strict punishment, authorization from the king of Zhou, and passing on his son to Zhou.

In the west five sages hall, there are five famous statesmen and militarists of Qi State, including Guan Zhong, Sun Wu, Sun Bin, Sima ranju and Tian Dan; in the East five ancestors hall, there are five ancestors of Taoism, including emperor Donghua, grandmaster Chunyang, grandmaster Lu Dongbin, grandmaster Zhang Tianshi, Wang Chongyang and grandmaster Qiu Changchun; in the east courtyard downstairs, there are Bixia Yuanjun, grandfather and grandmother Songzi; in the West courtyard downstairs, there are worshippers of Guanshi Yin Bodhisattva, God of wealth, God of medicine. There are nearly 300 high-grade bonsai with more than 50 varieties.

The temple is divided into six courtyards, pavilions and winding corridors. The morning bell, the evening drum, the deep courtyard, the sound of the drum, and the fragrant fog. The garden is full of turf, various pines and cypresses, precious flowers and trees, etc., which are characterized by "ancient, strange and immature" and "color, fragrance and posture".

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Main buildings

Taigong yiguanzhong

Jiangtaigong ancestral hall is located in the north of Zhangjiazhuang Taigong yiguanzhong, Yongliu Town, Linzi. Taigong LV Shang, whose name is Ziya, was born in the East China Sea. His surname is Jiang. He was granted to Qi in the 11th century BC and was the first monarch of Qi. During his term of office, he said, "through trade and industry, we can benefit from fishing and salt. Most of the people come together and become a big country." He died and was buried in Zhou Dynasty. Qi people thought of his virtue and buried his clothes here. It expresses the memory and admiration of Qi people for Jiang Taigong, the founder of Qi State and the founder of Qi culture. On the horizontal eyebrow of the stone square in front of the tomb, "Zhou Shi Qi Zu" highly summarizes the great achievements of Jiang Taigong's life. The tomb is 28 meters high, 50 meters long from north to South and 55 meters wide from east to west.

Main hall

In 1993, jiangtaigong ancestral hall was built in the north of Taigong yiguanzhong in Linzi District, with a construction area of 98 square meters. The main hall is the exhibition hall of celebrity painting and calligraphy, the side hall of Xieshan style corridor, and three couplets each. The main hall is dedicated to the painted statue of Jiang Taigong. On the wall of the hall, there are murals reflecting Jiang Taigong's extraordinary life, such as his poor life, avoiding Zhou to go to business, practicing martial arts and writing books, fighting in the pastoral areas, sealing Qi to the state, fighting for the hills in Lai, governing Qi, punishing Buxun, authorizing the king of Zhou, and passing on his son to return to the state. The main hall is dedicated to the statues of Jiang Taigong, Ding Gong, Lu Chen, and sun Xiaobai of the 12th generation, namely, Qi Xianggong, the head of the "five tyrants of the spring and Autumn Period". In the Xipei hall, there are statues of Tian Dan, Tian Zaoju, Guan Zhong, Sun Wu and Sun Bin.

Wuzu Hall

The East Hall is the hall of five ancestors, in which five ancestors of Taoism are worshipped. One is Wang Xuanfu, the surname of Donghua emperor. It is said that he was the first of the five ancestors of Taoism. He lived in seclusion in Kunlun Mountain and was in charge of the Three Kingdoms. Another Zhang Daoling, also known as Zhang Tianshi, was born in Fengxian County, Jiangsu Province. During the reign of Emperor Shun of Han Dynasty, he founded wudoumi Taoism in Heming mountain, Sichuan Province. Taoists respected him as "Tianshi" and renamed him "zhengyidao" in Tang and Song dynasties. Wang Chongyang, the founder of Quanzhen Taoism, was born in Xianyang, Shaanxi Province. When he was 48 years old, he met LV Dongbin. He drank divine water and gave him true decisions, so he went to Zhongnanshan to practice for nine years. Wang Chongyang conformed to the trend of the times, advocated the unity of three religions, advocated "refining Qi with all gods and practicing the truth by becoming a monk". A monk should not kill, eat meat, drink or marry. In addition, Lu Dongbin, one of the eight immortals, was born in Yongji County, Shanxi Province. His surname was Lu Mingyan, and his name was chunyangzi. He got his way in Lushan Mountain and became an immortal in Hanzhong. The last one is Qiu Chuji, a real person. His surname is Qiu Chuji, and his name is Changchun Zi. He is from Qixia, Dengzhou, Shandong Province. At the age of 19, he studied Taoism with Wang Chongyang. After Wang Chongyang died, he lived in seclusion and practiced Taoism for 20 years. He made great achievements and became famous in the world.

Qiumu Temple

On the east side of Jiang Taigong temple is Qiu Mugong temple. Qiu Mugong temple was built in 1995 by Qiu Zhengji, one hundred generations grandson of Qiu Mugong, a member of Taiwan's Qiu clan association. Jiang Taigong was granted Yingqiu, and his descendants took Di as their surname. Qiu Mugong was the third son of Taigong. When Taigong granted Qi Jianguo and ordered Mu Gong to lead Yingqiu, his people took Qiu as their surname, and Mu Gong was the ancestor of Qiu. Mugong Temple adopts the axial symmetry sequence of traditional Chinese architecture, and the layout of temples makes the whole building look antique. In the east side hall of Mugong temple, there are a textual research on the origin and development of the surname Jiang and a genealogy of the surname Jiang.

 

Bronze statue of Jiang Taigong

In 1999, Mr. Li Shangqing, a Wei Hui figure who worships Jiang Taigong, invested in the construction of a 1.8-meter-high sitting bronze statue of Jiang Taigong, which was completed and unveiled on the third day of the eighth lunar month in 1999.

Construction history

Jiang Taigong temple is located in the east of the former Taigong spring, and now in the courtyard of the fourth middle school. It was first built in the Yongjian period of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and then rebuilt many times. According to historical records: at that time, there were ancient cypresses, stone steles, five main halls, three deep rooms, and four characters of "Jiang's ancestral hall" written on the forehead of the gate. In the hall, there were officials and descendants of famous people from Jiang Taigong to 100 generations. Due to years of disrepair and damage, there is only one mountain gate. In 1993, the temple was rebuilt on the basis of jiangtaigong yiguanzhong, covering a total area of 30000 square meters. In 1999, the government attached great importance to it, and the people raised funds to rebuild three main halls of Jiang Taigong temple on the east side of the original temple.

Introduction to Taigong

The name of Jiang Taigong is Shang, and his character is Ziya. Taigong is his honorary name. Jiang Taigong was the founder of Qi. "Shiji · Qi Taigong aristocratic family" records that "when Taigong went to the state to repair politics, because of his custom, simplicity and propriety, he was good at fishing and salt, and most of the people came together, so Qi was a big country." Jiang Taigong is a famous strategist, statesman and thinker in Chinese history. He has written many famous military books, such as Liu Tao, Yin Fu Ling Lu and Jin Kui. He is known as the originator of Chinese military science. Tang Dynasty was honored as "king of Wucheng" and "sage of Wucheng".

 

Address: Yongliu Road, Linzi District, Zibo City, Shandong Province

Longitude: 118.3204964758

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