Sheng'an Temple

Sheng'an Temple

Shengan temple is located in Gaoyi village at the foot of Xishan Mountain and the shore of Dianchi Lake in Kunming. In the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, people rebuilt the former residence of Yang Sheng'an, Bijia jingshe, into an ancestral temple to honor his statue. This is a Chinese style courtyard with three courtyards and three halls. It is backed by the west mountain, facing the Dianchi Lake, and beside it is a clear spring. The flowers and trees are flourishing, elegant and beautiful. The ancient trees in the temple are towering, the pavilions stand majestically, and the ancestral hall is quiet. It was announced as a cultural relic protection unit of Yunnan Province in 1987.

brief introduction

Sheng'an Temple used to be the garden of the squire Mao Yu. At that time, Mao Yu was in charge of the Ministry of official affairs, and had a deep friendship with Yang Shen. In the political struggle of "discussing the great rites", he was arrested and put into prison, and the imperial staff was created to death. "Biyi jingshe" was specially prepared for Yang Sheng'an by Mao Yi, the son of Mao Yu. The temple was rebuilt in 1986, covering an area of 2000 square meters. It was turned into Yang Sheng'an Memorial Hall. Puxian temple was built in the early Ming Dynasty in the east of the ancestral hall. In the late Ming Dynasty, Xu Xiake stopped here when he traveled to Yunnan and ascended mount Taihua. After maintenance, Puxian temple was turned into Xu Xiake Memorial Hall.

geographical position

Shengan temple is located in Gaoyi village at the foot of Xishan Mountain, with its back on Xishan Mountain and facing Dianchi Lake. During the Wanli period of Ming Dynasty (1573-1619), Liu zhilongshou, the political envoy, rebuilt his residence "Bijia jingshe" into "Taishi Temple", which is the memorial hall of Yang Shen, a famous scholar of Ming Dynasty, and worships the statue of Yang Shengan. In 1689, fan Chengxun, the governor of Yunnan Province, rebuilt it. Xianfeng seven years (1857), reconstruction, renamed Shengan temple. Among the numerous relics, the temple of Yang Sheng'an in Kunming has been preserved for a long time, with a large number of people paying homage to it, and the scenery is also loud.

Construction composition

Sheng'an temple is a brick and wood structure, which consists of a gate tower, a main hall and a side hall. The main hall is a single eaves Xieshan with five rooms, 19.8 meters long and 10 meters wide, covering an area of 200 square meters. The beam frame is a six frame bucket structure, with a bucket arch under the eaves and six gates. The waist panel is carved with Ruyi flowers and dark eight immortals. The color paintings are new and magnificent. It is said that Yang Sheng'an planted a pair of fragrant rafters in the courtyard. In spring and summer, the fragrance is flowing. There are two steles in the ancestral hall, one for each of which is the stele of land rent in Boluo village and the other for haizhuang village. Shengan temple was announced as the third batch of key cultural relics protection units at the provincial level in January 1988. It was also named "Yang Sheng'an Memorial Hall".

Address: Gaoyi village, Jinning County, Yunnan Province

Longitude: 102.62360226202

Latitude: 24.982841252022

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