Yang Zhongwu Temple

It is a key cultural relic protection unit of the county

Yang family ancestral hall

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Yang Zhongwu ancestral hall generally refers to the ancestral hall of the Yang family (built to commemorate the father and son of patriotic general Yang Ye in the Song Dynasty)

Yang family ancestral hall, founded in 1836, is located in lutijian village, 20 kilometers east of Daixian County, Shanxi Province. It is built to commemorate the patriotic general Yang Ye and his son in the Song Dynasty.

General situation

Yang ancestral hall was built in 1836. It is a quadrangle courtyard with wooden structure. It covers an area of 770 square meters and consists of a gate, a stage, a hall, a gallery and a main hall. The stage is a single eaves Xieshan, under the eaves decorated with Ruyi Dougong, 16 meters high, with four pillars carved with dragons and phoenixes. The stage is of the Chuandou type, and the main hall is of the beam type. The whole building is of fine workmanship and rich in national characteristics. It is a key cultural relic protection unit of the county.

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Yang Ye, a famous general of the Northern Song Dynasty, was an officer of the northern Han Dynasty at the beginning. He was an official of Jianxiong army. Because of his many meritorious deeds, he was called "Yang Wudi". Later, because he was familiar with border affairs, Taizong appointed him governor of daizhou and stationed him in daizhou (now Daixian) to resist Liao soldiers. The story of Yang Ye and his son, who are good at fighting, has been praised by later generations.

building structure

In the Yuan Dynasty, the ancestral hall was built by the order of the seventeen generations of the Yang family. It was rebuilt in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Most of it has become a relic of the Ming Dynasty.

The ancestral hall of the Yang family is divided into two courtyards, including the main hall, the East and West chambers, and the main hall. In the front yard, Yang Ye's descendants were worshipped. Backyard, East and West Wing room three, main hall five Ying, hall top for hanging mountain type. In the main hall, there is a statue of Yang Ye and his wife she Taijun. The painted sculptures of Yang Ye's eight sons are on both sides. In the temple, there is a stele of "she Zu Tu", which bears in mind the lineage of Yang Ye's descendants. In front of the hall, there is a piece of deer hoof stone, which has a peculiar shape and beautiful carving.

The ancestral hall of Yang family is located at the wall of the ancient city in the north east of the county. Prince Shaobao, marquis Guo Yong and chief soldier of Zhengan Yang Fang donated money to build the ancestral hall of Yang family in 1836. The ancestral hall is composed of gate, stage, pavilion, gallery, main hall and wing room. It is a typical quadrangle building, covering an area of 770 square meters. The stage is a single eaves Xieshan, with a structure of crossing a bucket. It is 16 meters high, 7 meters wide and 8 meters deep. Under the eaves, it is like a jade bucket arch, and the pillars are carved with dragons and phoenixes. The main hall is a beam lifting building, and the gable is cat back arch, which is divided into one bright room, two dark rooms. There are wing rooms on both sides. The ancestral hall of Yang family is exquisitely designed and made. Windows, doors and eaves ornaments are hollowed out and carved. The whole building has distinctive national characteristics and high architectural art value.

historical value

The ancestral hall sits north and south, and a pair of squatting stone lions guard the ancestral hall in front of the gate. To the south of the ancestral hall, there are three buildings, named "Songde building", which is the sacrificial platform for the ancestors of the Yang clan. Up the stone steps, you can see the gold plaque hanging on the gate of the ancestral hall: Yishi general Lue, Yitang Zhongyi, and Sanjin good general. On the two sides of the ancestral hall, there are serial murals describing Yang Jiajiang's achievements, displaying the exhibition of Yang Jiajiang's historical relics and related cultural relics. The backyard is the main part of the ancestral hall, with five main halls. In the middle is the statue of Yang Jiye and his wife, and on both sides are the eight statues of Yang men. In addition, there are many stone tablets, all of which are the words praising the loyalty of Yangmen in the past dynasties, which have high historical value.

Related allusions

There is a deer hoof stone in the middle of the backyard. There is another story about the origin of this stone. It is said that Yang you, the 14th generation grandson of Yang Ye, and his younger brother Yang Shan shot a sika deer in the front hoof when they were hunting. The deer ran away with injuries. The Yang brothers were chasing closely behind. The deer suddenly disappeared when they fled to lutijian village. The Yang brothers were in the land where the deer disappeared Fang excavated a strange stone with the shape of sika deer with arrow. He and his wife thought that they must have been instructed by gods, so they chose to live here.

Historical evolution

Among the generals of the Yang family, the first one to be missed is naturally the loyal and devoted Yang linggong. According to the biography of Yang Ye in the history of Song Dynasty, Yang Ye worked in the northern Han Dynasty for 29 years and made many achievements in war. He was called invincible in Weizhen border area. He moved to build a powerful military Jiedushi. In 979 A.D., Liu Jiyuan, the leader of the northern Han Dynasty, descended to the Song Dynasty, and Yang Ye also returned to the Song Dynasty. In Song Dynasty, Yang Ye was the governor of daizhou, and was also the commander of the three diplomatic corps stationed in Podu. On March 20, 980, Emperor yeluxian of Khitan personally led 100000 cavalry troops to invade Yanmen. Yang Yeming will drive more than 1000 cavalry troops out of the south entrance of Duanyu Valley to the north of Shanxi Province. The Khitan army was caught in the dilemma of being attacked by the enemy in Yanmen gorge. The song army fought bravely, killed its famous general and won its armour and horse. Yang Ye was promoted to Yunzhou observation envoy by his military achievements, but he still knew daizhou. In April of the seventh year of Taiping Xingguo (982 A.D.), Qidan invaded the Song Dynasty on the third road, and the middle road entered Yanmen mountain with 30000 people. Yang yeyuzhan killed more than 3000 people of Qidan at the foot of Yanmen mountain, and chased the enemy to Yanbei Shuo, Ying, Huan and other States.

In the third year of Yongxi's reign (986), song Wulu sent troops to attack Liao. Pan Mei and Yang Ye led the Western army out of Yanmen in the north. The people in Yanbei uprising helped to fight, and soon recovered Shuozhou, Yingzhou, Huanzhou and Yunzhou (now Shuozhou, Yingxian and Datong). Later, the other four roads were defeated one after another, and the West Road became a lonely army. Qidan then concentrated the main force of the whole country in the north of Yanmen. Pan Mei and Yang ye were ordered to return to daizhou and divided their forces to guard Pingxing, Feihu and Yanmen. The Song court decided to move 200000 Yanbei uprising troops and Han people into Hedong (now Shanxi) and Henan (now Henan) respectively, and ordered pan and yang to protect and retreat. Yang Ye advocated avoiding a decisive battle with the newly victorious Liao army. He suggested that he lead his troops out of Dashibao (thirty miles northwest of fenfanzhi county) to Yingzhou, exaggerate the military situation and attract the main force of the Liao army. Then the brigade went out to meet the volunteers and the common people. Pan Mei and others not only refused to take Yang Ye's correct advice, but also falsely accused Yang Ye of being afraid of the enemy and urged him to march forward, but he was not a pioneer, Leading the Ministry to the front line of Huanzhou. Before departure, pan Mei and others were invited to send ambush troops to chenjiayu (Shuo county) to meet them. Yang Ye led his troops to the east of Shuozhou to meet the enemy, and was trapped. After breaking through the encirclement, he retreated to chenjiayu, but no song soldiers came to meet him. Yang Ye Ying was deeply grieved. He led his officers and soldiers to fight hard. He killed dozens of Liao soldiers. He was captured by an arrow and fell off his horse. He died on hunger strike for three days. He was 55 years old at the time. After Yang Ye's death, pan Mei and others tried their best to cover up Yang Ye's achievements and shirk their responsibility. After Yang Ye's wife Zheshi (that is, she Taijun) filed a written argument, Taizong of the Song Dynasty issued a decree to present Yang Ye as Lieutenant General of Taiwei, with the posthumous title of "Zhongwu". She Taijun, the core figure of "female generals of Yangmen", is one of the most attractive statues in the ancestral hall. According to Kang Jitian of Qing Dynasty's Jin Cheng sou Lue, it is said that "it's passed down in the village that zhetaijun is good at riding and shooting, and his maidservants are more brave than his subordinates. He uses military force to defeat the enemy, just like his wife Liang Hongyu, who is the editor of Han Shizhong." According to the records of baodezhou, Yang Ye married a girl named Yi "Zhe's character is wise and quick. He has made great contributions to the war." She Taijun is the surname of Zhe. Although the legend exaggerates her deeds, there is a real person in history.

Yang Yanzhao is also a notable figure in the ancestral hall. According to the records in the history of Song Dynasty, Yanzhao's original name was yanlang, which was changed to Yanzhao because of taboo. Later generations also called him "Yang LIULANG". Yang Yanzhao was silent when he was young. He played for the army when he was a child Every levy must be followed. " In the third year of the reign of Yongxi, "Yang Ye attacked Ying and Shuo, and Yan Zhao was the vanguard of his army. He fought under Shuozhou City, and fought with swift arrows." Because he was brave and good at fighting, he was deeply loved by Emperor Zhenzong of Song Dynasty. In November of the fourth year of Xianping, he was granted the title of founding father. In the imperial edict of Jiafeng, he was praised for his "long cherished concern for the country and the king", and asked him to "lead the way and come here at the same time today, but I am not at ease in the end.". After the death of Yang Ye, Yang Yanzhao's anti Liao activities were mainly in the frontier defense front near gaoyangguan (now Hebei Province). Dazhong Xiangfu died in the first month of the seventh year (A.D. 1014) at the age of 57.

According to folklore, some of Yang Ye's eight sons died with their father, some were killed by Pan Mei, and some became monks in anger Although there are no historical records, it is difficult to check, but the family history of the Yang family "yishijianglue" and "yitangzhonglie" really shine on the land of China, and always remain in the memory of the Chinese people.

In lutijian village, you can see not only the Yangling ancestral hall, but also a very precious history scroll of the Yangs. The scroll is 2.7 feet long and 1.3 feet wide, and is made of plain silk. It is said that this is one of the "five links" (five historical scrolls) of the Yang family, and the rest have been lost. In the scroll, there is a yellow Ling imperial edict, four biographies, five portraits and five compliments of the military generals and famous ministers of the Yang nationality in the past dynasties, a total of 15. The first volume is Huang Ling's imperial edict, which was granted by Emperor Xiaozong of the Southern Song Dynasty on April 15, the first year of Qiandao. Yang Cunzhong was one of the most senior generals in the Yang family, and was granted the title of king he after his death. The writing of the imperial edict is still clear, and the imprint of the jade seal is indistinct. After the imperial edict, there are more than ten people's signatures, such as the book of ministers, who were ordered to surrender the imperial edict. There are four biographies, five portraits and praises in the scroll wheel, and Yang Cunzhong is the third. Yang Cunzhong's biography and praise are all accompanied by the name of Zhou Bida, a famous Minister of the Southern Song Dynasty. It should be written by Zhou Bida, but it is not sure whether it was written by Zhou Bida. According to the legend, Yang Cunzhong was a "Dai Zhou and Gu County man, who made great achievements in exposing heaven and earth all his life"; after his death, Emperor Gaozong "did not sleep in peace for three days". Praise is: "Wei Zhen Hua Yi, Gong Jie heaven and earth, a generation of heroes, Qianqiu temple worship, like Si Cun, awe inspiring spirit." The rest of the volume is Yang yehou

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