changchun Taoist temple

Built in the Tang Dynasty, Changchun temple is a holy land for Taoist culture and tourism. The majestic Taoist temple has been standing for thousands of years and has passed through the time and space of history. The excellent Taoist culture of Changchun temple is inherited in this beautiful place for long-term admiration and sightseeing.

The main road is invisible, giving birth to heaven and earth; the main road is merciless, running the sun and the moon; the main road is nameless, bringing up all things; I don't know its strong name, the name is Dao. Taoist: clear and turbid, dynamic and static; clear and turbid sky, dynamic and static sky; clear and turbid men and women, dynamic and static men and women; all things come into being at the end of the stream. Clear is the source of turbidity, moving is the basis of stillness; people can always be quiet, heaven and earth know all return.

Changchunguan, commonly known as kou'er temple, is located in the northwest of Xiaonanhai, a famous scenic spot in Anyang City. It is located in the gorge between the north and South louding mountains. It is a tourist attraction rebuilt by the government of Shanying town and the masses of dozens of surrounding villages in the 1980s. In terms of the appellation of the places of religious activities, Taoism originated in Han Dynasty, followed by Northern Dynasty and prevailed in Tang Dynasty is the most complicated, such as ancestral temple, temple, mansion, cave, Taoist temple and so on, among which the most common one is so and so palace or so and so and so and so and so and so and so and so and so and so and so and so temple. The so-called "view" originally refers to the buildings on both sides of the ancient imperial city gate, which can be viewed from high, because it is named "view". Later, it refers to Taoist temples. It is said that there are more than 50 kinds, but when it comes to a certain Taoist temple, there are differences due to time, space and financial conditions. According to legend, the ancient Changchun temple was founded in the Tang Dynasty and rebuilt in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Its scale and organizational system were quite spectacular, but later it was damaged. The newly built Changchun temple is located in the west to the East and is built close to the mountain. It is tall and majestic. The main buildings and landscapes include the mountain gate, Taoist opera house, God of wealth hall, Guanyin hall, Qiuzu hall, Yuhuang hall, etc. Among them, the hall of God of wealth is behind the hall of Lingguan, and the hall of Qiu Zu is under the Jade Emperor. More than ten buildings in Qiuzu hall are connected with each other. They are all made of white marble. The style is exquisite and unique, such as the jade Pavilion. Lingguan hall is in front of the hall of God of wealth. There is a jade spring well on the south side of the hall. It is said that it can be used by thousands of people to drink and use, and it will never dry up. Therefore, it is also called "ten thousand people spring", and the people regard it as "holy water".

The majestic Taoist temple has been standing for thousands of years, passing through the time and space of history, presenting itself in the eyes of the living people in a solemn and solemn manner. The excellent Taoist culture of changchunguan has been passed down from generation to generation. In this beautiful land, it is admired and visited by later generations. Anyang changchunguan, with its unique style of Henan style ancient architecture, was announced as the key cultural relics protection unit of Henan Province in 1963. However, due to the long history and years of wind and rain erosion, the buildings have lost their original bright colors and functional requirements. At the beginning of March 2013, Taishen Xianghe health industry group began to renovate the changchunguan in line with the concept of benefiting the people. After a year of careful renovation, the changchunguan in Anyang officially opened to tourists free of charge on May 1, 2014.

changchun Taoist temple

Changchunguan, one of the famous Taoist sites in China, is located in Wuhan City, Hubei Province. It is the only existing building of this kind in this area. It was listed as a national key Taoist temple by the State Council in 1983. Taoist temple is located in the south of Shuangfeng Mountain in Wuhan city. It is said that Laozi, the founder of Taoism, once stayed here. As early as the 3rd century BC, Taoist architecture began to appear here. In the Yuan Dynasty, Qiu Chuji, a famous representative of Quanzhen school, came here to practice and preach, which further expanded its scale. Because Qiu Chuji was called Changchun immortal, the Taoist temple was called Changchun temple. Since its establishment, the influence of changchunguan has been expanding, and it continued to expand in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, forming its present scale. It faces south from the north and is built according to the mountain. The main buildings are the gate, Lingguan hall, Taiqing hall, Sanhuang hall, etc., with compact layout and large scale. Next to the Qizhen hall in Guannei, there is a merit temple with an astronomical panorama inlaid on the wall. It was completed by the famous Taoist Li Li'an in the 1930s, which has a high reference value for the study of ancient astronomy. Now, the Changchun temple is not only the local Taoist activity center, but also a scenic tourist attraction. Every year, many tourists and believers come to worship.

Historical evolution

Located in the south slope of Shuangfeng Mountain and the middle of Huanghu mountain (Snake Mountain) in the northeast of Dadongmen, Wuhan Changchun temple is one of the ten famous jungles of Taoism in China and a place for Taoist activities in the past dynasties. It is called "a great blessed land in the south of the Yangtze River". The Taoist Quanzhen school is worshipped in the temple, named after its founder, Qiu Chuji, who is the founder of Chongyang school.

During the Northern Song Dynasty, the Yuanqing temple was built in Shuangfeng Mountain, inheriting the golden elixir doctrine of Jiangxi Gezao talisman, which was given to Ezhou as a teacher of heaven. In the early Yuan Dynasty, the Changchun temple was built here. It was repaired and rebuilt in 1414 and 1687, and destroyed in 1852.

In the second year of tongzhi (1863), he Hechun, the 16th generation descendant of Longmen sect, came here from Wudang Mountain and vowed to rebuild the Changchun temple. Sponsored by officials and gentry, he raised money to rebuild the Sanhuang hall, Ziwei hall, Yuhuang Pavilion, Laicheng building and climbing stone steps in the back of the hall, imitating the architectural model of Ming Dynasty In 1925, when Hou Yongde was in prison, he got the money from Xiang Zhuping, a member of the xiaoyaonan family, and built the Sutra Pavilion.

During the northern expedition in 1926, the yeting independent regiment of the Northern Expedition army was stationed in changchunguan, which became the front command post. The Tibetan Sutra Pavilion, Laicheng building and Sanhuang hall were all damaged by shelling. Xia Douyin, the provincial president, later invested to restore their original appearance. In 1931, Taoist Hou Yongde enlisted Xia Douyin's support and donation to carry out large-scale renovation of the Taoist temple, and the structure of the changchunguan complex was finally completed. After the founding of the people's Republic of China, due to the construction of Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge, Lu Zuge, which was originally located at the site of Yellow Crane Tower, was demolished. Therefore, the government appropriated money to move the statues of Lu Zuge into the changchunguan temple and repair it. In the "Cultural Revolution", the Changchun temple was impacted, the statues were destroyed, and religious activities were forced to stop. In 1982, the government appropriated money to rebuild the temple of the Spring Festival temple and rebuild the statues. In 1984, religious activities were restored and opened to the outside world.

The temple was built by Qiu Chuji's disciples in the Yuan Dynasty to commemorate Qiu Chuji, the founder of Longmen sect (1148-1227 A.D., tongmi, changchunzi), who was one of the seven northern truths of Quanzhen sect of Taoism. When the yuan army went south, he "stopped killing with one word" and advised the people to save the world. It began to be called "the view of spring".

Honor of scenic spot

With a long history and Taoist Origin, changchunguan is listed as a first-class cultural relic protection unit in Wuhan. It is not only a religious activity place for Taoist self-cultivation, but also a scenic spot with elegant architecture. It has a long history, quiet scenery, beautiful mountains, blessed places and caves. Even Lushan Mountain in Jiangxi Province has a lower courtyard of Changchun temple in its history.

architectural composition

The corridor of the front hall and the back veranda is more perfect, forming a building group with strict structure and proper layout, which is divided into three roads, left, middle and right.

The main buildings in the middle road are five entrances: Lingguan hall, er Shen hall, Taiqing hall, ancient altar and ancient Xiannong Altar. Between the two altars are "Tianji" and "Huixian bridge".

On the right are Shifang hall, Jingtang, Dake hall, Gongde temple, Dashi Pavilion and cangjing Pavilion; on the left are Zhaitang, liaotang, Qiuzu hall, abbot hall, Shipu hall and Chunyang temple.

The main buildings are brick and wood structure, bucket arches, cornices, beams, columns, fence boards and the sculptures of shrines in the hall. They are exquisite, vivid, exquisite and elegant, with typical architectural art characteristics of Taoism in Hubei Province.

Spirit Palace

It is the gate of changchunguan mountain, facing south from north, with red walls and black tiles, brick carvings embedded in the forehead, archway style hall surface and three openings. In the center of the hall, there is a statue of Wang Lingguan, and on both sides, there are four Dharma protection marshals: Qinglong, Baihu, Zhuque and Xuanwu. Wang Lingguan is a Taoist Dharma protector. He is in charge of heaven and earth's picketing. He leads a million heaven generals to subdue demons and subdue demons. He was granted the title of "capital heaven picket general" by the Jade Emperor. The common people call it: "three eyes can see things in the world, one whip awakens the world.".

Taiqing Hall

Double eaves Xieshan, bottle ridge pressure, Qiaojiao Shuyi, carved beams painted. The center of the hall is dedicated to the emperor of Taoism, the moral God. Mr. Yin ziwenshi, left Fengguan, and Mr. Chuang Tzu, right fengnanhua. The way of the Supreme Master is to let it go, to close it, to withdraw it from the secret, to withdraw it from the secret, and to cultivate the pure nature, which is all inclusive. The pre Confucianism called Lao Jun's theory, which is in accordance with the theory of yin and Yang changes in the book of changes. Therefore, Lao Yi is called in the world. His book Tao Te Ching is the eternal light, which is both big and small. Laojun has many saints, such as Taishang Daozu, Wuji Laozu, Sanqing Daozu, Daode Tianzun and so on. He is called "Laozhuang" together with Zhuangzi and "Huanglao" together with Huangdi. His moral theory is the foundation and cornerstone of Taoism.

Hall of God of wealth

In the center of the hall, the five God of wealth of Wenwu Road are worshipped, including Zhao Gongming, Guan shengdijun, Wen Caishen Bigan, Xiao Sheng, Cao Bao, Deng Jiugong and Yao shaosi. On both sides, the God of fortune, Lu, Shou and Xi are worshipped. On the fifth day of the first month of each year, there is a temple fair for the God of wealth The five gods of Lu, Shou, Xi and Cai descended to the world and blessed all living beings.

Qizhen Hall

There are seven disciples of Wang Chongyang, founder of Quanzhen sect in Taoism, including Qiu Chuji, Ma Danyang, Tan chuduan, Liu chuxuan, Wang Chuyi, Hao Datong and Qingjing

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