Yaowang Palace

Tengchong medicine palace, built in 1626, was advocated by the medical circles. At the end of the reign of Emperor Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty, the plan of the building was shaped like a gourd. The palace of medicine not only has exquisite layout and unique architecture, but also is an important witness of the long history of the development of traditional Chinese medicine industry in Tengchong.

Yaowang Palace

Tengchong medicine palace, built in 1626, was advocated by the medical circles. At the end of the reign of Emperor Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty, the plan of the building was shaped like a gourd. The palace of medicine not only has exquisite layout and unique architecture, but also is an important witness of the long history of the development of traditional Chinese medicine industry in Tengchong.

Shape feature

Yaowang palace has always been the center of the medical circles in Tengchong area. It was built in the Wanli period of Ming Dynasty and advocated by Li Zhongchun, a military doctor who followed general Deng Zilong to fight against the rebellion. Li Zhongchun was loved by people for his good medical skills, and he also got some money. However, he clearly realized that high-ranking officials did not value him, but valued his medical skills. He wanted to follow the example of the Central Plains doctors and not forget his ancestors. He wanted to build a temple to offer sacrifices to the first doctors. His idea was responded, and the local medical community donated salaries, funds and property. In the sixth year of Tianqi (1626), Yaowang palace was completed. At first, there was only one palace, named Qingwei palace, dedicated to Sun Simiao, a famous doctor of Tang Dynasty. At the end of the reign of Emperor Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty, ziweng, the abbot of the king of medicine palace, expanded the pavilion of five emperors. In the third year of Yongzheng (1725), the building plane of the king of medicine palace was in the shape of a gourd. I don't know whether it was ziweng's intention or coincidence. The gourd is a symbol of traditional Chinese medicine. During the reign of emperor Xiantong, Yaowang palace was destroyed and rebuilt in 1887. In 1925, a new hall was built. In the 22nd year of the Republic of China, Tengchong medical circles established the doctors' Association in Yaowang palace. In 1951, the health workers association of Tengchong County set up a medical supply society in the palace of the king of medicine. After a few years, it was expanded into a pharmaceutical factory in Tengchong County. The pharmaceutical factory uses the palace of the king of medicine as the pharmaceutical workshop and builds new workshops and other ancillary buildings within its scope. In the late 1960s, Yaowang palace suffered a disaster, the clay sculptures were completely destroyed, and the house was on the verge of collapse. After 2002, Tengchong pharmaceutical factory demolished the workshop and ancillary buildings in the temple, and the Yaowang palace was restored, gradually revealing the old view. The building plane of Yaowang palace is in the shape of gourd. The gate of the palace is the mouth of gourd, the five emperor building is the neck of gourd, the Yaowang palace and hall building are the belly of gourd, the lotus pond is the bottom of gourd, and the wall is the shell of gourd. The gate of the palace is a wooden archway style building with three bays and a width of 7.5 meters. The two pillars in the Ming Dynasty are set with drum stones. From the palace gate to the inside, there is a small patio. There is a ticket gate in the northwest corner. The word "unique cave" is written on the forehead of the gate. Enter the ticket gate, and go down the East-West corridor on the north side to the lotus pond at the bottom of the gourd. From the lotus pond to the East, along the central axis, there are hall building, Yaowang hall and Wudi building, and each hall rises step by step according to the terrain. Sitting east to west, the hall is a wooden structure with single eaves and hard hilltop. It has three bays with a width of 11.25 meters. The first floor is the passageway to the hall of medicine king. Before entering the courtyard, there is the hall of medicine king, which is built on the platform base and sits east to west. It is a wooden structure with single eaves and hard hilltop. The wing rooms on both sides are three Bay bungalows, forming a quadrangle with the hall building. The hall is 12 meters wide. Although it imitates the architecture of the Central Plains, there are still differences in the border areas. In the center of Yaowang Hall (Qingwei Palace), Sun Simiao is worshipped, which is commonly known as "Yaowang Bodhisattva" in the local area. On both sides of the hall, famous medical statues of ancient times, such as Lei Gong and Qi Bo, Bian Que in Zhou Dynasty, Gao Yue and Gao He in Qin Dynasty, Ji Ping in former Han Dynasty, Zhang Zhongjing and Hua Tuo in later Han Dynasty, Wang Shuhe and Huang Fumi in Jin Dynasty, Ge Zhichuan and Li Shizhen in Ming Dynasty are worshipped. He was known as the famous doctor of the thirteen dynasties. Gaoyue and Gaohe are known as Yihuan and Yihe. Jiping, namely Jiben, was the imperial edict of the late Eastern Han Dynasty. In the first month of the 23rd year of Jian'an (218), gibbon, Geng Ji, Si Zhiwei Huang and other officials launched a rebellion, attacked the prime minister Chang Shi Wang Bi in Xudu (now Xuchang, Henan Province) at night, burned the gate and shot Wang Bi in the shoulder. Finally, Yan Kuang was defeated by Wang Bi and diannongzhonglang of Yingchuan, and gibbon and others were killed. In the romance of the Three Kingdoms, gibbon changed into Ji Ping or Ji Tai. He once participated in Dong Cheng's plan to assassinate Cao Cao, and tried to poison Cao Cao when he was treating Cao Cao's illness, but Cao Cao saw through and was executed. Behind the hall of medicine king is the five emperors building, which is built on the high platform and has two floors. There are statues of Fuxi, Shennong and Xuanyuan on the upper floor, and statues of Xuanyuan, Zhuanxu, Diku, Yao and Shun on the lower floor. The three emperors and five emperors are the ancestors of the Chinese nation, and they are also closely related to medicine. In the courtyard of the medicine palace, there is a lotus pool, in which there is an octagonal pavilion. It is said that in order to seek profits, a pharmacist once secretly reduced the dosage of a precious herb when mixing ingredients. As a result, the incident was despised by pharmacists. At that time, the medical association was severely condemned, and all members unanimously ruled that this person should be punished for building a "repentance Pavilion" in the lotus pool of the medicine king palace, so as to make the pharmacists concerned repent, and to warn their colleagues not to commit any more crimes. This warning is still of practical significance. Generations of pharmaceutical makers in Tengchong have vowed in front of the "repentance Pavilion": human life is of vital importance and pharmaceutical industry is honest.

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Building the palace of Medicine

Tengchong medicine palace was proposed by Li Zhongchun, a military doctor who came to Tengchong with Deng Zilong, a general in Fengcheng, Jiangxi Province, during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. It was praised by the medical community, either by donating salaries, funds or land. Tianqi six years (AD 1626) completed, initially known as the Qing Dynasty palace, worship Tang Dynasty doctor Sun Simiao, and built a general temple Deng Zilong.

The Qing Dynasty

At the end of the reign of Emperor Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty, ziweng, the abbot of Yaowang palace, extended the cultivation of it. In the third year of Yongzheng (1725 A.D.), a new five emperor pavilion was built, which made the architectural plane of Yaowang palace take on a gourd shape.

During the reign of Xiantong, Yaowang palace was destroyed and rebuilt in 1887. In 1925, a new hall was built.

the Republic of China era

In the 22nd year of the Republic of China (1933 A.D.), Tengchong medical circles established the doctors' Association in Yaowang palace.

After liberation

In 1951, the health workers association of Tengchong County set up a medical supply society in the palace of the king of medicine. After a few years, it was expanded into a pharmaceutical factory in Tengchong County. The pharmaceutical factory uses the palace of the king of medicine as the pharmaceutical workshop and builds new workshops and other ancillary buildings within its scope.

After the 1960s, Yaowang palace failed to get the protection it deserved. All the clay sculptures were destroyed, the shape of the gourd was artificially changed, and the house was on the verge of collapse.

In 1999, the extension of Guanghua West Road in Tengchong city road construction planning, the road runs through the site of Yaowang palace. The County Cultural Management Office proposed to the government to protect Yaowang palace, and the government adopted the suggestion to avoid the site of Yaowang palace.

At the beginning of 2002, the president of Hong Kong Longhua company donated 500000 yuan to the county pharmaceutical factory to restore the Yaowang palace. Under the supervision and guidance of the cultural relics management office, the palace gate, the five emperor Pavilion and most of the walls have been restored. The county pharmaceutical factory has decided to demolish the workshop and other ancillary buildings built in the site of Yaowang palace, and carry out comprehensive restoration of Yaowang palace, so as to restore the old view.

New look

The Yaowang palace covers an area of 8700.66 square meters. The building is in the shape of a gourd. It is composed of the palace gate, five emperor building, Yaowang hall, hall building and other ancillary buildings. The terrain is high in the East and low in the West. The palace gate is a gourd mouth, the five emperor building is a gourd neck, the medicine king hall and hall building are gourd belly, the lotus pond is a gourd bottom, and the wall is a gourd shell. From the palace gate to the lotus pond, the depth is 112.5 meters.

The gate of the palace is a wooden archway style building with three bays and a width of 7.5 meters. The two pillars in the Ming Dynasty are set with drum stones. From the palace gate to the inside, there is a small patio. There is a ticket gate in the northwest corner. The word "unique cave" is written on the forehead of the gate. Enter the ticket gate, and go down the East-West corridor on the north side to the lotus pond at the bottom of the gourd.

From the lotus pond to the East, along the central axis, there are hall building, Yaowang hall and Wudi building, and each hall rises step by step according to the terrain. Sitting east to west, the hall is a wooden structure with single eaves and hard hilltop. It has three bays with a width of 11.25 meters. The first floor is the passageway to the hall of medicine king. Before entering the courtyard, there is the hall of medicine king, which is built on the platform base and sits east to west. It is a wooden structure with single eaves and hard hilltop. The wing rooms on both sides are three Bay bungalows, forming a quadrangle with the hall building. The hall is 12 meters wide.

Behind the hall of medicine king is the five emperors' building, which sits east to west and is built on a high platform. It is an attic style building with double eaves and Xieshan peak. The beams, eaves, columns and Fang are painted. The carving composition is simple and the knife method is quick. The front porch is protected by stone railings. The original building of Yaowang temple is basically well preserved, and the palace gate and the five emperors' building have been restored to their original appearance. The five emperors building is also a three Bay building with a width of 9 meters.

protective measures

In April 2003, Tengchong County People's government announced that it was the third batch of key cultural relics protection units at the county level. In 2005, Baoshan Municipal People's government announced it as the first batch of municipal key cultural relics protection units.

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