Dongyue Hall

Dongyue Hall

Dongyue Temple is located in Town God's Temple, east of the old city, and sits northeast to southwest. The date of its founding remains to be examined. From the existing beam structure, no replacement is found, which shows that no major renovation has been made after the construction. Town God's Temple, one of the earlier temples in Shuicheng, has been partially demolished. Dongyue hall is a well preserved ancient building in the temple. The main frame is made of high quality silk and pear wood. Jiujiatan, 13.83 meters wide and 7.86 meters deep, is located on a 2.8-meter-high platform with two single eaves hanging on the top of the mountain. The roof is covered with small green tiles. The first floor and the second floor of the open space are one-way, and the second is two-way. The open space is beam lifting, and the two mountains are bucket crossing. Covers an area of 108 square meters, after years of wind and rain not destroyed.

building structure

The steps in front of the door are grade 19, without vertical belt, 6m in length and 4m in width. On both sides of the front of the platform, there are bluestone Moon Palace doors, 2.8 meters high, level with the platform, which can accommodate two people.

Stories and legends

Mount Tai is located in the central part of Shandong Province. The God of Mount Tai (also known as the great emperor of Dongyue, the king of Mount Tai and the king of Wuyue) is the head of the five mountains (Dongyue, Mount Tai, Nanyue, Hengshan, Xiyue, Huashan, Beiyue, Songshan, Zhongyue and Hengshan). It controls people's soul and takes charge of life and death, nobility and official positions. From the Warring States period to the Han Dynasty, Mount Tai has always been the sacred place of emperors of all dynasties, and has always been respected by people It is regarded as the way to ascend the immortals.

It is said that he was the fifth grandson of King Pangu. During the reign of emperor Yongping of the Han and Ming Dynasties, he appointed the great emperor as marshal of Taishan. He was also named the great emperor of Dongyue. He was in charge of "the distinction between the high and the low, the long and short affairs of Lu Ke, the six cases of 18 hell books, the seven sites and five divisions of life and death".

The great emperor of Dongyue is in charge of the hell on the 18th floor of Cao Di and the world's life and death. He has 5900 gods under his command and set up 72 Departments to manage various affairs respectively. "The souls of the dead Chinese go back to Mount Tai". Therefore, he is very devout in the worship of Mount Tai God and hopes to be happy without being tortured after death.

Sacrificial activities

In the old days, the Han people had the activity of complaining to the great Dongyue emperor. It was held at the end of the birthday party on March 28 of the ancient calendar. It was said that the great Dongyue emperor was not only able to drive away the plague, but also in charge of the good and evil things in the human world. The ways of doing things were slightly different in different places. The name of the great Dongyue was displayed in Lixi, Wuning, Jiangxi, Try to protect yourself.

Protection status

Dongyue hall is tall and majestic, which can reflect the architectural level and technical achievements at that time. It has high cultural relic value. It is one of the few relics of ancient buildings in this area, which is more precious. On December 28, 1987, it was announced as a cultural relic protection unit at the county level.

Address: 604 Taiwan, Jiayi County, Zhuqi Township

Longitude: 120.591854

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