Longquan Palace

Longquan Palace

Longquan palace is located in the West Street of 823, Huian County, Fujian Province, and the east side of the foot of Keshan mountain. It was built in the Taiping reign of the Song Dynasty (976-983). It is commonly known as "guanyinma Palace" and "ximenma Palace" and is dedicated to the worship of Guanyin Bodhisattva. There are Longquan well, Longquan palace special festival monument, dragon pillar and other protected cultural relics in the palace.

Longquan palace, Huian County, Fujian Province

The origin of the palace name

According to Huian County annals, there was a well at the beginning, followed by a palace. As a result, the palace was full of well springs, and the stone was exhausted. It was mellow and sweet. It was known as "Longquan Ganlu".

So it is the name of the well, and then the name of the palace.

When the palace was built

Longquan palace was built in 976-983, and Huian had it when it was established in 981.

In the late 1990s, the old city of Hui'an was rebuilt, and Longquan palace was protected by the original site, and a circular building (Ximen Huandao) was built around it.

Construction regulation

Main hall

Facing the southwest, the main hall has a single-layer wooden and stone structure, one room wide and three rooms deep. The first entrance is the worship Pavilion, where the table, incense burner and signboard are placed. The front is hung with a plaque of "Tzu Chi" under the eaves, and the inside is hung with a plaque of "mercy to help the world". The plaque of "Longquan Temple" is hung above the pavilion, which is a single eaves Xieshan pavilion with a bucket and a beam. The second entrance is the great mercy hall, which is the core building of the whole palace In order to worship Guanyin Bodhisattva, the plaque of "Guangzhao Daqian" is hung above the shrine, and the plaque of "Cihang Pudu" is hung inside the main door, which is a hard mountain top with a structure of crossing bucket and lifting beam; under the back eaves of the great mercy hall, there is a Shrine and a platform for worshiping Weituo Bodhisattva; the third entrance is the main hall for worshipping the third Buddha, with Sakyamuni Buddha in the middle, pharmacist liuliguang Buddha and Amitabha Buddha on the left and right, which is for worshipping the third Buddha Bucket beam structure, hard top. There is a patio between the two and three entrances, on which a canopy is built. The left exterior wall of the main hall is inlaid with four black gold characters of "Buddha light".

Shanmen

Longquan palace is surrounded by a ring-shaped double-layer building. The whole island is located in the northwest and faces southeast. Facing the street is the entrance and exit of Longquan palace. Facing the entrance is an inner screen wall. On the screen wall, there are nine golden characters "Longquan palace is dedicated to Guanyin Buddha" from right to left. The top of the screen wall is a green tile. There are two doors on the left and right sides of the screen wall. The left door reads "Longquan door" and the right door reads "inspiration Guanyin" .

Side hall

On the left side of the main hall is a single eaves Xieshan pavilion with a bucket and a beam. The hall faces the great sorrow hall, with its back against the screen wall and three rooms wide. On the right side of the main hall is the hall dedicated to the emperor Wenchang, which is in the same direction as the main hall. The door in front of the hall is side by side with the hall of great sorrow, with the inscription "gentle master"; the hall is one room wide, side by side with the main hall, with a plaque of "literary grace and scenery" hanging above the shrine and a hard top; between the hall and the front door is a corridor, with incense burners on the corridor and an iron net on the top. On the right side of the corridor is the single storey dwelling house of "AGU" living in the temple. The window sill outside the dwelling house is equipped with a "sign releasing place".

antechamber

Along the north-south axis of the main hall is the "Temple of heaven" dedicated to the Jade Emperor. Facing the great mercy hall, it has three wide faces. On the left side is a "sign changing place", which is a single eaves hard peak with a bucket and beam. On the left and back of the temple of heaven, there are six corner gold stoves. The gold stoves are of brick and stone structure. On the left side, the gold stoves are carved with exquisite reliefs of flowers and plants, cranes, birds and animals. Longquan well is located between the "Temple of heaven" and the left Jinlu, near the "Temple of heaven", with clear water. There is a roof between the temple of heaven and the main hall.

Cultural relics in the palace

There are Longquan well, Qingbei, Longzhu and other cultural relics in the palace. It was announced as the second batch of cultural relics protection units in Huian County in 1987.

Longquan well

According to the county annals, there was a well first, then a palace, and a pavilion called "Longquan Ganlu". The well was 3.5 meters deep and 0.5 meters in diameter. It stored about 2 meters of water for a long time. It was built with stones, and its enclosure was square. There was a well fence outside. The water was very sweet and the spring was endless.

Stele of Qing Dynasty

The monument is 33 cm high and 48 cm wide. It was erected in 1863 (the second year of Tongzhi reign of the Qing Dynasty) and engraved in regular script with a diameter of 1 cm. When it comes to the drought and epidemic, "Hongyang uprising" and the siege of the city by the peasant uprising army, Guanyin Bodhisattva's Dharma divine power has been able to resist the disease and resist the resistance, and has made contributions to the people. It was approved by the Ministry of education and culture in the spring and autumn special festival for the Buddha's birthday, so it has the reputation of "special festival for Guanyin Buddha".

Dragon pillar

When the palace was rebuilt in the Qing Dynasty, a pair of diabase carved dragon pillars, more than 2 meters high, were erected. Three dimensional flying dragon, hovering on the column, Yang rat head high, flapping scales and claws, passing through the clouds, climbing the island gate soaring, exquisite carving.

Guanyin Belief

Huian folk Guanyin belief has a wide influence and many believers. Hui'an calls Guanyin Bodhisattva "Guanyin mother" and "Guanyin Buddha". There are more people worshiping the Buddha than there are Guanyin shrines in the hall. They are worshipped sooner or later, especially the female believers. Huian people believe that Guanyin is "pure" and that it should be provided with vegetables instead of meat dishes. Before worshiping Guanyin, you should be calm, modest and polite, avoid anger, fast and forbid sexual intercourse. On the day of worship, we should get up early in the morning, put on clean clothes, and comb them in order to do Buddhist service.

The birth date of Guanyin is February 19 of the lunar calendar, June 19 of Chengdao day, and September 19 of Nirvana day. Huian people all call these three days "mother birth of Guanyin". Every three days, housewives will prepare some vegetarians to pray in the temple where Guanyin Bodhisattva is worshipped, among which Longquan palace is the most popular. On the day of "Guanyin Masheng" and the first three days and the second three days, the Pilgrims who went to Longquan palace to burn incense for protection reached the peak, and the incense festival was also the most grand. In the evening, they set up a stage at the foot of Houke mountain of Longquan palace to sing opera, for seven consecutive nights.

Palace couplets

The Dragon chants the snail, the water consults the true meaning, the spring flows, the compassionate navigation guides all living beings.

It's hard to hide the truth from the eyes of the world. A visitor should have a Tathagata heart.

Longjin has always been auspicious and the Buddhist kingdom is now shining.

Vow to be generous and compassionate, to seek help from the other side.

The Buddhist temple is full of bright sun and moon for thousands of years.

Longquan palace, Taigu County, Shanxi Province

Longquan palace, formerly known as "Longquan Temple", is a key cultural relic protection unit in Taigu County. It is located in dongshandi village, Houcheng Town, Taigu County

300 meters south of Fenghuang mountain. It was built in the 15th year of the Yuan Dynasty (1355). It was repeatedly built in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Longquan cave was rebuilt in 1883 and rebuilt in 1917. The existing buildings are the remains of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It was renamed "Longquan Palace" in 1995. There are stone archways, mountain gates and beamless halls along the central axis of the building layout, with wing rooms, side halls and jellyfish caves on both sides. Since 1996, the temple has been gradually restored. Now it is a free Taoist resort in Taigu.

Taigu County Fenghuangshan Longquan palace has a history of more than 660 years. Shanxi is a famous place for religious activities, has always been a place for people to relax. Longquan palace is located in the hinterland of Fenghuang mountain, twelve miles south of Taigu County. It is the main scene of Fengshan spring, one of Taigu's ten scenic spots. In front of the view, there are tall and carved stone archways. The whole view Pavilion is arranged layer upon layer according to the mountain. The pines and cypresses are covered by the ancient trees and dragon roots. In addition, the dragon spring in the jellyfish cave is continuous, clear as jade, flowing all the year round. It's refreshing to drink and all worries are gone. Fengshui tower on the top of the mountain is majestic and beautiful. Yuan Haowen, a great poet of the Yuan Dynasty, once wrote several poems here. In the Qing Dynasty, there was an inscription on "listening to the pure sound of mountains and rivers" in Zhao Tieshan. In 1998, it was officially approved as a place for religious activities. The restoration of Longquan palace has begun to take shape. The magnificent landscape reappears. The spring scenery of Fengshan mountain is a wonderful place for tourists at home and abroad and the people of Taigu to enjoy.

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