Wutong Temple

Wutong Temple

Wutong temple is located in Xilin village, Huotian Town, Yunxiao. It worships Zhou Yafu, the general of the Han Dynasty. Wutong temple is located by the Zhangjiang River. It is said that it was built by the aborigines before the Tang Dynasty. Zhang Daide, a Yunxiao cadre who has been studying the history of Kaizhang for a long time, said that the stone pillars in Wutong temple have the words of pan, LAN and Lei '. To the Yuan Dynasty, Zhangzhou general Tongzhi, Xuanwu General Chen Jun stationed in Xilin City, increased worship "five gods" five emperor, later known as "five Temple". The temple is featured by its high foundation and low eaves.

evolution

It is said that Chen Zheng, Chen Yuanguang, and their son, when they were in the southern expedition, wrapped "fragrant fire" from the Central Plains and divided the spirit here. Chen Jun of the Yuan Dynasty worshiped "the God of the five directions" when he built the city, and the plaque was called "Wutong Temple". According to the records of Pinghe county annals and Yunxiao County Hall annals, "the stone bolts of this temple are engraved with the words" pan "," Lan "and" Lei ", which can be described as" the most ancient Yunxiao Temple ". Pan, LAN and Lei are aboriginal surnames in the past, which shows that they were built before the Tang Dynasty.

scale

The temple is located from southwest to northeast, facing Zhangjiang River, with a total area of 1200 square meters. It is a beam lifting wooden stone structure, with a single eaves and a veranda roof. It is divided into front hall and back hall, with five rooms in front and three rooms in depth. Inside the temple are shuttle shaped stone pillars, which are the original building materials. In the fourth year of Hongzhi reign of Ming Dynasty, the mountain torrents broke out and the five statues of Guangping Zun in Xilin floated to the side of Tang's ancestral house in Xiaban. They were first worshipped in the temple and then expanded into a temple.

It was rebuilt in the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty, destroyed in war in the reign of emperor Tongzhi of the Qing Dynasty and rebuilt later. It was destroyed in 1958 and repaired in 1984.

Address: Jiangbei Avenue (north of Yonghe Bridge)

Longitude: 108.29837

Latitude: 22.80297

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