Xuandu view

Xuandu view

Hengshan xuandu temple, located in the half of Nanyue Mountain, was rebuilt by Taoist Tan Jiaoqing from the beginning of the Southern Qi Dynasty. An side of the original peace of mind Pavilion, folk used to call it Banshan Pavilion.

Xuandu temple in Hengshan

Xuandu temple is located in the half of Nanyue Mountain. It was rebuilt by Taoist Tan Jiaoqing during the reign of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1862-1874). An side of the original peace of mind Pavilion, folk used to call it Banshan Pavilion. There was a wooden vertical plaque inscribed with the words "famous mountains in the world" written by Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, which had been lost long ago; a bronze pot with the words "made in the seventh heaven during the reign of emperor Shunzhi of the Qing Dynasty" was also lost. There is a stone inscription on the mountain gate, which says: "follow the road, but you have to work hard on the way; if you want to reach the top, don't give up."

Taoism is a famous temple. Between zhurong peak and Nanyue town in Hengshan, Hunan Province. Xuandu temple is also known as banshanting and Zhaoyun nunnery. It was first built in the period of Qi and Liang dynasties in the Southern Dynasty. In 1878, it was expanded into a Taoist temple, which was named as the "ten square xuandu Temple" in Quanzhen of Taoism. At present, the main buildings are Shanmen, Yuhuang hall, Sanqing hall, Zhaitang, daoshe, etc., which are mostly rebuilt in recent years. Outside the view, the ancient pines are vigorous, and the clouds are shrouded. Inside the view, the flowers and plants are fragrant, and the fairy music is flying. The environment is elegant, just like a fairy palace. As one of the famous Taoist temples in Hengshan, it is now the seat of Hunan Taoist Association.

Architectural composition

There are three aspects in the existing Guanyu.

One into the mountain gate, Lingguan hall. The mountain gate is a palace style archway. On both sides of the gate stands a magnificent eight character screen wall with a large relief of cloud dragon. Under the wall stands a pair of tall stone lions and an antique iron incense. The archway is lofty and majestic, resplendent and resplendent. It has a veranda style roof. The main ridge is decorated with carved glass tiles and leaky tiles. A red and yellow vase is erected in the middle. At both ends, there are dragon shaped tail with mouth opening and tail lifting. The four eaves are decorated with glazed tiles, and the eaves angle is upward. In the middle of the square wall, there are three big characters of "xuandu Guan", which are glittering and dazzling. Next to it are eight cave immortals and the painted sculpture of "Ziqi Donglai".

The second entrance is the Daluo hall, also known as the Jade Emperor hall. The palace is magnificent and magnificent. On the door hung a mud and gold banner of "Da Luo Bao Dian", and on the left and right were two gold lettered black lacquer plaques of "de Pei Tian Di" and "Dao Guan Gu Jin". There are two ancient trees about ten feet high in the courtyard, with huge canopy, covering the hard mountain top and horse head wall palace. There is a statue of the Jade Emperor in the hall. The Jade Emperor, also known as the supreme god of Haotian Jinque, is the God who always sticks to the way of heaven, just like the emperor in the world. The statue, about 2.5 meters high, sits on a 1.3-meter-high altar, with a kind face, a red robe, a gold belt around his waist, and a jade Wat in his hands. Sanjin is the Sanqing hall. Guan Dian style roof, eight slope nine ridge, double eaves hanging angle, covered with yellow glazed tiles. Stone eaves column, on the ammonium sill couplet: "three treasures supreme rule, no creation; Qingxu Miao Dao Yan called Wanshi Yuzong." Carved window sash, hanging on the "Sanqing Palace" mud gold, black paint banner. Hanging in the main hall is a gorgeous branch shaped palace lamp with octagonal painted caisson. Liang Wen is decorated with a picture of songe Tongchun and Gehong alchemy. There is a huge red lacquer embroidered gold shrine in the hall. In the shrine, there are three supreme gods of the infinite. The statue is about 3 meters high, just like white jade. In the first half of the Qing Dynasty, the heaven of the supreme Taoist priest Yuqing was in the middle and hung with Yuan beads to symbolize Hongyuan; in the second half of the Taoist priest baoxuanzhong, the heaven of the supreme Taoist priest Shangqing Lingbao was on the right, holding jade meaning to symbolize Hunyuan; in the third half, the heaven of the Supreme Master baohuntian was on the left, holding a fan to symbolize Taichu.

natural landscape

In front of the xuandu temple, the ancient pines are towering, the bamboo trees are green, the rocks are majestic, and the streams are flowing. It is one of the famous tourist attractions in Nanyue. On the opposite side of it is the quiet and profound grinding platform. Standing here, you can often see clouds rising from the valley below, and hear the bells of Buddhist temples and Taoist temples reverberating among the mountains.

Xuandu temple is located in the north of Yanxia, the east of Xianglu, the west of Tianzhu and the foot of CHIDI. The Mountaineering Road passes in front of the gate and winds westward. There is a banshanting guest house on the opposite side. There are dozens of distinctive restaurants and restaurants on the East and west sides. Mountaineering vehicles cross and change here. In the east corner of the ancient temple, there is a high mountain cableway, and the Airbus is swept by the whirlwind, whistling up. Therefore, there is a lot of traffic and noise around xuandu Temple all day long. The tranquility and seclusion pursued by Taoism has long disappeared here. If it wasn't for the sound of bells, the smoke rising from the censers, and the Taoist priests in Taoist costumes, it's hard to imagine that this is the temple where the Taoist disciples cultivate themselves and pursue immortality.

Address: banshanting in Hengshan Scenic Area

Longitude: 112.7076003

Latitude: 27.27106002

Chinese PinYin : Xuan Dou Guan