Temple of fire

Temple of fire

Fire temple, full name of Chijian huodezhenjun temple, also known as Shichahai fire temple, is located in the northwest of Wanning bridge, di'anmenwai street, Xicheng District, Beijing, and on the East Bank of Shichahai. The temple of fire is mainly dedicated to the South huodezhenjun (God of fire). Among the many temples of fire in Beijing, it has the largest scale and the longest history. Huoshen temple was originally the lower house of baiyun temple, the ancestral court of Quanzhen sect of Taoism. After restoration and reopening in the early 21st century, it was directly under the jurisdiction of China Taoist Association.

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Basic introduction

The temple of fire, or "Chijian huodezhenjun Temple", is located outside the gate of Di'an in Beijing and beside the Shichahai. The temple was first built in the sixth year of Zhenguan (632 AD) of Tang Dynasty and has a history of more than 1300 years.

It was rebuilt in 1346 A.D. During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, the fire broke out in the palace year after year, so it was ordered to expand the temple of fire, and the glazed green tiles were given to suppress the fire. In the 24th year of Qianlong reign in Qing Dynasty (1759 AD), it was rebuilt again, adding yellow tiles to the door and back Pavilion.

Main buildings

The main building of the temple of fire is basically preserved. At the southernmost end is the longen hall, which is dedicated to the Lingguan of the real king longen.

To the north is the main hall, huozu hall, dedicated to the southern Huode Yinghuo Xingjun, which is usually called huozu and Huoshen. In the hall of huozu, there was a plaque and couplet written by Emperor Qianlong. The plaque said "Sinan use", and the couplet said "Shu Su and Zi Ren, the success is both economic; Huai Yu distribution order, the order is beautiful but repair".

In addition, there is a painted gold octagonal dragon caisson on the top of the hall, which is extremely exquisite and rare in Beijing. The north of huozu hall is "long live Jingming Pavilion", commonly known as Yuhuang Pavilion.

In the pavilion, there was a Qianlong plaque "Zixiao incense case". The northernmost is doulao Pavilion, in which the Qianlong plaque "miaotongchenshu" was originally hung.

Under the corridors on both sides of the doulao Pavilion, there is a Yemen gate leading to a water Pavilion behind the temple. It is a pity that Shichahai is no longer there.

Custom activities

For a long time, the temple of fire has formed its own unique folk customs, among which the most influential one is the Christmas of huozu on June 22. In the past, the emperor sent officials of Taichang temple to offer sacrifices every year. (according to the Ming Xizong record: "in March of the first year of Tianqi (1621 AD), the Taichang Temple official was ordered to worship huodezhen on June 22." ）In the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, the fire god temple held the Zhongyuan law society in successive years, and the huge "Pudu boat" was built with the investment of large families and burned on the corridor outside the temple.

People who came to watch the ceremony crowded the corridor, which was a beautiful sight in the capital.

Although Huoshen temple is a royal Taoist temple, it has always been inhabited by the orthodox Taoist.

It is said that Zhang Tianshi came to Beijing to meet him and stayed in the temple of fire.

In the 1930s and 1940s, Tian Zijiu, the abbot of the temple of fire, was very sociable and well-known. He was known as one of the four CHILDES in the capital at that time and also known as the first beautiful Taoist in Peking.

Rebuild process

After more than a thousand years of ups and downs, the temple of fire, which used to be solemn and colorful, has become scarred, with rotten beams and rafters. In addition, many people live in it, making it even more precarious.

In 1981, the Beijing Municipal Government designated it as a cultural relic protection unit, and later decided to remove all the residents of the temple. The Chinese Taoist Association will raise funds to repair the temple and open it to the public as a place for Taoist activities.

In order to make this "Pearl" on the Bank of Shichahai reappear its brilliance, the restoration project of Huoshen temple was started in June 2002.

Since 2002, the cultural relics department has allocated 10 million yuan for renovation. The Chinese Taoist Association and the Xicheng District government have invested 20 million yuan and more than 4 million yuan respectively for the army hostels and nearly 50 families to vacate and improve the surrounding environment of the temple of fire.

The ground level has been reduced by more than 1 meter, more than 800 square meters of non cultural relics have been demolished, the halls of the middle road and the East and west auxiliary halls have been repaired, and all the wires have been put into the ground to eliminate potential safety hazards and try to keep the authenticity, of which 60% of the color paintings remain the original appearance, only dust removal has been done. The project will be completed on March 6, 2008 and will be reopened to welcome guests.

Historical documents

The temple of fire was built in the sixth year of Yuan Dynasty. In the 33rd year of Wanli, Biwa was added to Chongge. The front hall is called longen, the back Pavilion is called Wansui jingling Pavilion, and the left and right auxiliary saint, biling and other six halls.

The water Pavilion behind the hall looks at the North Lake. The temple is built on the north side of the lake, and the water economy is the best. First of all, there were disasters in Huangji hall, Qianqing palace and kualuan hall. He ordered the Taoist priest Zuo Xuanyi, LV Yuanjie, to pray for 50 Qing Jiao.

Two steles in Dianlong: one was written by Zhu Zhifan in youchunfang, the other by Weng Zhengchun, the Minister of rites. On the sixth day of may in the sixth year of the apocalypse, the attendants of the beianmen gate suddenly heard the coarse and fine music. They passed three times, and then they were shocked and heard it. They came out of the temple.

Open the hall to examine, suddenly fire like a ball, rolling up in the air. With the attention of the public, the sound of the southwest earthquake has been heard. Looking at its aura, disorderly silk, tide head, five colors, black Ganoderma lucidum, the sky rises, Wang Gong factory disaster also.

From Fuchengmen in the east to Xingbu street in the north, it is four Li Long and thirteen Li wide. The buildings collapse and the ground collapses. It is made of wood, stone, human and poultry. There are thousands of houses and hundreds of people, with burnt smelly ashes and full trumpets.

All the dead are naked, and some of them are wrong. If they get something from inside or outside, they may move it to the wrong place, and then they will place it. When Chongwenmen Temple of fire, God also flame up, potential if the temple. Zhu knelt and hugged, saying: it's dry outside. Don't walk around. God raised his feet and still lived.

Yuan Zongdao, a public security official, presented the temple of fire as a gift to the Taoist, who was responsible for the affairs of fire and personnel, and turned over to live on the water. The crane peeps at the cooking stone, and the fish sips and washes the Danyu. Shiye Wuqinxi, home collection of eight books. Although Nanling has a destiny, it can be eliminated by drinking.

Huang Yuangong of Xingtai gathers Li Lianshi's shuizhuxuan, where the ground is quiet and the clouds are full, and the open Pavilion is perched on the water. The mud sealed Danzao is wet, and the bamboo protection medicine is even. When Huode was the emperor, Bingxin became one day. Feng Xu's eternal dream, can be a ladder.

Public security yuan Zhongdao Temple of fire drinks to see water ﹣ it's easy to be a guest in search of spring, but it's hard for you Yan to meet water. The willow flowers are thick, and the gulls are calm. Singing and dancing are almost drunk, but dust does not enter the waves. Shiqiaomingshu, who believe in Chang'an, dare not look at the boat, chat Xinshu static flow.

Fish wave Biwa, bath heron dangzhu Lou. That is to say, when Guanlan arrives, it's time to stay in the moon. In the Ming Dynasty, the dust was shining and the shadow was shining.

Address: No.77, di'anmenwai street, Xicheng District, Beijing

Longitude: 116.39543384314

Latitude: 39.936839751383

Ticket information: free.

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