Like a light hole

Like a light hole

Xiangguang cave is located 1 km west of Xiejiawan village, Wangjiawan Township, Xuanhua County, Hebei Province, and 2.7 km southwest of Wangjiawan township government. It is said that it was built in the Northern Wei Dynasty and practiced here by Wei Zheng, the founder of the Tang Dynasty.

geographical position

Wangjiawan Township, Xuanhua District, Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province, has undulating mountains and rivers. Sanggan River flows through the whole area, and Daqin Railway runs across the northern part of the township. Although there are no famous mountains and rivers here, they are also beautiful. Similarly, it also has rich cultural heritage and many religious and cultural sites. A strange hill, hidden in a fascinating Taoist Grottoes - this is the Sanggan River Grand Canyon tourist area like light hole..

Xiangguang cave is 28 Taoist temples built according to the situation of the mountain. All of them are inlaid on the cliff more than 500 meters high on the East Bank of Sanggan River. It is a cave Taoist temple built on the cliff according to the mountain. According to Tian Yongsheng, a publicity committee member of Wangjiawan Township, it is said that these Taoist temples were built in the Northern Wei Dynasty, but there is no basis. Only stone tablets record that they were rebuilt in the Ming Dynasty. Due to years of disrepair, many wars and bandits, Guangdong was in a state of disrepair during the period of the Republic of China. By the 1980s, there were only dilapidated walls and abandoned caves. Now the photo hole has been completely repaired.

Tracing back to the source

For example, there are two mountain gates in Guangdong cave. In front of the temple, there is a ladder from the root of the mountain to the mountain. The winding path winds up into the stone cave of Nantianmen. To the north, there are Longwang temple, yanwang temple and yanhekui. There are Yuhuangge, Sanqing hall, Taishan temple and Daxian hall on the top, Weizheng temple, erjingchi, nanzhenwu and Daguo hall on the bottom, hehe temple, Mawang temple and Guangong temple on the north, and Daosi kitchen, mill and bedroom on the bottom. There are 28 temples. The top of the temple is about 300 meters away from the root of the mountain. There is a zigzag path leading to the back mountain. At the exit, there is a gate, which is the north gate of the temple.

As Guangdong was built in the Northern Wei Dynasty, in the long process of historical development, it has been abandoned and reborn for several times. It is a collection of religious culture and a scroll of religious culture. It is shining in the long river of time. Although it has no grand buildings, it can not be compared with Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, Yungang Grottoes in Datong, Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang and Maijishan Grottoes in Gansu, but it is still a deep mountain ancient temple with exquisite design and exquisite carving technology.

Repair progress

More than a dozen ancient roads are being built on the cliff. An aerial trestle road is circling on the cliff. Several ropes from the cliff go straight to the surface. On the ground, 100 workers are working hard. Feng Wenxian, a construction worker, said that it is very difficult to restore the xiangguangdong ancient road view. The cement and steel used for construction can only be lifted to the 150 meter high cliff platform by sling, and then the construction materials weighing nearly 100 kg are carried to the inside of the ancient road view along the narrow path on the mountain by workers, which needs to be carried more than 30 times a day.

For the convenience of future tourists, the construction team has to dig a plank road on the nearly vertical cliff. At present, the plank road has entered the closing stage. At present, more than 200 workers are building facilities such as Guangdong theater, parking lot and villa at the foot of the mountain, while the number of people repairing the ancient road on the mountain is about three times that of underground construction.

According to Wang Yahui, deputy secretary of the Party committee of Wangjiawan Township, Xuanhua County, the "Sanggan River Grand Canyon" tourism project is located in the leisure tourism industrial belt around Beijing and Tianjin, 180 kilometers away from Beijing, 20 minutes' drive to Nihewan ancient human cultural site in the West and 40 minutes' drive to Zhuolu Huangdi city in the East. The project includes guiding landscape area, entrance service area, waterfall gorge, Sanggan River, Jiulian cave and other scenic spots.

Folklore

Benevolent people enjoy mountains, wise people enjoy water. According to folklore, in the last years of Tang Zhenguan, Wei Zheng, the admonishment Minister of Tang Taizong, returned home. He wanted to leave the noisy capital, get rid of the chaotic world, find a quiet place and spend his old age in peace. Hebei is the area he conquered in the war, and he has deep feelings for Hebei. Yuchi Gong built the Qingquan temple in Wangjiawan for him. Because it was close to the village, there were many pilgrims and worshippers. He followed the Sanggan River all the way up to the front of the mountain. When he saw that the place was quiet and holy, and the peak of the mountain was strange, he was very satisfied. Then they decorated a stone cave, built a hot Kang inside, built bricks at the entrance, installed doors and windows, opened a small hole in the back, installed small windows, and installed partition fans inside. It's really warm in winter and cool in summer. Wei Zheng and his wife settled here, meditating in the cave all day, eating fast and chanting Buddhism.

Daguo hall is one of the largest and most exotic Grottoes in Xiangguang cave, which is more than 7 meters high. It's about 8 meters wide and 500 meters deep. It's resplendent and magnificent. It's dedicated to the statue of Zhenwu. The statue of Zhenwu emperor is about Zhang tall, with his face south and back north bareheaded and barefoot. He has a pleasant face, a bright body and a bright back. On the left and right are the standing figures of the elegant Duke of Zhou and the handsome peach blossom girl. On both sides of the hall are twelve Taisui, eight feet tall, broad arms, round waist, armed with weapons, wearing helmets and armor. They are majestic and have bright eyes. Entering the temple, no matter who or where they stand, the eyes of the twelve standing gods are always staring at him, watching his every move and exploring his words and deeds. Here, all mortals are thrilled and changed.

This cave is even more peculiar and wonderful, with two temples and two gods in one cave. The Bodhisattva who worships Guanyin, who is opposite to Emperor Zhenwu, sits on the lotus platform with a kind face and holds a pure bottle to help all living beings. Sitting on both sides are eighteen Arhats with different looks. The two caves offer different statues. The purpose is to follow the rules, do good deeds and do Bodhisattva's heart.

A bell tower was built on the right side of the hall. This building is the same size as Kuixing Pavilion. It is in pairs and echoes each other from afar. The four corners of the bell tower are flying in the air. The wind chimes are hanging. The breeze is blowing. It's crisp and pleasant. You can feel relaxed and happy. When you hit the bell, the sound of the bell flies across the valley. There is a stone house on the right side of the bell tower, which is called "Er Jing Di". The house was built into a wooden pavilion style, with a small Kang, a Kang Table and a bed. This room is the bedroom of Taoist priests of all ages. It is simple and solemn.

Below the main hall is the living area. There is a row of Zen houses on the right side of the cliff. On the right side, there is a studio (commonly known as the big kitchen), a second kitchen, and a storage room for noodles, rice, vegetables and so on. The big kitchen is a place for people to eat and eat during the temple fair, with a big Kang, a stove and two big pots. No one can tell how big the Kang is. However, no matter how many people there are, all of them can eat inside. So it is said in the countryside that "like the Kang in Guangdong, keep quiet, you can go to the pipe."

The 28 hole grottoes are all painted with murals showing the related gods in the grottoes. The wall of the cave is big and smooth with mud. The surface is covered with machete ash and the wall is bright. The painting is brilliant and blue. The painting of Guan Gong temple has such plots as "three ties of righteousness in Taoyuan", "three visits to Maolu", "five passes and six generals". Guan Gong's mang robe and jade belt, red face and long beard, benevolence and loyalty make people respect him. People worship as gods, admire their virtues and pray for financial resources. Today's large and small businesses for, naturally seek wealth, access to the three rivers. Every cave, every painting, landscape, flowers and plants, animals, birds, fish and insects are vivid.

Hell hall is not, another scene, another world. According to the myth, there are ten gods in charge of hell, and the fifth is Yama. People generally call these ten gods Yama. This hall is awe inspiring.

For example, the large scale of Guangdong and the large amount of materials used not only a lot of manpower but also a lot of animal power. The mountain where Guangdong is located is composed of a kind of schist called fault rock. There is no stone mill, stone mill or stone table at all. For example, the stone mill and mill used in Guangdong's life, as well as several eight foot high stone tablets, were all chiseled from the rocks of the mountain. However, how did these huge stones come up from the bottom of the mountain? It is said that some cattle were raised in Xiangguang cave. They were originally used for farming. They were raised in the mountains in their spare time and returned to the cave at night. One night, the cows disappeared. Many Taoists searched all over the temple and never saw them.

One morning, the Taoist who was doing the morning class found a lot of big stones piled up in the courtyard, and all the cows without a trace appeared in the cave, sweating and panting. All the Taoist suddenly realized. It turns out that the cowshed is a stone cave. Below the cave is a bottomless cave with an underground river at the bottom. At night, the cows were led by the stone masons who became immortals. They went down to the bottom of the cave, passed through the underground river, found the stones they needed, and were transported back by the cows. The road is long and the stones are heavy, but when the cows drink the water from the river, they have great strength. They carry stones like flying. After transporting the stones, these cows become immortals. Although the later generations did not erect a monument for the cattle statue, in the mural, the panoramic view shows the achievements of these cows. Let people always remember and understand the spirit of cattle.

The myth is beautiful. Especially for the fairy tale of Shenniu temple, it is an expression of people's feelings and a sustenance of feelings.

Typical story

Every year on April 18 of the old calendar, it is a temple fair like Guangdong. It is very lively for the faithful men and women to come to pray for their children. Here, Taoist people use natural caves to build a living room with a heated kang for tourists to live in. One by one, people went into the room. It's impossible to count the number of people going in. People were surprised and asked the Taoist in the temple, "how big is your Kang, and how many people can sit in it?" The master said with a smile: "it's like the Kang in Guangdong. You can sit down as many people as you like.".

Where do people know that it's a hole through the heart. People go in from the front and come out from the back. No matter how many people go in, they can hold it. place

Chinese PinYin : Xiang Guang Dong