Songjiang Yue Temple

Dongyue Palace

synonym

Songjiang Yue Temple generally refers to Dongyue Palace (Shanghai Songjiang Dongyue Palace)

Dongyue palace, also known as Songjiang Yue Temple and Songjiang Dongyue Temple, is located in guyangmenwai street, Songjiang District, Shanghai. When it was first built has no test, song Shangshu Youcheng zhue began to expand the building. Although the temple land is less than 100 mu, xiawu canal is extremely deep. Its scale extends to Jianong between miaoyan temple in the East, to Dajie in the south, to mojianong in the west, and to the corner of Sancheng temple in the north. There is also Dongyue palace in Tongan.

Development history

Taoist temples. Its full name is Dongyue palace. It is located in the outer street of guyangmen (old Ximen) in the old city. Its founding date is unknown. In the Song Dynasty, you Cheng Zhu Er began to expand its scale and renovate it. In 1345, only Zhenwu hall and Wufeng gallery were left. In 1352, Xia Rong, a native of the city, set up a door on the site of the building. In 1465-1487 of the Ming Dynasty, Cao Xisheng, deputy Taoist, built the Yuhuang Pavilion. In 1492 of the Hongzhi reign, the magistrate rebuilt it. In 1621, Xu Lin, the magistrate of Wanli reign, rebuilt the gate The hall of chongen was built in 1684, and then the hall of ten kings was built in Liangwei. The Yuhuang pavilion was rebuilt into a bedroom. The hall of ten kings was rebuilt in 1762. There is a spring in the east of the palace, named Xianglan. There is a narcissus temple on the spring. A lame Taoist named Xie once lived in the temple. He is said to be good at cursing water. Those suffering from sores kowtow. The Taoist took the spring water and applied it to Liyu. A statue of Narcissus was built in the temple, which was later abandoned.

Dongyue Temple in Songjiang is a Taoist temple. It was built in Song Dynasty. It has a great influence in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Every year, there are major incense festivals and Taoist festivals. Believers from all over the country have the traditional habit of offering incense to Dongyue Temple. In the 1960s, white ants were found on the wooden structure of the Dongyue Temple. The Dongyue hall and zhaotianhou hall were demolished because of the construction of Songjiang theater and library. Because there was no open Taoist activity place, the burning incense in front of the ancient ginkgo trees on the south side of the former Dongyue hall was forbidden for more than 10 years, which seriously affected the city environment of Songjiang and damaged the ginkgo trees. In 2001, the district government decided to implement the second phase of Zhongshan Second Road (mojianong and miaoyan Temple) plot reconstruction project, which is the need of Songjiang city development, conducive to the construction of Songjiang garden and health city, and also provides favorable conditions for the implementation of the party's religious policy. In this context, the restoration of Dongyue Temple in Songjiang will be completed. New Songjiang real estate group is responsible for the demolition of DONGYUEMIAO plot. It covers an area of about 8 mu, which is allocated by the government to religious groups free of charge.

Main attractions

Shanmen

There are three arches of equal height with walls several feet thick. On both sides of the entrance, there are two rooms, East and West, which are the rooms for the reception of officials and gentlemen in the temple. Inside, it is a double row bungalow with bookstores, refreshments and teahouses. At the end of the shop, there is a stage. On the lower floor, there are small department stores and bookstores. On the upper floor, there is a stage. Under the eaves, there is a plaque: "the emperor was shocked", which was written by a seven year old boy. After the stage, it is the main hall square. There is a gingko plant in the field, which has been for hundreds of years. In the north of the hall is the main steps, in which there is a long stone. The main hall is Cui Wei. It is said that it is as high as nine feet and five feet, implying that Mount Tai is the ninth five-year-old. Lingong beique has a royal atmosphere. There are four characters "good weather" on the roof of the main hall, and they are equipped with simple tile ridged beasts such as yuhualong. Two plaques are hung under the eaves of the hall. One is "Jicheng contemptuous" written by niujian, the governor of Liangjiang, and the other is "Haidian emperor" written by Chenjian, the governor of Jiangning. There are colorful dragon pillars in the hall, which are divided into four heavenly kings on the left and right, with a height of more than Zhang. In the main hall, there are three banners on the top, which are written on the left as "Tao Yan Xian Ren", on the middle as "breathing emperor seat", and on the right as "he Zhuo Sheng Ling"; in the middle, there are three gold statues of the holy emperor. At the back of the hall is the "Taixu Pavilion", with the last buildings and courtyards, which are quite beautiful.

main hall

Cui Wei's momentum is said to be as high as nine feet and five feet, which are all compared to the ninth five feet of Mount Tai. Eaves teeth peck high, Lin palace shell que, with royal spirit. In the hall, there are colorful dragon pillars, with the four heavenly kings standing on the left and right, with eyebrows and angry eyes up to more than Zhang. In the west of the main hall is the temple of Yang Hou, Fengdu. Yang Hou was named Yang Wensheng. He was granted the imperial edict according to the weather. It is said that he was the official of the mountain in Songjiang. Once he was careless, the whole mountain was burned and respected as a God. The first part of Yanghou temple is the patio, which covers a small area. Ginkgo biloba, which is planted in the middle of Yanghou temple, is now over 400 years old and can be hugged by two people. When you enter the main hall, the candle is shining and the incense is in full bloom. Up to now, the only ancient ginkgo tree in Yuemiao temple is located at the gate of Songjiang theater. It has become a precious ancient tree to be protected, surrounded by two iron fences. After liberation, a large number of termites were found in the hall, which was in danger of collapse. In December 1964, the hall was demolished, and other houses were also destroyed.

Yanghou Temple

It is located in the west of the main hall. Marquis Yang is named Yang Wensheng. It is said that he was the official of DIANYUE in this county. Once he was careless, the whole mountain was burned and later respected as a God. Therefore, the statue of the God has a dark face and a coke color. The first place to enter Yanghou temple is the patio. It covers a small area, including a 400 year old ginkgo tree, which can be hugged by two people. In the south is Zhaobi, on which there is a huge brick carving, looking at the sun. There is a bronze tripod in the courtyard, weighing six or seven hundred jin. In the north is the stage, with the word "feichentai" written on it and a white horse on the side. In the main hall is Marquis Yang, sitting with a golden melon hammer in his hand. A large plaque of "life and death pass" is hung on the main beam. It is written by Qu rangong, a native of the city. There is a big bronze mirror in front of God, which is more than two feet in diameter. It is falsely said that it can reflect the previous life. There is a pair of footprints under the sacrificial table, which is falsely called the mark of divine boots. It was set up by the abbot of the temple. On the North beam, there is a big abacus hanging high, which is several feet wide. Next to it is pasted with the words "let's calculate everything, not as well as I do it here.". On both sides of the platform, there are many clay puppets on display, which are signed by the 24 division of Mingjian. Inside is the main hall of marquis Yang, where incense flourished. There are many soap bars in the left wooden fence, which are divided into red hat, knife and axe, neisui and so on. There are three big and small Yin boats, which are located in the corner of the house. There is also a big Yin boat, which is commonly known as the wounded ship and has a single room. Then it was the hall of enjoyment, and finally the palace of sleep. On the side of the hall of marquis Yang, there is a pure black sheep. It is a charity given by those who do good. The black sheep is called the mount of marquis Yang with black face. After liberation, a large number of termites were found in the hall, which was in danger of collapse. In December 1964, the hall was demolished, and other houses were also abandoned.

Address: No.9, Lane 196, Zhongshan Middle Road, Songjiang District, Shanghai

Longitude: 121.23345519602

Latitude: 31.007461547852

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