Dashun Temple

Dashun Temple

It began in the Xia Dynasty and is one of the two major sacrificial temples in Zhejiang (the other is Yu temple in Shaoxing), with a history of 4000 years.

Dashun temple covers an area of five rooms, about 23 meters in width and 100 meters in depth. It is divided into three parts: the first part is the temple; the second part is the Taizu hall; the third part is the Siyue hall; each part has a stage, with lotus pond and stone bridge in the gate, and Shunhe River and Baiguan bridge in front of the temple. There are many couplets in the temple

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Speaking of the birthplace of Yushun, according to the summary of many historical materials, there are at least three versions, namely Shandong, Shanxi and Shangyu.

Historical evolution

Initial construction

Founded in the Xia Dynasty, it is one of the two major sacrificial temples in Zhejiang (the other is Yu temple in Shaoxing), with a history of 4000 years.

In Tang Dynasty, a magnificent Dashun Temple once stood on the Bank of Cao'e River.

Renovation and reconstruction

At the end of the Tang Dynasty, because of the war, the temples were built, abandoned and rebuilt many times.

During the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, the magistrate of Shangyu county and the local gentry jointly planned to renovate it in 1765 after eight years of fund-raising;

In 1843, a fire destroyed the temple.

In 1935, the squire Gu Yang launched the repair again. After the repair, the Dashun temple had four entrances, three halls and three stages. The width of the temple base was 23 meters and the depth was 139 meters. The first hall is dedicated to Emperor Shun, the middle hall to Houji, and the back hall to four mountains. According to legend, Shun's brother-in-law is the "inventor" of grafting mulberry trees, known as the "mulberry king", and his wife is Shun's sister "Yi", known as "silkworm goddess". The statue of the couple is placed in the back hall of Dashun temple.

The construction of Dashun temple was started on December 30, 2007 and completed in 2012

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Scale system

Temple scale

Dashun temple covers an area of five rooms, about 23 meters in width and 100 meters in depth. It is divided into three parts: the first part is the temple; the second part is the Taizu hall; the third part is the Siyue hall; each part has a stage, with lotus pond and stone bridge in the gate, and Shunhe River and Baiguan bridge in front of the temple. There are many couplet poems in the temple.

Temple style

Led by Zhu Guangya, a famous Chinese architect, Dashun temple is designed in the style of Han Dynasty. The whole building is decorated with blocks and stones, which fully reflects the wild and primitive social environment at that time. It gives people a sense of atmosphere, ruggedness, solemnity and indomitability, and has great sculpture effect. Entering the hall of Dashun, the most eye-catching one is the statue of Dashun, which is designed by Professor Pan Xirou of the Chinese Academy of fine arts. The bronze statue of Dashun is 7.5 meters high, with a base of 2 meters, and a total height of 9.5 meters, implying the meaning of Emperor Shun's 95% respect. The artistic form of Dashun statue is between man and God. It has a dignified and dignified manner. It holds the sky in one hand and protects the knees in the other. It has a bright and bright vision. It is a school of moderate, peaceful and farsighted spirit. Looking up at the statue of Dashun, it seems that he has become an official at that time, and is experiencing the scene of "Shun meeting all officials".

places of historic figures and cultural heritage

Walking in the hall, another impressive work is the "Jiuzhou map". This regional map, which is carefully carved with bluestone, is embedded in the ground of the hall, showing the territory of the Dashun period in front of tourists. The ancients said that "left map right history", the map is the plate, and later evolved into "territory", which is not only a geographical concept, but also a cultural symbol, reflecting Emperor Shun's great talent and political ambition to unify the country.

Out of Dashun hall, we went to Chonghua Pavilion. According to the old records of Kuaiji, when Shun went to Yu, Yao Qiu was born to shun. It is said that Shun had a surname of Yao and a surname of Yu. His name was Chonghua and his character was dujun. This pavilion is called Chonghua. From afar, eight stone pillars with a height of 10.5 meters and a diameter of 1.2 meters stand tall, imposing and shocking. Their scale can be called the first in Jiangnan. Zhonghua pavilion adopts bronze ceiling, which is carved with different patterns, including farming, sacrifice and entertainment Looking around, we find that on each stone pillar there is a clay figurine with a different look, either blowing, pulling, playing or singing. People in Chonghua Pavilion seem to really hear music from ancient times.

The sacrificial square behind the Zhonghua Pavilion is located between the ponds. It is oval in shape and surrounded by green trees. The environment is pleasant for tourists to take part in outdoor activities. The great form has no shape. It is a construction of a pavilion, called Fenglai Pavilion. The pavilion is built on the side of the pond, using the technique of plastic rockery to create numerous natural lines, forming an abstract "Phoenix exhibition plan", which fully embodies the concept of "elephant invisibility".

After leaving the sacrificial square, we came to the last stop of this visit - Yushun ancestral hall, which is famous for its wood carving. According to the records, Shun is the embodiment of filial piety and morality. Emperor Shun, who is "filial to his relatives", scrupulously fulfills his filial piety and ranks first among the "twenty four filial piety" male filial piety; while Cao E, the filial daughter of the Eastern Han Dynasty, who was "looking for her father in the river", was awarded the title of "filial martyr" and ranked first among the "twenty four filial piety" female filial piety. All the woodcarvings are based on the 24 pictures of filial piety of men and women, the hundred pictures of filial piety and the stories of Dashun. They are "filial piety moves heaven", "Shun meets all officials" and "looking for father in the river". The layout is reasonable, the content is rich, and the cultural heritage is rich. The production work is led by Mr. Lu Guangzheng, a famous master of woodcarving arts and crafts in China It is a treasure house of Yushun culture and filial piety culture, a kingdom of wood carving.

The beauty who leans on the front yard of the Yushun ancestral temple and looks at the central stage, vaguely, as if there is a troupe performing. This is a scene that can only be seen on TV before. We are all excited to think that we will be able to experience the ancient opera in the near future.

Out of the Dashun temple, we are still nostalgic for the rough stone carvings, simple bronze carvings and exquisite wood carvings in the complex.

Hometown of Dashun

public opinions are divergent

Speaking of the birthplace of Yushun, according to the summary of many historical materials, there are at least three versions, namely Shandong, Shanxi and Shangyu.

Shangyu Dashun

"Shangyu" and "Yushun" are inseparable even in name. "Shuijingzhu" quoted "three years of jintaikang" as saying: "Shun avoided Danzhu here, so it was named county. Baiguan followed it, so there was Baiguan bridge in the north of the county. It is also said that the meeting between Shun and the princes ended. Because of entertainment, it was called "Shangyu". "Shang" refers to "Shun" and "Yu" refers to "entertainment". This is the origin of Shangyu. In the mid-1980s, Professor Chen Qiaoyi of Zhejiang University sent graduate student Le zumou to explore and research this topic for more than a year. Mr. Le searched all the relevant historical materials and local chronicles, and spent a lot of time on-the-spot investigation of Shangyu, Yuyao and other places. He found that there were 15 historical sites related to the legend of Yushun in Ningshao plain, of which 11 were located in Shangyu. After rigorous research and investigation, Professor Chen Qiaoyi came to the conclusion: "in Confucian classics, Yushun is indeed a most holy and perfect man, but the origin of this story is undoubtedly from Shangyu, he is a native character of Shangyu."

There are 11 historical sites of Yushun in Shangyu, which are: Mount Everest (40 Li southwest of Shangyu County, where Shun's mother was born), xiangtian mountain (40 Li southwest of Shangyu County, where Shun died, where Xiang ploughed), Shunjing (40 Li southwest of Shangyu County, where Shun avoided his parents), Shunqiao (at the foot of Longshan, Shangyu County, where Shun led Baiguan ferry), baiguanli (at the foot of Longshan, Shangyu County, where Shunhui princes and Baiguan once gathered) Yupu Lake (south-east of Shangyu County, where Shun was born), Suli (south of Shangyu County, where Shun was provided for), Yaoqiu (West Sishili of Shangyu County, where Shun was buried), Gulin (West Sishili of Shangyu County, where Shun was born), Hongyang (West Sishili of Shangyu County, where Shun was born), zhishishan (West Sishili of Shangyu County, where Shun once climbed).

Address: Shungeng Avenue, Shangyu District, Shaoxing City

Longitude: 120.86696259524

Latitude: 29.991696119262

Ticket information: market price: 40.0 yuan

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