Xitian Temple

Xitian Temple

Xitian temple is located at No.75, Yixing street, Longhua District, Haikou City. The temple covers an area of 1193 square meters. The original building area is more than 900 square meters. There are three entrances to the main room. Between the first entrance and the second entrance, there is a patio. Between the second entrance and the third entrance, there is a worship Pavilion. The two sides of the worship pavilion are East-West corridor. The whole temple is of brick and wood structure, with T-shaped Dougong (single type Dougong). There is a stone inscription on the front door of the temple, which is written by Zhang Yuesong, a famous calligrapher and a native of Hainan in the Qing Dynasty. The interior paintings are made of pillars and beams with exquisite craftsmanship. On the wall and the production of brackets, there are a complete set of wood carvings and story paintings. The story characters are vivid, which are rare ancient buildings preserved in our province. It has historical, artistic and scientific research value. In 1985, Haikou Municipal People's government announced it as a key cultural relics protection unit.

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Xitian temple has a long history. According to the existing stele "rebuilding the Xitian Temple" carved in 1765, the Xitian temple was first built in the Longqing period of the Ming Dynasty, and then it was destroyed and built no less than ten times. In the Qing Dynasty, there were four major repairs in the 30th, 40th and 14th years of Qianlong and 28th year of Guangxu, and they were gradually expanded and built on the original basis. At present, the architectural style of the Xitian temple is basically the same as that of the Qing Dynasty.

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The Xitian temple is a memorial building for Wang Zuo. Wang Zuo, who was born in Lingao, Hainan Province, has read a lot of books all his life. He is full of talent and has passed down poetry and prose. His main works include: Catalogue of classics, Ji Li Ji, Qiongtai waiji, zhuya Lu, etc. he was once known as the "Lingnan talented man". He and Qiu Jun, Hai Rui, Zhang Yuesong were also known as the "four unique talents of Hainan" by later generations. However, he failed to meet his talent. For more than 20 years, he has been wandering in the same knowledge position of Gaozhou, Linjiang and Shaowu prefectures. He was an official but not an apprentice. He was 85 years old I'm 40 years old. During Wang Zuo's official life, he was honest and upright, and was loved by people. His achievements in serving the people are recorded in Shaowu's official records. He is erudite and versatile, leaving a rich cultural heritage for later generations, who built temples to commemorate him.

There are many folk legends about Wang Zuo. It is said that after the sacrifice of Wang Zuo before the ship set sail, the sea was calm and the business trip was safe. It is recorded in the annals of Qiongzhou prefecture (edited by Zhang Yuesong and supplemented in the 16th year of Guangxu's reign), "the temple of the great scholar in the west of Haikou is two li away from the city. It worships the king and the sea, prays and stands, so the people of the county worship it." Since its completion in the Ming Dynasty, the temple has enjoyed a lot of incense. Pilgrims have never stopped. It has been destroyed and built many times and has been preserved to this day.

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Bus: first, it's best to find the nearest one. It's 50 meters from the alley next to the Construction Bank at 65 DESHENGSHA road. After passing the gear and the market, you can get to the West Temple. The second: from Xinhua North Road Yixing Street into 50 meters to the West Temple. The third: from Datong North Road, Hainan people's Hospital Clinic diagonally opposite the industrial and commercial bank next to Yixing Street into 200 meters is Guandi temple, continue to walk 100 meters to reach the West Temple. You can get there by bus No.17

Self driving: you can also drive by bus route.

History and culture

Xitian temple was first built in the Longqing period of Ming Dynasty, and then it was destroyed and built many times. The existing Xitian temple should be a building of Qing Dynasty. It faces north and south, with brick and wood structure, T-shaped Dougong (single type Dougong), three into the two chambers, separated by the worship Pavilion and the patio. The stone inscription of "Xitian Temple" on the front door has a history. Xitian temple is a famous calligrapher Zhang Qiaohua in Qing Dynasty It's written by Yue Song.

There are three entrances outside the main building of Xitian temple. There is a patio between the first entrance and the second entrance. There is a worship pavilion between the second entrance and the third entrance. The two sides of the worship pavilion are East-West corridor, covering an area of 1193 square meters. The whole temple building is of brick and wood structure, single type Dou Gong, carved beams and painted buildings, with exquisite workmanship and magnificent scale.

The interior paintings and carved beams of Xitian temple are exquisitely made. Among the brackets and on the walls, there are various sets of story figures. The relief carvings of the stone pillars and their pontoons are exquisite and exquisite. Maybe it's because of the age, the color of the relief becomes lighter, leaving traces of time, which makes people feel solemn.

The statue of Wang Zuo in Xitian temple is worshipped on the shrine, covered with glass on all sides. He holds a fan in one hand, and the other hand is naturally placed on his thigh. His mouth is slightly open, with a mysterious look. It seems that he wants to say something to all living beings The strangest thing is that the crown on Wang Zuo's head is not an official hat, but more like Mrs. Gao Ming's. There is a table of Eight Immortals in front of Wang Zuo's Shrine. On the table, there are lots of sacrifices, mostly fruits. Interestingly, there are ten cups of tea on the table. Generally, three or five cups of tea are put in the memorial ceremony, all of which are singular. Why do you use ten cups of tea to worship Wang Zuo? It's hard to understand.

Tourism consumption

Parking fee: two yuan per hour.

Tour guide fee: there are commentators in the temple.

Car rental: 100 yuan per day, pay for the gas.

Other consumption: of course, there are many local time-honored food stalls near ximiao. These are all time-honored Hainan snacks, including sweet potato milk, GA Lao BUA, pickles, fried sweet potato, fried snails, pig blood soup and so on. You can't miss this place if you want to experience Hainan's authentic food. As it's hard to find ximiao, you'd better find someone who knows the way in Haikou to take you there. Another reason is that many snacks are only called in Hainan dialect. If you don't know Hainan dialect, you have to point your finger at the snacks.

Address: No.75, Yixing street, Longhua District, Haikou City

Longitude: 110.339865

Latitude: 20.041348

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