Governor Town God's Temple

Governor Town God's Temple

Ji'nan governor Town God's Temple is located in Donghua street, Ji'nan City, Shandong (formerly known as Du Cheng Temple Street). It is adjacent to chasi street in the East, Pangong street in the West and Xueqian street in the north. As one of the most important gods worshipped in Chinese national religious culture, the City God is mostly played by famous officials and heroes who have made contributions to the local people. It is believed that the City God is the God of protecting the city by Chinese folk and Taoism. The city god originally refers to the city wall and moat. Later, the City God was deified as the protective god of the city to sacrifice, commonly known as the City God. Every city has its own Town God's Temple. Because Ji'nan is the three level governing place of the governor, the prefecture and the county, it is built in Town God's Temple, Town God's Temple and Town God's Temple.

history

Governor Town God's Temple was built in Ming Hongwu for two years (1369). It has a history of more than 600 years. It is located in the north of Donghua Road north of Ji'nan City, Shandong province. Now, the ruins of the main hall on the north side have been demolished and built. Only the collapse of the mountain gate, the front hall and the stage still exist, and become one of the few oldest existing buildings in Ji'nan. It is the largest existing Town God's Temple in Shandong province and the first batch of key cultural relics protection units in Ji'nan.

brief introduction

Governor Town God's Temple was built in Ming Hongwu two years (1369), and will be rebuilt in four years (1460). In 1639, it was destroyed by fire and rebuilt the next year. Later, it was built many times before it reached today's scale. Most of the existing buildings were built from the late Ming Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty. Until the beginning of the Republic of China, there was a very lively performance here on May 11 every year. Originally, there were three entrance courtyards, covering an area of 3600 square meters, including Zhaobi, Shanmen, Ermen, Jiexiao temple, stage, main hall, back hall, East and West veranda, etc.

Since the Ming Dynasty, Ji'nan was the three level governing place of the governors, prefectures and prefectures. In Gucheng, there were governors of Town God's Temple, Town God's Temple and Town God's Temple.

position

Governor Town God's Temple is located in the old city of Ji'nan, Donghua, Shandong, north of the road. The number on the mountain gate is 5 Donghua street.

building structure

Zhang Runwu's "picture of old buildings in Ji'nan" introduces that the main hall of Town God's Temple's main building is located in the south of the north, and the peak is on a single eaves. The plane is also convex. The Baoxia building in front of the hall has a roll shed roof. Now the hall has disappeared.

A rusty arch, Shimen, is the gate of Town God's Temple. All of them are built of big bricks and stones without wooden beams. On the top of the lintel of the mountain gate is a stone plaque inlaid with three words of "governor City God". On the wall of the mountain gate, there was a sign made by the Ji'nan Municipal People's Government in 1979, indicating that Town God's Temple was the first batch of key cultural relics protection units in Ji'nan.

When you enter the mountain gate, you will see the second gate passing the court. Among the green glazed tiles above the court, there are yellow glazed tiles in a diamond shape. Some experts call this "diamond shaped burden heart", which is a standard decoration of the Ming Dynasty. There is a half collapsed building on the north side of the second gate, which is the stage. In the picture of the old buildings in Jinan, it was introduced that the stage is a convex plane, with a hard mountain double slope roof in the South and a rolling shed on the top of the mountain in the North. This stage is the most exquisite one of the eight in the old city of Jinan. Until the early Republic of China, there were still lively performances.

present situation

In February 2011, a deputy to the NPC suggested that the environment of the hall was out of order and no one was in charge because of the collapse of the hall in Town God's Temple. At the same time, there are 8 residents living in the hospital. There are many hidden dangers in coal burning, heating and miscellaneous items. The masses are more aware of this. It is suggested that the relevant departments be able to repair and strengthen the management of the funds allocated to Town God's Temple. Next to the theater building, there are three or four tile roofed houses. The tenants here pile up the vehicles and sundries for daily work under the theater building. The theater building is surrounded by wood, waste plastics and other sundries.

Residents near Town God's Temple say that the old stage is out of repair and there are often tiles falling. When there was a strong wind, many tiles fell, nearly injuring the residents passing by the theater building. Some people have suggested that we can learn from other city experiences and restore the original appearance of Town God's Temple as soon as possible, and restage the stage to make it an important place for Shandong local opera. In this way, not only the old buildings can be protected, but also Jinan can have more scenic spots with folk characteristics.

Since 2019, relevant departments have begun to repair Ji'nan's governor of Town God's Temple.

Address: No.5, Donghua street, Lixia District, Jinan City

Longitude: 117.03231526551

Latitude: 36.669875698845

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Chinese PinYin : Du Cheng Huang Miao