Qian Temple shows loyalty

Qianwang temple is located in the south of Yongjin pool of West Lake, facing Yuemiao across the West Lake. In the early Song Dynasty, it was named "biaozhongguan". After the Qing Dynasty, it was commonly known as king Qian's ancestral hall, which was dedicated to the king of Qian's three generations and Five Dynasties. Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Qianlong left some imperial titles here, such as "protecting Jiangshan" and "Zhongshun Yixiu".

In the ancestral hall, the inscription on the tablet of showing loyalty, written by Su Shi, is a famous tablet in the history of Chinese calligraphy. The inscriptions describe the deeds of the three dynasties King Qian of Wuyue state in the Five Dynasties when the world was in chaos and the people were in dire need of livelihood. He pursued the zhengshuo of the Central Plains, did not lose his official integrity, eliminated the war, lived in peace with the people, and finally accepted the land and returned to the Song Dynasty. He praised the achievements of the previous dynasties King Qian, believing that "virtue is better than the people" and "great contribution is made to the imperial court".

The fifth of "three comments on the ten sceneries of the West Lake" is "Qian Temple shows loyalty", which not only shows Hangzhou people's eternal memory of King Qian's merits and virtues, but also shows the profound historical and cultural heritage of the West Lake.

Qian Temple shows loyalty

Qianci biaozhong is one of the famous scenic spots in West Lake.

Qian CI biaozhong, the fifth of the ten sceneries of West Lake in 2007

Qianwang temple is located in the south of yongjinchi, West Lake of Hangzhou, facing Yuemiao across the West Lake. It was rebuilt in 2003. Its predecessor was to honor the loyalty of Qianshi, king of Wu and Yue in Five Dynasties. It was built in 1079 A.D. in the second year of Yuanfeng of Northern Song Dynasty. After the Qing Dynasty, it was called Qianwang temple. Emperor Kangxi and Qianlong left some imperial titles here, such as "protecting Jiangshan" and "Zhongshun Yixiu". In the temple, there is Su Dongpo's "epigraph of showing loyalty", which is a famous tablet in the history of Chinese calligraphy. It describes the deeds of the three dynasties King Qian of Wu and Yue kingdom in the Five Dynasties when the world was in chaos and the people were struggling to make a living. He eliminated the war, lived in peace with the people, and finally accepted the land to the Song Dynasty. "Qian Temple shows loyalty" not only expresses Hangzhou people's eternal memory of King Qian's merits, but also shows the profound historical and cultural heritage of the West Lake.

geographical environment

Qian Temple shows loyalty. Qian Wang Temple is close to the city and faces the lake. The scenery is "willow waves and warblers", so the scenery is excellent. According to historical records, the old name of King Qian's ancestral hall, which is dedicated to the king of the third and fifth dynasties of the Qian family, was named "Guanzhong" at the beginning of the Song Dynasty, and was generally called "King Qian's ancestral hall" after the Qing Dynasty.

Qianwang temple is located in the south of Yongjin pool of West Lake, facing Yuemiao across the West Lake. In the early Song Dynasty, it was named "biaozhongguan". After the Qing Dynasty, it was commonly known as king Qian's ancestral hall, which was dedicated to the king of Qian's three generations and Five Dynasties. Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Qianlong left some imperial titles here, such as "protecting Jiangshan" and "Zhongshun Yixiu".

In the temple, there is Su Shi's epigraph of showing loyalty, which is a famous tablet in the history of Chinese calligraphy. The inscription describes the deeds of the three dynasties King Qian of Wuyue state in the Five Dynasties when the world was in chaos and the people were in dire need of living. He pursued the zhengshuo of the Central Plains, did not lose his official integrity, eliminated the war, lived in peace with the people, and finally accepted the land and returned to the Song Dynasty. He praised the achievements of the previous dynasties King Qian, believing that "virtue is very good for the people" and "meritorious service is very great for the imperial court". The name of the scene "Qian Temple expresses loyalty", which not only reflects the eternal memory of Hangzhou people for King Qian's merits, but also shows the profound historical and cultural heritage of the West Lake.

Cultural relics protection

In 2003, on the premise of protecting the original relics and cooperating with the water landscape of the West Lake, Qianwang temple was rebuilt, becoming a garden scenic spot integrating sightseeing, cultural display and historical research on the south line of the West Lake and an important base for the study of Wu Yue culture.

Qian Wang Ci

Zhang Dai

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During the Jiajing reign of the Ming Dynasty, Hu Zongxian, governor of Zhejiang Province, rebuilt the Lingzhi temple, which was built at the former site of Qianwang's former court, Wenying in LIULANG, into a temple for expressing loyalty. The statue of three generations and five kings was made. In front of the temple, there was a stone wedge inscribed with "Gongde square". In 1705, Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty wrote a letter to protect the rivers and mountains. In 1727, Emperor Shizong of the Qing Dynasty granted Qian Liu the title of "King Chengying Wusu". Emperor Qianlong visited the south of the Yangtze River six times, and each pair of Qian's iron coupons and the temple of showing loyalty (changed to Qian Wusu's ancestral hall) had a title chant, and he wrote a plaque of "Zhongshun Yixiu".

The first thing you see when you walk into the Qianwang temple is the Xiandian hall. It is made of copper, and its construction is elegant and exquisite. There are two stele pavilions on the left and right. The inscription on the right is "Zhongshun Yima" written by Emperor Qianlong for the temple, and the reconstruction inscription on the left. There are also Gongchen hall on both sides of Xiandian, with martial arts on the left and Wenzhi on the right. Although the inscriptions in the hall are not clear, we can still feel from the mottled inscriptions that the king of Wu and Yue in history was brilliant and wise in bringing benefits to the common people.

Among the restored King Qian ancestral hall, the most magnificent and powerful one is the main hall, the fifth king hall. There are statues of three kings and five kings in the hall. Walking into the hall, the statue of Qian Liu in the middle is about 5 meters high. Around him are statues of Qian yuancui, Qian hongzuo, Qian hongcong and Qian Hongfu, which are lifelike. Standing in it, the feeling of solemnity and admiration arises spontaneously. Through the main hall, Lanyuan hall and huaizhen hall are opposite from left to right. On the walls of the hall are painted green dragon, self tiger, rosefinch and Xuanwu. In contrast to this solemn hall is an ancient stage in the ancestral hall, which is located in the reading hall and has performances of Yue opera, Kun Opera and Pingtan opera every day. Let tourists enjoy the elegant art at the same time, understand the history of Hangzhou, taste Wuyue culture. Using sound, light, electricity and other high-tech, Yiguang Hall presents us with historical pictures: building seawalls, shooting tides and so on. The picture is vivid, immersive and imaginative. In the courtyard outside the hall, there is a well called "boliu well". According to legend, Qian Liu's face was strange and ominous when he was born. His father wanted to throw him into the well, and a kind mother-in-law advised him to keep the little life. So Qian Liu's little mother-in-law kept the well until today.

Today's Qianwang temple is rebuilt from the old site in 2003. The new Qianwang temple covers an area of 39000 square meters, three times larger than the original one. It includes ancestral hall, reading hall and Yiguang hall. In the central area, there are stele Pavilion, Tongxian hall, Gongchen hall, Huaishen hall, Lanyuan hall, Wuwang hall and Qingxi hall. He worshiped five kings of three dynasties in Wuyue Kingdom and displayed the achievements of Wuyue and the lineage of Qian family. There is an ancient stage in the reading hall for watching traditional Chinese opera performances. Yiguangtang used modern technology to make the scene of King Qian shooting tide and building seawall. Just opposite the two lotus ponds at the gate of the mountain, the water is sparkling and green, which adds a bit of poetry and tenderness to the solemn horizon. Behind the lotus pond is the "Gong De Fang" hidden by weeping willows. The magnificent archway is far away from the Mountain Gate of King Qian's ancestral hall. The Mountain Gate surrounded by the red "eight character wall" is grand and solemn. The rebuilt Qianwang temple is a cultural highlight of the south line of the West Lake for tourists to admire Qianwang and recall his achievements.

Development history

Tang Dynasty and Northern Song Dynasty

Leaving a cavity of blood in the West Lake and turning it into jade

There was a period of warlord scuffle between Tang Dynasty and Northern Song Dynasty, which was called "Five Dynasties and ten states" in history. At that time, Zhejiang and Fuzhou were occupied by a small country called Wuyue. The state of Wu and Yue was founded by Qian Liu, a warlord in the late Tang Dynasty. At that time, the ruling power of the central government of the Tang Dynasty declined, so the powerful warlords all over the country became king, and Qian Liu was just one of them.

Qian Liusheng was born in the late Tang Dynasty. At that time, the feudal regime was divided, the wars continued, the famine continued frequently, and the North was empty. "A great epidemic in eastern Zhejiang, most of the dead", "Jiangnan drought, hungry people eat each other.". Qian Liuchang, a seven-year-old scholar in the countryside, once sold salt for a living in order to support his family. He knew the hardships of the countryside well. He saw the troubled times and knew that only by practicing martial arts could he find a way out. Besides selling salt, he practiced crossbow and halberd and read the art of war. On the way to sell salt, he was familiar with the people's situation and the terrain, and prepared favorable conditions for the future March. At the age of 21, he joined the army and was "extremely brave" so as to win the world at once. After hundreds of battles, he moved from vice history to King. Qian Liu's strategy of "serving the central plains without losing his official integrity" forced the neighboring countries not to rush to attack Wuyue, so as to achieve leapfrog economic development in Wuyue.

During the 80 years from the founding to the end of the state of Wuyue, "protecting the territory and the people" has always been the governing idea of the rulers. This ensured the economic prosperity of Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas and the people to recuperate, at the same time, it was doomed to be swallowed.

Qian Liu's strategy of "protecting the country and the people" is far sighted, which is his wisdom. "Protecting the territory and the people" does not rely on military strength and political power to defend and passively, let alone to engage in closed division, but on the active, flexible and comprehensive use of political, economic, diplomatic and other strategies to achieve the goal. Qian Liu founded the state of Wu and Yue. He had a long-term vision, considered the overall situation, and made use of the advantages of the state of Wu and Yue in terms of time, location and people. He seized the opportunity to rest with the people and actively developed the economy and culture of Wu and Yue. He regarded the relaxation of economy and prosperity of economy as the foundation of urban development, and was the pioneer of urban revolution. During the period of Wuyue state, the expansion of cities, the increase of immigrants, the convenience of transportation, the convenience of exchanges and the wide range of commodity transactions directly promoted the development of urbanization. According to historical records, the registered residence of Hangzhou in the late Sui and early Tang Dynasty was only fifteen thousand three hundred and eighty. From the five generation to the five generation, the population of Wu Yue rose to one hundred thousand and five hundred thousand in the prosperous period.

At this time, because of the policy of "protecting the territory and the people", Jiangsu and Zhejiang developed rapidly and became a "land of fish and rice". Because of "taking the land back to the Song Dynasty", he did not suffer from the war. The achievements of decades of development have been preserved. This solid economic foundation indirectly led to the relocation of the Song Dynasty to Hangzhou, which was inseparable from the unremitting efforts of the third and fifth kings of the state of Wu and Yue

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