Puliang pagoda

Puliang pagoda

Puliang pagoda, also known as Yugong pagoda, is located in the south side of Guyun River, Yangliuqing town, Xiqing District, Tianjin. It was rebuilt in 1985 as a cultural relic protection unit of Xiqing District. In the 11th year of Jiaqing (1803) of the Qing Dynasty, it was built to commemorate Yu Chenggong, a folk Taoist of Yangliuqing (known as "Yu Wuye" among the people). Due to the success of the road, Pu Liang was named after Yu gongdao, which is called Pu Liang pagoda.

The puliang pagoda, 12.5 meters high, is built with green bricks, and consists of three parts: the base, the belly and the body. The base is octagonal. On the base is a covered bowl shaped pagoda body. The belly of the pagoda is Lama shaped. The body of the pagoda is a seven story Pagoda with dense eaves. The eaves of each story are engraved with Shouzi round tiles, and a circular pagoda brake is set on the top. From the second floor, there is a false door on each floor of the pagoda. There is a rectangular plaque in the middle of the south side of the pagoda, which reads "puliang pagoda". Behind the pagoda is the tomb of the fifth Lord.

The pagoda stands among the jungle trees. At the turn of spring and summer, you can walk in the morning to see the rising of the red wheel, the rising of the sun, the setting of the rosy clouds, the spreading of the green, and the ever-changing scenery. It was called "the rising of the sun in the Tallinn". At that time, it was one of the "ten sceneries of Yangliuqing".

Yu Wuye's believers are very wide in Yangliuqing. On the first and the fifteenth day of the lunar new year, believers spontaneously hold worship activities. Pilgrims come in an endless stream. There are more than ten steles and countless red tents around the tower.

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The puliang pagoda was built by local people in Yangliuqing to commemorate Yu Chenggong. Behind the pagoda is Yu Wuye's tomb. In front of the tomb, there is a picture of Yu Wuye, wearing Taoist robes and sitting on the eight trigrams platform.

Yu Wuye is famous for his success. Because he ranked fifth in his family, he was called Yu Wuye. He became a monk and practiced Taoism in his youth. He was known as PU Liang. He learned excellent medical skills and often rescued the wounded. He didn't receive any money. He was deeply loved by the local people in Yangliuqing. After his death, the people built a pagoda to commemorate his death. It was named Pu Liang pagoda after Yu gongdao. This tower was built in memory of Taoist Yu Wuye, and has nothing to do with Buddhism. It can be seen that the pagoda was no longer unique to Buddhism after it was introduced into China. It was not only built in Taoism, but also in some places because of geomantic omen

Legend of Yu Wuye

Yu Wuye, a man with a good name, is from Yangliuqing. Born in the late years of Kangxi, he worked in agriculture since childhood. When he was young, he lived by farming, selling vegetables and working. He became a monk at the age of 13. It is said that he once became a monk in huanggutun and other places in Northeast China. He not only learned the martial arts of Scud and separation, but also learned the skill of curing difficult and miscellaneous diseases. Master gave him the name of "Pu Liang", teaching him to be loyal and kind-hearted, and to be happy in relieving worries and difficulties. When he returned home, he kept in mind his teacher's instructions and practiced them. On the one hand, he worked as a farmer and supported himself, on the other hand, he was eager to help others.

After he returned to the secular life, he often saved the dying and helped the wounded without any money. He cured many critically ill patients in his life and did a lot of good things for the masses. He died in the early years of Jiaqing in the Qing Dynasty. According to legend, when the fifth master passed away, someone sent two VATS to him. He sat in the VATS with his hands folded, and died without illness. The tower was built to commemorate and praise its achievements.

There are more than ten steles and dozens of red tents in the pagoda courtyard of puliang. At ordinary times, people come to pay homage to incense, and people flow constantly on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar new year. Most of the people who come here to worship can tell stories about the fifth master.

Legend one

More than 200 years ago, Yu Wuye and his son made a living growing vegetables. One day, Yu Wuye was lifting water from the well. His son was pouring water along the ditch in the distance. The water was always not smooth. When the son looked in the ditch, he saw a big snake with a thick bowl mouth drinking water in the ditch. He saw his father fighting hard and sweating. He was very distressed for his father and cut the snake with a shovel. The snake ran away with pain. After Yu Wu Ye found out, he complained about his son and said that I would try my best to get him enough water. Now the snake will come back to you for revenge. With that, he quickly took his son home, used a water tank to buckle his son inside, and pasted the talisman on the tank. Soon, I heard the big snake whistling, and the dust came to the tank to sweep. The fifth master in a hurry read Gong, will snake away, save a son's life, tell son not to hurt animal life. At the age of 78, on his deathbed, he chose a remote path outside the village to rush to the crossing. He was sure that he would be buried here after his death. He could also suppress evil spirits for the villagers. It was the last good thing for everyone.

Legend 2

Once, Tianjin Beichen Qingguang came to pick him up with a carriage to see a doctor. As soon as he heard that the patient was dying, he said, "I'm dizzy in the car. You go first. I'll come later.". No choice but to rely on him. Who knows, when the chariots and horses get home, Master Yu is giving the patient acupuncture! It's amazing that the patient, who had been in bed for two years and was in a coma, got out of bed and walked. The other party was very grateful and gave him money to express his gratitude, but Yu Wuye didn't accept any money. The master was so sorry that he bought a valuable gift to show his gratitude. Yu Wuye refused, but he had to accept it. The host clearly saw him go out of the house with gifts in hand, but when he returned home after sending him away, he saw many kinds of gifts in the same place. So he hurried out to chase after Yu Wu ye, but he had already disappeared.

Legend 3

Every year during the busy season of farming, some farmers, who are weak on their own, look at the golden wheat ears all over the land and feel anxious. They are afraid that the harvest will not come in time for a rainstorm, reduce production and starve. So they ask the fifth master for help. Once, three or four families asked him to help pluck wheat, and he readily agreed and did not refuse. At noon the next day, several masters went to the field to deliver food to him, but none of them found Yu Wuye. If you look at the ten acres of wheat in your family, they are all pulled up and stacked neatly in bundles. Everyone came to Yu Wuye's house and saw that he had finished his lunch and was grinding his sickle on the stone. Later, it was said that that morning, there were five masters in three or four wheat fields. It turned out that the five masters used their own tactics.

Legend 4

Although Yu Wuye has unique martial arts skills, he never fights with others easily. One day, a burly man with a big knife came to the door, determined to compete with him in martial arts. Seeing this, Yu Wuye said with a smile: "I'm Wuye's Apprentice. Shifu is out and will be back soon. I'll boil you some water first. " As he said this, he picked up a bundle of bamboo poles with the thickness of his arms, flattened and cracked them in front of the other party, and filled them into the stove. After the boiling water in the pot, he said, "I'm thirsty. I'll have a bowl first." While talking, he picked up a spoon and filled it with boiling water. When the other party saw that he actually cracked the bamboo pole and drank boiling water, he was stunned and his face suddenly changed. I thought to myself, the apprentice's martial arts are so good, and the master doesn't know how powerful he is. So I said goodbye without saying a word.

Address: South of Yangliuqing River

Longitude: 117.019227

Latitude: 39.133628

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