Dragon protecting ancestral temple

Dragon protecting ancestral temple

Located in Qiancun, Huanggang Town, Duanzhou District, Zhaoqing City, hulongzu temple was built in the early Qing Dynasty and rebuilt in 1871. Surrounded by ancient trees, the environment is quiet, with streams flowing by, overlooking the temple, a panoramic view of the countryside. The temple is a courtyard layout with three entrances, covering an area of 136 square meters. The front and back halls are hard hilltops with three rooms in width and depth. In front of the building, there is a mixed beam structure of lifting beam and crossing ten. The two halls are connected by a square rolling shed roof Temple Pavilion. The open space on both sides of the pavilion is also connected by a low wall to connect the front hall and the back hall It's all in one. The temple is the most complete temple in Duanzhou District of Zhaoqing City. It was announced as a cultural relic protection unit in Zhaoqing City in 1984.

brief introduction

Temple general

Covering an area of 3500 square meters, the ancestral temple complex is composed of wanfutai, Lingying memorial archway, jinxiangchi, bell and Drum Tower, Sanmen, QianDian, Zhengdian, Qingzhen building, yewentang, huangfeihong hall and other buildings arranged on the North-South central axis, with strict structure and complete system. Before the establishment of local administrative organs in the Qing Dynasty, ancestral temple was a meeting place for local affairs, which was different from ordinary temples. Its architecture, decoration and furnishings are all donated by various industries, and most of them are produced locally. Foshan is a famous foundry and pottery handicraft industry in history. Its products have typical performance in ancestral temple. The exquisite and magnificent architecture also reflects the prosperity of ancient Foshan. It is a precious historical heritage of Foshan. Therefore, some foreign friends who came to visit hailed the ancestral temple as the palace of oriental folk art.

Wanfutai

Wanfutai, located at the southernmost end of the ancestral temple, is a large stage dedicated to Cantonese opera. Cantonese opera originated in Foshan. In June and July every year, all troupes performing outside return to Foshan to dissolve the old troupe and reorganize the new troupe. According to convention, the first performance of the new troupe must be performed at the Wanfu stage of the ancestral temple. This building has a shed roof with three bays of width. The front and rear platforms are separated by golden lacquer wood carving partitions, and doors are set on both sides of the partition for actors to enter and leave. The upper part in the middle of the partition board is carved with three stars of fortune, wealth and longevity; the lower part is carved with the scene of the opera story "Cao Cao's banquet on Tongque stage"; the left and right sides are carved with two Arhats, one is dragon subduing, the other is tiger subduing. These golden lacquer wood carving knives are well-trained, skillful and rough. Opposite Wanfu terrace is the Lingying memorial archway built in 1451.

Jinxiang pool

On the north side of Lingying archway is Jinxiang pool. Jinxiang pool was excavated in 1513. It was originally a earthen pool. Later, it was expanded and rebuilt into a stone pool with stone railings in Yongzheng period of Qing Dynasty. In the pool, there is a stone carved turtle, snake and coiled pole, which is the symbol of the northern emperor. On both sides of the pool are the bell and Drum Tower, the reverence gate and the duansu gate. The walls beside the two doors are decorated with brick carvings, grey carvings and pottery sculptures. Among them, pottery sculpture is the most eye-catching. On the east side, the pottery sculpture is a vigorous old man with a smile on his face and a mirror in his hand, symbolizing the sun god; on the west side, the pottery sculpture is a beautiful woman, graceful and graceful, holding a mirror in her hand, symbolizing the moon god.

Sanmen

The three gates in the north of Jinxiang were built in the early years of Jingtai in Ming Dynasty (1450). They are the main gate of ancestral temple. The eaves are decorated with gold lacquer wood carvings from east to west. The carvings are all folk stories. On the roof, there are ceramic figures, whose ridges run across the whole roof. The height of the ceramic figure is about 1.5 meters, and the whole factory is 31.6 meters. It is composed of 152 figures, with the word "Wen Ru Bi". This colorful, vivid and interesting Ceramic Figure tile ridge makes the building more tall and magnificent.

antechamber

Across the three gates, there was the front hall of the incense Pavilion before he ascended the throne. The hall is dedicated to the Taoist gods' gilded statues. It is worth to be dedicated to the large statues of gold, lacquer and wood carvings displayed in the hall, which is an important display in the ancestral temple. The front of the statue is divided into upper and lower layers, and the upper layer is carved with the scene of "Li Yuanba fulongju". The lower layer of the whole golden lacquer wood carving is the most wonderful. Li Yuanba in the picture alludes to Li Wenmao, a Cantonese Opera actor who joined the anti Qing army after the Opium War. In fact, the word "Li" refers to the Li family who joined the rebel army. Guangdong people compare "Longju" to "red maned horse" and call foreigners, especially British people "red haired ghost". So "fulongju" is the metaphor of taming "red haired ghost". What's more amazing is that there are several foreigners in top hats and tuxedos in this picture. They were either knocked over or knelt down to beg for mercy. It is full of the hatred of the Guangdong people towards the aggressors. It is said that this wonderful golden lacquer wood carving was created by Mr. Huang Guanghua during the reign of Guangxu in a year.

main hall

To the north of the front hall is the main hall built in 1372, the fifth year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty. It is the earliest and most important building in the ancestral temple. Local ancestral temple activities are carried out here. A bronze statue of the northern emperor, weighing about 2. 5 tons. This statue of the northern emperor sits in the shrine with a kind face, five long beards floating in front of his chest, gorgeous clothes and bare feet. The head, the West and the hands and feet of the bronze statue are all covered with gold, and the whole statue is resplendent in gold, which is the embodiment of the excellent casting technology of Foshan ancient craftsmen. Qingzhen building on the north side of the main hall was built in the first year of jingjiaqing (1796). It is the latest building in the ancestral temple complex, with two floors. It is said that this was the highest place in Foshan, one of the ten scenic spots in Foshan. You can enjoy the panoramic view of the ancestral temple and Foshan by climbing Qingzhen building.

Foshan Temple

Today's ancestral temple is the site of Foshan Ancestral Temple Museum. The gate faces east and West. You can walk through the courtyard full of trees and fragrant flowers and birds, and walk into duansu gate to be in the ancient Hall of the ancestral temple. Chinese and foreign tourists come and go, and this palace of folk arts and crafts has radiated the splendor of youth. In order to promote the development of Cantonese opera culture, Foshan Museum recently strengthened and restored wanfutai, and restored its original appearance according to the historical records of Ming and Qing Dynasties. Visitors to wanfutai can enjoy the wonderful performance of Cantonese opera while having tea and chatting. At the same time, they can also enjoy the elegant style of the birthplace of Cantonese Opera and the ancient stage in South China, and appreciate the cultural connotation of Foshan, a famous historical and cultural city in China.

Foshan zumiao museum is located at 21 zumiao Road, Chancheng District, covering an area of 30200 square meters. It is a national key cultural relics protection unit, a national AAAA tourist attraction, a patriotism education base in Guangdong Province, a Chinese culture inheritance base in Guangdong Province, and one of the ten civilized tourist attractions in Guangdong Province

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The ancestral temple museum is a folk custom museum integrating the ancient architectural art of Ming and Qing Dynasties and the traditional culture of Foshan. The area under its jurisdiction includes ancestral temple ancient buildings, Confucius Temple, Huang Feihong memorial hall, Yewen hall, etc. Among them, the ancestral temple, which worships the Taoist God Zhenwu Xuantian, was built in the Yuanfeng period of the Northern Song Dynasty (1078-1085) and is a national key cultural relic protection unit; the Confucius Temple was built in the third year of Xuantong period of the Qing Dynasty (1911), which is a place to respect Confucius at the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China and a cultural relic protection unit of Foshan City; the Huang Feihong Memorial Hall and Yewen hall, which commemorate the famous Foshan martial artists Huang Feihong and yeman, were opened to the public in 2001

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The cultural relics in the ancestral temple museum are mainly Taoist and Foshan folk cultural relics. Our museum displays Taoist culture, martial arts culture, Foshan folk art and other folk culture. Every year, we hold far-reaching folk cultural activities, such as praying for blessings in the Spring Festival, "the third of March" birthday of the northern emperor, drinking ceremony in the countryside, spring and autumn edicts. The museum has also held many folk culture dynamic exhibition activities such as "Confucius temple children's writing ceremony", "Huang Feihong lion dance performance" and "Cantonese opera performance" for many years. Through the introduction of high-grade and high-quality exhibitions, the exhibition resources are constantly enriched. As for academic research, in recent years, our library has published "center and symbol: history, art and society of Foshan ancestral temple", "Foshan ancestral temple", "ancient porcelain style" and "Legend of ancestral temple"

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Xujiang ancestral temple

Xujiang ancestral temple is located in the northern suburb of Lubao Town, Sanshui. Built in 1268, it is the oldest temple building in Sanshui. After many repairs in yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, especially in 1808-1809 and 1888, the temple became a palace of art. The ancestral temple consists of Guanyin Temple in the north, Wudang palace in the middle and Wenchang palace in the south. The present building is in Qing Dynasty style. It covers an area of 965 square meters. Each temple has a courtyard layout. The gate and main hall are hard, and the three flower wind fire gable on the top of the mountain. The gate is three rooms wide, the main hall is three rooms wide, and the depth is three rooms. The three temples are connected by a horizontal gate. The passage is separated by a lane, and the Southern Lane is titled "Kui Guang". The title of Beinong is "douyao". The six ridges of the three temples are decorated with ceramic flower ridges. With a variety of classical operas and ancient legends as the theme, it has created many characters, landscapes, flowers, birds and animals, jewelry, etc. with bright glaze color, vivid image, various forms and colorful colors, it is an artistic treasure carefully made by Wen Rubi when it was rebuilt in the 14th year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty. In particular, the two dragons fighting for pearls on the ridge of the gate of Wudang Palace are vivid. The ridge also retains part of the ceramic decoration of Shiwan shaped in the third year of Xianfeng in Qing Dynasty, which is the earliest existing ceramic sculpture of Shiwan. The colorful flower ridges make these ancient temples elegant and magnificent. Stone lion in front of Wudang palace gate

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