Haihui Temple

Haihui Temple

Haihui temple, also known as Longquan Temple, is located in the west of Daqiao village, 15 kilometers northeast of Yangcheng County, Jincheng City, Shanxi Province. It is one of the main temples in Yangcheng County. Founded in the Tang Dynasty, the temple was initially named guoyuyuan. In the first year of qianning (894), Emperor Zhaozong of the Tang Dynasty, the temple was granted the quota of "Longquan Temple". Later, it was rebuilt and renovated in successive dynasties. It has a large scale and is well-known in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

In February 2020, in order to pay tribute to the medical workers who are struggling in the front line of anti epidemic, from the end of the epidemic to the end of 2020, the national medical workers can visit the scenic spot free of charge with their valid certificates.

Prosperous period

Haihui temple, founded in Sui Dynasty, has a large scale in Tang Dynasty. Li Ye, Emperor Zhaozong of the Tang Dynasty, first granted "Longquan Temple", and then Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Guangyi, granted "Haihui Temple" as an allowance. Ming and Qing Dynasties were the heyday of temples. In the scenic area, there are the relic pagoda built in the second year of Longde (922 A.D.) and the Tathagata pagoda built in the years of Jiajing and Longqing (1565-1568 A.D.). There is a great hall rebuilt in the 15th year of Chenghua (1479 A.D.). In addition, there are bell and Drum Tower, four heavenly kings hall, pharmacist hall, piluge, shiyanwang hall, Wofo hall, Guanyin hall and Wenwu holy temple. The ancient buildings in the temple reflect the different architectural styles of Tang, song, Ming and Qing Dynasties, especially the glazed pagoda, which is praised as "the treasure of the country" by ancient architecture experts, is a good example of Chinese Pavilion style pagodas. The tower is more than 50 meters high and has 13 octagonal floors. On the tenth floor, visitors can climb the tower and look at the Taihang scenery. The famous scenic spots in the temple include "Haihui Longqiu", "liushang Qushui" and "ambergris waterfall".

There is also a Haihui other temple in the temple, which is a place for Zhang Shenyan to read and lecture. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there once appeared a bachelor, three ministers, dozens of Jinshi and hundreds of Juren. It was a brilliant Academy in Yangcheng at that time. There are nearly 100 steles in the temple from the Five Dynasties to the Qing Dynasty, including many famous poems and stone inscriptions. The cultural relics in the temple are of great historical and cultural value.

Cultural relics protection

Haihui temple is not only a famous ancient temple, but also an academy and a scenic spot. It has been recommended to tourists at home and abroad. Haihui Temple scenic spot is located in Beiliu Town, the largest thermal power plant in North China - Yangcheng Power Plant. It is one kilometer away from the imperial prime minister's residence in the north. It is a thousand year old temple granted by the emperors of Tang and Song dynasties. It was identified as the first batch of key cultural relics protection units in Shanxi Province in 1965, and opened to the outside world in 2003. It is a famous temple in Taihang Mountain. The scenic area is divided into temple area, double tower area and classical garden area. There are 48 scenic spots, including Jiuqu Longquan, Dishui Guanyin, Daxiong hall, pharmacist hall and white rabbit Scripture.

The temple is surrounded by mountains and rivers, with pools and marshes in the temple. The green water is murmuring. It integrates Buddhist culture, academy culture and forest culture. The scenery is beautiful and unique. It covers a total area of 34800 square meters, formerly known as Guogu temple. According to the annals of Yangcheng County, Haihui temple had monks in the early Tang Dynasty and was founded in the Sui Dynasty at the latest. There is a legend about the white rabbit's Sutra in the existing tablet, but there is no record of the founding time.

Historical evolution

On October 25, the first year of qianning (894), Emperor Zhaozong of the Tang Dynasty "granted the imperial edict with the amount of" Longquan Temple. ". On the third day of March in the seventh year of the Taiping rejuvenation of the state (982), Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty granted "the quota of Haihui Temple". Therefore, Haihui temple, also known as Longquan Temple, has a history of more than 1100 years since its name was given by Emperor Zhaozong of Tang Dynasty.

Haihui temple, also known as Longquan Temple, is located in the west of Daqiao village, 15 kilometers northeast of Yangcheng County, Jincheng City, Shanxi Province. It is one of the main temples in Yangcheng County.

Haihui Temple scenic area is a thousand year old temple with two places granted by the emperors of Tang and Song dynasties. The whole scenic area is beautiful with mountains and rivers; Jiuqu dragon spring, green water gurgling; Qingtian twin towers, majestic and spectacular; temples, Buddha pavilions, ancient buildings cluster; ponds, lakes and waterfalls, landscape forest. Guzezhou has always been a scenic spot for sightseeing, summer vacation, Buddhist Chanting, reading and lecturing.

Reconstruction of the past dynasties

Founded in the Tang Dynasty, the temple was initially named guoyuyuan. In the first year of qianning (894), Emperor Zhaozong of the Tang Dynasty, the temple was granted the quota of "Longquan Temple". Later, it was rebuilt and renovated in successive dynasties. It has a large scale and is well-known in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Before and after liberation, it was seriously damaged, and most of the existing relics are relics of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Twin towers are the main existing buildings, which are composed of brick towers in Song Dynasty and relic towers in Ming Dynasty. Ming Dynasty relic tower, octagonal 13, about 40 meters high. The third floor is surrounded by octagonal battlements, and the tenth floor is flat,

There are eight eaves pillars on the top of the tower, which become a castle in the air. Glass components are mainly used on this floor. Niches are set on each floor of the tower in imitation of the song tower, and glass is used locally. On May 25, 2006, Haihui temple, as an ancient building from Ming Dynasty to Qing Dynasty, was approved by the State Council to be listed in the Sixth Batch of national key cultural relics protection units. Haihui Temple scenic area is a thousand year old temple with two places granted by the Tang and song emperors. The whole scenic area has beautiful scenery, Jiuqu Longquan, green water murmur, Qingtian twin towers, majestic and spectacular, temples, Buddha pavilions, ancient buildings, ponds, lakes and waterfalls. It has always been a scenic spot for tourism, leisure, summer vacation, Buddhist Chanting, reading and lecturing in Guze Prefecture.

Main attractions

Haihui temple tower courtyard, two into the courtyard, stands the landmark building of Haihui temple, which is praised as "the treasure of the country" by experts of China Architecture Design and Research Institute. This plump and simple brick tower was built in the late Tang Dynasty and early Liang Dynasty, more than 1000 years ago. The pagoda is of grade 60, more than 20 meters high. The interior of the pagoda is wide and open with door openings. The murals are full of three rows of regular statues. The craftsmanship is exquisite and the shape is simple. The brick wall outside the pagoda is densely covered with niches filled with sitting Buddhas, so it is also called "Thousand Buddha pagoda". The pagoda was originally a "relic pagoda" built by Zen master shunyao's disciples after his death.

This slender and exquisite Liuhe pagoda was built during the Jiajing and Longqing periods of the Ming Dynasty after the Liuhe Pagoda in yuelunshan, south of the West Lake. The tower has 13 octagonal stories and is more than 50 meters high. Each layer of the tower has an inner chamber. Outside the inner chamber, there is a spiral passage in the thick wall of the tower. There are brick steps in the passage, which can go up to the top of the tower. The appearance of the tower is octagonal, and the layers decrease upward. The scale projection design of each layer of the bucket arch, double eaves and the tower body is very moderate. There are also iron bells in the eaves of each floor. When the breeze blows, you can hear the pleasant sound. These are the places of the Six Harmonies tower of the West Lake. However, this pagoda is not only imitated, but also innovated. This pagoda is more exquisite and beautiful than the Liuhe pagoda. The builders added a lot of glass components to the pagoda body, making the pagoda more brilliant. In particular, on the tenth floor of the tower, a circle of flat seats are put out and surrounded by glass railings, forming a magnificent suspended Pavilion. Professor Zhang Yuhuan, an expert on ancient Chinese pagodas, wrote in China Heritage Daily: "this is also the only good example in the north of China."

Daxiong hall, with golden, yuan, Ming and Qing temples, is a group of valuable ancient buildings. There are two classical garden areas on the East and west sides of the central axis of the Buddha Hall, which make full use of Longquan water as a pool, a pool, a marsh, a lake, a waterfall, a flowing cup, and nine bays of the Yellow River, greatly enhancing the spirit of the temple. When you stroll around, you can not only be influenced by Buddhist culture, but also feel the flavor of garden culture. The main hall was rebuilt in 1479. The forehead of menshang hall was written by Yang Jizong, the first honest official in the Ming Dynasty and the censor of Jindu. The main hall is five rooms wide and eight rafters deep. It has a mountain like roof, a colored glazed roof, a bucket arch, and high wings.

"Haihui Longqiu": one of the eight sceneries of Yangcheng in ancient times. There is a spring behind the main hall in the north of the temple. The water level is very high and the water volume is very large. The spring water flows from the ground, gushes out from a huge dragon mouth, and flows into the ten corner deep pool, forming a waterfall, which is very spectacular. During the reign of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty, Chen Guozhen, magistrate of Yangcheng County, once wrote the ode to Longqiu at Haihui. During the reign of Yongzheng in the Qing Dynasty, Zhu Zhang, the governor of Zezhou, once sighed: "Yandang once had a dream of mountains and waters, and was as worried as being in dalongqiu.". Zhu Zhang is a native of Qiantang, Zhejiang Province. He compares the landscape here with that of Yandang Mountain in Zhejiang Province. He compares Haihui Longqiu to dalongqiu, a famous scenic spot of Yandang Mountain. We can see the success of Haihui Longqiu at that time.

"Haihui Longquan": a temple was built here more than a thousand years ago, that is to say, because the ponds in the temple are derived from this spring, so Li Ye of Tang Zhaozong granted the "Longquan Temple". Haihui temple was called Longquan Temple in Tang Dynasty. The temple was built at the confluence of nine veins of Huayang mountain, which was called jiulonghuitou in ancient times. There is a dragon spring in the temple. At that time, the water of the "dragon spring" gushed out from the underground and "flowed its soup". Spring water "cold summer suspected ice, winter temperature if boiling, than mirror yingche, with sweet sweet sweet".

"Qushui Liuqi Pavilion". In ancient China, there was a custom of practicing Buddhism. Liushangqushui was a place where the ancients practiced Buddhism. Introduce Qingliu into Qushui, invite relatives and friends to sit around, place wine cups in the water, and let them drift along the stream. The one who has the cup by his side will drink and recite poems. A cup of wine and a chant of love. Wang Xizhi, a great calligrapher, has made an incisive description in his preface to the Orchid Pavilion collection.

Other courtyard of Haihui Temple: in Haihui temple, there is a humble courtyard. However, in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it was the most brilliant Academy in Yangcheng. Yangcheng ranked among the three cities in Ming and Qing Dynasties, and was as famous as Hancheng and Tongcheng

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