Shengjinggang

Shengjinggang

Shengjinggang is located 10 kilometers northwest of Handan City, Hebei Province. Its main buildings include theater tower, Mountain Gate, front hall, back hall, bell tower, East Hall, east side hall, Granny temple, West Hall, side hall, Granny temple, etc. the overall layout is symmetrical and unified.

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The "Holy Well" is located in the courtyard in front of the front hall. It is more than Zhang deep. The water in the well is as clear as a mirror all the year round, and the water is equal regardless of drought or flood, so it is called the holy well. In the old days, people from nearby came to the well regularly to ask for rain, and then sent it back after it came true. As a result, more than 100 pieces of silver, copper and iron plates were unearthed in the well. The back hall is a magnificent ancient architectural complex comparable to the Huangliang dream Luxian temple.

Shengjinggang scenic spot is rated as national AA scenic spot. Shengjinggang dragon temple was built in the Yuan Dynasty, more than 600 years ago, now covers an area of 15000 square meters, there are more than 100 hall buildings, with a construction area of more than 9000 square meters, the temple is magnificent, large-scale, rigorous layout, is a complete group of Taoist temples, is now the provincial key cultural relics protection unit. There is a holy well in the Virgin Mary Hall of Kowloon in the Dragon Temple. The water is cool and sweet, and the water is neither overflowing nor dry. In the old days, officials and people from several provinces came here to get water and pray for rain. "Linggangxiang city" has also become one of the ten ancient scenes in Handan. In recent years, Handan county government has increased investment and management efforts, renovated and improved the temple and courtyard, and made it reach the national standard of AA tourist attractions.

Introduction

Shengjinggang is located 5 kilometers west of Handan City, close to 309 National Highway, convenient transportation, is a national AA tourist attraction. The temple layout of Hebei provincial key cultural relics protection unit is rigorous, which is one of the relatively complete Taoist temples. The temple was first built in the second year of Renzong Yanyou (1315) of the Yuan Dynasty and flourished in the Qing Dynasty. It covers an area of 15000 square meters, has more than 100 rooms and more than 200 statues. It is a rare group of clay sculptures.

Shengjinggang Temple faces south. It is symmetrical from east to west and has blue bricks and tiles. In this group of ancient buildings, the "theater building" has a peculiar construction. The side structure seems to be two single bodies and overlapped together. When viewed from the front, the north and south slopes of the top are integrated. It is rare in China. It is valuable information in architectural design and has great research and protection value The inscription records the creation of shengjinggang, the maintenance of temples, and the fulfillment of the rain during the drought years. The front courtyard is Notre Dame hall in Kowloon. The "Holy Well" is located in front of Notre Dame. It is very efficient to pray for rain in the past dynasties. The way of taking out cards to pray for rain here is also unique in the country. People who ask for rain first take out cards to pray for rain in the well, and then recast a card after rain, which is put back into the well together with the cards taken out from the well before. In 1986, when shengjinggang was rebuilt, more than 100 pieces of silver, copper, iron and tin "cards" were taken out from the well, which are now stored in the "cultural relics exhibition room" on the west side of the temple. Through these cards, we can also find out the drought situation of the past dynasties. Many emperors and officials presented plaques hanging on the divine Xi. Emperor muzong of the Qing Dynasty (1862) presented gold medals, dragon and Phoenix flags, colored sticks, etc. after praying for rain. There are two palaces in Cixi Zhuan The Empress Dowager sent people to Handan to pray for rain. People and officials from neighboring provinces and cities in the past dynasties also came here to pray for rain. The water diversion card used for praying for rain has evolved into a blessing card for people to pray for good fortune and wealth. Shengjinggang is also a gathering place of folk gods. It worships the industry gods with complete functions, such as granny Songzi, Sanxiao, God of wealth, Wenchang, etc. it is famous for its effectiveness. It is a belief Center for people to seek spiritual sustenance, such as praying for blessings, avoiding disasters, seeking children, studying, and seeking wealth. There is an endless stream of people praying for blessings here. Incense flourished. Shengjinggang was also the "linggangxiang city" in the ancient Zhao Dynasty. As one of the ten scenic spots in Handan, it enjoys a great reputation in history,

Shengjinggang ancient buildings

Shengjinggang ancient building group is located 10 kilometers northwest of Handan city and north of Hanwu highway, covering an area of 13 mu. Because it is located in hilly land, it is called shengjinggang. The main building is from south to north. On the central axis, there are theater tower, Mountain Gate, front hall and back hall. On the east side of the central axis, there are bell tower, East Hall, east side hall and Songzi granny temple. On the west side, there are Drum Tower, xidaofang, side hall and nanny temple. Its overall layout is based on the central axis, and the East and west sides are symmetrical and unified. Located at the south end of the ancient architectural complex, the theater tower is 28 meters away from the gate wall in the north. The platform foundation is slightly square, 9 meters long from the north to the south, 8 meters long from the north and 9 meters wide from the east to the West. It is a rolling shed suspended hill type gray tile roof. The side structure is overlapped by two single bodies, and the north and south slopes of the top form a whole. Experts believe that the formation of this kind of local structure is relatively special, which is rare in other places. The front hall (Notre Dame hall in Kowloon) is five rooms wide and three rooms deep. The front and back porches are covered with grey tiles. There is an ancient well in front of the statue in the hall, which is more than Zhang deep. According to the stele, rain does not overflow and drought does not dry up, so it is called Shengjing. In the old days, nearby provinces and counties came one after another to ask for rain every new year, and returned the cards when it came true. In recent years, more than 100 pieces of silver, copper and iron plates have been unearthed. According to reports, the emperor ordered the Minister of rites to come to pray for rain in the drought in Kyoto in the sixth year of Tongzhi reign of the Qing Dynasty, and the gold medal was returned when it came true. The back hall is five rooms wide and three rooms deep. The front and back porches are decorated with grey tile roofs. The former hall in front of the hall has only ruins. According to the stele, the building began in the third year of Renzong renyanyou in Yuan Dynasty (1313 AD), which is called Youwang temple. After maintenance and expansion, the existing scale is formed in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The grand scale of the building is an ancient architectural complex comparable to the Huangliang dream Luxian temple, which is a tourist attraction in the suburbs.

Address: 10 kilometers northwest of Handan City

Longitude: 114.40477752685

Latitude: 36.632648468018

Ticket information: market price: 15.0 yuan

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