Panwang ancient temple

Panwang ancient temple

Panwang ancient temple is located at the intersection of huangjiachong and liulianshui. It was first built more than 1300 years ago. Now it is rebuilt several years ago. The temple is surrounded by high mountains and arches. On the mountain, there are rows of Yao villages (also known as "Yao Pai") built along the hillside. The relatively prosperous rows include Yaolong, huangjiachong, matouchong, woshui, Liulian and so on. They surround Panwang temple like many people Stars hold the moon. With the further development of the Yao nationality, they spread to eight distant mountains and then to 24 mountain streams, forming today's "eight rows and 24 streams" pattern. However, the Yao people will never forget the ancestral village here. They often come to worship their ancestors and pray. Every three or five years, they will organize a large-scale "song playing hall" to jointly worship their ancestors and gods.

brief introduction

Panwang ancient temple, located in woshui Township, 27 kilometers southwest of Liannan County, is the original settlement of Yao people after they moved to Liannan. It is regarded as the ancestral village by Yao people. It has a long history and many allusions. Panwang ancient temple was built more than 1300 years ago. Over the years, it is full of incense and has been prosperous for a long time. This is a precious place to trace the history of Yao family and study Yao culture. Yao people will never forget the ancestral village here. They often come to worship their ancestors and pray. Every three or five years, they will organize a large-scale "song playing hall" to worship their ancestors and gods.

The ancient Panwang temple is located at the confluence of liuzhenshui and huangjiachong. It is surrounded by high mountains on all sides. Yao Pai is built on the mountain. The more prosperous Pai includes matouchong, Maokeng, Yaolong, huangjiachong, woshui, Liulian, Bikeng, etc. Guoshui river flows noisily to the county town all year round, with large drop and sufficient water. There are many power stations along the river, and the water and highway are in the same direction. Therefore, driving into the vortex water, along the Long Bay, lush trees, power stations, terraces, beautiful scenery. It is surrounded by high mountains and arches. On the mountain, there are rows of Yao villages (also known as "Yao Pai") built along the east slope of the mountain. With the further development of the Yao people, they spread to 8 distant mountains and then to 24 mountain streams, forming today's pattern of "eight pais and 24 streams". The prosperous Yao Pai, the majestic mountains and rivers, the Yao family all owe to the gift of King Pan. Therefore, the elders of Yao people in various villages often organize the Yao people to hold ancestor worship and prayer activities in Panwang temple. As time goes on, the more stories about Pan Wang showing his spirit, protecting or punishing the Yao people spread, the more stories he told, the more spiritual and magical he became. Pan Wang became the Supreme God who could not be offended.

Acacia tree

There is a hundred year old acacia tree in front of Panwang ancient temple. It is luxuriant and full of Acacia beans all year round. The Yao people regarded the red beans on the tree as sacred objects and put them in front of the God's throne to avoid evil and seek peace. What's amazing is that this acacia tree can also forecast the weather. When there is a long drought and no rain, if the leaves turn from green to black, it means that it will rain the next day; when it is not clear for a long time, if the leaves turn from green to red, the day will turn clear, which is very effective. Acacia, height 28 meters, crown diameter 7.5 meters, trunk bust 2.3 meters, diameter 0.73 meters, tree age over 100 years old. Yao people reverently believed that it was the protective tree given to them by King Pan, and they revered it very much.

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Along the road from Liannan county to Guoshui, there are luxuriant trees, high mountains, river level drop, and high mountain terraces. The scenery is very charming.

Address: Wushui Township, 27 kilometers southwest of Liannan County

Longitude: 112.23152923584

Latitude: 24.565145492554

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