Xian Tai Temple

Xian Tai Temple

Xiantai temple in Gaozhou is a national A-level scenic spot and a cultural relic protection unit in Guangdong Province. It is located in Wenming Road, Gaozhou City, north of panzhou park. It was built in 1535 A.D. and rebuilt in the 43rd year of Jiajing and the Tongzhi year of Qing Dynasty. It is the largest and highest level Xiantai temple in China. The main building of Xiantai temple has three entrances, with a total depth of 49.5 meters, a total width of 13.4 meters and a construction area of 826.3 square meters. It is divided into front hall, middle hall and main hall. Brick and wood structure, red wall and green tile, bucket arch cornice, gorgeous decoration, the use of painting, sculpture, sculpture and other art forms, showing a strong national style and local style.

Premier Zhou Enlai once praised Mrs. Xian as "the first Chinese heroine". In February 2000, when Comrade Jiang Zemin inspected the Xiantai temple in Gaozhou, he praised Mrs. Xian's spirit of safeguarding national unity and enhancing national unity, calling her "a model for future generations to learn forever.".

Main attractions

The inscriptions in the temple, such as "the story of Lady Xian" and "paying homage to the book of Lady Xian", are well preserved. After the 1980s, the jade censers carved in the temple during the reign of emperor Tongzhi of the Qing Dynasty have been returned to the temple by private residents. Two

The statues of Mrs. Xian are large and small. The large ones are designed by sculptors and machinists to imitate the original ones. With skillful techniques, they are able to sit and stand for people to admire.

history

Xiantai temple in Gaozhou is located in Wenming Road, the east gate of Gaozhou City, Maoming City, Guangdong Province, which is the north side of Xiantai Park (formerly panzhou Park). In 1535, the stone slips of Gaozhou Prefecture began to be built. They were rebuilt in 1564 and Tongzhi respectively. In December 1990, they were rebuilt with the approval of Guangdong cultural relics administration committee. The construction started in August 1992 and was completed in December 1994. The stele was rebuilt. On February 20, 2000, Jiang Zemin, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee and President of the people's Republic of China, paid a visit to the temple. While praising Mrs. Xian's great achievements, he pointed out that the place was narrower and the space for activities was too small, which should be improved. That year, the Gaozhou municipal government invested a huge amount of money to expand the Xiantai temple in Gaozhou, making it a real patriotic base. In July 2002, the people's Government of Guangdong Province announced the Xiantai temple in Gaozhou as a provincial cultural relics protection unit.

Basic information

Mrs. Xian Tai was a female leader of the Baiyue ethnic group in the south of the five ridges in the sixth century. She was born in Gaozhou, Guangdong Province. She devoted her whole life to the reunification of the motherland and national unity. She made outstanding achievements. She was called "the first heroine of China" by Premier Zhou and "the Virgin Mary of the south of the five ridges" by the people. She has a wide influence in Guangdong, Hainan and Southeast Asia. Later generations built many Xiantai temples in memory of Mrs. Xian. There are more than 200 Xiantai temples in Maoming. Gaozhou Xiantai temple is the largest Xiantai temple in Gaozhou. In the early Ming Dynasty, after Gaozhou government moved southward to Maoming City (today's Gaozhou City), Xiantai temple also moved southward, and was built outside the East Gate in 1535, which is called Xiantai temple in Gaozhou.

Temple layout

The main building of Xiantai temple in Gaozhou consists of three rooms and four entrances, with a total width of 13.2 meters, a depth of 62.2 meters and a construction area of 826.3 square meters. Brick and wood structure, red wall and green tile, bucket arch cornice, gorgeous decoration, the use of painting, sculpture, sculpture and other art forms, showing a strong national style and local style.

Color painting: mainly murals. With folk stories as the theme, each piece of content shows a theme. It is continuously painted on the top of the eaves of the hall walls, with nearly 100 pieces of steaming water. In the wall and eaves paintings of the central hall, the Ming and Qing Dynasties overlapped to form a special multi-layer painting form, which has high historical and artistic value.

Heap molding: mainly ridge decoration. The front, middle, main and back halls are decorated with ridge ornaments. The contents include the theme of double dragons playing with pearls, double carp leaping over the dragon's gate, lady Xian's story and so on. These sculpture works are novel and refreshing. Carving: there are mainly two types of stone carving and wood carving. There are twelve zodiac railings, three-dimensional dragon pillars, door drum, male and female sitting lions and so on. The wood carvings include auspicious screen, flower floor cover, gate keeper, skirt of tile mast and the statue of Lady Xian. These carvings are all made with traditional techniques, representing traditional national art. They are dignified and simple, and deeply loved by the masses. There is a statue of Lady Xian carved in the main hall of Xiantai temple. Standing on both sides of Mrs. Xian's statue are two bodyguards. One is Mulan, who holds the sword for her; the other is Cao'e, who keeps the seal for her. They always follow the left and right, standing on both sides.

Sitting in the middle of the Dragon chair is the statue of Lady Xian. The large statue in the back is fixed in the temple, while the small statue in the front is the palace statue, which can be carried in the procession during the tour. Among them, the statues fixed in the temples are designed scientifically. After pressing the mechanism, the statue stands, sits down, reaches out and shrinks her hands, which is convenient for believers to change her clothes. This kind of sculpture design is difficult and scientific. It is only found in the statues of Xiantai temple in Gaozhou, but not in other places. This kind of freely moving statue design makes the audience feel especially kind and wonderful.

On the wall of the second room of the central hall, there are more than ten pieces of inscriptions with more than 10000 characters. The calligraphy forms include seal script, regular script, Li script, Xing script and song script. These inscriptions truthfully record Mrs. Xian's life and historical achievements, which are not only material materials for studying Mrs. Xian, but also treasures of calligraphy art. The above different kinds of art not only form their own chapters, but also permeate and complement each other, giving people a pleasant artistic enjoyment.

The back hall of Taimiao is fenggong temple. Mr. Feng Bao, the husband of Mrs. Xian, was appointed as Gaoliang's prefect. He supported Mrs. Xian's great achievements all his life. He was named as the general manager of Guangzhou and the Duke of Qiao state by Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty. Fenggong temple is a single entrance building. There is a large patio in front of the main hall and an ambulatory on both sides. The end of the corridor connects with the main hall of Xiantai temple. In fenggong temple, there is a statue of Feng Bao and his wife, which is called the God of harmony. When young men and women encounter difficult troubles, they all like to talk to Feng Xian in front of the statue to seek the help of Feng Xian and his wife. This kind of architectural layout of Fengxian Temple is rarely seen in the series of xianmiao buildings.

Historical value

Xiantai temple in Gaozhou is a typical representative of the series of xianmiao buildings, which has high historical, scientific and research value. In February 2000, General Secretary Jiang visited Xiantai temple and pointed out that Xiantai temple should be built into a base for patriotic education. It has become a "patriotic education base of Guangdong Province" and a "cultural relics protection unit of Guangdong Province". The houses around the Xiantai temple have been demolished and integrated with panzhou Park, which is called Xiantai Cultural Park. The park will be built into a historical and cultural tourist area.

Scenic spot highlights

On the wall of the second room of the middle hall of Xiantai temple, there are more than ten pieces of inscriptions, with more than 10000 characters and five styles of calligraphy. These inscriptions truthfully record Mrs. Xian's life and historical achievements. They are not only material materials for studying Mrs. Xian, but also treasures of calligraphy.

traffic

City traffic: there are many buses in Gaozhou City to reach the scenic spot. Address: Wenming Road, Gaozhou City, Maoming City, Guangdong Province

Practical information

Best travel time

Located in the south of Tropic of cancer, it has a mild climate of tropical and subtropical monsoon. Abundant heat, sufficient light, abundant rainfall, water and heat in the same season, long summer and warm winter, four seasons like spring. The annual average temperature of the whole city is 22.3 ℃ - 23 ℃, and the best travel time is in autumn and winter.

Address: No.18 Guangming Road, Gaozhou, Maoming

Longitude: 110.857375

Latitude: 21.9168

Ticket information: free.

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