Tiancheng view

Tiancheng view

Tiancheng temple is located in Kazuo County. It is said that after Li Zicheng's uprising in the late Ming Dynasty, Chongzhen emperor secretly ordered the royal family's children to hide in secret. The third uncle of Chongzhen changed his name to Xia Yizhen. He first became a monk and took refuge in baiyun temple in Beijing. Then he took his son Xia Yangchun to travel around Kazuo city. In 1667 A.D., Xia Yizhen sold his gold and silver and built a Taoist temple, which was named "Tiancheng Temple" because it means "wonderful than Tiancheng". Tiancheng Temple originally covers an area of more than 10000 square meters, with more than 300 houses. Now it covers an area of 2600 square meters, and the main building is 1700 square meters, forming three relatively complete quadrangles. The overall layout of the building is in the shape of eight diagrams, with rigorous structure, clear axis, connected pavilions and well arranged.

architectural composition

Tiancheng temple is located in the center of Kazuo County. It was built in 1667 and expanded in 1739. It is a typical Taoist building. There are more than 60 halls and pavilions in the temple, such as Yuhuang Pavilion, Sanguan building, Sanhuang building, Yaowang hall, Zen hall, Jinglou, Chunqiu building, bell and Drum Tower, East and West rooms, East and West Corridor rooms, and Longwang hall.

artistic characteristics

The overall layout of Tiancheng temple is rigorous. The buildings, halls, halls and pavilions are interconnected and staggered to form three neat courtyards. Most of the buildings in Guanzhong are big wooden structure and hard mountain buildings, but each individual building has its own characteristics. The gate is a five ridge hard mountain building with large wooden structure in front and back porches, the East and West rooms are single hard mountain buildings with special-shaped large wooden structure, the Chunqiu building is a hard mountain Pavilion building with large wooden structure in front porch and back mansion, the Zhonggu tower is a six point Pavilion building with large wooden structure in high platform foundation, the Sanguan building and Sanhuang building are five ridge hard mountain Pavilion buildings with large wooden structure in upper and lower corridor, and the Yuhuang Pavilion is a high platform building There are four corridors and nine ridges. These buildings are different in height and crisscross, which makes people feel their magic and beauty after appreciating their magnificence.

The architectural structure of tianchengguan is ingenious, and its decoration skills are also superb. The earth sink, bucket board, and Haiman are all made of stone. The corner pillars, windward eaves, and square bricks are all carved with animal or flower patterns, which are exquisite and lifelike. The wood carvings in the high light part are exquisite, and the colorful paintings on the beams and beams are resplendent, which are in the same shape as those on the ridge In contrast, magnificence sets off solemnity. This ingenious ancient architectural complex reflects the wisdom and architectural talent of the ancient working people in China.

Stories and legends

It is said that after Li Zicheng's uprising at the end of Ming Dynasty, Emperor Chongzhen secretly ordered the royal family's children to hide their names in various places. The third uncle of Chongzhen changed his name to Xia Yizhen. He first became a monk and took refuge in baiyun temple in Beijing. Then he took his son Xia Yangchun to travel around Kazuo city. In 1667 A.D., Xia Yizhen sold his gold and silver and built a Taoist temple, which was named "Tiancheng Temple" because it means "wonderful than Tiancheng".

Protection status

In 1988, it was listed as Liaoning provincial cultural relics protection unit. In addition, the Tiancheng temple in Kazuo County is a large-scale, comprehensive, folk square dance, and has become the second batch of intangible cultural heritage announced by Liaoning Province.

Address: No.1, Qing'an Road, harqin left wing Mongolian Autonomous County, Chaoyang City

Longitude: 119.74083709717

Latitude: 41.125034332275

Ticket information: free.

Chinese PinYin : Tian Cheng Guan