Laojuntai

Laojuntai

Laojuntai, formerly known as shengxiantai or baixiantai, is a part of Mingdao palace, located in the northeast corner of Luyi County, Laozi's hometown. It is said that Lao Tzu became an immortal here, hence his name. In 1014 ad, Emperor Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty granted Laozi the title of "supreme Laojun Hunyuan Shangde emperor", so it is also called laojuntai. The platform is 13 meters high, with a top area of 765 square meters and a slightly larger bottom area. The whole platform is made of ancient bricks and is surrounded by 24 planes into a cylinder. A 70 cm high wall is built on the platform, similar to the wall in shape. On the stage, there are three main halls and one east and one west auxiliary hall. In the main hall, there was a bronze statue of Laozi, about two meters high, with exquisite casting. Under the eaves of the hall, there are two steles, one for the East and the other for the west, with the words "true source of morality" and "remains of the dragon". There was an iron pillar on the east side of the gate, seven feet high and seven inches in diameter, standing abruptly and quietly.

history

Luyi County, North and east corner of the city. Built in memory of Laozi.

According to the records of Luyi County by Guangxu of Qing Dynasty, "the Taiqing altar was built in the second year of Tianbao (734). Wenchang palace in Taiwan. " The platform is 13 meters high. It is a high altar shaped ancient building built of ancient bricks and surrounded by 24 planes. It is like a column with edges and corners. The top area is about 765 square meters, and the bottom area is slightly larger. It is said that Lao Tzu became an immortal and rose here, so it is called shengxiantai.

There is a main hall on the stage, with three wide faces and three deep depths. It is built in a hard mountain style in Qing Dynasty. There are one side hall in the East and one side hall in the East and one side hall in the West and one gate in the mountain. On the front wall of the hall, there are three inscriptions of Ming Dynasty, such as "the remains of the dragon", "the true source of morality" and "Confucius asked for rites", and two inscriptions of Qing Dynasty. There was a bronze statue of Laozi in the hall, and there was an iron pillar in the front left of the hall, which was said to be Laozi's "mountain whip". After the main hall, there was the old king's Alchemy room. There are thirteen ancient cypresses on the stage.

There are 32 green stone steps at the foot of the mountain gate, and the one in front of the main hall is just 33, which is in line with Lao Tzu's theory of ascending 33 green heaven. Enter laojuntai Mountain Gate, close 13 cypresses, green and luxuriant, perennial cool wind, birds flying.

Under the stage, there are waves and mists, the lake is lingering, and the scenery is pleasant. On the central axis of yingshanmen to the south of yorish, there are Xianqiao, Mingdao palace, Wenchang palace, Bajiaoting, youlongdi square, and the ancestral arch of wanjiao. There are two steles near the memorial archway: "Laozi's hometown" and "Confucius asked Li Chu". The inscription on the memorial archway is "the earth is ancient forever, qurenli" and the next is "heaven is near Taiqing Palace". The lintel is engraved with "the ancestor of all religions", and the main inscription is ancient and powerful.

event

Bombard laojuntai

On the morning of June 1, 1938, Fujita headquarters of the fourth cavalry brigade of the Japanese invaders invaded Luyi County from Bozhou, Anhui Province. At that time, the small town of Luyi was full of low bungalows. The high-rise laojuntai was regarded as a military stronghold by the Japanese army. The Japanese Army wanted to pull out the stronghold first, so they fired 13 shells at it with mortars in a row, which was likely to flatten it. However, the Japanese only heard the sound of shells coming out of the chamber, but did not hear the explosion of shells.

The Japanese commander and the young gunner were stunned. How could the target still stand there without a single shot? Then the Japanese army changed the direction of shooting and fired dozens of guns at the county seat. This made the Japanese army very surprised and uneasy. They fought to the county town again before they dared to enter the city. After the Japanese army entered the city, they found that the city was empty, and the local army and people had already moved.

The Japanese came to the tall building where they fired more than a dozen shells but did not explode to find out. When the Japanese army learned that the target of their bombardment turned out to be taishanglaojun's shengxiantai, the founder of Taoism, the Japanese army, who also believed in Taoism, could not help but exclaim: "the ancestors of China have come to light!" I knelt down and kowtowed.

Two years later, the refugees returned to the county one after another, and the Taoists of laojuntai also returned to laojuntai. Seeing that the Japanese left the unexploded shells on Laojun's stage, he reflected the situation to Zhao Wancheng, President of the Charity Association. Zhao Wancheng sent his younger brother, Zhao Wancheng, to teach private school. He led several older students to laojuntai to check and found that 12 shells were fired on the east wall of laojuntai hall, the back wall of dongpiandian hall and the cypress tree. Two of them went through the mountain wall of the hall, one on the beam, one on the shrine in front of laojuntai statue, and one on the branch of the cypress tree in the east of laojuntai hall. They climbed up the ladder, unloaded the dangerous guys one by one, hung them down from the east wall of laojuntai with ropes, dug holes and buried them on the spot. Although laojuntai has been repaired several times, the bullet marks on the east mountain wall and the ancient cypress trees are still clearly visible, leaving another hard evidence for the Japanese invasion of China.

At about 8:00 on September 5, 2003, Li Daogu, who was burning incense on laojuntai, suddenly heard a loud noise, and a big gap collapsed in the southwest corner of laojuntai. During the repair and construction of the collapse, the staff accidentally found a rusty shell, which was used when the Japanese bombed laojuntai after layers of instructions and identification by relevant technical personnel. Decades of mystery finally revealed, did not find the shell also hit Laojun stage, just hit the earth.

The legend that none of the 13 shells of Japanese artillery bombarded laojuntai exploded, and no one can explain the reason, leaving a mystery. Yan Guangjun, Vice Minister of Propaganda Department of Luyi County, talked about Laozi's view of war. In Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu said that "the way of man is not to fight for the sake of others", and that "the way of heaven is to win without fighting". Lao Tzu thinks that war is the expression of "there is no way in the world", but Lao Tzu is not against all wars. He said: "if you are kind, you will win by fighting, and stick to the rules." That is to say: benevolence can be used to fight and consolidate. It is the so-called "benevolence is invincible". It can be seen that Lao Tzu opposed the war of aggression and supported the just war. The war launched by Japan against China is aggressive and unjust. The Chinese people's resistance against Japan is just, and it is a guard war carried out with "benevolence". Therefore, it is invincible and sure to win.

In 1983, he came to Luyi again with a heart of repentance. He said: "I was the gunner who shelled laojuntai at that time. Our shells should have been accurate. Why didn't the shells hit laojuntai ring? Whether it was accidental factors or the result of taishanglaojun's spiritual protection, it also showed that the war we launched was unjust and a naked aggression!" He also said: "the reason why I kneel down to worship the Chinese ancestors today is to ask the Chinese ancestors to forgive me, to ask the Chinese people to forgive me, and to repent to the Chinese ancestors and people first!"

Although the Japanese aggressors, including taro Meichuan, committed heinous crimes in Luyi, the people of Luyi County changed the "apology monument" set up by taro Meichuan into "peace monument" with the unique broad mind of the Chinese nation, which shows the Luyi people's love and yearning for peace.

Cultural Relic

Laojuntai has been a famous tourist attraction since ancient times. There have been a steady stream of visitors from all ages. Li Yuan, Emperor Gaozong of Tang Dynasty, Li Zhi, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty, Empress Wu Zetian, Zhao Heng, Emperor Zhenzong of Song Dynasty, as well as literary masters Su Dongpo and Ouyang Xiu have all come to worship the temple. Or sightseeing, leaving an immortal chapter of poetry.

In 1978, Luyi County Government announced that it was a key cultural relics protection unit at the county level.

In 1983, the museum was built.

In 1986, laojuntai was designated as a key cultural relic protection unit in Henan Province.

In 2001, along with the Taiqing Palace site, it was listed as a national key cultural relics protection unit by the State Council.

In 2007, along with Laozi hometown tourist area, it was listed as national AAAA scenic spot by National Tourism Administration.

influence

Laojuntai is famous for Laozi's high morality. There are many visitors from all ages. Tang Gaozu Liyuan, Gaozong Lizhi, Xuanzong lilongji, Zhenzong Zhaohuan, as well as great literary scholars Su Dongpo and Ouyang Xiu have all come here to worship their ancestors or visit them, leaving immortal poems.

Laozi not only has a great influence in the history of Chinese thought and culture, but also has been respected by people in the clan of Li and Luyi, Laozi's hometown. The picture shows a 27 meter high statue of Laozi, who is "the best in the world", opposite the Taiqing palace in Luyi.

Address: Changle Town, Zhongwei

Longitude: 105.08958435059

Latitude: 37.402687072754

Ticket information: market price: 40.0 yuan

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