Zhuangzi Temple

Zhuangzi Temple

Zhuangzi temple is an AAA tourist attraction in China. It is located in the lacquer garden office in the north of Mengcheng County, Bozhou City, Anhui Province. It is a Taoist temple and was built in the Northern Song Dynasty.

Basic summary

Built in the Northern Song Dynasty, after several wars, the existing Zhuangzi temple was built by Mengcheng County Government on the former site of Zhuangzi temple in the Song Dynasty, with a total area of 52 Mu and a total construction area of 1086 square meters. The whole temple is composed of two parts: ancestral hall complex and Wanshu garden.

The main buildings are dashanmen, Yingbi, Shanmen, xiaoyaotang, guhengmen, Puchi, wuxiaoting, Guantai, Guanyu bridge, mengdielou, Nanhua Jingge, dongxibeilang, daoshe, Hakka, etc.

In May 2011, Zhuangzi temple was officially listed as a national AAA tourist attraction.

Zhuangzi Temple

Historical evolution

In the first year of Yuanfeng in the Northern Song Dynasty (1078), Wang Jing, the county magistrate, was founded in Qiyuan city on the North Bank of Wohe River, which was later submerged by the Yellow River.

In the ninth year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1581), Wu Yiluan, the magistrate of Mengcheng County, was rebuilt at this site. There were some buildings, such as xiaoyaotang, mengdielou, Damen, Ermen, Yuchi bridge, guanyutai, daoshe, etc., with strict layout and large scale.

In the fifth year of Chongzhen (1632) of the Ming Dynasty, Li Shifang, the magistrate of the county, rebuilt Xiaoyao hall, added "Wuxiao Pavilion" and built a pond as "Haoshang fish watching garden", and wrote the new Zhuangzi ancestral temple.

During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, after repeated military robberies, it gradually decayed and there was little left.

From the Qing Dynasty to the middle of the Republic of China, scenic spots were added to enhance the view. Two stele pavilions and eight steles were built on both sides of the passageway, engraved with the poems of the former sages and the righteous deeds of the local sages; on both sides of the gate, there were more than 30 steles arranged in one word. Since then, the remnant stele of Su Shi's Zhuangzi ancestral hall record and the stele of Ming Zongbo's Wang boring's Xinjian Zhuangzi ancestral hall record have been found in the former site of Zhuangzi ancestral hall, which are now collected in Zhuangzi ancestral hall.

On June 28, 1995, the reconstruction project of Zhuangzi Temple broke ground. Professor Zhang Yuhuan, an expert in ancient architecture at the Institute of history of natural sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, is invited to design and restore the "Xiaoyao hall", "mengdielou", "Yuchi bridge", "guanyutai", "wuxiaoting" and "daoshe" in the former Zhuangzi ancestral hall; add "Puchi" as a new scenic spot of Zhuangzi yindiaoshui, and a Zhuangzi ancestral hall imitating the architectural style of Han Dynasty stands in Zhuangzi's hometown again.

Zhuangzi ancestral hall

In the first year of Yuanfeng of Song Dynasty (1078), Wang Jing, the magistrate of Mengcheng County, began to build Zhuangzi ancestral hall, and Su Shi wrote Zhuangzi ancestral hall.

Chuang Tzu is a Mongolian. Taste for the Mongolian lacquer garden officials.

Not more than a thousand years old, but without sacrifice. Cheng Wang Jing, the Secretary of the county magistrate, began to work in the ancestral hall. According to the historical records, Zhuangzi, King Hui of Liang Dynasty and King Xuan of Qi Dynasty had studied everything at the same time, but it should be attributed to Laozi. Therefore, he wrote more than 100000 books, most of which are fables.

He wrote the fisherman, the robber's paw and the trunk to slander Confucius and to show Lao Tzu's skill. He who knows Chuang Tzu's coarseness. I thought that Chuang Tzu's assistance to Confucius could be attributed to Fa'er.

The Duke of Chu died in a humble suit, but it was difficult for him. His servant scolded and said: "Li is also ineffective." The door is the door. A man who does things in reverse. It is not allowed to regard a servant as a person who does not love a young master, and it is not allowed to think that the way to serve a young master is to do so. Therefore, Chuang Tzu's words are all true, but the text is not, Yang squeeze and Yin help, and his words cover very little. As for slandering Confucius, we can see its meaning.

On Taoism in the world, from Mozi, qinhuali, pengmeng, Shendao, tianpian, Guanyin, laodan's disciples, they all think that they belong to the same family, but Confucius does not respect them.

However, if I have doubts about "stealing Zhi" and "Fisherman", then I would really slander Confucius. As for "rang Wang" and "Shuo Jian", they are simple and crude.

After repeated observation, he got the meaning of his fable, and finally said: "Yangzi lived in the west, traveled in Qin Dynasty, met Laozi. Laozi said: "but Sui Sui. But Xu Xu, who lives with him.

It's too white to be insulted, but it's not enough to be virtuous. " Yangziju changed suddenly. In the past, those who give up will welcome their home. The public will hold the banquet, and the wife will hold the towel. Those who give up will avoid the banquet, and those who give up will avoid the kitchen.

On the contrary, those who give up will fight for seats. " The four chapters of "let the king", "Shuo Jian", "Yu Fu" and "Diao Zhi" are combined with the chapter of "lie Yu Kou", which says: "the Qi of lie Yu Kou is in the middle way, but it says:" I'm surprised. I eat in ten oars, and five oars feed first. " Then he realized and said with a smile, "it's a solid chapter." Zhuangzi's words were not finished, but the ignorant suppressed them.

I can't help but distinguish. Every chapter is out of worldliness, not Zhuangzi's original intention. Diary of November 19, the first year of Yuanfeng.

On the time of temple building

brief introduction

Zhuangzi, who lived in the late Warring States period, is a famous thinker, philosopher and litterateur in the history of our country.

According to the tradition of offering sacrifices to famous people in ancient China, Zhuangzi should have enjoyed the sacrifice of incense for a long time.

However, the construction of Zhuangzi ancestral hall is far from the age of Zhuangzi's life. It was not until the Northern Song Dynasty (when Zhuangzi had passed away for more than 1000 years) that Zhuangzi ancestral hall was built in Mengcheng, Zhuangzi's hometown.

What is the reason for this? Looking back at history, maybe we can get the answer.

Time of temple building

As we all know, Zhuangzi lived in the late Warring States period. 80 years after his death, Liu Bang won the world and began the rule of the Western Han Dynasty.

In the period of Emperor Wu, the national policy of "dismissing all schools of thought and respecting Confucianism alone" was carried out. Although Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty wanted Taoism, he only wanted Huang Lao's health and longevity, and he still respected Confucianism politically.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Taoism prevailed, and Laozi's status was established by Taoism. Although Zhuangzi was also canonized as the leader of Taoism, his status was far less than Laozi's.

During the Wei and Jin Dynasties, Zhuangzi was sought after by metaphysics for his extraordinary outlook on life, mysterious outlook on the universe and nihilistic outlook on life. However, due to the social unrest, it has not yet formed a trend to build temples for celebrities, so no one has ever built a memorial place for Zhuangzi.

In Tang Dynasty, only Laozi was sacrificed, not Zhuangzi.

Emperor Zhenzong of Song Dynasty (998-1022) worshipped Taoism, and it was popular to build Taoist activity places all over the country. In 1078, Emperor Shenzong of Song Dynasty passed away. Empress dowager Gao, the mother of emperor Shenzong, listened to the government behind the curtain because his sun zhezong was young.

Empress Dowager Gao was born in Xiaojian of Mengcheng. Wang Jing, a clever county magistrate, built Zhuangzi temple at this time. It was not only the need of historical development, but also in line with the social customs at that time. It also meant to express loyalty and celebration to empress dowager Gao.

position

Address: North lacquer garden office, Mengcheng County, Mizhou City

Longitude: 116.57753007114

Latitude: 33.285575361751

Tel: 0558-7772355

Ticket information: free.

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