Beiquan Temple

Beiquan Temple

Beiquan temple, located 5 kilometers southwest of Zhumadian City, Henan Province, was formerly called Tiangong temple. Later, it was changed to shufo temple. In the Tang Dynasty, it was changed to Zifu temple. In the Song Dynasty, it was changed to Shouchan temple. According to the old records of Queshan, "there are three springs in the west of the city, which are divided from south to north. They are called Nanquan, Zhongquan and Beiquan. Therefore, the courtyard is located in Beiquan, so it is called Beiquan temple

geographical position

Beiquan temple is close to mountains and rivers, and faces south. It faces Xiuling in the East, Leshan in the west, Baoxi in the north and wanmujiadao in the south. It's really a mountain with water, water around the mountain, temple at the foot of the mountain, unique cave. For more than a thousand years, this fairyland like tourist attraction has attracted many officials, poets and poets of the past dynasties to gather here.

It is said that Xia houchong, Cao Xiang, Wei Zhu, he Dian and others of Song Dynasty, who were dissatisfied with the current political eroticism at that time, gathered here to recite poems and Fu, express their love for the mountains and rivers of the motherland.

At the same time, they also wrote articles to criticize the current malpractice, expose the fatalness and darkness of the upper class society, and denounce the treachery and ugliness of corrupt officials. Jia Shan Ji was written by he Dian.

The origin of history

Beiquan temple was built in the Northern Qi Dynasty, with a history of more than 1400 years. The ancient buildings in the temple, due to the continuous restoration and expansion of the past dynasties, are simple in shape, elegant in structure, large in layout and well arranged, forming a magnificent ancient building complex with mountains and water.

According to the records of Jiashan, there were some famous places around Beiquan temple, such as "Lanzhou", "Zhujian", "Xiangjing", "songguan", "Longmen", "Biyan", "yuhuating", "shisiguan", "Baoxi bridge" and "renzhishu". These fairy mountains are magnificent and magnificent, like the "Yuquan fish leaping" of the West Lake and the "beauty of the West Peak" of Lushan Mountain. They are called "ten sceneries of Queshan mountain" in the old records of Queshan county.

Beiquan temple's beautiful scenery, which makes people forget to return, is also the eight trigrams pool of Beiquan temple. The clear spring water in the four seasons, spitting and flowing quietly. The "flowing cup and meandering water" that lingers and twists back and forth naturally forms a "nine twists and turns of the Tianhe River" with "water gushing like beads, rolling like broken jade, floating flowers like spinning jade plate".

Landscape features

According to the records of Queshan county annals, the water quality of Beiquan temple is pure, cool and mellow. It's sweet and fragrant to drink tea from the spring. On a moonlit night, the Bagua pool is even more charming and interesting. The fairyland like yaochi and Yuquan are poetic and picturesque. In the pool of starlight and moon shadow, the trickle fluctuates slightly, the jade lotus Pavilion stands, and the duckweed scales are fine. There is the beautiful scenery of Jintai jade building, Yao grass and Qi tree. In the temple, the ancient cypresses stand upright, thousands of twigs are curled, and the green play drags the green, and the crown is like shade. The two trees, which are several feet high, are mottled, tall and vigorous, just like two Taoist figures with crane hair and childlike appearance, standing on both sides of the "Bagua pool". The four white fruit trees distributed in the temple are said to have been planted in the Sui Dynasty, which is called "Sui fruit". The largest tree is 7.15 meters in circumference, with luxuriant branches and leaves, blocking out the sun, old branches and new branches, and rich fruits. The leafy canopy is like a natural umbrella, which makes visitors feel fresh and cool.

It is said that the tree was struck by lightning, the trunk of the eight immortals table, four people drink, do not hinder each other. The bark of this big tree is surrounded by new trees with deep roots and luxuriant leaves. The trace of being smoked by lightning still exists.

architectural style

The ancient buildings of Beiquan temple are mainly arranged in front and back, connecting north and south, with the mountain gate and the two Buddha Hall as the central axis, and the East-West side hall and the left and right wing rooms are symmetrical, forming a square ancient building group. In front of the temple, there are many mountains, weeping willows, and a winding fish intestine trail extends to the misty and rainy sky. The mountain gate is a simple and elegant red lacquer gate building with cornices, carved beams and painted buildings.

The two open doors are inlaid with silver nails, and the stone lions confront each other. The four jade pillars standing on both sides of the mountain gate are exquisitely carved, skillful in Dao Gong, rolling dragons and dancing wind, flying clouds and floating fog. The book has a horizontal plaque with three big characters of "Beiquan Temple". It is gilded in gold at the bottom of the book. It is very dignified and solemn, hanging high under the eaves of the mountain gate. Into the gate, is a swaying bamboo, flowers set off, verdant flowers, quiet chic small garden.

The garden is quiet and elegant, with a pleasant fragrance. It is a place for tourists to have a rest. At the back of the garden is the two Buddha Hall dedicated to the four heavenly kings and the eighteen Arhats. If you look to the north of the moon gate on both sides of the Second Buddha Hall, over the eight trigrams pool trickling with spring water, you will see the main hall of Beiquan temple, the Great Buddha Hall. The Great Buddha Hall is beautiful in shape, exquisite in carving, gorgeous and elegant, dignified and generous. All kinds of patterns are carved on the vermilion doors and windows; eight Phoebe, vermilion jade pillars, Panlong opera building, lotus blossom, colorful, exquisite and simple. There are twelve rolling dragon steps in front of the hall, with jade railings inlaid on both sides. The double octagonal eaves of the main hall are decorated with golden lion heads. The horns are tightly tied with copper bells. The wind swings and the sound of Ding Dong is beautiful. On both sides of the main door, there are four bottles of copper censers, which are surrounded by green smoke all the year round. The fragrance of the four seasons is light and fragrant. It's really fragrant, like Lanfei. In the main hall of the hall, there are statues of Buddha and Guanyin in Nanhai, which are lifelike and lifelike. The whole hall is like a master lying on the hill, majestic and majestic.

The three side halls to the east of baguachi are well preserved today. They are the ancestral hall of Yanlu, which is respected by people. It is said that Beiquan temple is the place where this patriotic old minister was imprisoned, persevered in his integrity and died for his country. There is a statue of Yan Zhenqing in the ancestral hall. The three characters "heaven in the mountains" written by him before his death are inlaid on the banner of the ancestral hall door. An 8-foot-high stone tablet records Yan Zhenqing's life story. Because of the passage of time, this stone tablet no longer exists. The stone tablet that people see next to baguachi was erected by Pan Yuzheng, the magistrate of runing County, and Xu Dalai, the magistrate of Queshan County in 1547.

Cultural influence

Beiquan temple, a thousand year old temple, is said to be the most prosperous in the Tang and Song dynasties. The second day of the second lunar month is the annual ancient temple fair of Beiquan temple. Although the temple fair is not as famous in Kyoto as the Xiangguo Temple in Kaifeng, and it is not as famous in the world as the Zhongyue temple in Dengfeng. But in the old mountain temples in southern Henan, it can attract people from all over the world, which is also called great momentum and magnificent.

Address: 50 meters north of 005 Township Road, Queshan County, Zhumadian City

Longitude: 113.962426

Latitude: 32.841752

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