Wu Wang Temple

Wu Wang Temple

Wuwang temple is located in the east of Wushan Town, 35 kilometers north of Hefei City, Anhui Province. Yang xingmi, the leader of the peasant uprising army in the late Tang Dynasty, and the temple built by later generations to offer sacrifices to him are buried here. The existing temples have brick walls, tile houses, carved beams, painted buildings, statues and steles, which are solemn and solemn. People who went to the temple to worship incense came in droves for years. On the side of the temple are the tombs of the king of Wu, the tombs of his son Yang Bo and Princess Baihua, which are not carved or decorated. This shows that the king of Wu was poor and indifferent during his lifetime.

Commemorative figures

Yang xingmi (852-905) was born in Hefei. When he was young, he glared at the corruption of the imperial court and pitied the poor people. When he was in his twenties, he rose up and fought in the South and North. Because of the "benevolence, elegance and credibility, good at winning people's hearts", he galloped freely and won many battles; after the establishment of Wu state, he implemented a series of policies to give preferential treatment to the people, so he was deeply supported and respected by all quarters. For thousands of years, Wushan temple has experienced several wars and ups and downs. The existing temples have brick walls, tile houses, carved beams, painted buildings, statues and steles, which are solemn and solemn. People who went to the temple to worship incense came in droves for years. On the side of the temple are the tombs of the king of Wu, the tombs of his son Yang Bo and Princess Baihua, which are not carved or decorated. This shows that the king of Wu was poor and indifferent during his lifetime. Later, because of the Wushan uprising, a memorial hall and monument to the Wushan uprising were built here.

Origin and legend

Wuwang temple is located in the east of Wushan Town, 35 kilometers north of Hefei City, Anhui Province. Yang xingmi, the leader of the peasant uprising army in the late Tang Dynasty, and the temple built by later generations to offer sacrifices to him are buried here. Wushan Temple (town) specialty has "Wushan three treasures" (watermelon, tribute goose, early sweet peach) and "Wuwang tribute wine" as well as known as "a unique Chinese" iron calligraphy and painting.

At the beginning of Han Dynasty, Liu Bang granted eight kings of different surnames, all of them rebelled and were destroyed by Jian. Only Wu's Changsha state was loyal to the Han Dynasty, which lasted for five generations and was eliminated without an heir. Therefore, the king of Wu was praised as a model of loyalty by the rulers of all dynasties. The temple of the king of Wu was established. According to yitongzhi, the temple of the king of Wu is "next to the tomb of the king of Wu in the northwest of Changsha county". The book of visiting the ancient city is more specific: "the temple of the king of Wu is outside the north gate of Changsha. Today, there is a tiny temple in the vegetable garden beside the Avenue outside the north gate "Baoyi's legacy" of the Republic of China points out that it is beside Beida Road (now Xiangya Road). Although the temple is small, it attracts countless people. The Qing Dynasty poet Xiong Shaomu wrote in the temple of the king of Wu: "Changsha elementary school is also a golden soup. It takes Li rope to inherit a king of different surnames. It's not necessarily that Han Peng has no trace. Don't blame Gao Huang for cooking dogs. "

During the period of Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, Yang xingmi, king of Wu, left many historical sites in his hometown Hefei.

According to the records in the history of the new Five Dynasties and Zizhitongjian, although Yang xingmi is tall and powerful, he is not good at shooting martial arts. Therefore, he can command the three armed forces and pacify the Yangtze and Huaihe rivers. In addition to his superb military command ability and broad political vision, Yang xingmi is "benevolent and trustworthy, good at winning the hearts of scholars", "broad and simple, wise and resourceful, good at pacifying the imperial soldiers, sharing the joys and sorrows with them, pushing the heart to treat things, and appeasing the diaspora, "Light corvee, thin convergence" is an important reason for the success of the military and the people. Wu Shan's folklore endows Wu King with more local flavor and neighborhood feelings. Yang xingmi always remembers Hefei and his hometown. The white geese in my hometown are indispensable for the birthday banquet, and the wine in my hometown is needed to reward the meritorious soldiers. Therefore, Wushan Town, Changfeng County, Maojie tender big white goose is known as "tribute goose", and today's "tribute King Wu wine" is also developed by digging and sorting out the fine wine formula of gongfeng King Wu.

In November of the second year of emperor Tianyou of Tang Dynasty (905 AD), Yang xingmi died of illness. At the age of 54, he was posthumously named Wuzhong. In the first year of emperor qianzhen of Tang Dynasty (927 AD), he became emperor Wu. The coffin of the king of Wu was escorted back to his hometown by his eldest son Yang Wo and his daughter Princess Baihua. It was buried in the north of Hefei, which is now the east side of Wushan town. The tomb of the king of Wu is as tall as a mountain. A stele stands beside the tomb. The text says, "the tomb of the king of Wu of Tang Dynasty." Later generations cherish the memory of King Wu for his benevolence, bravery and love for the people. They built a temple to offer sacrifices. At that time, incense flourished, and there was an endless stream of pilgrims. Wushan town also got its name.

Surrounding buildings

Baihua Garden

To the west of the tomb of King Wu is the garden of flowers. Legend has it that the father daughter relationship between Princess Baihua and her father Yang xingmi is very deep. After the death of King Wu, the princess was devastated. In order to remember her father and not forget her father's love, Princess Baihua built this garden beside her father's tomb to express her sorrow. The garden is mainly on the water surface. The lake view and the Wu King's path lead to the Yangwo street named after xingmi's eldest son Yangwo. Yang Wo succeeded to the throne after his father died. Yangwo street is the main trunk road of Wu King's remains scenic spot. The scenic spots are mainly distributed on both sides of the road. Baihua Street divides it into North and South sections. On Yangwo street, visitors can buy the local famous art Wushan tiezi and taste the famous historical dish "Wushan tribute goose".

Wu Wang Temple

At the intersection of Baihuayuan and Yangwo street is the famous Wu Wang Temple. According to historical records, the temple of the king of Wu was formerly called Dasheng temple. It is said that Princess Baihua loved and was filial. This temple was built by her for shouxiao, the king of Wu. After her death, she was buried not far from the tomb of the king of Wu, which is today's Princess tomb. The original Dasheng nunnery is a Qing Dynasty building, which is dilapidated and incomplete. In recent years, it has been rebuilt to form an independent courtyard composed of Mountain Gate, East and West Wing rooms and main hall. After restoration, the statue of King Wu is solemn, with beautiful inscriptions, green pines standing solemnly, pink walls and yellow tiles, which has a typical architectural style of the Tang Dynasty.

Legend

On that day, Emperor Kangxi set out from Jiaxing early in the morning, and the fleet set out for Hangzhou along the Grand Canal. During the journey, he read the memorial in the dragon boat, summoned the accompanying ministers to discuss the government affairs. When he was free, he read the annals of the Three Kingdoms by Chen Shou. When he was tired, he looked up at the slowly passing countryside on both sides of the canal.

Because he was in a good mood that day, after dinner, he stepped out of the cabin door, stood at the bow of the boat, and saw a tall and towering temple in the afterglow of the setting sun. He asked his attendants, "where are you going?" The Chamberlain replied, "the temple of King Wu in Deqing County." After hearing this, Kangxi was so excited that he ordered huangsun Hongli to come. After a while, a boat carrying an eight or nine-year-old boy in gorgeous clothes boarded the dragon boat.

"Hello to the emperor!" The boy knelt down to the emperor.

Kangxi squinted and said, "no, no!" He pointed to the front and said, "look at Hongli. This is the temple of King Wu. This temple was built in memory of Sun Quan of the eastern Wu Dynasty during the Southern Song Dynasty. It has a history of five to six hundred years

Hongli said: "grandfather Huang is so familiar with the local historical anecdotes that his grandson admires him very much! Grandchildren must also study hard. "

Kangxi stroked his grandson and continued: "I'm reading the annals of the Three Kingdoms, and I'm reading Cao Cao's praise of" having a son should be like sun Zhongmou. ". Hongli, I'm going to test you. Do you know Xin Qiji's praise of Sun Quan? "

Hongli thought a little, then recited: "meet music forever, eternal rivers and mountains, no hero, sun Zhongmou place..."

My grandfather and my grandson talked about the ancient road today, but they didn't realize the twilight was coming. Kangxi then said, "it's getting late. I'll berth my boat here. Go back to the emperor's grandmother's boat as soon as possible, so that she won't worry about you. "

"Grandson, please Hongli knelt down and left. He stepped off the boat and looked back at his grandfather. Unexpectedly, a foot step empty, Hongli fell down, is very dangerous. Soon after that, two bodyguards around Kangxi rushed out at the same time. One of them picked up an arm and fell back. Hongli fell into the dragon boat, but the two bodyguards couldn't keep their feet. "Putong" and "Putong" fell into the river, and two red plumed hats floated on the water

All the bodyguards in the Imperial Palace are excellent, but they are all "dry ducks" in the north. They are not used to water and eventually drown. When the corpse was brought ashore, it was late at night, and Lord Kangxi was still sitting in the Abbot's room of Wu Wang Temple waiting for news. His heart was heavy when he heard the bad news. The abbot of the Wu King temple also accompanied him. Seeing that the emperor was unhappy because of an accident, he knelt down and said, "long live, two bodyguards died because of rescuing the emperor's grandson. Their loyalty and bravery are commendable. They should have statues in the temple to enjoy the sacrifice of incense forever." Kangxi nodded his head and said, "good. Let them stand under the porch and serve the king of Wu And ordered people to bury it.

This story is widely spread among the people because there is a god wearing red plume in the temple of King Wu. According to the new records of Deqing County, Volume 13: "during the reign of Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, they visited the South several times, went to hemp village, moored dragon boats, and temporarily stayed in the temple of King Wu. In the East and west corridor of the temple, there are two idols, and the top hexagram is armed. It is said that when Kangxi was on a tour to the south, the two bodyguards fell into the river and died there, which is a memorial. " It can also be confirmed.

More than ten years later, Hongli became emperor and changed his name to Qianlong. He followed the emperor's example and went south to inspect the people. When passing by marijuana, they always moored a boat and went ashore to the temple of King Wu to offer incense in memory of Kangxi's two bodyguards. He also ordered the abbot to plant a variety of poplar trees on the bank behind the temple to facilitate the pilgrims to tie boats. Master Abbot knew the good intentions of Emperor Qianlong, and even said "comply with the order!". From then on, the poplar trees behind the Wu King Temple were green, and the temple was full of incense. During the reign of Emperor Qianlong, he went to the south of the Yangtze River six times. In 1784, he made his last tour to the south. At that time, he was old and rare, and he was touched by the scenery. He issued a special edict to the local elderly people, giving them preferential treatment.

It is said that at the back of the Wu King temple near the water, the old ancient poplar was still green until the Republic of China. This seems to tell people: Emperor Qianlong and Wu Wang Temple once had an indissoluble bond. It's all recorded in local chronicles, but it's a pity that Qianlong didn't leave any ink.

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