Longma negative figure Temple

Longma negative figure temple is the sacrifice place of Fuxi, the ancestor of Chinese culture, and also the discovery place of "Hetu" in Heluo culture. Longma negative figure temple is named for its "negative figure comes from Menghe River". It was built in the fourth year of emperor Huaidi of Jin Dynasty. It is the first sacrificial place built on tuhe old road to commemorate the achievements of Fuxi, the "ancestor of humanity". It was originally named "futu Temple", changed to "Hetu Temple" in Yongjia, changed to "Longma Temple" by Emperor Wu of Liang, changed to "Xingguo Temple" in the fourth year of Linde of Gaozong of Tang Dynasty, still called "negative Temple" in the 42nd year of Jiajing of Ming Dynasty, changed to "Xihuang Temple" in the 19th year of Qianlong of Qing Dynasty, and also called "negative Temple" after the Republic of China. In ancient times, there was a tuhe River in the east of Mengjin connected with the Yellow River, and the negative map of dragon and horse came from this river. According to the drawings of dragon and horse, Fuxi created hexagrams of Qian, dui, Li, Zhen, Xun, Kan, Gen and Kun, which later were called Fuxi eight trigrams. Fuxi looked up at the sky and looked down at the earth. He used Yin Yang eight trigrams to explain the evolution law and human relations order of all things in the world. Fuxi's making letters, marriage, fishing and hunting ended the ignorant history of people drinking blood and tying ropes to record events, and created Chinese civilization. Longma negative map Temple became the "source of River map", while Fuxi was regarded as the "ancestor of human root" and "ancestor of humanity" of the Chinese nation.

Longma negative figure Temple

Located in Leihe village, Huimeng Town, Mengjin County, Luoyang City, Longma negative figure temple is a key cultural relic protection unit in Henan Province. It was built in 348 A.D. in the fourth year of Yonghe reign of emperor mu of Jin Dynasty. It is the first sacrificial place built on the tuhe old road in memory of the achievements of Fuxi, the "ancestor of humanity". It is the birthplace of "Hetu" in Heluo culture and also the birthplace of Chinese Yi ology. It has been more than 1600 years. Because of the wars in the past dynasties, it was repeatedly built and abandoned. The restored main hall of the negative figure temple, the restoration of Fuxi dragon and horse statues, and the construction of a mountain gate, three stone bridges in the tuhe, gradually restore the original appearance of the temple, so that it has developed into a sacred place for Chinese ancestors and a research center of "Hetu Luoshu".

brief introduction

Facing the Yellow River in the north and Mang Mountain in the south, the temple is close to the old road of tuhe river. The scale of the temple is magnificent, the temple is towering, the mountain gate is steep, there is chongmang lying in front, and the river rushes behind. There are steles, inscriptions, poems and Fu written by famous Neo Confucianists, calligraphers and poets Cheng Yi, Zhu Xi, Shao Yong and Wang Duo in song, Ming and Qing Dynasties in the temple. It is a tourist destination of Heluo culture in the Central Plains and seeking roots and ancestors. In 2000, it was announced as the third batch of key cultural relics protection units in Henan Province.

Longma negative figure temple is located in Leihe village, Huimeng Town, Mengjin County, Luoyang City. It is the sacrificial place of Fuxi, the ancestor of Chinese culture, and also the discovery place of "Hetu" in Heluo culture. The temple is named for its dragon and horse "the negative map comes from the Menghe River". It is a tourist attraction for the roots of Heluo culture in the Central Plains. It is also the discovery place of "Hetu" in Heluo culture and the birthplace of Chinese Yi culture. It has been more than 1600 years.

history

Built in the fourth year of emperor Huaidi of Jin Dynasty, it is the first sacrificial place built on tuhe old road in memory of Fuxi's achievements. It was originally named "futu Temple", changed to "Hetu Temple" in Yongjia, changed to "Longma Temple" by Emperor Wu of Liang, changed to "Xingguo Temple" in the fourth year of Linde of Gaozong of Tang Dynasty, still called "negative Temple" in the 42nd year of Jiajing of Ming Dynasty, changed to "Xihuang Temple" in the 19th year of Qianlong of Qing Dynasty, and also called "negative Temple" after the Republic of China.

On both sides of the mountain gate, there are two huge steles: "tuhe old road" and "Longma negative map". Fuxi hall is the main hall of the temple, in which there is a statue of Fuxi; on the right side of the hall there is a statue of dragon and horse with a height of 3 meters. There are inscriptions and poems written by Cheng Yi, Zhu Xi, Shao Yong, Wang Duo and other famous scholars in song, Ming and Qing Dynasties in the temple. According to the book of changes, "the river gives the picture, the Luo gives the book, and the sage gives it.". It is said that six or seven thousand years ago, a dragon horse leaped out of the Yellow River with a "River map" and a tortoise surfaced out of the Luoshui river with a "Luoshu" on his back. According to research, river map refers to the geographical map of mountains and rivers in the Central Plains, while Luoshu is written in tortoise shell divination.

Longma negative figure temple is the "ancestor of human root" and "ancestor of humanity" - Fuxi's sacrificial place, and also the birthplace of Chinese civilization. It is recorded in the book of changes that "the river produces pictures, the Luo produces books, and the sage produces them." According to the legend of Kong Anguo in the book of history, it is said that "Fuxi was the king of the world, and the dragon and horse came out of the river, so his writing was based on eight trigrams."

In ancient times, there was a tuhe River in the east of Mengjin connected with the Yellow River, and the negative map of dragon and horse came from this river. According to the drawings of dragon and horse, Fuxi created hexagrams of Qian, dui, Li, Zhen, Xun, Kan, Gen and Kun, which later were called Fuxi eight trigrams. Fuxi looked up at the sky and looked down at the earth. He used Yin Yang eight trigrams to explain the evolution law and human relations order of all things in the world. Fuxi's making letters, marriage, fishing and hunting ended the ignorant history of people drinking blood and tying ropes to record events, and created Chinese civilization. Longma negative map Temple became the "source of River map", while Fuxi was regarded as the "ancestor of human root" and "ancestor of humanity" of the Chinese nation. The biography of kong'an in Hanshu says: "the dragon horse is the essence of heaven and earth. It is the shape of the horse. The body of the horse has dragon scales, so it is called the dragon horse. The dragon horse is red and green, eight feet and five inches high. It is like Luo Youyi. It can walk through the water. The sage is in power, and the negative picture comes from the Menghe river."

Environmental Science

In October 1998, Mengjin County Party committee and government carried out large-scale restoration of "Longma negative map Temple". The restored "Longma negative figure Temple" was inscribed by Professor Liu Dajun, a famous contemporary Yi scholar and President of the Zhouyi society of China. The five characters of "Longma negative figure Temple" are strong and powerful, which are in harmony with the lofty mountain gate and the simple bell and Drum Tower. There are two monuments in the East and west of the Mountain Gate: "tuhe old road" and "Longma negative map". Fuxi hall, red painted doorpost, white jade guardrail, carved beams and painted buildings. In the hall of emperor Xi, there is a tall statue of Fuxi, whose lower body is covered with leaves and whose hand is holding yarrow. On the left and right are the two emperors of Yan and Huang.

The gate of Longma negative figure temple is steep and towering, and the drum tower is simple and generous. There is a large statue of Fuxi in the hall of Fuxi. The new 3-meter-high dragon horse statue on the right side of the hall is lifelike. When you climb Mang Mountain and have a bird's-eye view of the temple, you can have a panoramic view of the righteousness of heaven and earth, and the beauty of rivers and mountains. In the past, the temple was famous for its incense. Most of the people who came here to pay homage were dignitaries and literati. Yin Zhanghan, a member of Qinghe South mansion, wrote a poem: "sexual addiction, strange antiquity, revisiting the river Kuma. Go through the negative picture, close to the reading desk. At the beginning of July, when the sun is shining, a picture will open. When he returned, Kua Fu was old and saw Fu Xi coming. " On January 4, 1932, accompanied by Chen Jicheng, Chiang Kai Shek and Song Meiling visited the negative figure temple and inscribed "Hetu Luoshu".

In January 2016, the qualification of 3A scenic spot was reduced to 2A scenic spot by the quality rating committee of Henan Province, and it was rectified within a time limit.

Within one year from the date of lowering the grade, it is not allowed to re declare the grade.

Cultural Relic

The full text of the book of changes written by Professor Liu Dajun is engraved in the corridor of negative figure temple, which is magnificent. Professor Liu Dajun also wrote a beautiful preface to the full text of this inscription. On the other side of Xihuang hall, there are more than 20 steles, inscriptions, poems and Fu, which were written by famous Neo Confucianists and calligraphers of song, Ming and Qing Dynasties, such as Cheng Yi, Zhu Xi, Shao Kangjie, Wang Duo and Zhang Han. These inscriptions are of great value to the study of the book of changes and the art of calligraphy.

Facing the Yellow River in the north, mangling mountain in the south, Han mausoleum in the West and Kouma in the East, we cherish the memory of our ancestors and feel that Chinese culture has a long history. It is really a tourist attraction.

legend

Mengjin, a famous historical County in the hinterland of the Central Plains, is adjacent to the Yellow River. It is located in the Longma negative figure temple, a cultural relic admired by the world. When you come to visit from a distance of thousands of miles, you will feel that there is a light of real and soul stirring ideal shining in your heart. You will be glad that you can finally come to the "source of Hetu" and create the dragon horse negative figure Temple of Chinese civilization. You can sincerely offer your sincere greetings and blessings to Fuxi, who is regarded as the "ancestor of humanity" of the Chinese nation.

It is said that in ancient times, the Fuxi clan, the ancestor of human culture, led the tribe to breed and live in the Yellow River area. They lived a life of drinking blood without distinguishing time sequence, yin and Yang, and tying ropes to record events. At that time, a monster with a huge dragon head and horse body came from the Yellow River, making waves and causing troubles to the people. After seven days and nights of fighting, Fuxi began to subdue the dragon and horse on the tuhe river. Later, with the dragon and horse carrying the map, he looked up at the sky and looked down at the earth. With its pattern, he created the congenital eight trigrams, opened up the sky with one picture, opened up the mysterious chaos, dissected the fresh text, explained the secret of heaven and earth, and established the ancestor of the text. Fuxi made a contract, established human relations, and established marriage. His great achievements and great ways were beyond Yan and Huang emperors. Yao, Shun and Yu were incomparable.

Architectural pattern

Mengjin County Party committee and government actively cultivate the pillar industry of tourism, and invested more than 5 million yuan twice to rebuild Longma negative figure temple to show its original appearance. The restored Longma negative map temple, close to the old road of tuhe, covers an area of more than 40 mu, with a grand scale. The hall is towering and the mountain gate is steep. You can get a bird's-eye view of the temple by climbing Mangshan Mountain. You can have a panoramic view of the righteousness of heaven and earth and the beauty of rivers and mountains. The temple has three courtyard structures: the first one is the mountain gate and the bell tower; the second one is the three halls of Fuxi, Wenwang and Kongsheng, with single eaves, glass and beast kissing brick and wood structure; the third one is the main hall, Sanhuang hall, with double eaves, roof structure, high platform building, seven bright and five dark, 21 meters high and 30 meters wide, with carved beams and painted buildings, resplendent and resplendent. They are all the forefathers of the Chinese nation and the originators of Chinese civilization

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