Huayang Temple

Huayang Temple

Huayang temple is located in huayangyukou, 13 kilometers southeast of Fuyi District, Xi'an City, with an original area of about 30 hectares. There are Jitou mountain in the East, Niushou mountain in the west, Qinling Mountains in the South and Qinchuan in the north. By the mountain and by the river, there are many trees. The building is complete and well arranged. In ancient times, there was a saying that "the land is the best in my family's landscape". It is a key cultural relic protection unit in Shaanxi Province.

Brief introduction of Huayang Temple

Huayang temple is named for its location in huayangyukou, Fuyi district. Also known as Huayang palace, Huayang temple, Dongyue Temple, Tianqi temple and Taiyue temple. Huayang temple is located in huayangyukou, with Jitou mountain in the East and Niushou mountain in the West. It is surrounded by two mountains, one water and cypresses. The forest is lush and the scenery is beautiful. The name of "Huayang Palace" was first seen in Wang Jiusi's a journey to the mountains in the Ming Dynasty: "Huayang palace is about half a mile from Jinfeng to the East.". According to the saying of Yongshou King's visit to the ancestral temple of Taiyue in Zhengde period of Ming Dynasty, "Huayang temple is also called" Tianqi Temple "and" Dongyue Temple ". In the past, Dongyue Temple and Tianqi temple were all over the land of China, and the God Dongyue great emperor was very influential among the people. The ancestral temple is the Dai Temple of Mount Tai. In fact, the great emperor of Dongyue is the God of Mount Tai, the deification and personification of Mount Tai, which originated from the mountain and river worship in the ancient nature worship. As the Taishan God is said to be in charge of the people, the noble and the humble, the rich and the poor, the various cases in hell, and the seventy-five division of life and death, it has great power, so it is worshipped by the rulers of the past dynasties. In the romance of the gods, Jiang Ziya appointed Huang Feihu, the general of the Zhou Dynasty, as the great emperor of Dongyue: "in charge of the eighteen hells in the netherworld, all the immortals and ghosts who should be transformed from life to death should be identified from Dongyue and implemented." Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty named him the king of Tianqi, which means to achieve the same goal as Tianqi. In Song Zhenzong's time, he was granted the title of Rensheng Tianqi king, and later he was granted the title of Dongyue Tiansheng Rensheng emperor. Therefore, his temple is called Dongyue Temple and Tianqi temple

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According to legend, Huayang temple was built in Song Dynasty. It was rebuilt seven times from the first year of Xuande in Ming Dynasty (1426) to the second year of Xuantong in Qing Dynasty (1910). The original Temple of more than 130, is a relatively complete ancient architectural complex, grand building, large scale, existing Dongyue Xian Dian as the main building, retain the architectural style of the Yuan Dynasty. After the cultural revolution, dongyuexian hall and some buildings were renovated, with 49 temples.

Temple scale

Dongyue Hall

Dongyue Xiandian is a rare Yuan Dynasty building preserved in our province. It has a width of five rooms and six couplets, a single eaves veranda roof, a depth of 6 meters, a width of 4 meters in the Ming Dynasty, and a width of 2.8 meters in the second. The building area is 107.73 square meters, belonging to the hall structure. In addition to careful use of three Dougong, the rest of each room are applied one, save when sparse. According to the color system of the Dougong, the Dougong is used as a paving material, with heavy arch and high arch; its mouth is flat, and generally retains the architectural style of the Yuan Dynasty. The whole building is quite simple, magnificent and spectacular. In 1988, it was renovated with funds from the provincial administration of cultural relics. In front of the hall stands a stone tablet of the Yuan Dynasty, with a height of 2.37 meters, Mongolian on the top and Chinese on the bottom. In addition, there is a "monument to Dongyue Temple", which was established in the third year of Jingtai in Ming Dynasty. There is also a stele of huayangyu repairing Dongyue Temple

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audience hall

In the middle of the hall, the great emperor of Dongyue is worshipped. He is the God of Mount Tai granted by Taoism and is in charge of life and death. The one on the left is wenchangjun, who is the Chief Secretary of Wenyun. Wenchangjun, also known as Wenqu star, is the immortal in Chinese mythology who dominates fame and position. On the right is Yang Li, the "number one scholar in Guanzhong" of the Song Dynasty. According to the history of the Song Dynasty, Yang Li (930-999), a native of Huxian County, was the number one scholar of gengshenke in the first year of Jianlong (960) of song Taizu. Yang Ligang was the number one scholar. His father died, so he was very sad. He didn't get enough money for a few days. On the ground that his salary was not enough to support his mother, he didn't become an official until the government and relatives urged him to take office. Soon, he resigned because of his mother's illness. After entering the capital, he was appointed the Prime Minister of Guanglu temple. After her mother died of illness, she became a secretary Cheng and later became the magistrate of Ezhou. Before Zhao Heng ascended the throne, he asked him when he was born, but Yang did not answer. Later, Zhao Heng knew that he was the number one scholar and regretted his failure. Since then, I have great respect for his virtue of not being proud of the number one scholar. After his death, Zhenzong was very sad. He went to mourn in the rain. Because he couldn't get into the Hutong by car, Zhenzong walked to his death to mourn for a long time. After returning to the imperial court, he issued an imperial edict to stop the imperial court and send it to the Minister of the Ministry of war. 9 meters. The stone inscription in front of the tomb, "Tomb of Yang Li, a Jinshi of the Song Dynasty", was written by Bi Yuan, governor of Shaanxi Province during the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, and was erected by Wang Yicheng, governor of Huxian county

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Viva card

The "long live card" originally erected in the west corner of Dongyue main hall has also been repaired and painted. It is said that Zhao Heng, Emperor Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty, had no son and was recommended by Yang Li, the number one scholar. He prayed to Emperor Dongyue and got a son. In order to repay God's kindness. The book was specially given to the emperor of benevolence in Tianqi of Dongyue, and a gold plaque was made and placed in Huayang temple. The card is seven feet high and one foot wide, of which the card seat is five feet high. It is exquisitely carved, and its calligraphy is elegant, solemn and generous. The most interesting one is that there is the word "imperial edict" on the card. It is said that sparrow never dares to marry her

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Folk custom ancient society

Huayang temple has a long history. Ancient society is the concentrated form of Taoist activities. It is held twice a year from the 20th of the first month of the lunar calendar to the 10th of June, about 10 days each time. There are tens of thousands of tourists and faithful men and women coming to the temple area. At the peak, there are more than ten thousand people every day. Temple fair goers burn incense, melt paper and kowtow along the way. Inside the hall, there are candles, incense, firecrackers, plaques, and gatherings. The men and women of each village, holding high their banners and beating their gongs and drums, March to the village. In the sound of firecrackers, they offer sacrifices, which is called "sending money and food". During the meeting, we also invited the Qin opera troupe to sing for several days. Many folk events of temple fair provide important reference for the study of people's folk psychology, folk culture, religious influence and folk art

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Historical allusions

Most of the ancient temples have wonderful legends, and the origin of Huayang temple is more colorful. Cui Zhongbiao, a 73 year old man in charge of the temple, has many vivid stories in his stomach. Following his fingers, the reporter saw a mountain peak on both sides of the temple, and a pavilion on each peak, called Wangxiang Pavilion in the East and Jishi Pavilion in the West. Just as the wings of feifeng become horns, Huayang temple is in the protection of erhfeng. He said that Dongyue Temple is the entrance to hell. When visitors look at their hometown for the last time, they will never see the sun again.

It is said that huayangyu was called huyangyu before. It is said that a shepherd boy was herding sheep here. Several sheep were eaten by jackals. The shepherd boy cried bitterly. Seeing this, an immortal ordered the petrified sheep and collected the number of sheep. Later, the valley was renamed huayangyu.

It is said that the Dragon King of the Yanghe River in Erhua is a hundred year old boa python with immortal spirit. He often uses demons to cast magic, which makes the river flood and makes the people on both sides suffer. The God of Dongyue, who came here for inspection, was very angry when he heard these things. He called Longjun to ask the reason and ordered the river to change its course. Out of yukou to the East, from uninhabited flow. When he left, he was not at ease. He sent a stone lion in front of Dongyue Temple in Mount Tai to guard the Dragon King and set a Phoenix at yukou. The fleeing people have returned home to live and work in peace and contentment. People appreciate the great kindness of Dongyue God for the benefit of the people, so they built Dongyue ancestral temple on the Bank of yukou to commemorate him.

It is said that sanjinfeng temple and the founder of Niutoushan are playing chess in the mountains. A shepherd is fascinated by the game and eats a fresh peach on the plate. When he leaves, he goes to the place where he blocks the sheep and sees that the stick is still there, and the sheep turn into stones. When he came back to his home, he didn't know anyone in his family. He asked his parents about it and said that it had been several generations. It turns out that the peaches he eats are immortal fruits. One day in the sky, it has been a hundred years in the world. This story is very similar to the legend of langkeshan.

It's said that Huang Chuping, a shepherd boy named Si Yi, was shepherding in the mountains when he was 15 years old. He ran into a Taoist preaching in the cave. He put the sheep pen in Dongpo and went to listen to the Scriptures. After listening, he went to find the sheep. He saw the stone on manpo, where there was the shadow of the sheep. It turned into stone. When he lost his sheep, he could not go back, so he followed the Taoist around the world

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Address: huayangyukou, 13 kilometers southeast of Fuyi District, Xi'an City

Longitude: 108.67036437988

Latitude: 34.00968170166

Ticket information: market price: 10.0 yuan

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