Wuran Temple

Wuran temple was built in the Yongkang reign of emperor Huan of the Eastern Han Dynasty. The temple has a large scale. It was the first ancient temple in Jiaodong in the old time, and has an existing site. The main scenic spots are 18 pools such as Jiangbei Magnolia king, Queen Mother's foot basin, feicui pool and Xiannv pool. The Taigu River Gorge is deep and secluded, and there are many beautiful and charming rock bed valleys. The rock bed is as smooth as jade, and the clear streams flow in it. Due to the different slopes of the mountains, it forms a variety of clear pools and waterfalls. It is particularly spectacular in summer, with green peaks on both sides of the canyon, forests, flowers and birds, just like a paradise. People call it Jiuzhaigou in the north, which is the best choice for mineral spring bath and summer vacation. Here you can really enjoy the pleasure of winding roads.

Wuran Temple

Wuran temple is located at the south foot of taibiding, the main peak of Kunyu Mountain, Wendeng District, Weihai City, Shandong Province. It is the most prosperous ancient temple in Jiaodong. It was built in the Yongkang period of emperor Huan of the Eastern Han Dynasty. According to the records of ninghaizhou, as early as the Warring States period, there was a temple, which was named "wuranyuan", which means "the six roots of the people who live in the temple are pure, and the big ones are dirty". After the completion of Wuran temple, it was repaired several times and the palace was magnificent. According to the stele of Wuran temple in Tang Dynasty, "the pine vines are deep, the cliffs and valleys are secluded and strange, the great rivers stir up the waves of the sea, the top is steep and the house is in danger, the courtyard is" Wuran ", the hall is hung loosely among the four turns, the wings of Zhang Fengqi are flying with Han, and the temple is built with one base frame and beam rafters, and the dragon scale is built. Monk extension of winter and summer, in fact, to cultivate the way, the amount of Qing Festival court, Yongqing peak trend. It can be seen that the temple has collapsed and only remains the remains of the temple.

brief introduction

In 1887, the stele of rebuilding Wuran temple, which was written in the 13th year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty, proves that "Wuran" is "the place is far away from the countryside, and the people who live there are six clean roots and get a great liberation, so it's called" Wuran ". Or: dye, and, salt, sound, phase turn, temple ancient niches, under which empty, according to legend after the king of Qi no salt grave cloud. There is a tomb of king Qi in the northeast of the temple. It is said that Duke Qi Kang was exiled by Tian's family to the East Island. After his death, he was buried here. On the tomb, there is an old pine standing proudly. " It can be seen from the macro situation of that year.

Wuran Temple scenic spot is densely forested with streams, waterfalls and springs. The green water, the clear waves and the splashing water make the tourists forget to return. It is called "Jiangbei xiaojiuzhai". The main scenic spots are: Water Park, ancient ginkgo, Jiangbei Magnolia king, Qiwang tomb, li long culture square, Queen Mother's foot basin, Notre Dame palace, Yuping pool, cliff shrine, fairy pool, Yinglie cave, etc.

Temple architecture

The architecture of Wuran temple is basically Han style, and its architectural form comes from Honglu temple in Luoyang during the period of Buddhism. As we all know, Honglu temple was the official office of the Eastern Han Dynasty, which was in charge of the ceremonial rites. Only because two monks from the western regions, shemoteng and zhufalan, came here to translate and preach scriptures with white horses, the Central Plains people followed their example to build the later Buddhist temples.

Therefore, it can be said that Wuran temple is a Buddhist temple with cornices and arches.

The layout of Wuran temple is as follows: in the front, the middle road is the mountain gate, in the left and right of the mountain gate are the bell tower and the drum tower, in the front is the heavenly king's hall, in which there are four statues of Vajra, in the back are the Mahatma hall and the Sutra library, and the monk's room and the Zhaitang are on the left and right sides of the middle road. Daxiong hall is the most important and huge building in the Buddhist temple, "Daxiong" is the Buddha Sakyamuni. Before the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Buddhist temples usually built pagodas in front of the temple or in the center of the courtyard. After the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Buddhist temples generally replaced the pagodas, and most of the temples had another pagoda courtyard. Regardless of the scale and location of Chinese Buddhist temples, their architectural layout has a certain rule: the plane is square, and the space is organized by the North-South deep axis of Shanmen hall Tianwang hall Daxiong hall main hall for Bodhisattva Dharma hall Sutra library, which is symmetrical, steady and rigorous. The ancient Chinese had a deep view of the universe of yin and Yang and an aesthetic psychology of advocating symmetry, order and stability. Therefore, Chinese Buddhist temples integrate the unique functions of sacrificing ancestors and heaven and earth. They are still square in plane, arranged along the north and South axes, symmetrical, steady and well-organized. In addition, Buddhist temples with garden style architecture are also common in China. These two kinds of artistic patterns make Chinese temples not only have elegant and solemn Temple atmosphere, but also full of natural interest and profound artistic conception.

The temple architecture deliberately blurs the internal and external space, and pays attention to the mutual transformation of indoor and outdoor space. The hall, doors and windows, pavilions and verandahs are open to the outside, forming a flexible and transparent effect of emptiness, reality, movement and stagnation. The vague and changeable space consciousness is deeply related to the Chinese cosmology of the unity of heaven and man and the transformation of yin and Yang. "The universe is said from all directions, and the universe is said from ancient times to the present." the infinity of space and time is the universe. The original meaning of the word "Yu" is the eaves of the house, the infinite space, and of course, the heaven and earth are the Lu. This view of the universe brings heaven and earth closer to the heart of the people, and man and nature are closely related. The concept of "Taking heaven and earth as the Lu" has existed for a long time. "The man who is a man should be in harmony with heaven and earth, and be in harmony with the sun and the moon" (Yi · qiangua · classical Chinese), "heaven and earth coexist with me, and all things are one with me" (Zhuangzi · Qi Wu Lun), "great music and heaven and earth are in harmony, great rites and heaven and earth are in harmony" (Yue Ji · Yue Lun Pian), "heaven and man are in harmony by category" (Dong Zhongshu) In Chunqiu Fanlu, heaven, earth and man are in harmony, so art - "music" should embody this harmony. Therefore, there are so many outdoor spaces in China's temple complex. It does not exclude nature, but includes it. The "ancient temples hidden in the mountains" are introverted. In fact, actively integrating oneself with nature is another way of self affirmation: the temple is not only hidden in the mountains, but also becomes a part of the mountains. "Tuoti is the same as the mountain". The integration of architecture and nature is the embodiment of the unity of heaven and man. This is why temples in China are often located in famous mountains and secluded forests.

Stele of Wuran courtyard

Wuran Temple stele was erected in 901 A.D. in the fourth year of Guanghua reign of emperor Zhaozong of Tang Dynasty. It is located in Wuran temple and has the longest history in Kunyu Mountain. The stone carvings consist of 9 lines and 75 characters, which are carved on a stone shaped like a censer. The stone is 1.4 feet high and more than 9 inches thick,

It's 1.7 feet long. The front is carved with human and horse landscapes, which is very neat and exquisite. The stone nest is deep enough, the inscription follows the ancient law, and the meaning is deep, which is the essence of Kunyu Mountain culture. According to the inscription, "the pines are deep, the cliffs are secluded, the waves of the sea are excited by the great rivers, the top is steep, the house is empty and dangerous, the courtyard is colorless, the hall is hung loosely between four turns, the wings of Zhang Fengqi are flying with Han, the temple is built with a beam rafter, the dragon scale is built and the monk is in winter and summer, which is the way to cultivate the Tao, the palace is clear and the peak is ever sunny.

”Today, the stele of Wuyan courtyard still exists, and the inscriptions are still visible. The name of "Kunyu Mountain" originated from this stele: "Wuran courtyard of Kunyu Mountain, Muping County, Dengzhou, Tang Dynasty Its mountain is called Kunyu. "

legend

According to legend, there was an ancient stone niche in the temple, with a hole under it. It was the tomb of "Queen without salt" in the Warring States period. There is a tomb of king Qi in the northeast of the temple. It is said that Duke Qi Kang was exiled by Tian's family to the East Island. After his death, he was buried here. There is an old pine standing on the tomb. Kunyu Mountain is said to be "the place where Yao ordered Xi Zhongbin to live". As early as the Qin and Han Dynasties, Kunyu Mountain was worshipped by practitioners of Buddhism and Taoism, and the incense was flourishing day by day. In the Sui and Tang Dynasties, there were 72 peaks (GU) in Kunyu, and there were temples at the peak. Gu was a Taoist temple, and the incense kept burning for many years. In the Jin and Yuan Dynasties, Wang Chongyang, a famous scholar in Xianyang, Shaanxi Province, traveled here, so he practiced and preached here, and founded the Quanzhen sect of Taoism. Kunyu Mountain has become a famous Taoist mountain in China since then The family has formed an indissoluble bond.

Surrounding environment

Kunyu Mountain is a famous historical and cultural mountain and a famous revolutionary base. As early as the fourth day of November in 1935, the Jiaodong special committee of the Communist Party of China launched the "November fourth" riot in Jiaodong with Kunyu Mountain as the center, and its headquarters was located in Wuran temple. At this point, the monks scattered in Wuran temple, and the house became an arms factory. After the failure of the uprising, Yu Deshui and other survivors of the uprising formed the Red Army guerrillas in Kunyushan and persisted in the struggle, thus saving a precious fire for the Jiaodong revolution. In the early 1960s, barracks were built and ancient buildings collapsed into ruins. Today, only the gate of Wuran temple, the site of the "November 4th" uprising headquarters, the Weilie cave where the guerrilla leader Yu Deshui was injured, the Yulan king in Jiangbei, the ancient ginkgo tree, and the papaya tree are still there.

People who travel to Kunyu Mountain always rush to visit the former site of Wuran temple. There are dense forests, green pines and cypresses, overlapping peaks, and dense rocks. There is a breathtaking ten thousand meter Grand Canyon. There are a variety of colorful eighteen pools distributed up and down. The valleys are long and tortuous. Streams, waterfalls, and springs are connected in one. The clear water is full of clear waves, and the water splashes all over the place. It is called "Jiangbei xiaojiuzhai". In this scenic spot, you can see ancient ginkgo, Magnolia, Tomb of king of Qi, Tomb of Queen without salt, foot basin of queen mother, stone window, etc.

Opening Hours

November April: 7:00-17:00; may October: 7:00-17:30

Traffic information

Internal transportation

Bus routes

1. Yantai Railway Station North Square take you 1 road to Kunyu Mountain.

2. Take bus No.61 or 62 at Qingnian Road bus station in Yantai to Muping south station and transfer to Muping Kunyushan bus.

External traffic

Self driving route

1. Weihai - exit of Yanwei high speed Tavern - Shangzhuang - dongdianhou Village (Kunyu Mountain) or Weihai - Wendeng Wangtuan - Jieshi - you can see it in the direction of Ligezhuang

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