Haiyun nunnery

Haiyun nunnery

The sea yun'an, a Taoist temple, is also called dashi'an. Located at No.1 Haiyun street, Shibei District, Qingdao City, Shandong Province, it is a Taoist temple of Quanzhen Longmen sect.

Haiyun temple was built in the Ming Dynasty. It was very prosperous at that time. It is known as Shifang temple. It has a history of more than 500 years. According to the records of Jimo County by Tongzhi of the Qing Dynasty, "Haiyun nunnery is 90 Li southwest of the county." Haiyun nunnery is the lower courtyard of Laoshan Shenqing palace, which is a local temple of Huishou. The road of Haiyun nunnery is named Haiyun nunnery, which is called Haiyun road.

There are main hall, East and west side hall, East and West Wing room, bell tower and Drum Tower in haiyun'an Mountain Gate. In the east of the three main halls are the places where the grand master, the Grandmaster of Luban and the Grandmaster of Houji are worshiped, as well as the place where the Grandmaster of Haiyun nunnery emerged in the past dynasties. The central hall is dedicated to master Guanyin, Shi Xian, Zhang Xian, grandfather and empress Songzi, as well as Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun and Taisui God. On the right side of the hall are the gods of wealth, such as Guan Gong, Bi Gan, Dragon King and Li Shizhen. It is said that Haiyun temple is a temple subordinate to Shenqing palace. In 2004, three kundao members of Jinshan sect officially lived in Haiyun temple, inheriting Quanzhen Taoism and Jinshan sect of Longmen.

brief introduction

Haiyun nunnery, also known as datu nunnery, was built in the Ming Dynasty and has a history of more than 500 years. It was destroyed during the cultural revolution.

In December 1982, the nunnery was listed as a key cultural relic protection unit in Qingdao. In order to carry forward the national culture, the people's Government of Sifang District, with the strong support of all walks of life, expanded the Haiyun nunnery from 1112 square meters to 1620 square meters.

It was started in July 1990 and completed in September 1991. It became a place for religious activities in September 1994.

Haiyun nunnery is an important scenic spot in Sifang folk custom tourist area. It is a famous Ming Dynasty building in Qingdao, covering an area of 800 square meters.

As soon as you enter the courtyard, it is surrounded by gray walls outside, with the main hall, East and west side halls, East and West Wing rooms, bell tower and drum tower inside.

In the nunnery, there is a tall ancient ginkgo tree with luxuriant branches and leaves, and the environment is very quiet. The main hall of the nunnery is dedicated to the immortal Cihang, and the left and right side halls are dedicated to the Dragon King, Guan Gong, Bigan, Laojun, Luban, etc.

When it was rebuilt in 1923, a bell tower and a drum tower were added. In recent years, a square was built in front of the temple. It is the only Taoist temple in Qingdao that carries out religious activities.

Since its completion, Haiyun nunnery has been full of incense, especially during the temple fair on the 16th of the first month of every year.

Most of the temple fairs were made of hawthorn, jujube, yam and orange, so a traditional temple fair characterized by sugar balls was gradually formed, which was called "Haiyun Temple sugar ball fair".

Historical evolution

The construction of Haiyun nunnery was closely related to the development of fishery and navigation industry in Qingdao at that time. At that time, there were only east Sifang village, West Sifang village, small village and Lake Island Village in this area. People made a living by fishing in the sea and farming farmland. They built temples to pray for gods and bless peace and harvest.

When Haiyun nunnery was first built, three of the North Temple houses were the main hall, called "Dashi nunnery", dedicated to the bronze statue of Cihang (local people called "laomu"), and two of the South Temple houses were called "Guandi Temple", dedicated to the statues of Guanyu, Zhoucang and Guanping. Since then, sea fog, like clouds, has often fallen over and near the Temple House.

According to the poem "the sea is the world of fish and the cloud is the hometown of crane", the temple is named "Haiyun nunnery".

After the completion of Haiyun nunnery, incense flourished, and many believers entered the temple to burn incense and kowtow to pray for their children. On Haiyun street outside the temple, business is booming gradually, and the grand occasion has lasted for hundreds of years.

In 1923, Wang Changcheng and others raised money twice, and overhauled Haiyun nunnery twice in 1924 and 1926 respectively.

In the process of renovation, the names of those who were paid more than one silver dollar in the two times of Huayuan were engraved on two stone tablets, opposite to the two sides of the main hall platform.

On the front of one stone tablet is engraved with "good fortune and good celebration" and on the back is engraved with "eternal beauty"; on the front of the other stone tablet is engraved with "all good things return together" and on the back is engraved with "immortal". There are 722 people's names and 7 factories on both sides of the stele. Huayuan donated a total of 1002 silver dollars.

present situation

main hall

The main hall is the middle hall. After repair, a new temple with three halls on the left, middle and right side by side was formed. On the main door of the hall is a new plaque (later changed to "cloud moon in the South China Sea"). The stone column is engraved with:

Out of the South China Sea to drive auspicious clouds, gold body to show mercy to save suffering

The statue of yingmenzhu is the real person of Cihang.

On the right side of Cihang, there is a statue of shancai boy, and on the left side, there is a statue of Dragon Girl with a sword on her back. In front of the stage, on the east side stand the statues of empress and grandfather; on the west side stand the statues of Shi buquan and Zhang Xian.

In addition, there are two pairs of dragons and six pairs of lions on the beams of the main hall, plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum on the walking horse board, and story fragments of "Monkey King's havoc in heaven" on the walls around.

Left Hall

After the completion of the hall, on the top of the gate pillars of the hall was written "boundless sea of bitterness" (later changed to "Xie Tian Da Di") in four big characters. The stone column is engraved with:

Build a temple with respect and sincerity

All saints are gods of blessing

The construction of the left hall is to move the Guandi temple, which was originally demolished, here. The center of the hall is still the main statue of Guan Yu, with Dragon King on the left and Bigan God of wealth on the right. Standing under the stage, the left is Guan Ping and the right is Zhou Cang.

There are plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum painted on the walking horse board of the hall. At the same time, there are a pair of double dragons playing with pearls (a big red ball is hanging between the two dragon heads, just above the head of the statue of Guan Yu). On the walls around, there are fragments of the story of the romance of the Three Kingdoms.

During the "Cultural Revolution", when the statues of the east hall were destroyed, a piece of five zang organs made of silver pieces was taken from the belly of the statue of Guan Yu and connected with each other with silver silk chains. There is also a 3000 word book of the classic of Guansheng emperor moving mountains.

Right Hall

In the middle of the hall, Laozi stands on the platform, and Luban stands on the left. It is said that he invented woodworking tools and was respected as the ancestor by carpenters. On the right is Houji.

On the top of the door of the hall, there is a new plaque of "universal salvation" (later changed to "teaching people to farm") and on the stone pillars, there are:

It's better to make contributions to the world

God's blessing on all sides

The beams of the hall are painted with two dragons and patterns. The walking horse board of the hall is painted with plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum. The walls around the hall are painted with story fragments of Fengshen romance and Shidian Yanjun.

In addition to the construction of the three halls, the walls, mountain gates, screen walls, bell towers, drum towers, Taoist kitchens and squatters of the temple were also built. On the top of the main entrance of the mountain gate is a plaque with three large golden characters of "Haiyun nunnery". In addition, a platform was built in front of the main hall with a large round censer on it.

On June 2, 1949, after the liberation of Qingdao, Haiyun Temple House was handed over to Pingan road sub district office and other units for use. On December 31, 1982, Haiyun nunnery was listed as a municipal key cultural relic protection unit by Qingdao Municipal People's government for protection, and a stone tablet was erected.

In order to protect the ancient cultural relics, carry forward the national culture, revitalize the economy of Sifang District and meet the cultural needs of the masses, the city and district jointly funded and the masses raised nearly one million yuan, which was completed from July 1, 1990 to the end of 1992. The temple and courtyard of Haiyun nunnery were repaired, and the statues were rebuilt, basically restoring the original appearance of Haiyun nunnery after its renovation in 1926. At the same time, covering the Hangzhou Road and river, the establishment of a snack street.

Taoist

After the completion of Haiyun nunnery, it was always managed by the local leader, so there was no Taoist in the temple. It was not until the renovation of Haiyun nunnery in 1926 that Taoists from Weizhu nunnery in Laoshan took charge of the temple. There were only two or three Taoists in the temple.

Yu Xianghe, the first Taoist of Haiyun nunnery, was born in Yangkou of Laoshan. The second generation song Zongxin was born in Weixian county. The third generation of Wang zongxiao was born in Yidu. The fourth generation of Tang Zongxian, formerly known as tangsi'an, was born in Zhoucun, Zibo.

After the restoration of Haiyun nunnery in 1992, the statue of Haiyun nunnery was opened in September 1994. The City Taoist Association contacted Chengdu Taoist Association and invited two Taoist nuns, Yang mingqiong and Dong Zhiguang, from Qingcheng Mountain, to take charge of the temple in Haiyun nunnery. In recent years, Haiyun nunnery is hosted by Taiqing palace in Laoshan. Most of them are Taoists and few nuns. (Haiyun nunnery is now managed by kundao. The nunnery in Haiyun nunnery lives in Taoist Nuzhen, kundao.)

temple fair

There is no textual research on the origin of Haiyun temple fair. According to the local people's custom of starting to work after the 15th of the first lunar month every year, before going to work and fishing, they would go to the temple to burn incense and kowtow in order to pray for a good harvest and safety at sea. According to the 16th day of the first lunar month as the first spring tide day of the year, this day is designated as Haiyun temple fair. On the day of the temple fair, people from Dongzhen, dongwujia village, xiwujia village, small village, shuiqinggou village, Hudao village, Dongfang village and Xifang village came to kowtow to incense with gongs and firecrackers.

Chinese people always take "red" as the symbol of good luck. Before going to sea, eating a bunch of big brown sugar balls is considered as a symbol of good luck in a year. Therefore, during the temple fair, sugar balls are the most popular. After the renovation of Haiyun nunnery in 1926

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