Zhuo Daoquan

Zhuodao spring began in 208 A.D. at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Guan Yu, a general of Shu, was stationed in Fuhu mountain of Wuchang. Due to lack of water, zhuodao spring came into being with his sword. It is adjacent to the East Lake scenic spot in Wuhan, Hubei Province in the north and the tiger mountain in the East. Most of the temple buildings were destroyed in the war, and the existing buildings were rebuilt in 1916. There are three characters "Zhuodaoquan" carved on the mountain gate. Entering the mountain gate, it is a courtyard. In the center of the courtyard is the spring well, and in the left and right chambers is the Zen hall. Further into the main hall, for Guan Yu statue. The spring in front of the temple is gurgling, and the ancient trees around the temple are dense. It is quiet and leisurely, and has a unique taste of mountains.

Zhuo Daoquan

Zhuodao spring is adjacent to the East Lake scenic spot in Wuhan, Hubei Province in the north and the tiger mountain in the East. In 208 A.D. (the 13th year of Jian'an) at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Guan Yu, a general of Shu, was stationed in Fuhu mountain of Wuchang. Due to lack of water, he used his sword to make the land outstanding, and the water gushed into a spring, so it was named zhuodao spring. In the Song Dynasty, a temple was built for spring, which was called "Yuquan Temple". It was once a place full of incense and full of tourists. Most of the temple buildings were destroyed in the war, and the existing buildings were rebuilt in 1916. There are three characters "Zhuodaoquan" carved on the mountain gate. Entering the mountain gate, it is a courtyard. In the center of the courtyard is the spring well; on the left side is the Taoyuan Pavilion for the statues of Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei; on the left and right sides are the Zen halls. Further into the main hall, for Guan Yu statue. The spring in front of the temple is gurgling, and the ancient trees around the temple are dense. It is quiet and leisurely, and has a unique taste of mountains.

Basic introduction

Zhuodaoquan (also known as Yuquan temple, Yuquan temple, Quansi temple and Guanmiao Temple) is located at the foot of Fuhu mountain. In 1455, the general annals of the world recorded: "ten li to the east of Fu City, on the altar of Zhao lie in the Han Dynasty. It is said that Guan Yu once had a sword here, and there was a temple on the spring. " During the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty, Du Yuxiu compiled the records of Wuchang Prefecture, which said: "Zhuodaoquan, fifteen Li East of the county, is the Jiaotan of zhaolie of the Han Dynasty. Shouting is waiting for Guan Yu to March. Under the Zhuodaoquan, there is a spring." According to the record of zhuodao spring in 1883, it is said that if there is zhuodao spring in the east of the city, it is also a famous place in Chu. In the past, when Hou Guanyu of shouting of Han Dynasty was in charge of Jiangling, Zhuo Dao was here, so it was named According to the legend, in the last years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Guan Yu had been stationed here. Because of drought and drought, the soldiers were thirsty for horses. In a hurry, Guan Yu put his sword on the ground and suddenly water gushed into a spring. Later, people named this spring zhuodao spring. In memory of Guan Yu, a temple was built in this spring in the Song Dynasty. It was called "Yuquan Temple". It was once a place with a lot of incense and visitors.

Original name

The well of zhuodao spring is about three Zhang deep. According to the inscription, the spring water is "warm in winter and cool in summer, with light green color and sweet taste. Drinking it can cure diseases." In the early Ming Dynasty, Zhu frame, King Zhao of Chu, visited here and drank the spring water. He praised it for its sweetness and delicious. So he built a well platform for the spring, built a stone fence, built a well Pavilion, and personally wrote the word "Zhuodaoquan" and engraved it on the stone fence.

According to legend, more than 1800 years ago, Guan Yu, a general of Shu, was stationed here in 208 ad (the 13th year of Jian'an). When the water shortage, feather is to knife Zhuo land, water gushing into a spring, hence the name zhuodao spring. Of course, this is just a legend. Although we can't verify whether this legend is true, it can at least explain the connection between Guan Yu and Wuhan. The legendary well is still there, with a depth of 10 meters. According to the inscription: "Si spring is warm in winter and cool in summer. Its color is light and blue, and its taste is sweet as Li. Drinking it can cure diseases." It was named after the spring and was built as a Taoist temple in the Song Dynasty. In the fifth year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty, Zhu Zhen, the sixth son of Zhu Yuanzhang, granted Wuchang the title of King Zhao of Chu. He traveled here and tasted the spring water. He was so impressed that he built a platform and built a pavilion. On the stone column of the spring well, he inscribed the word "zhuodao spring". Although the temple is small, there are many landscapes inside, such as "Daxiong hall", "Taoyuan Pavilion", "Sansheng hall", "jiulongyan", "Han zhaolie suburban altar", "Baifu Zhaobi" and "awakening song" of Hanshan master.

Historical legend

Many years ago, Guan Yu was stationed here. Because of the lack of water, the water from daozhuodi springs into springs, so it is called Zhuodaoquan. This spring well is still in use today. According to the inscription: "Si spring is warm in winter and cool in summer. Its color is light and blue, and its taste is sweet as Li. Drinking it can cure diseases." Because of the beautiful scenery of the spring, it was built here in the Song Dynasty. In the fifth year of Hongwu reign of Ming Dynasty, Zhu Zhen, the sixth son of Zhu Yuanzhang, King Zhao of Chu, visited here. After tasting the spring water, he was very impressed. He built a platform and built a pavilion, ordered people to take the whole piece of bluestone to carve a fence for the spring well, and inscribed "zhuodao spring" on it. Zhuodaoquan is the witness of Guan Yu's activities in Han Dynasty. There are more than 40000 Guandi temples around the world. And Yu Zhuo spring with a knife, only this one.

The ancient Zhuodaoquan temple is named after the spring. Since the Song Dynasty, it has been called Yuquan temple, Yuquan temple, Quansi temple, etc. Unfortunately, after many vicissitudes, it was built and destroyed, and was forgotten for a while. After several years of restoration and construction, Zhuodaoquan temple has integrated temples, temples, mausoleums and gardens into one, with unique features and unlimited charm. The number of tourists and believers is increasing. The mountain behind the temple is Fuhu mountain, which is named after Guan Yu's surrender of the white tiger spirit. Among the mountains, Li Hanjun, a representative of the party, Hao Mengling, a patriotic general, and Cai Jimin, a revolutionary of 1911, are buried. The noble and righteous spirit of the martyrs, who contributed their lives, came down in one continuous line with the martial Saint Guan Gong and was respected by the world.

Zhuodao spring has always been a scenic spot in Wuchang. According to the stone tablet in the temple, zhuodao spring "is surrounded by pines and cypresses, towering all over the world. Whenever the smoke opens and the sun rises, the sky is clear, and the sound of birds is like music. And the breeze blowing, and the clouds surging, Gu Ying Shan Ming. Its surging sound, like ten thousand horses galloping, came in a jumble. It's often a moment of breathing, and the larks are changing. It's unpredictable. CI poets and poets can't see Si Quan as fast as they can. " Its beautiful and spectacular scenery is fascinating, "so those who travel in it will never be able to stay there.".

geographical position

Zhuodao spring is another dangerous place. It is adjacent to Guizi Mountain in the West and lies on Hushan mountain in the East. It is located between Jiuling and shibawa. It is the pass of the ancient post road in the east of Wuchang City. It is a place for military strategists. At the beginning of Xianfeng in Qing Dynasty, the rebellion army of Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the Qing army fought fiercely here, which destroyed most of the Yuquan temple. In the eighth year of Xianfeng (1858), Hu Linyi, Zhongcheng, donated money for reconstruction, presenting "the word of God is renewed, and he ascended the Zhou calendar and looked around at the children". So in 1876, Tingliang, a native of the city, asked Zhonggong, Marquis of the city, to donate money to replant 13000 pine trees, with plum, bamboo, Tongbai, peach and plum trees among them.

Historical overview

The existing Zhuodaoquan building was rebuilt on the original site rebuilt in 1916. There are three characters "Zhuodaoquan" written on the front of the mountain gate. After entering the mountain gate, there is a courtyard with a quadrangle. The spring is in the center, the Tiaoyuan Pavilion is on the left side, and there are statues of Liu, Guan and Zhang. On the left and right sides, there are Zen halls and guest halls, and then the main hall, which was originally for the statue of Guan Yu. In the 1950s, zhuodao spring was brought into the East Lake scenic spot for maintenance. From the perspective of cultural relics protection, Wuhan Municipal People's government designated it as a municipal cultural relics protection unit in 1959.

In the "Cultural Revolution", Zhuodaoquan was destroyed, the monks in the temple were driven away, the ancestral platform of the main hall was dug out, and the hall became a memorial hall for storing urn. It was not until 1988, in accordance with the spirit of the relevant instructions of the State Council, that it was returned to the Wuhan Buddhist Association and restored to a temple. Zhuodaoquan well has been controlled and renovated and restored to its original appearance. The water in the well is clear, and it is not reduced in four seasons; the three words "zhuodao spring" on the well fence are clear and eye-catching: the main hall, Zen hall, guest hall, Taoyuan Pavilion, etc. are renovated; the back wall of the mountain gate is inlaid with stone tablets such as "Yuquan Temple" and "zhuodao spring".

In 1991, the District People's government, together with the provincial forestry department, Wuhan command post of the air force, Zhuodaoquan village and the municipal Buddhist Association, negotiated to build Zhuodaoquan Park, the first park in Hongshan District. To this end, the district municipal construction administration expanded the 300 section of Zhuodaoquan road from less than 7 meters wide to 30 meters wide asphalt road, built sidewalks, planted magnolia, oleander and other ornamental trees on both sides of the road by the District Garden Bureau, and invested in the construction of the mountain gate and small bridge of ancient Zhuodaoquan temple. It was officially opened to the outside world on November 5, 1993. Covering an area of 9 hectares, the park has built two ancient architectural landscapes, namely basin garden and Grand View Garden, as well as color controlled fountains and amusement parks.

On the morning of June 3, 2011, Wuchang ancient Zhuodaoquan Temple held a grand celebration of the completion of the Mountain Gate project and the opening of the Qibao Tathagata Zen tea house, bringing together celebrities from all walks of life. Master Fayun, the abbot of Zhuodaoquan temple, said that the temple will implement the spirit of Hubei religious affairs regulations, actively guide religious believers to take the road compatible with socialism, and build the ancient Zhuodaoquan temple into a characteristic Temple integrating official documents and Buddhist culture with the core concept of "tasting the ancient spring for thousands of years and worshiping the loyal and righteous Guan Gong"

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Main attractions

The temple is a courtyard with three entrances. Entering the mountain gate and walking across the Guangong bridge is the Guansheng temple. Here stands a bronze statue of Guan Gong, which combines loyalty, righteousness, benevolence and courage, and is believed by Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism. The 4-meter-high martial saint is guarded by Guan Ping and Zhou Cang. Guan Gong holds the green dragon Yanyue sword in his hand. He is brave and awe inspiring. After going out of the temple, zhuodao spring appeared in front of us. The three characters "zhuodao spring" inscribed by King Zhao of Chu in that year are still clearly visible. When visitors come here, they drink from the spring. Here it is: "looking at the holy face, tasting sweet and sweet, looking at the clouds and rolling clouds, not startled by the glory and disgrace, bathing in the Buddha's light, hearing the Sanskrit sound, seeing the flowers bloom and fall, the way is natural.". The main hall is dedicated to the statues of Buddha and his disciples. Behind the Buddha is the statue of Avalokitesvara. Different from other temples, the statue of Avalokitesvara is a man, which is rare in ordinary temples.

Guansheng Temple

The whole building is divided into front, middle and back

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