Guzhuodaoquan Temple

Zhuodaoquan Temple

synonym

Ancient Zhuodaoquan Temple generally refers to Zhuodaoquan temple

Zhuodaoquan temple, also known as Yuquan temple, is located at the southwest foot of Fuhu mountain in Wuchang, Hubei Province. At the intersection of Zhuodaoquan in Wuchang District (about 300 meters from the east gate of central China Normal University to Luoyu Road), Zhuodaoquan temple is a millennium old temple. It is named after Zhuodaoquan, a well of spring. In addition to offering sacrifices to Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, Guan Yu, a famous general of Shu during the Three Kingdoms period, is also worshipped here. Therefore, it is also a temple of Guandi.

On December 3, 2014, the State Council announced the list of the fourth batch of national intangible cultural heritage representative projects, and the "Legend of the Three Kingdoms · legend of Zhuodaoquan" project was successfully selected.

Historical legend

There is Guiyuan temple in the north and zhuodao spring in the south.

According to historical records, the 1800 year old well was built during the Three Kingdoms period. In 208 A.D. (the 13th year of Jian'an), Guan Yu's troops were stationed here. In the face of severe drought and hot weather, the soldiers had no water to quench their thirst. For a moment, there were complaints everywhere. Hearing this, Guan Yu was very worried. He picked up his 200 Jin green dragon sword and cried out: "how can officers and soldiers have no water in a day when it's so hot?" With that, it was even a few knives. To his surprise, when Guan Yu, who was extremely brave, went down a few knives, there was a spring flowing out. Guan Yu was very happy. He took a mouthful of spring water and drank it. It was sweet and delicious, which made the three armies drink freely. The officers and soldiers in the camp cheered and their morale was greatly boosted. Later, the local people surrounded a well in the place where the spring gushed out, and called it "zhuodao spring".

The origin of the name

In the ancient Zhuodaoquan temple, there is a stele named Zhuodaoquan Ji, on which there is a record: "Zhuodaoquan, who is 15 Li East of the city, is a famous place in Chu. In the old Han Dynasty, when Duke Guan, Marquis of shouting, ruled Jiangling, zhuodao was here, so it was named. The water of Si spring is warm in winter and cool in summer. Its color is light blue and its taste is sweet as Li. Drinking it can cure diseases. " It turns out that Zhuodaoquan was created by Guan Yu with a big knife! What's more, it's a good well that can cure diseases by drinking.

In addition to the stories recorded on the steles, there is also a legend among the people. Before the battle of Chibi, Guan Yu led his troops by the order of Zhuge Liang. It was midsummer, and the soldiers were extremely short of water. So Guan Yu sent troops to look for water. Here, an old man with a silver beard told Guan Yu: "this was a place with abundant water and lush forests. Later, a tiger spirit came out and cut off all the water sources in the bay.

In order to get water, the people have to send boy and girl to tiger spirit. " When Guan Yu heard about it, Feng's eyebrows were erect and angry. Just at this time, the wind was blowing wildly, and a fierce tiger appeared with the wind. Guan Yu worships the moon sword of green dragon weir. In an instant, the sword turns into a green dragon, whistling up to meet the tiger. The dragon and tiger fight each other. For a moment, the sand flies away and the earth is dark. Before long, the tiger screamed and fell on the ground and turned into a stone mountain.

This is Fuhu mountain. Fu Hu is the back of the mountain, and the sword returns to Guan Yu. Guan Yu, with a knife, looks up at the sky and laughs. Unexpectedly, there was a trickle of fresh water in the place of the big sword. The soldiers drank the spring water to quench their thirst, and the morale of the army was greatly uplifted. Then Guan Yu watered the stone mountain with his knife and water, and the mountain was immediately covered with green trees. It's really like "green dragon descending tiger, Guan Yunchang, sweet and mellow still count Zhuodaoquan." In memory of Guan Yu, later generations named this spring zhuodao spring, built zhuodao Spring Temple beside the spring, and called the hill of tiger Fuhu mountain. This is the legend of Fu Hu as a mountain and Zhuo Dao as a spring.

Related allusions

During the period of the Three Kingdoms, there were a lot of heroes fighting for deer, but few of them could really become gods and be worshipped by temples, but Guan Yu was one of them. Guan Yu's time in Wuhan is not long, but as long as Guan Yu's footprints have been here, there are legends and stories related to Guan Yu. No matter what angle we look at it from, these legends and stories make Guan Yu's heroic spirit diffuse in the air of Wuhan city.

With the death of Han and Shu, Guan Yu's "loyalty, righteousness, benevolence and courage" has been passed down from generation to generation. In the Song Dynasty, the imperial court built a temple here in memory of Guan Yu, called "Yuquan Temple". Because the "Guan Gong culture" is widely spread among the people, the temple is full of incense and visitors. For a time, Yuquan temple is famous in the Central Plains. In the Ming Dynasty, Yuquan temple was even more prosperous. At that time, Zhu frame, the son of Zhu Yuanzhang, King Zhao of Chu, visited here. He worshipped the name of Guan Gong and ordered people to dig wells and drink water. The entrance of the spring is so sweet that Zhu is very happy. Therefore, he asked people to build a well platform for this spring, build a stone fence, build a well Pavilion, and personally wrote the word "Zhuodaoquan" and engraved it on the stone fence. In the ancient Zhuodaoquan temple, after many wars, the ancient pavilions and guardrails in the temple have long disappeared. Only this well is well preserved, witnessing the vicissitudes of 1800 years. On the mottled shaft wall, "Zhuodaoquan" is very eye-catching.

Reconstruction period

Unfortunately, in the process of historical development, most of the ancient temples, as the scenic spots of Wuchang, were destroyed in the early Qing Dynasty. It was rebuilt in 1858 and rebuilt in 1916. The reconstructed Mountain Gate is engraved with the word "Zhuodaoquan". Today, when we enter the gate of the ancient temple, we can see a courtyard. In the center of the courtyard is the ancient spring well; on the left side is the Taoyuan Pavilion, dedicated to 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.

Zhuodaoquan, also known as Yuquan temple, Yuquan temple, Quansi temple and Guanmiao temple, is located at the foot of Fuhu mountain. According to the records and folklore in the universal annals of the Ming Dynasty and the Wuchang annals of the Qing Dynasty, Guan Yu, a general of Shu, was stationed here at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Because of the drought and drought, the soldiers were thirsty for horses. In a hurry, Guan Yu went to the ground and suddenly the water gushed into a spring. Later generations named this spring "zhuodao spring".

Yiquan Temple

In the Song Dynasty, a temple was built in Yiquan, which was called "Yuquan Temple" to commemorate Guan Yu. It was once a place full of incense and full of tourists.

In the early Ming Dynasty, Zhu Zhen, the king of Chu, built a platform and a pavilion in this well. Today, the pavilion has been abandoned, the well platform and well fence still exist, and the word "Zhuodaoquan" carved on the well stone is still clearly visible.

It was destroyed in the war in the late Ming Dynasty and rebuilt in the reign of Emperor Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty. The Taiping army was defeated and the temple was destroyed.

In 1858, Hu Linyi donated money for reconstruction.

Qing Guangxu nine years (1883), rebuilt, now save "ancient zhuodao spring" inscription.

In the sixth year of the Republic of China (1916), it was rebuilt again and named Yuquan temple.

In 1956, Zhuodaoquan was brought into the East Lake scenic spot for maintenance, which was renamed "ancient Zhuodaoquan Temple". Wuhan Municipal People's government designated it as a municipal cultural relics protection unit in 1959.

During the cultural revolution, the temple 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 the urn.

In 1988, according to the spirit of the relevant instructions of the State Council, the temple was returned to the Wuhan Buddhist Association and restored to a temple.

In August 2004, master Nengjing Jin Yuan presided over legal affairs and officially restored to Buddhist bhikkhu jungle.

In November 2005, after one year's renovation, it restored its original appearance and officially opened to the outside world. At present, the temple has three courtyards: one is the mountain gate, which is the temple of Guan; the second is the square courtyard, which is zhuodao spring; the third is the main hall. There is no admission to guzhuodaoquan temple.

According to master Deru, after a number of enterprises and institutions around the temple have moved out, the temple will be integrated with Fuhu mountain behind the temple and incorporated into the overall planning of the East Lake scenic area. The development project will take about five years. By then, guzhuodaoquan temple will occupy a total area of 15258 square meters (including 6575 square meters of Houshan). It will become a new highlight of cultural tourism in Wuhan by virtue of its Buddhist, Taoist and Guangong culture, as well as the tomb of the martyrs of the Anti Japanese war on Fuhu mountain.

Temple pattern

Functional zoning

(1) Guan Gong culture area: mainly to show Guan Gong and Three Kingdoms culture.

(2) Buddhist activity area: mainly to hold corresponding Buddhist activities and settle the daily life of monks.

(3) Front yard leisure area: mainly for leisure, tea tasting, dining and other tourist activities.

(4) Back mountain tourist area: mainly for viewing the natural landscape and related buildings and sculptures.

Plane layout

(1) Basic idea:

A. On the basis of keeping the symmetry between left and right through the central axis, the change should be increased to form a lively and flowing space;

B. The original ecology should be kept as far as possible without damage caused by construction;

C. Based on the traditional palace system, the garden layout should be strengthened;

D. The division should be clear and the connection should be maintained.

(2) Specific assumption:

The overall layout is divided into four areas and nine spatial units.

(1) Guangong cultural area: the central axis is from Shanmen to Daxiong hall, which is mainly distributed on the left side of the central axis. The projects involved include the original Guansheng bridge, the new spring and autumn academy, qunyingtai, Wuhu generals, the Three Kingdoms painting and calligraphy society, Guansheng hall, Guangong Gallery, daomatai, Jieyi Pavilion, Taoyuan Pavilion and craft hall, jiguzhai and other ancillary buildings and buildings

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