Nanshan ancient temple

Nanshan ancient temple

Nanshan Temple has a history of more than 1400 years since the reign of emperor Liang Wu of the southern and Northern Dynasties. It is a temple with two buildings and two halls, and two quadrangles at the front and back. It covers an area of about 1.5 hectares. Because its advantages lie in the middle of Nanshan, it is named "Nanshan Temple".

Temple History

According to the annals of Nanshan Temple, Nanshan ancient temple flourished in the Kaiyuan period of Tang Dynasty. There are many eminent monks in the past dynasties. Master Huineng, the sixth ancestor of the Tang Dynasty, once took refuge here. Great Britain Zen master was stationed here to preach Buddhism. He was ashamed that his grandmaster was here to preach. Han Yu, a great educator, wrote articles and lectures in this temple. Li Shangyin, a great poet, once lived in seclusion in this temple to write Fu. Su Dongpo, a great writer of the Song Dynasty, once meditated and wrote poems in this temple. Han Deqing, one of the four eminent monks of the Ming Dynasty, preached Buddhism here The ancient mountain temple is full of people, culture and incense for the benefit of the people.

Status quo of temples

Due to the war in the 20th century and the movement of breaking the four old temples in the 1950s and the cultural revolution, Nanshan ancient temple was seriously damaged. Until the end of 2011, when master ruke came to the temple, there were only two leaky tile houses. The mage overcame all kinds of difficulties and formed a bond. Now he has built a great hall, but it's a long way to go. He has a long way to go. He hopes to carry on the family business of the Tathagata. In order to keep a pure land in the reality of this desire.

Abbot of the temple

In his early years, Shi ruke studied in the Central University of Finance and Economics (International Finance) and Peking University (Religious Studies). He once worked in government departments, and later became a monk in Guangxiao temple on June 19, 1994. He was a monk in Guangxiao temple and shaved under the seat of master Shichao. He was ordained in Nanhua temple in 1998. He studied in Lingdong Buddhist College from 1999 to 2001, and lectured in Guangzhou Dafo temple from 2001 to 2006. Since 2006, he has successively served as the abbot of HUAIJI Buddhist temple in Guangdong Province, the abbot of Nanshan ancient temple in Longchuan, the honorary president of Maoming Buddhist Association in Guangdong Province, the editor in chief of China's "Buddha in the world" magazine, the consultant of Guangdong Academy of Social Sciences Guoxue Research Center, the distinguished researcher of Jinan University Sino Indian Comparative Research Institute, and the MBA lecturer in Wuhan University. For example, master Ke's ability of macro-economic analysis in the Central University of Finance and economics, as well as his deep insight into the classics of Sanzang, is highly praised by entrepreneurs.

Surrounding environment

Nanshan ancient temple is located in the Nanshan of Tuocheng, where Zhao Tuo, the king of Nanyue, was appointed county magistrate in Longchuan. Now there are more than 100 relics in Tuocheng from Qin and Han Dynasties to Ming and Qing Dynasties. Tuocheng, with 179 surnames, is an important town for the study of Guangdong culture and even population migration in China. More than 40 ancestral halls with different surnames have been preserved, which is a famous place for seeking roots and ancestors.

Centenary Street

Baisui street is the most prosperous block in the ancient city, also known as Baisui square and Renmin Street, formerly known as Confucian front street. There are "two more": one is that there are more centenarians, the other is that there are more surnames. There are 13 surnames on the street less than 500 meters away, and more than 10 religious ancestral halls were concentrated in the heyday. According to historical records, Tuocheng ancestral hall reached its peak in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. There are 89 ancestral halls with one surname in each. There are Huang's ancestral hall, Liu's ancestral hall, Zeng's ancestral hall, Cai's ancestral hall, Zhang's ancestral hall, Ye's ancestral hall and Wu's ancestral hall.

Simadi

Simadi, located in houtang street of Tuocheng, is one of the well preserved ancient buildings in Tuocheng, witnessing the glorious history of Tuocheng.

Normal phase tower

Zhengxiang tower, also known as Kaiyuan tower, was built in the third year of Kaiyuan in Tang Dynasty (715). It has a history of more than 1200 years. It is a key protected unit in Guangdong Province. Wu Qian, the famous Prime Minister of Song Dynasty, once demoted to the ancient temple under the pagoda. In memory of him, people called him "Zhengxiang pagoda". The tower is a hexagonal pavilion type brick tower with a diameter of 8.2 meters, a length of 4.5 meters on each side and a height of 32.5 meters.

Ximen ancient Wharf

The ancient Wharf at the west gate of Tuocheng, built in the Song Dynasty, was the most important water and soil transportation hub in ancient times. According to historical records, Tuocheng Ximen wharf was busy from the Song Dynasty to the middle of the Qing Dynasty. Later, due to the blockage of the moat and the increasingly developed land transportation, its function declined.

Luowu

Luojia mansion, located in the north corner of Tuocheng, was built in the early Ming Dynasty. It is of brick and stone structure, with exquisite workmanship and large scale The whole mansion covers an area of about 1800 square meters, with a height of 9 meters, nine halls and 18 wells, more than 40 bedrooms, and a pond of more than 2000 square meters on the left. To the east of simadi, there is still an old wall about 100 meters long. One section was built in the Ming Dynasty and the other in the Qing Dynasty. They are all high walls rammed with concrete. They are still very strong today. In the north, the house is close to the pond, and the eaves fly at the corner. It looks magnificent from afar. The gate of the courtyard entered from the East. The wall of the main gate was covered with mottled tiles, and most of them fell off. On the stone door frame, there was a stone plaque engraved with the word "Sima Di". On the right-hand side of the wall is a half figure painting of anti Su Xiu, which looks funny.

Nanyue King Temple

Nanyue King temple was built in the first year of Zhiping in the Northern Song Dynasty and has a history of more than 900 years. Gaimiao is the only existing building commemorating Zhao Tuo, the first magistrate of Longchuan and king of Nanyue. It has been repaired many times. Now it is a quadrangle courtyard building with rectangular brick patio in the middle and granite stone well railing on four sides. It belongs to Lingnan architectural style and artistic style of Qing Dynasty, simple and dignified.

Goddess' Palace

Tianhou palace is a temple dedicated to Tianhou Niang (Mazu). Built in Ming Dynasty, Tianhou palace in Tuocheng sits from north to south. The original building was destroyed and rebuilt in 2005. Fiber three into the main house, covering an area of 465 square meters.

Longchuan chamber of Commerce

The chamber of Commerce was founded in the Qing Dynasty and rebuilt in the Republic of China. The main body of the chamber is a three story building on the top of a hard hill, which combines Chinese and Western culture. The building was built by local businessmen in the Qing Dynasty to "contact all parties for information and seek the way of survival". It is a gathering place for members of the old Longchuan commercial alliance.

Longchuan test shed

The only well preserved test shed in Guangdong. From the Sui Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty, most of the test sheds were temporary buildings. According to local historical records, located in the west gate of TuoCheng Town, Longchuan County, the research shed in Longchuan was built in 1876, which has a history of 134 years. Of the 204 schools and 14 test sheds available nationwide, only Dingzhou in Hebei, Longchuan in Guangdong, Jianshui in Yunnan, Jixi in Anhui, and Taipei in Taiwan have both schools and test sheds. There is only one Tuocheng in Longchuan, which is the only intact place for scientific research in Northeast Guangdong. During the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty, since the new examination shed was built in Longchuan, the annual provincial examination for scientific research in Longchuan was held here, with a lively scene. At that time, many scholars from Heyuan, Heping, Lianping, Zijin, Xingning, Wuhua and other counties came here for the examination.

Tuocheng Academy

According to Xuegong times, a monograph on the study of Xuegong culture, only Dingzhou in Hebei Province and Longchuan in Guangdong Province coexist with Xuegong sheds among 204 Xuegong and 14 test sheds nationwide. Tuocheng school palace is located in the small East Gate of Tuocheng town. It is a temple offering sacrifices to Confucius and an organ managing Confucianism in all dynasties, also known as Confucius Temple. According to the records of the old annals, Longchuan County began to build a school palace in the north of the city in the Tang Dynasty. The existing Confucius Temple was built in 1650 A.D., covering an area of 7287 square meters, with a grand scale. In front of the temple are Zhaobi, Changlang, Danlong Road, panchi, Damen, Lingxing gate; on both sides are the East and West veranda; in the center are Dacheng hall, Minglun hall, Zunjing Pavilion, Wuwang hall, etc. Each building is independent and integrated. The design is novel and the construction is peculiar, which shows the superb craftsmanship of ancient Chinese architecture. Dacheng hall is the main building of Confucius Temple. In the first year of Jiaqing in Qing Dynasty (1790 AD), the gold plaque of "Dacheng Hall of supreme sages and ancestors" was hung on the door of the hall. At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, the temple was once occupied by the county administrative organ, and then assigned to the county first senior primary school as a school building. Dacheng hall, Minglun hall and Zunjing Pavilion still exist, and they are listed as the key cultural relics protection units of the county, with Leshi symbol.

In addition, there are attractions such as Town God's Temple, song city walls, moat, and Neolithic sites in the pit.

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