General cave

General cave

The general cave is named after the general temple. The general temple is the main temple of Bai nationality. The main god is Tang General Li mi who died in the battle of Tang Tianbao in 754 ad. With beautiful scenery and deep environment, Cangshan park is now built around the temple, with trees and flowers planted widely. It is a scenic spot in Xiaguan. There is a stone square in front of the general temple, which is engraved with the four characters of "setting sun and beautiful scenery". The plaque of "Tang Li Gong's temple" is hung on the front door, and the temple enters three times. There are ancient pavilions and long corridors on the outside, which once again give you a bird's-eye view of Xiaguan; a waterfall falls down above the pavilions, and the gurgling springs surround the temple. The cliff is shaped like a fish fin. The water of the waterfall flows all the way down to the ancient city with the stream under the fish fin.

Introduction to scenic spots

Dali general cave, built in the late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty, is the main temple of Bai nationality. The main god is Li Mi, the general of Tang Dynasty who died in the Tianbao war of Tang Dynasty in 754 ad. Up to now, there are many legends that General Li mi showed his spirit and helped others in the local area after his death. As a result, General Li mi was respected as general Liji by the local people and was one of the masters of Dali people. The whole building complex has a strong Bai style, mainly including gatehouse, stage, main hall, God of wealth hall, Niangniang hall, wing room and so on. The main hall is a single eaves building on the top of the mountain with Dragon carving, which is very magnificent. The banyan tree in front of the gate has a history of thousands of years, with luxuriant branches and leaves, just like a canopy.

February 9, 2013 is the 30th day of the Chinese New Year. The whole country is celebrating. Just as the clock at zero is ringing, the new year is coming. All parts of the country welcome the arrival of the new year in different ways. In Dali, on the night of new year's Eve, the general cave is very busy with firecrackers. It's a sleepless night. The reporter came to Jiangjun cave at 11:00 in the evening. It was already full of lights and traffic. Both local people and outsiders went to burn incense and make wishes, hoping to get the effective protection of General Li mi.

Cultural security information

Jiangjun cave is located in Xiaguan town of Dali City, at the foot of Xieyang peak of Cangshan Mountain, west of Shangcun village. In 1985, Dali Municipal People's government announced it as a key cultural relics protection unit. Jiangjun cave, also known as Jiangjun temple, was built in the Ming Dynasty. In 1550 A.D., the ethnic group surnamed Li petitioned for the construction of the temple, which is called "the temple of Tang Li Gong". Li mi was honored as general Liji and the owner of Shangcun village. It became a place for local people to worship their Lord. According to the stele of rebuilding the main hall of the general temple, it was rebuilt in the 26th year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty (AD 1900) and again in the early years of the Republic of China. The general temple is located in the West and East. The main hall has a single eaves. It is a wooden structure on the top of the mountain. It is five bay wide. Opposite the main hall are the hall, the gatehouse and the stage. In the south of the main hall is the hall of empress and grandchildren, and in the north is the hall of God of wealth. The banyan tree in front of the temple was planted in the south of Jiangjun Dongmen building in the Qing Dynasty. Today's Jiangjun cave, with a relatively complete architectural pattern, a quiet environment and extremely strong incense, has become an important religious place in Dali. Now its management unit is Dali cultural relics protection and management office. The user and responsible unit is Dali jiangjundong Scenic Area Management Committee. The scope of protection is: the gate in the East, Qinggou in the south, 20 meters behind the main hall in the West and 50 meters outside the North gable of the main hall in the north.

Festival worship in Jiangjun cave

New year's Eve

China's Lunar New Year's Eve, the whole country celebrates, just at the zero bell, the new year is coming, all over the country with different ways to welcome the arrival of the new year. In Dali, on the night of new year's Eve, the general cave is very busy with firecrackers. It's a sleepless night. The reporter came to Jiangjun cave at 11:00 in the evening. It was already full of lights and traffic. Both local people and outsiders went to burn incense and make wishes, hoping to get the effective protection of General Li mi.

At 11 o'clock at night in the general cave, the incense burner burning incense and money paper outside the main hall was burning in the sky, and the sound of firecrackers came one after another. At this moment, the voice of others could not be heard. One after another, the bustling crowd rushed into the hall and made their new year's wishes to General Li Mi, who was holding a sword. Just when the new year's bell rings, and it's also the time of the most vigorous blessing, the sound of firecrackers in the whole temple shakes through the valley. According to the staff of jiangjundong scenic spot under Dali landscape Bureau, about 4000 or 5000 people went to jiangjundong to burn incense and pray on the 30th of this year. People would come all night until dawn, and the peak time was from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. Every place in the scenic area has a special person in charge, especially the fire safety work. Mr. Li from Hunan came to Dali to do business. He also came to jiangjundong with "Ping'an incense". He told reporters that although he was not a local, he had been in Dali for many years. As long as he didn't go back to his hometown for the new year, he would come to jiangjundong on the evening of new year's Eve to pray for blessings and buy a handful of firewood to go home, hoping to make a fortune in the coming year.

August 15

On the 15th day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar, there are two meanings in Xiaguan: Celebrating the Mid Autumn Festival and "catching up" the temple fair of jiangjundong. Jiangjundong is commonly known as the general temple of Li mi in Tang Dynasty. The temple is located at the foot of Xieyang peak of Cangshan Mountain in the northwest of Xiaguan. It is also a historical relic related to the Tianbao war. Li mi was originally the commander of Yaozhou and the empress of Jiannan liuhou in Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty. In 754 ad, he was ordered to go south to investigate Nanzhao. The whole army was destroyed in the West Erhe River, and Li mi was killed in battle. Luo Feng of Nanzhao Pavilion collected the dead bodies of Tang Army soldiers and soldiers and "sacrificed them and buried them". The edict said: "although life is the beginning of disaster, death is the end of resentment, regardless of the past and the death ceremony", which means to preserve the old kindness. Later, the descendants of the Tang army, who were scattered among the people, built ancestral temples for worship, and carved a monument in the second year of Zhengde in the Ming Dynasty (1507 A.D.) "General of the Tang Dynasty, ordered to patrol the south, and this is the end.". The temple built in Ming Dynasty is called "the temple of Li Gong in Tang Dynasty". In the Qing Dynasty, the temple was expanded and repaired several times during the period of the Republic of China, making it the largest and most fragrant temple in Dali. Li mi was awarded the title of "Longwei mountain spring Liji general" and the God of water conservancy. Li Mi is a historical figure. Starting from the great reunification of the motherland and the desire of national unity, Bai believers regard him as the "local blessing master" who is loyal and filial to protect people's production and life. Zhao Jianan, a scholar of Bai nationality in Xizhou, once wrote a couplet: "Ma Ge enveloped the border areas, devoted himself to filial piety and loyalty, and passed on his surname to the history of the former war; Long Guan remained upright, defended the disaster and defended the suffering, and was as powerful as a general." The Han nationality in Xiaguan area also respected Li Mi as a "general" who was "loyal to the monarch, defending the country, protecting the territory and the people".

Li mi temple is known as the general cave. It is said that there is a stone cave behind the temple, which leads to Yangbi. It contains military books and swords. There are tigers waiting for people to enter. There is another saying: Li mi was defeated in the war. He and his five sons fled to the cave at the foot of Xieyang peak. At last, they were captured alive by Nanzhao soldiers. This cave was called Jiangjun cave by later generations, and a temple was built at the original site to offer sacrifices. It is said that the 15th of August is Li Mi's birthday. Every year, the Shenqi of yilongwei street and Zhongcheng street in Xiaguan take turns to host the temple fair. The villagers of Shangcun, also known as the descendants of Li Mi, also celebrate this day. At that time, the general cave will be decorated with lanterns, the Songmao memorial archway will be built, the incense table will be set up, the daoshan mountain will be set up, and the Yunnan Opera Troupe will be invited to sing for three days. There are two Dongjing meetings, the induction society in Longwei street and the descendants of Li from Weishan. Famous hotels in the urban area set up stalls in the open space in front of the temple to serve special dishes. There are Fengyi people to sell "Shanlin fruit" (hawthorn). The fruit is big and thick, and the color is ruddy. People who go to the meeting have to buy a few strings. After tasting them, they can air dry them for medicine. Children are most interested in wooden snakes, mud horses, painted face shells (masks), swords, halberds, knives and guns made of paper and wood. The meeting lasted for three days. Dian opera was performed in the daytime every day. Merchants and gentry sat in the "eight character building", similar to today's theater box. Ordinary people stood in the courtyard and looked up. People are very crowded, and children can only ride on the shoulders of adults, which has the flavor of "social drama" written by Lu Xun.

In the eyes of Xiaguan residents and the surrounding rural Bai villagers, jiangjundong temple fair is the same traditional national festival as "march street" in Dali. It has been prosperous for hundreds of years. There are many reasons for the flourishing incense. As the main temple, there were "temple wishes" in the early days, which were handed down from generation to generation. They are the intermediary between man and God. They pray for the people who come to burn incense to fulfill their vows. When they are in trouble, they turn the bad into the good. When they are sick, they give them some ashes and herbs, which are called "two solutions of God's medicine". When they go out, they are lucky and safe. When they do business, they are prosperous. After 1950, those who joined the army, went to higher education, proposed marriage, and proposed children came to the temple to kowtow "peace". There is also a peculiar custom of "paying homage". On behalf of Li Mi, Miao Zhu takes the surname "Li" for the person who returns the vow. That is to say, he sends his name under the name of "general master" and becomes Li Mi's son and grandson, who is blessed by God. Because many people are not surnamed Li, after giving their names and putting up the "Red List", there is another synonym of "Li ××". After some people took part in the work in 1950, because of this "former name", they were brought into trouble in the process of "examining cadres". If you don't understand folk customs, you can't explain this problem clearly.

There are also two ancient and famous trees of the same age as the temple in jiangjundong, Ginkgo biloba and daqingshu. Ginkgo biloba, commonly known as white fruit tree, consists of two plants, which were planted separately in the front yard of the eight character building. They were cut down during the great leap forward. The existing banyan tree outside the temple is more than 40 meters high and more than 500 years old. It is one of the oldest famous trees in Dali and has become the "landmark" of jiangjundong. In front of the hall of God of wealth in the temple, there is a "chaos building" (which is mistaken for hunhunhun building in local records). It is one of the famous buildings in Dali history and the place where literati enjoy the moon in the Mid Autumn Festival. Yang he wrote a poem in Ming Dynasty: "where is the general? Chaos from the lonely Pavilion, pass the road through the stone, pine root hidden Poria cocos, moon mountain snow-white, wind fine water cloud clear, the country dream of the Yuan Dynasty, along the flow into the purple Ming Now the building no longer exists. Due to the beautiful scenery of Jiangjun cave, there are ancient temples, waterfalls and giant banyan trees

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