Chunyang view

Chunyang temple is the largest Taoist temple in Guangzhou and a municipal cultural relic protection unit. Chunyang temple is located in shuzhugang, Haizhu District. It was built in 1824 A.D. According to geologists, shuzhugang was formed by the accumulation of lava from the volcano 200 million years ago. Yang Fu of the Han Dynasty, Cui jupo of the Song Dynasty, Ju Lian, the founder of Lingnan Painting School in the Qing Dynasty, and other celebrities all set up accounts here to give lectures. Chunyang temple was built in the fourth year of Daoguang by Li Mingche, the founder of Lingnan high road in the Qing Dynasty. Since it was returned to Taoism in 1987, we have restored Chunyang temple in 2003. The project lasted seven years and is still under improvement.

Chunyang view

Chunyang temple is the largest Taoist temple in Guangzhou and a municipal cultural relic protection unit. Chunyang temple is located in shuzhugang, Haizhu District. It was founded in 1824 by Li Mingche, the founder of Lingnan high road in Qing Dynasty.

cultural environment

According to geologists, shuzhugang was formed by the accumulation of lava from the volcano 200 million years ago. Yang Fu of the Han Dynasty, Cui jupo of the Song Dynasty, Ju Lian, the founder of Lingnan Painting School in the Qing Dynasty, and other celebrities all set up accounts here to give lectures. Chunyang temple was built in the fourth year of Daoguang by Li Mingche, the founder of Lingnan high road in the Qing Dynasty. Since it was returned to Taoism in 1987, we have restored Chunyang temple in 2003. The project lasted seven years and is still under improvement.

Main attractions

Shanmen

Looking down from the Zhengshan gate of Chunyang temple, you can see the archway of Zhengshan gate. The memorial archway was built in 2007. The three characters of chunyangguan on the memorial archway are inscribed by Ren Farong, the current president of China Taoist Association. Zhengshanmen is a building left by Chunyang temple built in the fourth year of Daoguang. The banners and couplets on the front door were written by Pan Shicheng, the richest man in the thirteen lines. The mountain gate is the first Lingguan Hall of Taoist temple, which is used for Lingguan of Taoist Dharma protector. On the left side of the gate is the Huaguang Pavilion, a stone structure, built to commemorate the worship of the fire god Huaguang emperor. Below Huaguang Pavilion is the Zhaitang of Chunyang temple.

Inscriptions on Daodejing

Through the Lingguan hall, you can see a giant calligraphy work "Tao Te Ching". Tao Te Ching is the Taoist Moral God, that is, the masterpiece left by Lao Tzu when he went west to Hanguguan Louguantai. It is the spiritual treasure house of all mankind. The stele was written by Liang dingguang, a famous calligrapher in Guangzhou. It is a rare calligraphy masterpiece with elegant font.

stone carving

Up the stairs, we have exquisite stone carvings on both sides. The pictures of these stone carvings are not only the religious literature works of the Eight Immortals crossing the sea and the biography of Qiu zuzhuan, but also the popular literature works such as the romance of the Three Kingdoms and the complete biography of Shuoyue. These cultures are designed to convey the religious feelings of Taoism. The statue in front of us is the statue of Li Mingche, the founder of Chunyang temple. Li Mingche was born in Panyu, Guangzhou, during the reign of Emperor Qianlong. He became a monk in Chongxu Temple of Luofu Mountain. He was famous for his astronomy, geography, and calendar. He was the editor of the general annals of Guangdong. He was praised by Ruan Yuan, the governor of Guangdong and Guangdong at that time. He also helped Mingche build the Chunyang temple. Li Mingche, the founder of Li Mingche, has written many books, such as the illustration of round the sky, the annotation of Daodejing, the annotation of Huangting Jing, etc. Moreover, he is good at western painting and went to court as a tribute painting.

Soseki

In the main hall square, we have a stone called Soshi. From a distance, it looks like a lion guarding here, so it is also called Shishi. Because of the scenery of the whole mountain, the front is surrounded by the Pearl River, the back is surrounded by white clouds, the East is connected with seven stars, and the west is connected with five phoenixes, just like the Pearl on a jade plate, so people call it shuzhugang. At that time, Taoists planted a lot of plum blossoms on the hillock. When the plum blossoms were in full bloom, visitors came in an endless stream. The word "Mei she" was engraved on the stone, which was the witness of literati enjoying Mei Ya's collection, reciting poems and painting. Chunyang temple has restored this cultural tradition. On July 15, 2009, "Guangzhou Meishe painting and Calligraphy Academy" was officially established in Chunyang temple, and calligraphers and painters were regularly invited to gather in Chunyang temple.

Cihang Hall

On the left side of the square is Cihang hall, which was opened in 2007 with a three Bay wide surface. It has a hard mountain roof. The roof ridge is made of glazed tiles. The edges of plain tiles are cut, and the surface of roller and tube tiles is covered with glazed tiles. Above the main ridge is a pair of dragons grabbing pearls. In the middle of the main ridge, there are ceramic historical stories with exquisite craftsmanship. Inside, there is a real person named Cihang, the emperor Guansheng and marshal Zhao Gongming, the God of wealth.

Wenchang Hall

Wenchang hall is located in the west of the square in front of the main hall, symmetrical to Cihang hall in the East. It opened in 2008. Wenchang hall is three Bay wide with hard top and glazed tile decoration. On the front of the hall, there are wood carvings with cornices and eaves boards. The carvings have historical story themes. The carvings are exquisite and decorated with gold foil. It is dedicated to the Wenchang emperor, Empress Dowager and the king of medicine.

Chunyang Palace

Chunyang temple was named after the ancestor of Chunyang, that is, LV Dongbin. Lu Zu was born in the Tang Dynasty. He was a Confucian scholar. Later, he was enlightened by Zhong Liquan and practiced Taoism. He founded Zhong LV Jindan Taoism in the history of Taoism and was regarded as the founder of Quanzhen School of Taoism. Chunyang hall was rebuilt in 2003 and inscribed by min zhiting, then president of China Taoist Association. The main hall is a traditional Lingnan building with green brick walls, stone feet and imported Borlaug beam frame. The ancient trees around the hall are towering. The main hall is built with three levels of platform according to the mountain situation, and each level is surrounded by exquisite carved bluestone railings. The roof of the main hall is a hard hilltop, decorated with glass ridge, and the front of green glass is covered with roller tiles. In Chunyang hall, Wang Chongyang, the founder of Quanzhen sect, and Qiu Chuji, the founder of Longmen sect, are also worshipped.

Minchett Pavilion

On the right side of the Chunyang hall is the Mingche Pavilion. There are Taoist steles commemorating the life and deeds of Li Mingche and inscriptions commemorating the rebuilding of Chunyang hall in 2003. There is also a stone of gold and stone cycle. It is said that it was left by Lu Zu, the founder of Zhong Li Quan.

Chaodoutai

Chaodoutai is located at the top of shuzhugang, northeast of Chunyang hall. It was built in 1829 A.D. in order to observe astronomical phenomena, it was built by Li Mingche, a famous astronomer and founder of Chunyang temple in Guangdong Province. This is a square watchtower style building, eight meters high, eight meters wide, seven meters deep, all built with white stones. The platform is divided into two layers, the ground floor is a stone room, the roof is a platform, there are stone steps directly, and there are stone railings around. The original pavilions on the top are equipped with all kinds of instruments for observing astronomical phenomena, which no longer exist.

Chaodou Observatory is the earliest Observatory established in Guangdong, which is decades earlier than the Royal Observatory of Hong Kong. It has certain scientific significance and historical value. The establishment of chaodoutai reflects Taoism's continuous pursuit and exploration of natural science. Li Mingche not only inherited and developed Taoist astrology theory, but also greatly promoted the establishment of modern Chinese meteorology and cartography. Although Li Mingche is a Taoist who inherits Chinese ancient culture, he also keenly focuses on the world's growing natural science. He combines modern western astronomy with ancient Chinese astrology, which greatly enriches the treasure house of modern astronomy. Based on his valuable experience, he compiled the atlas of the universe, which contributes to the cause of astronomy in China He made an immortal contribution.

Taoist culture stele Gallery

Below the Chunyang temple is the Taoist culture corridor of Chunyang temple. This Taoist cultural stele Gallery combines Taoist classics with poems chanting Chunyang view in the past dynasties, all of which were written by modern calligraphers and then engraved. On the opposite side of the stele gallery is the propaganda column of Taoist culture. These cultural facilities enable believers and tourists to feel the profound Taoist culture while visiting the landscape of Chunyang temple.

Yuanchen Hall

Yuanchen hall, also known as Taisui hall, is the largest place to worship Taisui in Guangzhou. There are Dou laoyuan and 60 Taisui in it. The building of Yuanchen hall is octagonal, which is similar to the eight trigrams. It is a rare building in South China.

South snow tower

Nanxue building is the old building name of Chunyang temple. We still use this name. The first floor of this building is the office area. There are offices and lecture halls for daily work and preaching. The second floor is Meishe painting and Calligraphy Academy, which contains Taoist ceramics, famous stone Shigong, Guangshi woodcarving and other cultural products. There are also thousands of paintings and calligraphy works collected by Chunyang temple, which are displayed irregularly.

pond where fish are released

There is a pool in front of the south snow building, in which fish and turtles are released by Shanxin. There is a stone altar in the pool, on which there is a stone seismograph, and ancient Chinese astronomical and geographical patterns, symbolizing "the unity of heaven and earth, the unity of heaven and man". There is a log Square Pavilion by the pool, the round sky Pavilion, in memory of Li Qinglai (Li Mingche), the founder of Chunyang temple. His astronomy work, the picture of round sky, has a great influence.

Meishe painting and Calligraphy Academy

Due to Li Mingche's erudition, knowledge of the past and the present, proficient in poetry, calligraphy, painting and astronomy, Chunyang temple has become more and more famous in the Lingnan art circle. Su liupeng, Juchao, Julian and their disciples Gao Jianfu, Gao Qifeng, Chen Shuren and other literati and poets created in this elegant collection, and planted plum blossoms, so Chunyang temple is also called "plum society". On July 15, 2009, "Guangzhou Meishe painting and Calligraphy Academy" was officially established in Chunyang temple. It gathered dozens of influential painting and calligraphy artists, poets and scholars in Lingnan area. Famous painters Chen Jinzhang, Chen Yongzheng and liming served as Honorary Presidents, and pan Chongxian served as Taoist priest. It reproduced the elegant collection of "Meishe" and followed the method of "Meishe" for a hundred years. It made friends with paintings and sang poems in memory of Lingnan Painting The great virtue of the school is to carry forward the excellent culture of the Chinese nation.

Cultural construction

The development of Chunyang view

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