Although there was an accident during the encounter with the Khitan people, overall, it went smoothly.
Take the high-speed rail.
Su Jiu's destination was not Xiang City.
This time, I asked Mr. Zhao to take a week's leave.
The trip to
I have to go to another place.
That's right, that's Nanyue.
Every year on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, the Nanyue Temple holds a temple fair.
To ordinary people, this is actually just an ordinary temple fair, but to the Feng Shui community, it is a major event in the Feng Shui community.
Why do you say that
A temple fair can involve the entire Feng Shui world
First of all, we have to start with Nanyue Temple.
Nanyue Temple is known as the "Three Wonders of the South of the Yangtze River" for its outstanding wood carvings, stone carvings and clay sculptures.
At the same time, the biggest feature is the eight hundred dragons. Regardless of the temple's beams and columns, eaves, column bases, sacred seats, or even door frames and brackets, dragons with different expressions can be seen everywhere. It turns out that there has been a legend that eight hundred dragons protect Nanyue here since ancient times.
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This stone arch bridge is called the "Shoujian" bridge. Under the bridge is the Shoujian water. It is widely said that "taking water from Mount Yue can prolong life." Because Nanyue is Shoushan, Shouyue, this bridge is named after the water.
According to legend, whoever can cross this bridge in three steps will live a long life.
The Nanyue Temple was first built in the Tang Dynasty. It has gone through six dynasties and seventeen times of renovation before it reached its present scale. All the eminent monks of the past generations came here to give lectures and preach the Dharma.
At the end of the North Street of Nanyue Ancient Town at the foot of Nanyue Mountain, facing south, there is Shou Jianshui in front and the Chidi Temple in the back. The temple site is rectangular. It was built in the 13th year of Kaiyuan in the Tang Dynasty. It has experienced six fires and has been expanded and repaired.
Only then did it establish its current scale.
The main building complex on the central axis has a total of nine buildings. It is completely imitated in the model of an imperial palace. It is the largest existing palace-style ancient building complex in southern my country, so it is known as the "Forbidden City of the South".
Nanyue Temple was built in the early Tang Dynasty and has a history of at least 1,300 years.
Despite the vicissitudes of life and reincarnation, many emperors have been turned into soil, and many heroes have retired to the world. However, the Nanyue Temple still has red walls and yellow tiles, green cypresses, all living beings gathered, and incense curling up. This cannot but be said to be a miracle.
Temples were the carriers of ancient sacrifices and must have attracted the emperor's attention.
In addition to regular sacrifices, sacrificial activities have always been held when the royal family ascends the throne, birthdays, disasters, national prosperity, victory in wars, floods, droughts and insect pests, etc.
The emperor had to personally attend to this kind of sacrifice, and the Hanlin Garden would write a congratulatory message, and send court officials to make a special trip to Nanyue to offer sacrifices.
The main god enshrined in Nanyue is the "Nanyue Holy Emperor". One theory is that his name is Zhu Rong, another is that his name is Zeguang, etc.
In short, the "Holy Emperor of Nanyue" is the largest Bodhisattva in Nanyue. He is tall, mighty, sacred and solemn. It represents that God is observing, thinking, and hinting, and has great wisdom, broad mind, and broad vision that are impossible for mortals to achieve.
, he is clear in his mind, thinks about the past, and predicts the future. Therefore, no matter the dignitaries, common people or even the emperor, they all respect him to a certain extent.
This specific "need background" determines the future of Nanyue Temple, which must remain relatively stable and develop sustainably.
In history, the Nanyue Temple was destroyed by fire many times and has been rebuilt, repaired and expanded many times.
It can be said that the history of the Nanyue Temple is not only a history of sacrifices, but also a history of fighting against natural disasters. It serves as a link between the past and the future.
The reason why the temple fair of Nanyue Temple has become a grand event in the Feng Shui community is due to the special nature of Nanyue Temple.
In China, although Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism have different beliefs and pursuits, they have long lived in harmony, developed together, and coexisted and prospered together.
Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism coexist in one temple, which is unique among temples in my country and even the world.
Nanyue Temple is such a temple. The inheritance of three sects is in one temple. This has to be said to be a miracle.
Just imagine, which temple in China can accommodate other sects to develop believers and promote the truth?
In the Nanyue Temple.
The first entrance is the main gate, also called the Lingxing Gate, which is made of granite. There is a pair of majestic stone lions in front of the gate. Inside the gate are cypresses standing tall and green grass.
The second entrance is Panlong Pavilion, also known as Kuixing Pavilion, where plays were performed in the old days. The pavilion is square, with a platform base about two meters high, made of granite, and a cross passage in the middle. The attic is made of wood and stone, with double eaves resting on the top of the mountain, and is covered with yellow glazed
, the eaves are decorated with brackets, painted and carved. There is a huge gold-plated dragon carved in the bucket-shaped caisson, so it is also called Panlong Pavilion.
A banner hangs on the north: "Throughout the past and present." Column couplet reads: "On the top of the mountain, overlooking the Dongting, singing loudly as the river goes from the east; asking the world who calls it a blessed land, the wind of long singing comes from the south.
"Under the south eaves, there is the "Kui Xing Pavilion" with a vertical forehead, and the couplet reads: "There is a dragon in the pavilion, why not fly thunder in the sky; Yue often gathers phoenixes, and they all come here to listen to the flute and Shao." There is a bell pavilion on the left side of the pavilion.
There was originally a large iron bell weighing nine thousand kilograms cast in the first year of Taiding in the Yuan Dynasty. There was a drum pavilion on the right, and a large drum with a diameter of two meters was placed in the past.
The two pavilions are both double-eaves and mountain-style buildings. They have been renovated and have new bells and drums. To the south of the longitudinal line of the second pavilion, there are two hexagonal pointed pavilions.
The third entrance is the three large gates in the city gate style. The middle one is called the Zhengchuan Gate. Inside the gate is an exquisite and unique Imperial Stele Pavilion. In the pavilion is a huge tortoise erected by the Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty to rebuild the Nanyue Temple in the 47th year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty.
The stone tablet and the inscription were written by Kangxi himself;
The fourth entrance is the Imperial Stele Pavilion. It has an octagonal double eaves with a pointed roof, red pillars and green tiles, flying eaves and raised corners. Under the eaves are exquisite brackets.
The four sides of the pavilion are red walls, with an arch on each side. There is a huge carrying stele inside the pavilion. It looks like a turtle and is said to be a beast of burden in ancient times.
The fifth entrance is the Jiaying Gate, which is now renovated and houses the Nanyue Cultural Relics Depository, Nanyue Painting and Calligraphy Institute, and the Damiao Guesthouse;
The sixth entrance is the Royal Library. It has a brick and wood structure with double eaves on the top of the mountain. It is surrounded by a cloister. There is a red ridge in front and a dragon embedded in the middle. The upper floor is surrounded by hollow windows. Its bucket arch shape is unique, with seven steps and three warps.
It is rare in ancient times. There is a banner of "Yu Shu Lou" under the south eaves.
The seventh entrance is the main hall. There is a large flat in front of the hall. The main hall stands on seventeen stone steps. The stone steps in the middle are inlaid with white marble dragon reliefs. The main hall is 7.2 feet high. It is a top-level building with double eaves. There are two parts inside and outside.
The seventy-two large stone pillars symbolize the seventy-two peaks of Nanyue.
The roof of the hall is covered with orange glazed tiles. It is also decorated with swords, large and small dragons and figures from the Eight Immortals. There are copper bells hanging from the four corners of the eaves. The window lattice and wall panels under the eaves are all carved with various characters, stories or flowers, trees, birds and beasts.
There are large cloud dragons and red phoenixes painted on the back wall. The steps of the main hall are surrounded by granite railings. The pillars are carved with lions, unicorns, elephants and horses. There are one hundred and forty-four white marble double-sided reliefs embedded in the railings.
There was originally a seat for the Yue God in the temple, and rulers of all dynasties granted titles to the Yue God.
For example, he was named "King Si Tianhuo" in the early Tang Dynasty, "Zhenjun Nanyue" in the Kaiyuan Dynasty, "Holy Emperor Si Tianzhao" in the Song Dynasty, etc.
The eighth entrance is the official dormitory. It is also called the Jinshen Hall and the back hall. It has a brick and wood structure with double eaves on the top of the mountain. It is connected to the Danqi of the main hall. In the hall are the statues of the Holy Emperor and his wife Jingming, and the sitting statues of the Holy Emperor's parents, so it is also called the Holy Palace.
The Cathedral of the Holy Father and Mother Goddess. There are rough brackets under the eaves, and the ceiling is beautifully painted.
The ninth entrance is the back mountain gate. Also known as the north back gate, it is the end point of the central axis of the Yuemiao Temple. It has a brick and wood structure, a hard top with a single eaves, red walls and yellow tiles, and the roof ridge is decorated with treasure roofs and animals. To the east of the gate is the Zhusheng Hall, where sacrifices are made
Zhusheng Zhenjun, also known as Zhusheng Empress among the people. The couplet on the doorpost reads: "Only good people know the good and bad of Zhusheng nature, and only good people know the good place; life and longevity are all created by oneself and not by heaven." The west is the jurisdiction temple. One door and two halls are connected.
, lined up in a row, with elegant and elegant decoration. You can climb the mountain when you go out the back door.
It is a group of buildings that integrates folk temples, Buddhist temples, Taoist temples and royal palaces. To be continued.