Brief introduction of Baoshan temple

Baoshan, located in the northwest of Shunchang County, Fujian Province, with the main peak at an altitude of1304m, is adjacent to Wuyishan in the north, Mangdang Mountain in Nanping in the east and Jinhu in Taining and Yuhua Cave in Jiangle in the west, with a total area of about 30 square kilometers and a forest coverage rate of over 95.9%. There are many precious tree species and plants protected by the state. Qifeng, strange rocks, Buddha's light, sea of clouds and sunrise are the five wonders of Baoshan. The ancient temple built of sandstone imitating wood and stone, with thousand-year-old ginkgo and ten thousand mu of bamboo forest, is the' three treasures' of Baoshan. Baoshan Temple Hall, the Nantianmen, the Great Sage Tomb, the founder of the ape, water curtain cave and many other historical sites have formed a rich cultural landscape in Baoshan. The "five wonders", virgin forests, exotic flowers and plants, rare birds and animals, especially monkeys on the mountain, constitute Baoshan's unique natural landscape, the most famous of which is "five stones, three temples and three caves", which is not only strange and dangerous, but also unique in charm. They are provincial-level scenic spots under construction and famous historical and mythical mountains in China. Baoshan Temple is a national key cultural relics protection unit, which is called rare in China and the only one in Fujian. Baoshan Temple, also known as Ling Bao Temple and Baoshan Temple, was founded in the 23rd year of Yuan Dynasty (1363) and rebuilt in the 42nd year of Wanli in Ming Dynasty (16 14). It consists of the main hall built in Yuan Dynasty and the gabled gate, anteroom, wing and pavilion rebuilt in Qing Dynasty.

Covers an area of 362 square meters. The whole temple, from abutment, floor, beams and columns, roof to tiles, is made of stone instead of wood, and even the roof board is made of rock. The architectural style has both the legacy of Tang and Song Dynasties and the characteristics of Yuan Dynasty. The main hall is a wood-like building made of granite. It sits in the southeast, northwest and has five rooms (15. 8 meters) and four rooms (12. 35 meters) deep. Wear a bucket to shrink the beam frame and hang it on the top of the mountain with a single eaves. Except for two wooden doors, pillars, beams, arches, purlins, roofs, tiles, roofs and scorpions. According to the analysis of the present situation, the original structure should be three rooms wide and four rooms deep. During the reconstruction of the Ming Dynasty, the east, west and north sides expanded to form the existing scale. There were nine rafters in the Ming dynasty, four columns in front, nine rafters in the second and five columns in the back, all of which were built on the basis of the Ming dynasty. In the Ming Dynasty, the beam frame was carved into a moon beam and a shuttle column with huge stones, and the shuttle column was obviously divided. The second time, most of them carved the moon beams and purlins at both ends for fear of being pulled off by pressing the ground. The bucket between the tips is made of partition walls without purlins, and the wall is more than 70 cm thick. There are three kinds of column bases: double-layer plain surface, single-layer pot-covered type and eight-petal lotus-covered type, which are integrated with the column top stone. Decorative patterns are engraved on the special-shaped arches and sparrow replacement at both ends of the flat beam, which are exquisite and exquisite. Bucket, sparrow, wood substitute, etc. Most of them are connected by beams and rafters and carved into various shapes. The rafters are connected up and down with tenons, and the roof is gently lifted. Five beams and purlins are paved with slate tiles, and then a layer of slate tiles is paved. Stone fish-shaped kisses are placed at both ends of the roof, and stone gourds are placed in the middle of the roof. On the ridge purlin, the words "Wei Dayuan raised the tripod to build a wish on July 28th, 23rd" were engraved, and on the purlin, beam, square, column, rafter and tile, there were more than ten inscriptions on the maintenance of donated houses in Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, which were consistent with the Ming edition. The summit is extremely high, and the halls, beams, columns and rafters are all broken stones. Drum stones are placed on both sides of the gate. In the left and right courtyards of the eaves gallery, there are sumitomo seats, lotus petal-shaped pot doors, lotus flowers and diamond columns carved on the waist.

The main hall of Baoshan Temple is the only stone-like wooden palace building with a definite construction date in Fujian, and it is a physical example of the architectural form and technical development in the Song and Yuan Dynasties in southern China. After many investigations by experts and scholars, Baoshan Temple was recognized as a rare excellent building in Yuan Dynasty in China. 1September, 1996, it was listed as a provincial key cultural relics protection unit. On June 25th, 20001year, Baoshan Temple Hall was announced by the State Council as the fifth batch of national key cultural relics protection units.

Baoshan is related to monkey culture everywhere. In the main hall of Baoshan Temple, there is a lifelike' Baofeng ape ancestor' breaking through the stone; The Nantianmen, the top of Baoshan, is made of granite. At present, there are only broken tiles left, just like the abandoned address of Yuanmingyuan. There is a double temple that imitates wood and stone, and a statue of the Monkey King is enshrined in the temple. The scriptures on the left and right stone tablets have the gods of "Great Sage in Heaven, Great Sage in Heaven". According to the research of cultural relics experts, the book was written more than 50 years earlier than The Journey to the West/kloc-0. A column of couplets on the stone incense burner outside the main hall of Baoshan Temple has a resounding tone-'Najiuzhou Island Tribute', which experts say is absolutely not seen in ordinary folk temples.