Brief introduction of Taiqing Palace in Shenyang, Liaoning Province

The temple was founded in the second year of Emperor Kangxi of Qing Dynasty (1663), formerly known as "Santang". According to legend, there was no rain for a long time in Shengjing area at that time, and the seedlings dried up. The government posted a notice asking for rain, promising to reward those who can get heavy rain with 3200 silver. Guo Shouzhen, the Eighth Division of Longmen, who is practicing in Tiesha Mountain in Benxi, heard about this and went down to Shengjing to announce his willingness to pray for rain in Shengjing. He set up a high altar in the northwest corner of Shengjing. He cast a spell on the altar and finally asked for a heavy rain to solve the drought in Shengjing area. When General Ukuri of Shengjing gave him money, he refused to accept it. Later, Guo Shouzhen asked the government to build a temple for him in the rain place as a place of practice, and named it "Santang".

Taiqing Palace was small at first, and it reached its present scale after 32 years of expansion and reconstruction. The temple, facing south, covers an area of more than 5,000 square meters and enters the courtyard in front and back. There is Lingguan Hall in the front yard, and there are Shifang Hall and Yunshui Hall on both sides. Due north is Guandi Hall, which is surrounded by mountains and waters and has a blue tile roof. It is three rooms wide and three rooms deep. There is a statue of Guan Yu in the middle of the hall, with a flat image on the left and a Zhou Cang image on the right. The second courtyard, with a living room and a provincial room on the east side; There is a deacon's office and a lecture hall on the west side; In the north is Laojun Hall, which has a hanging wooden pavilion and a statue of China Lao Zi. Sanjin Courtyard, with Zhaitang and Lvzulou on the east side. The statue of Lv Dongbin is enshrined in Lv Zulou. There are Gong Shan Temple and Qiuzulou on the west side. There is a statue of Qiu Chuji in the building. The main hall in the north is the Jade Emperor Pavilion, dedicated to the Jade Emperor, the highest Taoist god. Four into the courtyard, the original stone tablet building and stone tablet, stone tablet is gone. Guo Zuta (Guo Shouzhen's Tomb Tower) was later moved to Qian Shan. Taiqing Palace was declared as a provincial-level cultural relics protection unit in 1963, and is now the seat of provincial and municipal Taoist associations.