Overview of Zhenwuguan Palace

Restore the true martial view of relocation and reconstruction, and the temples with white walls and tiles are scattered and well-organized, showing the scenery of Xiange. The building complex covers an area of 50 mu with a building area of 6,500 square meters, which is divided into three roads: East, West and East. In layout, all the buildings are arranged vertically facing south. The central axis (middle road) is lined with memorial archway, Lingguan Hall, Zhenwu Hall and Jade Emperor Hall in turn. East Road is partial to the Temple, Guanyin Hall and Chen Yuandian are arranged in turn. On the west road, Mazu Hall and Wang Yaotang are arranged in turn. On the east and west sides of Huangyu Hall, there are the Temple of Wealth and Wenchang Hall respectively. At the same time, there are office buildings and Taoist living quarters in the view. The whole temple, surrounded by cloisters, is a magnificent building complex.

In the spacious square, stands a magnificent symbolic arch with six pillars and three doors. On the front of the archway, the middle forehead is "Du Qing in Qinchuan", and on the east and west sides are "Daoguan Ancient and Modern" and "Detoxification Site". On both sides of the middle forehead: the sky is close to Yuanmen, and it is extremely bullfighting; Clouds open the ecliptic, always relying on the light of the sun and the moon. In the middle of the back, the forehead is "auspicious on all sides", and in the east and west, it is "golden sound and jade sound" and "misty rain in the south of the Yangtze River". The two sides of the middle forehead are connected as follows: thousands of households moved to the blessed land, and Wudang ruled the sky.

There are five landscape walls on the west side of the archway, which are carved with brick carvings such as Blessing, Luck, Shou, Taiji and Bagua. There is a bagua diagram on the ground between the north of the archway and the mountain hall. Shanmen Hall (Lingguan Hall) has a mountain-leaning roof, a kissing dragon ridge in the front and a plastic dragon shape in the middle. On the ridges on both sides, there are warriors riding horses. The mountain flowers are symmetrical left and right, which shapes the image of the Eight Immortals in Taoism. A pair of giant stone lions were placed in front of the temple. At the top of the mountain gate, there is a plaque inscribed by Ren Farong, president of the Chinese Taoist Association. On the east side of the mountain gate, there is a plaque inscribed by Zhang Jiyu, vice president of the Chinese Taoist Association. Above the west of the mountain gate, there is a plaque that says "Tian Xuan Zhu De". The foreheads on the archways on the east and west sides of the mountain gate are "printing the sky around the ring" and "making the treasure respect the yuan" respectively. Gongda Yan, a calligrapher in Changshu, wrote on both sides of the mountain gate: If the basalt is insufficient, the stars will arch.

The gate is three rooms wide and covers an area of 100 square meter. There is a magnificent bronze statue of Lingguan, weighing about 1600 kg. Lingguan, also known as Wang Lingguan, is generally regarded as Wang Shan by Taoism, but it was also said that Wang was evil during Emperor Taizong's reign. According to Volume 8 of Legend of Immortals, Wang Lingguan, whose real name is Wang Shan, was the city god of the Xiangyin City God Temple and later became the Taoist protector. His position is the same as that of Wei Tuo in Buddhist temples.

Out of the hall, it is Zhenwutang. There are Gongde Pavilion and Jing Xian Pavilion on the east and west sides of the temple. There is a plaque of Zhenwutang hanging on the eaves of the temple gate. There are three horizontal plaques hanging at the bottom, which are inscribed by Li Guangfu, vice president of Chinese Taoist Association, president of Wudang Mountain Taoist Association and abbot of Wudang Mountain. On the left is "Enqin Ten Departments", and on the right is a "radiant" plaque. Yang Shihua, president of Jiangsu Taoist Association, wrote this couplet on the colonnade in the temple: All wonderful things are the masters of metaphysics, and all magical things are the truth of martial arts. The temple is five rooms wide and covers an area of more than 300 square meters. The center of the hall is dedicated to the statue of Zhenwu the Great. Zhenwu Emperor, also known as the God of Tian Xuan, was the true king of Baode all his life and helped him to live for a hundred days. He was a famous jade emperor among Taoist immortals. In the Taoist scriptures, it is honored as "the true and innocent martial spirit should help the holy emperor", referred to as "the true martial emperor" for short, and is called "the demon deity, the patriarch and the patriarch" by the people. After the Ming dynasty, it had a great influence throughout the country, especially in modern folk beliefs. On both sides of Zhenwu Emperor are statues of Duke Zhou and Peach Blossom. There is a picture of "Five Dragons Holding Sages" on the back of Zhenwu Emperor.

To the north of Zhenwutang is the Jade Emperor Hall. A terrace above the ground was set up in front of the temple, surrounded by granite fences. The tripod in the middle is upright. There are dark eight immortals and white jade double dragon walls in front of the terrace. Zhenwu Hall is the main hall in the temple, with a large scale. Double eaves rest on the mountain eaves, and the ridge is shaped like a dragon. Sculpting Taoist mascots such as warriors, cranes and spirit beasts. There is a plaque of "Jade Emperor Hall" hanging on the eaves. There are three horizontal plaques hanging at the bottom, in the middle of which is the "Jin Que Yu Jing" inscribed by Zhang, vice president of the Chinese Taoist Association; On the left is the inscription "Heaven under the Road", and on the right is the inscription "Upper Boundaries of Law and Zhou Dynasty". The temple is seven rooms wide and covers an area of more than 500 square meters. 18 thick French windows are arranged in the hall. Inside, but see all kinds of banners hanging between the red columns, the atmosphere is solemn. Couplets are hung on two pillars: a barefoot tortoise and snake is better than a three-foot sword, and five clouds scatter the seven-star flag. In the center of the main hall, there is a resplendent statue of the Jade Emperor, which is called "the supreme heaven and the Jade Emperor in the palace". The treasure is solemn and spectacular. There are statues of golden couples on both sides of the Jade Emperor. Between the east and west walls, there are six heavenly generals guarding each. The Jade Emperor has three statues of Guan Di, Tai Yi and Lei Zu on his back.

To the east of the Jade Emperor Hall is the Temple of the God of Wealth, which is dedicated to three statues of the God of Wealth: Bigan, Zhao Gongming and Guan Yu. The god of wealth is a common folk god, and people pursue a happy and prosperous life, so the god of wealth worshipped came into being. The qualifications of God of Wealth in all walks of life are different: literary God of Wealth has Bigan and Fan Li, and Wu Caishen has Zhao Gongming and Guan Gong. Wu Caishen Zhao Gongming is the most worshiped God of Wealth in the Temple of God of Wealth. Wearing a helmet and armor, the image is terrible. Only Vader can "make money", which is the way to make money today. To the east of the Jade Emperor Hall is Wenchang Hall. There are three gods, one big and three small. The Lord God in the middle is Kuixing Wenchang Emperor. Kuixing was admired by scholars because he was a master of Wen Yun, hoping to win the first place in the Wen Yun imperial examination. Therefore, like the Land Temple and Guandi Temple, Wenchang Pavilion and Wenchang Pavilion are all over the country.

In Zhenwu's view, Taoist culture has a strong atmosphere. On the east and west corridors, Zhenwu efficacy maps are hung, cultural monuments are built, and the statues of Shu De Jing by Lao Zi and Yan Zhenqing are engraved. There are also scenic spots like Jing Xian Pavilion.