Brief introduction of Hengshan Beiyue Temple

The main temple of Hengshan Mountain in Beiyue is Hengzong Hall. Hengzong Hall, also known as Zhenyuan Hall and Yuanling Hall, is commonly known as Chaodian. It was built on the mountainside of the southern slope of Tianfeng Mountain, leaning against the precipice in the north and facing the valley. It rises from the slope and is magnificent.

The temple was founded in the 14th year of Hongzhi in Ming Dynasty (150 1). The mountain gate is a single-eaved building built on the mountain, with copper nails and blue tiles and red walls. It is named "chongling", and there are plaques such as "Beizhu People" and "Yue Ling Pu Zhao". There is Qinglong Hall in the east and Baihu Hall in the west, guarding the mountain gate. The main hall is five rooms wide and three rooms deep, with a single eaves roof and cloisters around it. There are 103 steps in the center of the main hall, and the main hall is five rooms wide. The hall is dedicated to the golden statue of Emperor Beiyue, wearing a balanced crown and Zhu Ling robe, but sitting at the end. Hanging above the shrine is the tablet of Kangxi Imperial Book, which reads "Long life". Statues of four civil servants and four bailiffs stand on both sides. In front of the temple, there are iron-cast clouds in the Yuan Dynasty, and there are dozens of stone tablets outside the temple, which are important historical materials for studying the history of Beiyue Taoism. On the east and west sides of the main hall, there are east and west wing rooms, dressing rooms, sutra storage buildings and bell and drum towers. In ancient times, it was known as the eighteen scenic spots of Hengshan Mountain. The old immortals, flying rocks in caves and drunken moons in fairy houses in the Eighteen Scenes are all related to Taoism. Among them, Fairy House is Huixian House, also known as Jixian Cave. On Huixian Cliff, there are Jade Emperor Pavilion and Royal Monument Pavilion on its side, and there are inscriptions on Huixian Cliff. Taoist Chaodian, Huixian Mansion, Jiutian Palace, etc. , constitute the Taoist attractions of Hengshan Mountain.

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