What's so interesting about Qing Xu?

There are four fresh cultural forms in the ancient city of Qingxu: fresh and beautiful natural culture; Strange Buddhist culture in the mountains; Confucian culture and honest official culture with a long history.

The mountains to the west of Qingxu have different scenery. Renshan is secluded, foggy and changeable day and night; Hidden mountains, surrounded by peaks, hidden in the mountains, closed and lingering, there are countless aragonite in the water, and there are hidden temples in ancient times; In Fengshan, the peaks are high and the wings are like wings; Hutu Mountain, the Hutu Temple of Dr. Kim Dae-fu, is also the town mountain of the county. In ancient times, it produced blue iron. Because it was also called Ma 'anshan in the Song Dynasty, and there was a boy scout temple next to it. Sui's "Picture Classic" said: "In the seventh year of Tianbao in the Northern Qi Dynasty, several boys were grazing, and when they saw the boulder on the mountain, they were bent on making a Buddha, which was 110 feet high." Baishishan, with water, rises from the valley and flows into Fenhe River with Pingquan, winding for ten miles.

"There are thousands of lotus willows by the Qingshan River outside the city. There is no color in the front line of gold powder, only the emptiness is painted. " The beauty of Qingxu lies in Xishan and East Lake. The beautiful East Lake is like a piece of jade embedded in the city. Warm duck prophet on the riverside, a foot and a half fish in front of the summer fishing gate. Qiu Lai was drunk with frost and stayed up all night reading because of winter snow. It's really a blessing to be a quiet person, with the green hills at the back and the East Lake at the door. I like the scenery here all the year round.

There are many famous monks in the world. In ancient times, there were many buddhas and palaces in the western hills of Qing Xu, and the incense was extremely prosperous. Especially worth mentioning are the Xiang Yan Temple Grottoes built in the Tang Dynasty and the Baolan Temple in the late Qing Dynasty. Yanxiang Temple Grottoes are located on the mountainside of Tugu in Dugou, Xishan Mountain, stretching for more than 10 meter, with 9 large Buddha statues and more than 200 small Buddha statues10. This cave, also known as the Thousand Buddha Cave, was dug in the Tang Dynasty and appeared in the Song Dynasty. According to the Records of Qingyuan Township in Guangxu Period of Qing Dynasty, a cave collapsed in July of Song San year (1088) and 15. There are big Buddha statues in the cave and countless small Buddha statues on the wall. " From the existing statues of Sakyamuni and Thousand Buddha Cave, we can see the aesthetic value and artistic concept of the Tang Dynasty. The Buddha's face is full, his chest is full, his sitting posture is rich and his spirit is extraordinary, which fully shows the Tang people's values of taking fat as beauty. In carving techniques, the proportion of human body is moderate, the clothing is simple and elegant, the main image is solemn and peaceful, and the background is light and fluttering. To some extent, it represents the perfection of carving art in Tang Dynasty. There are thousands of small relief buddhas around, seeking independence in compactness, change in unity and charm in mediocrity, which are colorful and lifelike. Between the thousands of small buddhas and the big Sakyamuni Buddha sitting in the middle, a framework of thousands of buddhas to Buddha and unify all laws has been formed. Xiang Yan Temple Grottoes are rare works handed down from generation to generation, but because they grow in the deep mountains and are unknown to people, they are in danger of collapse at any time. Baofan Temple, located in Dongyu Village at the foot of Xishan Mountain, is the best-preserved temple in Taiyuan in the late Qing Dynasty, which looks like a castle. There are many farmhouses around, which are particularly eye-catching. From the perspective of Buddhist temple architecture, many people think that plagiarism has become more and more serious since Kanggan in Qing Dynasty, and most of them are mediocre works. If you travel to Baofan Temple, you will find some novel things: large-scale color murals of Buddhism funded the beauty of mountains and rivers in the Song and Yuan Dynasties; Eighteen arhats have different expressions, no less than the legacy of the prosperous Tang Dynasty. The exquisite courtyard structure of Sanjin is like the mansion of wealthy businessmen in Qing Dynasty.

There are three representative buildings in Qing Xu Confucian culture: Yao Temple, Miao Jun Temple, Hutu Temple, Zhongmiao Temple and Qing Xu Confucian Temple. Emperor Yao, the ancestor of humanity, has four theories about the ruins of his capital: Dingtao in Shandong, Tangxian in Hebei, Linfen in Shanxi and Qingxu in Shanxi. Yaocheng Village is located in the southeast of Qingxu 15 miles, and it is said to be the old city of Wang Yao. When it was built is unknown. There is a quadrangle rebuilt in the Ming Dynasty, with a memorial archway in front, a Wang Yaodian in the back and an annex hall on the side. There are also ancillary buildings such as Grandma Temple, Fox Fairy Temple and Stage around. In recent years, the remains of the ancient capital have been discovered near Yaocheng village. According to the Records of Qingyuan Township, when Wang Yao was a tribal leader, he built his capital here. He also made a calendar according to the growing period of leguminous grass. Later, the tribe developed and moved its capital to Pingyang (now Linfen). Most historians agree with this statement. Hutu Temple in Zhongmiao, located in the north of Ximayu Village in Qingxu County, was built to commemorate Hutu, the grandfather of Jinwen in the Spring and Autumn Period. Biography: Although Hu Tu was an elder of Zhong Er, he served his son, followed him in exile for 19 years, and later assisted Zhong Er to become one of the five tyrants in the Spring and Autumn Period. Later generations respected his loyalty and selflessness, and built a temple here at the end of the Northern Song Dynasty. There are halls, sacrificial halls and stele corridors rebuilt in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. In the main hall, there are more than ten statues of Hu Tu and his wife, officials, warriors and maids, as well as various inscriptions of 18. Hutu Temple, an ancient temple in Qingxu town and county, has experienced many disasters. There is only one Dacheng Hall built in modern times. Although it is dilapidated, it is also very lucky.