Beijing Dongyue Temple

Dongyue Temple is the largest temple in North China. It was built in the Yanshou period of Yuan Dynasty, covering an area of about 47,000 square meters, with a history of 700 years.

Chaoyang District invested 20 million yuan to repair the ancient buildings of Dongyue Temple./kloc-0 was listed as a national key cultural relics protection unit by the State Council in 1996, and/kloc-0 was officially opened to the public in the Spring Festival in 1999.

Liuli Archway: This is the only street archway preserved in Beijing so far. The architectural pattern is three rooms, four columns and seven floors, with kisses at both ends of the main ridge and flaming pearls in the middle. It has a bold structure and a solemn shape. Right in the middle, there is a stone tablet in the north and south. The four big characters we see now are in the north, "Yan Yong left". This word has two meanings, one is blessing, and the other is symbolizing the status of the emperor. The whole meaning is that the country is forever solid and the country is rich and strong. Nan Shu is engraved as "Kisdaizong", which means that the emperor came to Dongyue Temple to worship Dongyue Emperor. It is very particular to pay homage to Dongyue Temple in Beijing. You can't come at any time We must choose the auspicious day of the ecliptic and worship God in an orderly way. The only existing glazed archway in Beijing was built in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, with a history of more than 400 years. In the past, there were two painted archways and three wooden rooms on both sides of this archway, which was ordered by Wanli's mother. On the east archway are written "Hong Renfu", "Writing on both sides" and "Yue Ling Chongci".

We have just entered the entrance of Dongyue Temple in Beijing, which is the mountain gate of Dongyue Temple. There are three holes in the mountain gate, which symbolize the three realms of "God", "Underground Palace" and "Man and Ghost" respectively. Stepping into the mountain gate means that we have jumped out of these three realms. As the saying goes, "jumping out of the three realms is not in the five elements", but the three realms referred to by Taoism and Buddhism are different. It is said that the gate of the earliest Dongyue Temple is two or three kilometers away from the Tonghui River. Every morning and evening, Taoist priests in Dongyue Temple ride horses to open and close the mountain gate. Folk Taoist priests walk around the mountain gate. This sentence refers to our Dongyue Temple.

Bell and Drum Tower: Generally, temples are drums in the east and drums in the west, while Dongyue Temple is just the opposite. The Drum Tower is in the east and the Bell Tower is in the west. The inscription on the east side reads "Mianyin", a reptile commonly known as "Pig Polong", which is a kind of crocodile. Its skin can make drums, and the sound is like beating drums, so it is used as a metaphor for the Drum Tower. It says "Whale Sound" on the west side. Because the wooden pole of the bell is whale-shaped, the bell tower is represented by whale sound.

Deep Adai Gate and Big Abacus:

Station generation gate is commonly known as Longhumen Gate. Hanging couplets are: Shi Yang's adulterer, fortune from heaven, bottom couplet: Yin Si's retribution, never blame. The couplet at the east gate is: Fei, I still want to cheat you in my heart. It's hard to get bargains here. The west gate is: depending on the situation to deceive others, people may tolerate the gods, hide from the sky and hide from themselves, and have not yet realized the prophet of creation.

The guardian of the station is the Taoist protector, General Longhu, commonly known as General Heha. Heh heh with a gun in his hand and a shotgun in his hand. Awesome. According to the legend of Dongyue Temple in Beijing, they all have the unique skill of making enemies. With a snort of dragon's nose, he spewed out two white lights, sucking each other's souls away. General Tiger opened his mouth and spewed out a yellow gas, making each other's souls disappear.

Cross the threshold:

Taoists at Dongyue Temple in Beijing say that "one yin and one yang" is the Tao. Now, we will step over the threshold of the station generation gate with Taoist Taiji Yin and Yang, male left and female right. On the north side of Zhandaimen, there are Yuefu Ten Taibao, all of which are sitting posture, symbolizing the hierarchical status of Dongyue Temple.

Big abacus: one of the treasures of the town temple, according to legend, it was given by Manchu Baoxiang, an envoy of Shanxi Province during Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty, who lived in an alley. On November 13th, the sixth year of Guangxu, the son got married, and the date was selected by the Taoist priest. Deng Chengxiu, an imperial envoy who was an official in North Korea at that time, went to Dongyue Temple in Beijing Road, and was met with a cold reception by the concierge, so he held a grudge and complained to the emperor that Bao liked to hold a wedding for his son on the anniversary of the death of Emperor Saint Zuren, which was really a blasphemy. The emperor dismissed Bao Xiang from his post and investigated him. Baoxiang was surprised and felt very timid. I asked my grandson to make two big abacus, hung it in Dongyue Temple, and let Dongyue the Great uphold justice. It is said that Deng Chengxiu died of illness soon after these two big abacus were hung up. Later, people used the abacus of Dongyue Temple as the mascot to ward off evil spirits in the town house.

Royal archways on both sides of Lu Shen Road:

On the east side of the archway is Kangxi Royal Pai, built in 1704, with a decapitated turtle. The monument is engraved with Manchu and Chinese characters, which describes the process of Kangxi ordering the reconstruction of Dongyue Temple. It is said that after the reconstruction of Dongyue Temple, the weather has been favorable and the country and people are safe. From the princes and ministers down to the common people, they all came to the Dongyue Temple to pay homage. On the west side is the Imperial Monument of Qianlong, which was built in the 26th year of Qianlong (176 1). The tablet is engraved with the song of welcoming God written when Qianlong offered sacrifices to God and the song of sending God after offering sacrifices to God. It is said that after Qianlong returned to heaven, Emperor Dongyue ordered him to celebrate his birthday for more than ten years, so Qianlong became the longest-lived emperor in all dynasties, living to 89 years old.

Tongte is commonly known as copper mule, donkey face, mule body, horse ear and ox hoof. Dongyue Temple in Beijing is one of the mounts of Emperor Wenchang, and it travels to Wan Li every day. It is known as the Rider of the Cloud Road and the Messenger of the Three Realms. There is a custom of touching bronze in Beijing. It is said that touching copper can cure diseases, and you can touch anything that is sick. There are three touches in old Beijing: stone fish in Tanzhe Temple to seek wealth, stone monkey in Baiyun Temple to seek spirit, and copper in Dongyue Temple to treat diseases.

White jade horse is Wenchang Jun's mount. Officials like to worship jade horse best, but they should not touch it with their hands, but worship it with their hearts. It is said that it can bless the official career and success.

76th Division: There are 72 eaves and ridges corridors on the east and west sides from Daimen Station to Daiyue Hall. The architectural pattern clearly embodies the characteristics of the Yuan Dynasty. Except for the ancestral halls of Zhang Liusun, Wu Quanjie, Bing Gong Ling and San Mao Zhenjun, the remaining 68 corridors are all judged by the government of the underworld under the jurisdiction of Emperor Dongyue, that is, the 76 th Division. In the middle are Fucai Temple and Guangji Temple.

Fucai Hall: The two gods enshrined in the Hall are Bigan, the God of Wealth, and Zhao Gongming, Wu Caishen. Beagan is Shang Zhouwang's uncle. He is an official of North Korea and an honest and frank person. Because he saw Zhou Wang's dissolute politics and tyranny, he bluntly remonstrated with him. As a result, he angered Zhou Wang and Beagan. He said: I heard that the heart of a saint has seven tricks. Today, I'm going to see what's wrong with your heart and order Bigan to cut open his stomach and wait. Wu Caishen is a famous black lake in Gong Ming, Zhao Xuantan, and Beijing Dongyue Temple is one of the protectors of Taoism.

Guangsi Temple: Nine-day Virgin Yuan Jun and Nine-day Guo Jianzi Ming Su Zhenjun are enshrined in the temple, commonly known as descendants and ancestors. It is said that Zhou Wenwang and his wife, because they have ninety-nine children, later adopted a child named Lei Zhenzi, making one hundred. The Dongyue Temple in Beijing is the first one in China with many children and many blessings, and was later named as a fairy. It is said that people usually do more good deeds and give their filial children and grandchildren, but the bad ones suffer in the world.

Daiyue Hall: There are two rectangular bluestones in the middle of the threshold. In the past, good men and women often bowed down here, so they called it worshipping Taiwan. These two stones are hard and hard. Although it has been trampled on for hundreds of years, it is still well preserved and brightly colored. It is said that Emperor Dongyue will patrol the world to see the good and evil, so this bluestone is also called "stepping marble", which means reaching heaven in one step.

The main god on the jade platform in the temple is Dongyue the Great, who is in charge of the birth, death, wealth, poverty, happiness and misfortune of Dongyue Temple in Beijing, and the eighteen levels of hell in the seventy-six divisions. The sitting statue is 4.46 meters high, with a golden crown and a golden coat, holding a GUI board, low eyebrows and sharp eyes, and solemn instruments. On both sides of the stage in Luo Yu, there are four civil servants and four military attaché s, who are 3 meters tall, with bright makeup, vivid clothing patterns and different expressions. Civil servants are immortal, with Confucian demeanor. Chen Wu's momentum is convincing, and his strength is elegant. The link of couplets in the hall is as follows: wood is a camel, and yin and yang are treasures; Downward: Commander Qingxiao is watching Ling Wei from top to bottom. (For the meaning, see the notes on couplets) The big plaque reads "General Tour of Yue Zhao", which is the imperial pen of Emperor Qianlong.

Yude Hall: It was once the bedroom of Dongyue Emperor and Shuming Kunde Queen. This architectural pattern of "front shop and back bedroom" is of high grade. Just like the Imperial Palace, the temple is now dedicated to the statues of the three officials of heaven, earth and water, with the celestial official sitting in the middle, the local official and the water official sitting on the east and west sides respectively, and eight civil and military officials sitting on both sides of the three officials respectively. These statues were made during Chenghua period of Ming Dynasty, with a history of more than 400 years. The role of the three officials is to bless the people, the local officials make atonement, and the water conservancy officials help Eritrea. According to the five elements theory of Taoism, heavenly officials belong to the gas of dry gold, and local officials belong to the gas of kuntu. It is said that both Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Qianlong of Dongyue Temple in Beijing have seen the celestial officials open their eyes, so the throne lasted for more than 60 years.

Three nights, four unique.

There are more than three types of Dongyue temples: there are many gods, and there are more than 3,000 Dongyue temples in Beijing at most, which is the highest in the country; There are many inscriptions and couplets. Four unique inscriptions, smart, bright, small golden beans. They are about three stone tablets of Dongyue Temple and a blue and white stone laid on the west side of Daiyue Temple platform. Sixty Jiazi Temple is located in the northernmost post-Gai Lou of Dongyue Temple. Please see the explanation of the Hall of Sixty Jiazi.

Shouhuai

This pagoda tree, the oldest in Dongyue Temple, is longer than Dongyue Temple 100 years old, and now it is over 800 years old. As the city tree of Beijing-Sophora japonica, according to scientific research, its tree species began to be hollow more than 30 years ago, and 100 is rare in Beijing for more than 30 years. This 800-year-old pagoda tree has experienced many vicissitudes and been burned by thunder and fire several times. It is not easy to live today. It can be seen that the atmosphere here is rich and serious. Old Beijingers often say that a thousand-year-old pine tree and a hundred-year-old cypress tree are not as good as an old pagoda tree in Dongyue Temple, which means that this old pagoda tree is full of gas. If you are lucky enough to circle three times, it will make people around you lucky and safe and prolong life, so it is called Shouhuai.