Brief introduction of Jintai Temple.

Jintai Temple, formerly known as Jintai Jingshe, is located in Doumen District, Zhuhai City, with its back to Huangyang Mountain, which is 583 meters above sea level and is known as the first peak of the Pearl River gateway. It is one of the eight scenic spots of Antelope.

history

At the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, Zhu escorted Zhao Min, the Emperor of Xiangxing, and set off thousands of warships on the sea of Guangdong Xinhui Yamen to fight the Yuan Army, but failed. Lu Xiufu, the Prime Minister, took the young Emperor Xiangxing and died in the sea.

General Zhang Shijie led the rest of the troops to break through and died in a storm in the South China Sea. His body drifted to the foot of Huangyang Mountain and was buried by the villagers.

Heirs, assistant minister Zhao Shicong, Dali Temple Palace Xingqing, Hanlin bachelor Deng Guangjian and others built thatched cottages to live in seclusion at the second peak of Huangyangshan to avoid the pursuit of Yuan soldiers, and named them "Jintai Jingshe".

According to the historical records of the unified Qing Dynasty, during the Spring and Autumn Period, Yan Zhaowang built the "Huang Jintai" in Yishui to summon officials from all over the world.

Cong and others built houses on Huangyang Mountain and compared themselves to a gathering of wise men. Plotting against Yuan in the name of reciting sentences.

Later generations of Zhao changed the name of "Jintai Jingshe" to "Jintai Temple", where family members studied Taoism.