About the Guandi Temple in Quanzhou ~ Very simple question

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Let me tell you something about the history of Guandi Temple.

Guandi Temple is also called Guan Yue Temple.

Taoist temple Tumen Street, Quanzhou City, Fujian Province. Commonly known as Guandi Temple. Because the Lord worships Guan Junhe, it is named. The temple was built in the Song Dynasty, covering an area of more than two acres, juxtaposed with the main temple, the left and right Sanyi Temple and the Chongxian Temple, each with a front hall and a main hall, and then newly built antique buildings. The incense in the temple is flourishing all the year round, and its followers are as far away as Southeast Asia and Taiwan Province Province. Now it is the seat of Quanzhou Taoist Culture Research Association.

Convinced by Guan Yu, Zhu Yuanzhang, the Ming emperor, ordered the construction of seven Guandi temples in Qimen, Quanzhou. At that time, Quanzhou had just experienced a dynasty change and its economy was underdeveloped. Not very capable of building a temple, I changed the Water Temple into Guandi Temple. Tonghuai Temple has a history of 1000 years ago, but it served the water god at that time. Minnan is close to the water, and many Minnan people go to four continents and five oceans. Zheng He sailed to the Western Ocean in the Ming Dynasty and set sail in Quanzhou several times, so the earliest Quanzhou God was Poseidon. This has a history of 600 years since the beginning of the Ming Dynasty.

In the past 600 years, seven Guandi temples in Qimen, Quanzhou have flourished for a while. Because the local people believe in Guandi very much, in addition to these seven temples, some small temples have been built in every street. By the end of Qing Dynasty, there were more than 100 temples serving Guandi in Quanzhou. With the changes of the times, there are few incense left, and the most incense is still Tonghuai Temple. In many people's minds, Guan Gong is an omnipotent and responsive god. Therefore, whether you are getting married, doing business, getting sick or looking for a job, you should go to Guandi Temple to draw lots, hoping to get guidance and psychological comfort. Signing poems has also become a way for people to communicate with the gods. Compared with other temples, this signature poem of Guandi Temple is more elegant and rich in content, which undoubtedly attracts more believers. Since the Song and Yuan Dynasties, local commerce and trade in Quanzhou have prevailed. Traditional business culture emphasizes that operators should have the virtue of "keeping promises and emphasizing commitments", and Guan Gong's image has become the representative of this virtue and is regarded as the patron saint of business, which is what we call "Wu Caishen". Anyone who does business will come to the temple to seek wealth and pray, and donate some incense money. Especially in recent years, Quanzhou's economy has developed rapidly, and people who get rich in business in Jinjiang, Shishi and other counties and cities often come to Tonghuai Guandi Temple to burn incense and donate money. Guandi Temple also used a large part of these incense money for charity and disaster relief.

Guandi belief was introduced into Taiwan Province Province by immigrants. In the eyes of the ancestors of Taiwan Province Province, Guandi, as a god from his hometown, can protect them as always and is also a symbol of his hometown culture. Therefore, Taiwan Province ancestors' recognition of Guandi belief is also an attachment and recognition of hometown culture, which is also the reason why Guandi belief is widely spread in Taiwan Province Province.

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Supplement:

Whether this kind of thing is believed or not depends entirely on the individual, and whether it is suitable or not depends entirely on the individual. There is a saying that "if you believe, there is nothing", but in Quanzhou, everyone says that Guandi Temple is very smart and can be used as a spiritual sustenance to draw a sign. After you draw the sign, if you need to ask the old-timers to cancel it for you, you need to give some merit and incense money. It is up to the individual to give more or less.

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Lottery tickets are regardless of adults or minors, as long as you have that heart. No one will laugh at you in the lottery. Belief is regardless of gender, age and race. "Sincerity is the spirit." Most temples in Quanzhou can draw lots, such as Tianhou Temple, Kaiyuan Temple and Chengtian Temple. There are also temples on Qingyuan Mountain. If we say the surrounding areas, there will be more. For example, the famous Xian'gong Mountain, Qingshui Rock, Jiuxian Mountain and so on.