What temples are there on Hengshan Mountain in Beiyue?

There is Beiyue Temple on Hengshan Mountain in Beiyue.

In the early years of the Western Han Dynasty, there was a temple in Hengshan Mountain, which has a history of more than 2,000 years. The main temple of Fei Grottoes was built in the Northern Wei Dynasty and rebuilt in the Tang, Jin and Yuan Dynasties. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there were many buildings and towering pagodas in Hengshan Mountain, which were called "three temples, four shrines, nine pavilions, seven palaces, eight caves and twelve halls".

Hengshan Mountain, as a place for Taoist activities, has a long history. Zhang lived in seclusion in Hengshan Mountain. Beiyue Temple is the main temple, as well as the bedroom, Lady Houtu Temple and Wei Zi Palace.

Guanting, Baihuguan, Longwang Temple, Lingguanfu, Guandi Temple, Wenchang Temple, Grandma Temple, Chunyang Palace, Bixia Palace and other temple buildings, the Hanging Temple is the first wonder of Hengshan Mountain. Hengshan Scenic Area, including Beiyue Temple, is one of the first batch of 44 national key scenic spots announced by the State Council 1982. But it is not a national key cultural relics protection unit.

The Historical Origin of Beiyue Temple

Hengshan Mountain has a long history, formerly known as Gaoshi, and later renamed Lushan Mountain, hence the name hun yuan. Later, it was changed to Xuanwu Mountain. At that time, the cultural landscape of Hengshan Mountain (damao mountain, Fuping, Hebei) was destroyed in the Ming Dynasty.

Some busybodies forged a false name, such as Zhang's "Fairy Trace", went up to Xuanwu Mountain and called it Hengshan Mountain, and gradually persuaded the local people to constantly ask to worship Beiyue instead. Shunzhi accepted this view when the Qing Dynasty entered Shanhaiguan. Since then, it was named Hengshan Mountain, and Beiyue moved to worship.

During Liao and Jin Dynasties, Hengshan was the cultural state at that time. There are many academies, cliff carvings and couplets. In addition, the Hengshan Mountain is windy and the climate changes dramatically. Most buildings are built on cliffs or rocks, forming a unique and steep feature.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Beiyue Temple