Features of Beiyue Temple Scenic Spot in Quyang

Beiyue Temple is one of the largest historical sites in Hebei Province, with more than 200 historical sites, temples and buildings, as well as a stele gallery and monument building. In terms of time, there are various inscriptions from the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Northern Wei Dynasty, the Northern Qi Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty, the Five Dynasties, the Song Dynasty, the Jin Dynasty, the Yuan Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, spanning 1500 years. Most of the inscriptions are records of rebuilding Beiyue Temple and offering sacrifices to Beiyue gods in past dynasties, and some of them use poems, words, songs and fu notes to reflect on the past. In terms of calligraphy art, there are fonts such as Zhen, Cao, Li, seal and running script. The earliest stone carvings were carved in the third year of Heping in the Northern Wei Dynasty (AD 462), which are extremely precious and rare among the existing stone carvings in China. There are Monument to Hengshan Temple in Beiyue, Dingzhou, Datang, Monument to Beiyue God, Monument to Tianwang Temple in Beiyue, Monument to Beiyue Temple in Dasong, Monument to Su Shi's Poems and Monument to Beiyue, which can be called a treasure house of calligraphy art and study the politics and economy of our time.

There is a sculpture art museum in Beiyue Temple, where more than 100 ancient sculptures are preserved. His works include figures, animals, Buddha statues and classic buildings, among which Shi Hu in the Western Han Dynasty, Shishi in the Northern Wei Dynasty, Thousand Buddhas in the Northern Wei Dynasty, Stone Lantern in the Tang Dynasty, Giant Buddha in the Tang Dynasty, Stone Buddha laughing monk in the Jin Dynasty and classic buildings are the most outstanding. The works are beautiful in modeling, exquisite in knife work and clear and smooth in lines, which fully show the different styles and characteristics of stone carving art in northern China in different historical periods. There is a museum in Beiyue Temple, the architectural style is classical quadrangle, there are three exhibition rooms of bronze pottery, kiln porcelain and stone carving, and more than 200 cultural relics are displayed. Couplets inscribed by famous calligraphers are engraved on the doorposts of the museum.

In a word, Beiyue Temple is not only a beautiful place to worship the gods at Hengshan Mountain in Beiyue, but also a temple with profound cultural and artistic connotations. It is a dazzling collection of ancient buildings, paintings, calligraphy, stone carvings, porcelain and other artistic flowers, showing the world the diligence, intelligence and wisdom of our great ancestors. When you walk in the hall, you will feel relaxed and full of emotion, and realize the true meaning of "truth, goodness and beauty". Let you realize the profoundness of our excellent traditional culture in China.