In the Western Zhou Dynasty, young Ji Wang ascended the throne. One day, he and his younger brother Yu Ji were playing in the yard. He picked up a fallen leaf and cut it into a laurel. He said, "I will give you this laurel and let you be a courtier of the Tang Dynasty." The son of heaven joked, so his younger brother grew up and came to the Tang Dynasty, which is now Shanxi, and became a vassal. History books call this "cutting tung to seal brothers." Later, water conservancy was built, and the Tang people lived and worked in peace and contentment. After his son succeeded to the throne, because there was water in Jin, he changed the Tang State to Jin State. People cherish the memory of Yuji's achievements, so they built a ancestral temple to worship him at the foot of this hanging urn mountain, which was later called Jinci.
The beauty of Jinci lies in the beauty of mountains, trees and water.
The mountain here is as high as a barrier and as long as two open arms, holding this beautiful monument in your arms. In spring, the mountains are covered with yellow flowers and the paths are fragrant; In Qiu Lai with lush vegetation and clear sky, climbing mountains, exploring caves and watching pavilions are always refreshing. The ancient temple is located in this endless Cangshan, just like a lady who is half-veiled and half-veiled, shy and charming.
The trees here are famous for their ancient vitality. There are two old trees, one is Bai Zhou and the other is Tang Huai. That cypress tree, with straight trunk and cracked bark, lies on the stone steps, with several green branches at the top of the crown, just like an old man saying ancient words; That Tang Huai, with thick waist and crooked branches, has clusters of soft strips on the old stems, green leaves like a cover, a breeze blowing, a fairy-like look of a crane, and a childish face. The pines, cypresses, towers and willows outside other waterside temples all show many vicissitudes of life, and people always feel awe when swimming. There are also strange shapes, such as the left-handed cypress in front of Notre Dame, which rises from the ground and goes straight into the sky, but its bark is twisted to the left together; Round and round, the silk pattern is not chaotic, like smoke hovering underground, and like a rope hanging in the sky. The rest are like old women holding water, some like strong men holding heaven, and so on. Under the protection of ancient trees, the temple is particularly quiet and elegant.
The water here is rich, clear, quiet and soft. Walking in the garden, there is a deep pool and a small canal here. There is a river under the bridge, a well in the pavilion, a stream on the roadside, and a trickle between the stones, such as a line; There are blue waves shining in the forest, as much water as brocade and satin, and I don't know where it came from, but I can't find the spring. It's either hidden in your highness or behind the pavilion. What is even more lovely is that the water is absolutely clear. No matter how deep canals, ponds and wells are, you can see fish, gravel and silk thread as long as the light is good. And the water is not big, the clear waves are rippling, the long grass vine is pulled into wisps, spread on the bottom of the river, hung on the shore, combined with the reflections of goldfish, moss and jade strips, woven into large banners, which wear pavilions and go around the pavilion, and Ran Ran is endless. When Li Bai came here, he once praised: "The water in Jinci Temple is like jasper, and there are green moths flowing in a pool of 100 feet." When you admire the pavilions by the water, you often ask yourself: I'm afraid these hundreds of buildings are all floating on the water!
However, the most beautiful is the ancient culture left by our ancestors, where the "three wonders" of ancient architecture in China are preserved.
One is Notre Dame Hall. This is the main hall of the whole temple, which was built for Hou Yu's mother Jiang Yi. It was built during the reign of Song Tiansheng and rebuilt in the first year of Song Chongning (1 102). It has been 880 years since then. There is a corridor outside the temple, which is the earliest example that can be found in ancient buildings in China. The temple is seven rooms wide and six rooms deep, which is extremely spacious, but there is not a pillar. It turns out that the roof truss is supported by wooden pillars on the cloister outside the wall. The colonnade leans slightly inward, and the four corners are towering, forming cornices. The yellow-green glazed tiles on the roof are interlocking, and the flying pavilion flows from a distance, which is magnificent. The Virgin and forty-two handmaids in the clay sculptures of the Song Dynasty in the temple are the treasures of the existing sculptures of the Song Dynasty in China. They dress up, sweep the floor, play music, dance and have different shapes. Full and handsome figure, delicate and round face, focused eyes, smooth clothes lines and ingenuity are by no means ordinary.
The second is the carved dragon on the front pillar of the temple. This is the earliest stone pillar of Panlong Temple in China. Carved in the Song and Yuan Dynasties? Two years (1087). Eight dragons, each holding a big pillar, glared at each other and scratched each other. The whole body was furious because of the wind coming from the clouds. Although it has been nearly a thousand years, there are still layers of scales and fibrous roots, which can't help but make people admire the good wood and the fine craftsmanship.
The third is the fish pond flying beam in front of the temple, which is a square lotus fish pond, but there is a cross flying beam on the fish pond, supported by thirty-four octagonal pillars, and the bridge deck is wide from east to west, like the north and south wings. The railings and sentries on the bridge are all in strange shapes. On the footbridge, you can walk around at will, such as boating on the water. Coupled with the clear waves of diving, I was so happy that I forgot to go home. This kind of cross flying beam that breaks through the bridge shape is a unique example in the existing ancient buildings in China.
Notre Dame as the main building includes memorial hall, memorial archway, bell and drum tower, golden platform and water mirror platform. , are simple and beautiful, exquisite workmanship. In addition to this group of buildings, there are Chaoyang Cave, Santaige, Guandi Temple, Wenchang Palace, El Nino Building and Jingqing Gate. All of them are surrounded by mountains and waters, or built on the blue waves, or hidden in the shade, which integrates nature and labor. Even many sketches in the garden are very ingenious. For example, a Koizumi hangs from this rockery, but at the foot of the mountain stands a young monk carved with white marble. He has a bare forehead, smiling eyes, shoulder-length hands and a stone bowl. Water is pouring into the bowl and splashing into the pool at his feet, but it can't be full. In this way, the monk stood stupidly day by day. There is also a clear stream. Suddenly, a carved tiger came. Its two front paws grabbed the stone by the water, holding its neck and waist, and its lips were just buried in the water. It seems that the momentum will be absorbed. Walk along the foot of the mountain and look for it by the water. It's really hard for you to go there, although you won't enjoy yourself after several visits. Scholars of all ages have taken a fancy to this good place, and there are still many celebrities inscribed on the stone tablet in front of the gallery. Some characters have beautiful and exquisite calligraphy, which adds a lot of charm to the lakes and mountains.
This Jinci naturally played many weeks after arriving in the State of Jin. In those days, it was here that we fought against Sui and won the world. In the fourth year of Taiping (AD 979), Song Taizong and Zhao Guangyi wiped out the Northern Han regime here, thus ending the division of the five dynasties and ten countries in the history of China. 1959, when Comrade Chen Yi visited Jinci, he sighed, "The topics of Bai Zhou, Tang Huai, Song Xiandian, Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties have all been sung. The people of the world have erected a monument to praise reunification, and the righteousness is here to destroy the Northern Han Dynasty. "
Jinci is like this, protecting these precious historical cultures with her beautiful body. She deserves to be a bright pearl in the splendid rivers and mountains of our country.