A group of 3-gun people tell you that this is a small place, but it is still an ancient capital and a provincial capital.
Located at the foothills of Xuanweng Mountain, 25 kilometers southwest of Taiyuan City, is the ancient Jinwang Temple. It was first built in the Northern Wei Dynasty and was built by later generations to commemorate Ji Yu, the second son of King Wu of Zhou Dynasty. One of the national key cultural relics protection units. Ji Yu was granted the title of Tang Shu Yu. Yu Ziwei succeeded his father and changed the country's name to Jin because of the presence of the Jin River. Therefore, later generations used to call it Jinci. After the Northern Wei Dynasty, the Northern Qi, Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties all reworked and expanded Jin Ci.
Jinci is a Chinese classical garden tourist attraction with dozens of ancient buildings. The environment is elegant and comfortable, the scenery is beautiful, and it is famous for its majestic buildings and superb sculpture art. A tour of Jinci Temple can be divided into three parts: the middle, the north and the south. The middle, that is, the central axis, enters from the main gate, starts from Shuijing Terrace, passes through Huixian Bridge, Jinren Terrace, Duiyue Square, Xian Hall, Bell and Drum Tower, Yunuma Feiliang to the Notre Dame Hall. This is the main body of Jinci Temple, with rigorous architectural structure and high artistic value. Starting from Wenchang Palace in the north, there are Dongyue Temple, Guandi Temple, Sanqing Temple, Tang Shu Temple, Chaoyang Cave, Taifengxuan, Santai Pavilion, Reading Table and Luzu Pavilion. Most of the buildings in this group of buildings are naturally arranged in an intricate manner according to the terrain, and are distinguished by their high pavilions. Starting from Shengying Tower in the south, there are Baihe Pavilion, Sansheng Temple, Zhenqu Pavilion, Nanlaoquan Pavilion, Jellyfish Tower and Gongshu Temple. This group of towers, with gurgling springs, has the charm of a Jiangnan garden. In addition, there is Shifang Fengsheng Zen Temple in the far south, which is said to have been the villa of Wei Chigong, the founding general of the Tang Dynasty. There is a relic pagoda in the north pagoda courtyard. It was first built in the Kaihuang period of the Sui Dynasty, rebuilt in the Song Dynasty, and rebuilt during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. It is a seven-level octagon, more than 30 meters high, with doors on all sides of each floor and decorated with glazed railings. Climbing the tower and looking into the distance, the panoramic view of Jinci Temple is vividly visible.
The most famous building in Jinci is the Notre Dame Hall, which was built during the Tiansheng period of the Song Dynasty (1023-1032 AD). The Holy Mother is said to be Yijiang, the mother of Ji Yu. The Notre Dame Hall, formerly known as the "Girls' Temple", is a spacious and spacious hall. There are 43 exquisite painted maid statues from the Song Dynasty (including 2 later sculptures). Among these painted sculptures, Yi Jiang is seated in the middle, with a solemn expression, graceful and luxurious, with a phoenix crown and clouds. It is an image of a palace ruler. The statues have lifelike images, vivid shapes and different moods. They are precious materials for studying the sculpture art and costumes of the Song Dynasty. The Yunuma Flying Bridge, built in the Song Dynasty, is in the shape of a cross bridge, like a roc spreading its wings. It is located in front of the Notre Dame Hall. It is elegant and generous in shape and unique in shape. It is the only existing ancient bridge in China. The four iron figures on the Golden Man Terrace have heroic postures. Because iron is a metal, they are called the "Golden Man Terrace". The iron man in the southwest corner was cast in the fourth year of Shaosheng in the Northern Song Dynasty (AD 1097). It has a history of more than 800 years. Light is quite unique. It is said that one summer the weather was extremely hot, and the iron men in the southwest couldn't bear the unbearable pain. Walking to the Fen River alone, Iron Man was worried about how to cross the Fen River. While I was in a hurry, I suddenly saw a small boat sailing down the shore not far from the upstream. Iron Man hurried forward to greet him and asked the boatman to ferry him to the other side. The boatman pondered for a while, and then said slowly: "There are too few people to ferry you alone, but you can wait a little longer to see if there is anyone else." Iron Man was anxious and said quickly: "You can ferry me alone, and you will be counted as one." You have the ability." The boatman looked at Iron Man and said, "You can weigh more than one person in a boat, unless you are made of iron." As soon as the words fell, the true nature of Iron Man was revealed. In an instant, the iron man stood by the Fen River, motionless. Why didn't this man speak? The boatman looked up and saw an iron man standing in front of him. It looks so familiar, oh, isn't it? He is a master of Jin Ci. The boatman didn't dare to neglect, and quickly found some villagers to carry the iron man back to the golden platform. The Virgin ordered her generals to chop the Iron Man's toes three times as punishment for disobeying the commandments. Today's Iron Man still has marks on his feet from three consecutive cuts.
The stele pavilion of the Tang Dynasty is the "Zhenguan Baohan" pavilion. The pavilion displays the inscription "Inscription and Preface of Jin Temple" written by Emperor Taizong Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty. There are more than 1,200 characters in the stele. The calligraphy is cursive, the bones are strong, the pen is powerful and subtle, and it has the charm of Wang Xizhi's calligraphy. It is a treasure of calligraphy art. On the right side of the Notre Dame Hall is the thousand-year-old tree "Wolong Zhou Cypress".
The Hard-Lao Spring, commonly known as the "South China Sea Eye", comes from a faulted rock formation and has water flowing all year round. In the Northern Qi Dynasty, someone named it "The Hard-Lao Spring" based on the sentence "It's hard to grow old in Yongxi" in "The Book of Songs". Zhou Bai, Nanlaoquan and the Maid Statue are known as the "Three Wonders of Jin Temple".
Above the Nanlaoquan Pavilion of Jinci Temple, there is a jellyfish building, commonly known as the Dressing Building, also known as the Crystal Palace. Inside the building, there is a jellyfish statue made of copper and gold, sitting upright on an urn, with its hair untied and a calm expression. According to legend, Jellyfish, whose surname was Liu, was a virtuous man. He lived in Jinsheng Village near Jinci Temple and married into Jinci Temple as his daughter-in-law. Unfortunately, after her marriage, she was abused by her mother-in-law, who forced her to fetch water from a distant place every day. When carrying the water back, my mother-in-law only wants the front bucket, not the back bucket. This is called dirty, but in fact she is deliberately making things difficult. One day, Liu Nu was returning from carrying water. On the way, a horseman asked to borrow water for his horse to drink. Liu Nu happily agreed. When Liu Nu returned to pick up the load again, the man gave Liu Nu a golden riding whip and told her to put the riding whip in an urn and just lift it up slightly, the urn would be filled with water. Liu Nu went back and tried it, and it really worked. This secret was soon discovered by Liu Nu's sister-in-law. One time, while Liu Nu was away at her parents' home, she picked up the riding whip from the urn, and immediately, water rushed out of the urn. The flood will soon submerge the nearby villages... Liu Nu was combing her hair at her parents' home. After hearing the news, she came over and sat on the urn resolutely. The water suddenly became smaller, people were saved, and the jellyfish never left the water urn.
The south of Jinci Temple is called Fengsheng Temple. According to legend, it was once the villa of Yuchi Jingde, the general of the Tang Dynasty. At Fengsheng Temple, there is a stupa with a height of 38 meters and a seven-level octagonal shape. Near Fengsheng Temple, there is a giant locust tree with old stems and tender branches, green and simple, unique. It is said that this locust tree has a long history and has long since dried up. I don’t know how many years have passed. By the 21st year of Qianlong’s reign in the Qing Dynasty (AD 1756), the 21st day of the third lunar month, there was a gathering in Fengsheng Temple, and people came and went. The bustle is extraordinary. It happened that there was an old Taoist priest selling plasters under the withered locust tree. He shouted: "The plaster works well and can cure all diseases. If you are lucky, come and buy it. If you are not lucky, you will not believe it." After hawking for a long time, no one bought his medicine. The old Taoist continued to sell: "Such a fairy medicine, no one comes to buy it, mortals are not blessed, and the withered locust tree is suitable for growth." After that, he put the plaster on the withered locust tree. He fluttered his sleeves and walked away. What a coincidence, in less than a month, this withered locust tree came back to life. The branches and buds are spreading, and they are very lush. When people saw this, they exclaimed that this dead locust tree was called the resurrection locust tree. In fact, as the saying goes: "Thousand-year-old cypresses, ten-thousand-year-old pines, and old locust trees sleep for hundreds of springs." The resurrection of this withered locust tree probably happened because it happened to wake up after sleeping for many years