Article of "Jinci"

Forty miles west of Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province, there is Xuanweng Mountain. Among the towering ancient trees at the foot of the mountain, there are more than a hundred palaces, pavilions, pavilions, bridges and pavilions. The long historical relics and beautiful The natural scenery is integrated into one, which is the famous Jinci.

The beauty of Jinci lies in the mountains, trees and water.

The mountains here are towering, like a barrier ; long, like outstretched arms, embracing the Jin Temple. In spring, the mountains are covered with yellow flowers, and the path is faintly fragrant; in autumn, the vegetation is sparse and sparse. The sky is high and the water is clear. No matter when you step up the stairs Climbing a mountain will make you feel relaxed and happy.

The trees here are known for their ancient vigor. There are two old trees: one is Zhou cypress and the other is Tang cypress. The Zhou cypress has a straight trunk and wrinkled bark. It is cracked, with a few green sparse branches on the top, lying down. Beside the stone steps. The Tang locust tree has thick old trunks, twisted branches, clusters of soft strips, and green leaves. Such as the cover. There are also the pines, cypresses and locust willows outside the waterside hall, all of which show their vigorous character. They are famous for their unique shapes, some are as shabby as an old woman carrying water, some are as tall as a strong man holding the sky, and so on. The Notre Dame Hall The left-twisted cypress in front of me rises straight from the ground and soars into the sky. The texture on its bark is twisted to the left, circle after circle, and the threads are not disordered, like a smoke swirling from the ground, and like a smoke from the sky. A rope was hung down. Under the shade of ancient trees, Jinci Temple looked particularly quiet and elegant.

The water here is abundant, clear, quiet and soft. While walking in the garden, I saw a pool of water here. Deep pool, there is a small canal there. There is a river under the bridge, a well in the pavilion, and a stream on the roadside. There are thin veins between the rocks, like threads; the blue waves in the forest are sparkling, like brocade or satin. All this water comes from " "Hard Lao Spring". There is a pavilion on the spring, and hanging on the pavilion is Fu Shan (Fu Shan (1607-1684)), a famous scholar in the Qing Dynasty. He was a thinker in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties. His courtesy name was Qingzhu, a native of Yangqu (now Taiyuan), Shanxi. He was proficient in classics. Shi Zhuzi, who is also a poet, calligrapher and painter, is also good at medicine. He is the author of "Frost Red Niche Collection" and so on. He wrote the three words "Nanlaoquan". So much water flows continuously, making a tinkling noise day and night. The sound of "ding dong dong". The clarity of the water is really amazing. No matter how deep the water is, as long as the light is good, you can clearly see the fish and gravel. The flow of the water is not big, and the clear microwave will blow the long grass. The vines were stretched into strands of silk, spread on the bottom of the river, and hung on the shore. Together with the reflections of the goldfish, moss and stone railings, they were woven into large streamers, passing through the pavilions and pavilions, slowly and endlessly. When Li Bai came here , once praised and said: "The flowing water of Jin Temple is like jasper [The flowing water of Jin Temple is like jasper]" A sentence from the poem "Reminiscing about the Old Travels and Send Qiao County Yuan to Join the Army" by Li Bai in the Tang Dynasty..." When you follow the flowing water to admire the pavilions and pavilions, maybe You may ask: Are these hundreds of buildings floating on the water?

However, the most beautiful thing is the ancient culture left to us by our ancestors. The "three unique features" of China's ancient architecture are preserved here. .

The first is the Notre Dame Hall. It was built in the Tiansheng period of the Song Dynasty and rebuilt in the first year of Chongning in the Song Dynasty (1102). This is the main hall of the whole temple. There is a surrounding corridor outside the hall, which is the earliest existing ancient building in China. It is a palace with a corridor. The palace is seven rooms wide and six rooms deep. It is extremely spacious, but does not have a single pillar. Originally, the roof trusses were entirely supported by the wooden pillars on the corridor outside the wall. The pillars are slightly tilted inward, and the four corners are high, forming cornices. The roof is decorated with yellow and green glazed tiles, and the flying pavilion is very majestic when viewed from a distance. The Song Dynasty clay statue of the Madonna and 42 maids in the hall are treasures among the existing Song Dynasty clay sculptures in China. They dress, sweep, play music, sing and dance , with different shapes, plump and handsome figures, delicate and round faces, vivid eyes, and smooth clothing patterns, which are really ingenious.

The second is the wooden carved dragon on the front pillar of the hall. This is the earliest existing Panlong Hall in China. The pillar was carved in the second year of the Song and Yuan Dynasties (1087). Each of the eight dragons holds a large pillar, with angry eyes and sharp claws. The wind and clouds around them are full of life. Although it has been nearly a thousand years ago, their scales, armor and beards still look like they are about to fly. The movement makes people marvel at the quality of the wood and the exquisite workmanship.

The third is the fish pond flying beam in front of the temple. This is a square lotus fish pond. There is a cross-shaped flying beam on the pond. , the lower part is supported by 34 octagonal stone pillars. The railings and pillars on the side of the bridge are unique in shape and can be moved left and right on the pedestrian bridge. This kind of cross flying beam that breaks through the shape of a straight bridge is also rare in ancient Chinese architecture.