@ Tieshan Qingshi (laughing alone) [Narrator]
Qixian Temple is located at the southern foot of Luoshan (or Miaofeng Mountain) in Woods Natural Village, Xiashu Wu Administrative Village, Miaoxi, western Huzhou City. It is said that it was built in the late Tang Dynasty (that is, between 82/KLOC-0 and 907), so it is called the Millennium Temple. There is also a saying that it was built in the early Qing Dynasty (during the Shunzhi period) (as a cultural relic protection unit in Huzhou, its buildings were recognized as ancient buildings in the Qing Dynasty). At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, Huzhou became one of the four jungles, with the same reputation as Li Ji Temple in Zhili in the east, Manjuji in Daochang Mountain in the south and Huokeji in Baique Mountain in the north.
According to Sina blogger Bishan Yuncuo, Qixian Temple had five main halls before the Anti-Japanese War, as well as Buddhist scripture building, Guanyin Pavilion, meditation room, guest room, zhaitang, kitchen and other buildings, with a total of more than 1000 houses. 1937 1 1 At the beginning of the fall of Lake City, more than 3,000 people fled here to avoid the Japanese army. Due to the dense trees around the temple, the Japanese army from Qixian village (? No temple was found when crossing the forest in the east, so the refugees escaped.
In the 1960s and 1970s, Qixian Temple was demolished many times and fell into disrepair. During the period, it was used as the Xuenong Branch of Huzhou No.2 Middle School (Bishan Yunsou said it was 1970), and there were buildings such as King Kong Hall, Daxiong Hall, Guanyin Hall, Luohantang Hall, Zhaitang and kitchen. ), and the original pattern has been used since 1948+0996.
At present, the buildings of Qixian Temple are quite distinctive in shape and color. In particular, the color of the wall is white, neither orange nor crimson, which is in sharp contrast with the black corner of the eaves and looks very solemn and cold. At the same time, the eaves of the gatehouse are quite imposing (which reminds me of the gatehouse of Xianding Temple in Qixian Mountain). Beside the road in front of the temple, a new "Temple West Bridge" was built. The inscription of the name of the bridge was taken from the handwriting of Yan Zhenqing, a master calligrapher, but as a netizen of Tianmen Forum said, "The sculptor is not good enough and the aesthetic feeling is not enough".
The treasure of the temple in Qixian Temple Town is firstly the reclining Buddha who occupies five rooms in the reclining Buddha Hall (I didn't know it until I heard the bus No.312 tell an old driver my age). According to Sina blogger Ji Chunya, the reclining Buddha is about two meters high and twenty meters long, with delicate face, gentle eyes and graceful posture. I just glanced at the door of the reclining Buddha Hall, but I saw Maitreya sitting in the hall with the upper body of the reclining Buddha behind me. I didn't really see it because I was a little scared.
Secondly, there is a rough-leaved tree about 1000 years old (1999 was listed as a protected object by Huzhou municipal government) on the east side of Daxiong Hall. There is no doubt that this ancient tree with rough leaves is also a powerful circumstantial evidence that the Seven Immortals Temple has a thousand-year history. One thousand years ago was the early Northern Song Dynasty. In other words, the Seven Immortals Temple was probably built in the early Northern Song Dynasty. Of course, it is not ruled out that it was built in the late Tang Dynasty, because this kind of thick-leaved tree may also be planted in temples at major events or festivals.
Third, there are two "spring abbots" behind Kannonji, which are called inexhaustible "Longan Pool" (commonly known as "Dragon King Well"). Legend has it that it turned out to be three pools printing the moon. For a long time, the monks in the temple and the people nearby have relied on these three pools for water supply. Even in dry and rainy years, the water in these three pools is inexhaustible. Now I don't know if these two Dragon King Wells have become stagnant water. In short, they look like two "sewage wells", so I dare not take pictures in front of the water. Moreover, there is a pocket-sized Longwang Temple between the two Longwangjing, which is as simple as a third-line brand counter in a big shopping mall and looks extremely pitiful.
In addition, there used to be a thousand-Buddha Pagoda near the release pool in front of Tianwang Temple, all made of iron, with a total height of about six meters and a total height of 1782 Buddha statues. Because it didn't rust, the Thousand Pagodas rusted earlier. Last August, some netizens saw it. When I visited in May this year, there was no trace. It is said that the small-scale Thousand-Buddha Pagoda, like the Seven Sages Temple, is very common in temples in China. It is estimated that it was not long ago, and it is not a rarity. Instead, it is a line drawing of Ode to Six Buddhas created by Tang Tianyuan, the president of Shanghai Hongqiao Painting Academy, on the east wall of Daxiong Hall. ) Long scroll, feeling a combination of solemn exultation and unrestrained pride, portrays the image and expression of the sixth ancestor of China Zen quite willfully and vividly, which is very infectious.
The next time I visited Qixian Temple, it was not only because Qixian Temple was the largest and most famous Buddhist temple in the west of Huzhou, but also because I hoped that Qixian Temple and Luoshan where it was located were related to Guyi Mountain and Miaoxi Temple, which belonged to poets Jiao Ran and Cha Sheng Luyu. Because Luoshan and Miaofeng Mountain (about 28 1 m high) and Baoji Mountain (only 42 meters high), which is now known as Gu Shan, are located in the west of the temple, they are adjacent to Miaofeng Mountain, where the Lu Yu tea culture scenic spot is located, and they are said to belong to Miaofeng Mountain, while Qixian Temple is said to have been built in the late Tang Dynasty after visiting Baoji Mountain (covering Huichang, Tang Wuzong, where the "Huichang Fa Nan" occurred). I feel that Luoshan, where the Seven Immortals Temple is located, has a special connection with Gujue Mountain and Miaoxi Temple (Wang Village, which is adjacent to Zhashuwu Village, and Bi Village, which is adjacent to Houshenbu Village in the south, seems to be mentioned by Yan Zhenqing in the article "Inscription of Miaoxi Temple in Yucheng County, Huzhou".
It is worth mentioning that when collecting information about Qixian Temple, I have seen many netizens praising Master Zhao Guang, the former supervisor of Qixian Temple (mostly called Master Zhao Guang by netizens), and even saw a message on Sina blog (written by Nanwei _289) in memory of Master Zhao Guang. Even more coincidentally, when I went to Miao Feng to visit the Lu Yu's Tomb, Jiao Ran Tower and Sanguiting built by Yan Zhenqing for Lu Yu, I was lucky enough to listen to the old bus driver of No.312 telling many stories related to Master Zhao Guang.
According to Nan Wei _289 and other netizens and the old driver of No.312 bus, Master Zhao Guang was a native of Chongqing, graduated from Buddhist College, thin, capable, handsome and friendly, and became the supervisor of Qixian Temple around 2003, and died in February of 20 13 (the fourth day of the first lunar month). In the meantime, he spared no effort to raise donations and save for a rainy day, which made great contributions to the restoration of the Seven Immortals Temple to its present scale. It is said that five minutes after his death, a provincial hospital in Hangzhou where he lived suddenly lost power for more than 20 minutes.
When it comes to the Seven Immortals Temple, we can't help mentioning the Seven Immortals Mountain. In the middle of May next year, I went to Lushan Village in the west of Huzhou (located in the west of high-speed railway station, Huzhou) and visited Xianding Temple in Qixian Mountain. Between Guanyin Hall and Dizang Hall of Xianding Temple, there stands a stone tablet of Taihu Lake nearly two meters high-"Fang Yun of Xianding Temple". The inscription was written on 1899. At the beginning, he wrote: "Seven Immortals Mountain in Huzhou, also known as Xiqiao, is 22 miles west of the county seat. There are six or seven miles from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain, which is called the wonderful peak. There is a stone room two miles below the peak. It is said that there are still people who live here and become immortals because it is called Xianrending. "
At the same time, the Inscription on Rebuilding the Xianding Temple in Huzhou, written on 20 13, also said: "There is Cisai Mountain of Wu in the Spring and Autumn Period in more than twenty miles west of the county, and the middle peak was called Xiguan Mountain in ancient times." Later, it was renamed Qixian Mountain because "Zhang, Luo Yin, Hu Zai lived in seclusion here in Guanzhong in the early Spring and Autumn Period". In other words, there should be no problem that the mountain where Xianding Temple is located is called Qixian Mountain. However, when I collect information about Qixian Temple, I often see netizens confuse Qixian Mountain, Xianding Temple and Miaofeng Mountain with Luoshan, Qixian Temple and Miaofeng Mountain.
What's going on here? In fact, I am also very confused: Xianding Temple is in Qixian Mountain, and Qixian Temple is in Luoshan. Strangely enough, there is a Lushan village under Qixian Mountain (it should be the legendary Qixian Village). From Qixian Temple to Wangcun, it is less than one stop by bus No.305 and bus No.312, and there is also a Lushan village. What's even more outrageous is that some scholars have verified that the Seven Immortals Mountain and the Cisse Mountain are actually the same mountain, with the Seven Immortals Mountain facing east and the Cisse Mountain facing northwest (I wonder if the Cisse Mountain mentioned by this scholar is the Prince Mountain I have been to). In this way, the Seven Immortals Mountain is Cisse Mountain, and Miao Feng is Miao Feng. According to this reasoning, are Xianding Temple and Qixian Temple the same? This mess can't get any worse!
(Dating back to June 13 to June 15, 2020)