Description of Beijing Baiyunguan Scenic Spot:
Located at Baiyunguan Street on Binhe Road (outside Xibianmen). The largest Taoist temple in Beijing, one of the famous Taoist temples in China, is a cultural relic protection unit in Beijing. It was built in the 29th year of Kaiyuan in the Tang Dynasty (741), and it was rebuilt in the 7th year of King Dading in Tianchang (1167). In the 3rd year of Jin Mingchang (1192), it was renamed Taiji Palace. In 123, Tai Chi Palace was destroyed by a fire in the third year of Jintaihe. At the end of Jin Dynasty, Qiu Chuji (1148-1227), a real person in Changchun, was ordered to travel to the west and meet Genghis Khan. He was ordered to take charge of Taoism in the world and preside over Taiji Palace, and was renamed Changchun Palace. After reconstruction and expansion, he became the Taoist center in northern China. After Qiu Chuji's death, in the fourth year of Jin Zhengda (1227), his disciple Yi Zhiping bought Changchun Palace East Hospital to build a Taoist temple, named "Baiyun Temple". In the spring of the following year, Chu Shuntang was built in the view to bury Qiu Chuji's remains. At the end of Yuan Dynasty, Changchun Palace was destroyed by war, and Baiyun Temple remained. In the twenty-seventh year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (1394), Baiyun Temple was expanded as the main body, and it was built on a large scale in the third to eighth years of Zhengtong in Ming Dynasty (1438-1443). It was rebuilt again in the 45th year of Qing Emperor Kangxi (176), forming the present pattern. Baiyun Temple was listed as a national key Taoist temple in 1984 and opened to the public in the same year. China Taoist Association and China Taoist College are both located here. Since 1987, Baiyun Temple has held a "Folk Spring Festival Welcome Meeting" every year during the Spring Festival. By 1999, it has been held for 13 times, which is one of the four traditional temple fairs in Beijing (see Temple Fair). Baiyunguan Block faces south and divides into three roads. The main buildings in the middle road are Yingbi, Lingxing Gate, Shanmen, Bell and Drum Tower, Linggong, Yuhuang Hall, Laolv Hall, Qiuzu Hall and Sanqing Pavilion Four Royal Halls. The east and west halls are Sanguan Hall, Caishen Temple, Jiuku Hall and Yaowang Hall respectively, and the west road is Ancestral Hall, Yuanjun Hall, Wenchang Hall, Yuanchen Hall, Lvzu Hall and Yunji Garden. East Road has Antarctic Hall, Doulao Pavilion, Zhenwu Temple, Fire Temple, Zhaitang and Luogong Tower.
Taoist temple is composed of quadrangles with progressive layers, which is grand in scale and extraordinary in momentum. Visiting Baiyun Temple can be divided into three ways: China, East and West. The main halls are on the north-south central axis.
From the south of the axis, there are glazed walls, colorful archways and mountain gates.
In the mountain gate, there is a small stone monkey embossed with white marble, which is very vivid and touching, in order to get rid of illness and be blessed.
There is a single-hole stone bridge behind the mountain gate-Yufeng Bridge. There is a large gold-painted "copper coin" with a diameter of one meter hanging at the entrance of the bridge, and a copper bell is hung in the money hole. Visitors like to throw coins into the money hole so far, hoping that their wishes will come true and their wealth will prosper. It is very interesting.
Jade Emperor Hall
Located in the north of Lingguan Hall in Zhonglu, there is a shrine dedicated to "The Supreme Jade Emperor in Haotian Golden Que". There were four saints and other statues in the original temple, all of which were gone. At present, the bronze statues on both sides were cast in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. There are red banners hanging in the temple, embroidered with the word "Shou" in different shapes. Because of the name "Bai Shou Ban", it is said that it was the birthday present of Empress Dowager Cixi at the end of Qing Dynasty, and later it was hung here as a gift to Baiyun Temple.
The Old Law Hall
is located in the north of the Jade Emperor Hall in Zhonglu, which is the main hall for Taoist religious activities in Guannei. Formerly known as the Seven True Temples, there are seven disciples of Wang Zhongyang, the founder of Quanzhen Taoism, and the seven true statues are listed side by side. The middle seat is Qiu Chuji, a real person in Changchun, and the other six people are Liu Chuxuan, Hao Datong, Tan Chuduan, Wang Chuyi, Ma Yu and their wife Sun Buer, who are known as the "Seven True Men in the North". In the Qing Dynasty, it was renamed the Old Law Hall. In the hall, the horizontal plaque of "Langjian Zhenting", the imperial book of Emperor Kangxi, was hung. On the right side of the platform in front of the temple, there is a bronze mule cast by Kangxi in the 47th year. The saddle bridge is engraved with the words "Kangxi's old son". It was originally in Dongyue Temple outside Chaoyangmen, and then moved here.
Qiu Zu Temple
Located in the north of Zhonglu Laolv Hall, it is one of the main halls in the temple, and it is a self-contained courtyard, which is the old address of Chushun Hall where Qiu Chuji's remains are buried. It was called "Changchun Hall" in the Ming Dynasty, "Zhenji Hall" in the early Qing Dynasty, and "Qiuzu Hall" in the Qianlong period in the early Qing Dynasty, which has been extended to this day. There is a statue of Qiu Chuji in the temple. There is a stone pedestal in the temple, which is said to be a relic of the Song Dynasty and given by Emperor Qianlong.
Sanqing Pavilion Siyu Temple is at the northernmost part of the middle road. The front porch is divided into two floors, the upper floor is Sanqing Pavilion, and the lower floor is Siyu Hall. Sanqing Pavilion is a collection place in Guanzi, where there are 535 volumes of Orthodox Daozang carved in the orthodox period of Ming Dynasty. The tablet in Guanzi gives a detailed account of the process of "giving scriptures". The Four Imperial Halls are dedicated to the four emperors in heaven, namely, Zhongtian Ziwei Arctic Emperor, Gouchen Shanggong Emperor, Chengtian Imitation, and Antarctic Immortal Emperor.
Lv Zu Temple
Located on the west side of Yuanjun Temple on West Road, it was built in the 13th year of Jiaqing in Qing Dynasty (188). It is divided into two halls, the front hall is the Eight Immortals Hall, and the legendary Eight Immortals statues are molded in the hall from east to west. The back hall, namely Lv Zu Hall, is a special hall in Lv Dongbin, which is the only glazed tile roof building in the view.
The Gathering Hall
is the back garden, which is located at the northernmost part of Baiyun Temple and was built in the 13th year of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty (1887). The building is centered on the Gathering Mountain House, facing south is a ring platform facing north, with verandahs on both sides, followed by a rockery, and a crane pavilion and a wonderful fragrance pavilion on the mountain. There is a retreat building in the west of the park. The back garden is known as "Little Penglai".
Inscriptions
Baiyunguan has preserved a large number of inscriptions, including the restoration of inscriptions, the donation of production, the inscription of per mu production and the inscription of incense. For example, Hu Hu wrote the restoration of Baiyunguan in the ninth year of orthodoxy, and Xu Bin wrote the scriptures in the thirteenth year of orthodoxy; In the fifty-third year of Qianlong reign in Qing Dynasty (1788), the imperial system rebuilt the tablet inscription and the imperial pen poem tablet, in the twelfth year of Guangxu reign, Zhao Shixian rebuilt the tablet from Baiyunguan in Zhengde year of Ming Dynasty, and Gu Yishou rebuilt the tablet from Baiyunguan in Jiajing year of Ming Dynasty. It records the historical situation of Baiyun Temple's architecture, development and changes, and the famous calligrapher Zhao Mengfu's running script Laozi Tao Te Ching is preserved in the temple, which is the best stone carving. There is also a stone statue of Laozi, which is said to be a stone carving work in the Tang Dynasty.
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