When you go to Taiyuan, if you have free time, you must visit Jinci Temple. In early summer, I went to Taiyuan and walked into the Jinci Temple. I walked into this group of ancient buildings and gardens that integrates the cultural connotations of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, blends the spectacular scenery of mountains and waters, and brings together cultural relics and historic sites.
Jinci Temple is built on Xuanweng Mountain, extending from the foot of the mountain to the middle of the mountain. There are more than a hundred halls, halls, buildings, pavilions, pavilions, platforms, bridges and pavilions among the towering ancient trees. The green water and blue waves echo around the corridor, the red walls and yellow tiles flicker with the shadows of the trees, and the long historical cultural relics and the beautiful natural scenery are integrated into one. No wonder Liu Dapeng, a famous scholar in modern times, said: Jinyang is the most successful among the three Jins, and the victory of Jinyang lies entirely in Jinci Temple.
During the Western Zhou Dynasty, the young King Cheng Ji Song came to the throne. One day he and his younger brother Ji Yu were playing in the courtyard. They picked up a fallen tung leaf, cut it into the shape of a jade guide, and said: "Take this guide I'll give it to you and make you a prince of the Tang Dynasty." The emperor said nothing, so when his brother grew up, he came to the then Tang Dynasty, which is now Shanxi, and became a prince. "Historical Records" calls this "cutting Tong to seal the younger brother". Ji Yu later built water conservancy projects, and the people of the Tang Dynasty lived and worked in peace and contentment. Later, his son succeeded to the throne. Because there was Jinshui in the territory, he changed the name of Tang State to Jin State. People remembered Ji Yu's achievements and built an ancestral hall at the foot of Xuanweng Mountain to worship him. Later generations called it Jin Temple.
Strolling around the garden, the beauty of architecture and sculptures blend into the beauty of nature, harmoniously and elegantly.
I stopped in front of the "Water Mirror Stage" on the stage of Jinci Temple, and my eyes were suddenly attracted by the couplets on the eaves of the bright room: beautiful water, bright mountains, pictures without ink or pen, birds singing and flowers laughing, and colorful articles. These few two crosses actually depict a beautiful scene of Jinci Temple.
The Water Mirror Stage is the largest existing stage of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, open on three sides. The stage is divided into two parts, the front and back. The backstage was built in the Ming Dynasty, and the front stage was added in the Qing Dynasty. The backstage platform has four corner pillars, and there are two corridors connected with the front stage. There are upper and lower court doors between the front and back, separated by wooden boards in the middle, with a horizontal plaque of "Water Mirror Terrace" hung above. The word "Shui Jing" comes from the "Book of the Former Han·Han Anguo Biography": "The clear water mirror cannot be escaped. It means loyalty, treachery, right and wrong. In the clear water mirror, it is clearly revealed and the original shape is revealed, so it is called "Shui Jing" ". This plaque was written by Yang Eryou, a Hanlin official during the Qianlong period. It is said that this man was an honest official, not afraid of the powerful, and was known as "a stubborn man like iron." People who know him will appreciate this plaque more and more.
In To the west of the Jinren Taixi on the central axis of the Jinci Temple, there is a beautiful and magnificent archway called Duiyue Fang. It was built in the fourth year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty. In ancient China, the function of the archway was to promote the so-called "feudal ethics" in the old days. "Loyalty, Justice, Filial Piety" is commonly known as the archway. This plaque was inscribed by Gao Yingyuan, a calligrapher of the Ming Dynasty. The writing is powerful and majestic, like a swimming dragon. The word "Dui Yue" comes from the "Book of Songs", which is in "The Book of Songs·Zhou Song·Qing Dynasty" There is a saying in "The Yue is in the Sky", and the horses are galloping in the temple. The sentence "Do not show off, do not inherit, do not reflect on others" is intended to remember the merits of the ancestors. "Dui" means to repay; "Yue" means to publicize. "Dui Yue" means "repay and promote the kindness of the ancestors".< /p>
The Jinci Temple is large in scale and has many historical sites. It is surrounded by mountains and rivers, with green trees, beautiful scenery, and clear and abundant water. The Zhou Bai, Nanlao Spring, and Song Dynasty Sculpture Maidens in the temple are also known as the "Three Wonders of the Jinci Temple" .
The pines, cypresses, locust trees and willows outside the waterside hall all show the vicissitudes of life, and there is always a solemn feeling of remembering the past.
Zhou Bai and Tang Huai. , both are representatives of the thousand-year-old trees in Jinci Temple. Zhoubai is a cypress planted in the Zhou Dynasty. It is still lush and lush today. It is located on the north side of the Notre Dame Hall. There were originally two trees named Qinian Ancient Cypress, but now only this tree remains. This tree with strong stems and cracked bark has a few green sparse branches on its top, lying beside the stone steps. This old man who has lived for more than 3,000 years must be tired of standing and wants to lie down. Rest.
Tang locust is a locust tree planted in the Tang Dynasty. It is the most luxuriant one in front of the Water Mirror Terrace. It has thick old trunks, winding branches, and soft green leaves. Whisking, he looked like a fairy with a white hair and a childlike face.
But here was a deep pool, there was a small canal, there was a stream on the roadside, and there was so much water flowing through the rocks. , and I don’t know where it came from, but I couldn’t find a spring. It turned out that it was either hidden under His Majesty or hidden behind the pavilion. The water came from the "Nanlao Spring"
There is a spring on it. Looking down at the pavilion, you can see the gurgling Nan Lao Spring. Looking up, you can see the plaque "Difficult to Ag" on the pavilion. It has gold characters on a blue background. The upper part is inscribed "Ding Weiju Yue Dongyan Wang Yuanlang was re-established" and the lower part is inscribed "Zhenshan Shu".
Wang Yuanlang was a magistrate of Taiyuan County during the Yongzheng period. Zhenshan was the Taoist name of the famous scholar Fu Shan in the Qing Dynasty after he became a monk at Wufeng Mountain in Shouyang. According to textual research, the word "Nanlao" comes from the word "Zai" in "The Book of Songs·Lu Song". If you drink wine, you will never grow old." It means immortality.
The Hard-to-Age Spring will never grow old under the plaque "Hard-to-Age", and the "Hard-to-Age" plaque hangs high on the Hard-to-Age Spring. The Taiyuan County Prime Minister who set up the plaque and Fu Shan who wrote the plaque will never be forgotten. . This is the source of Jinshui. The water gushes out from the faucet and continues for years. It is this square of water that nurtures the people of Kujin Yang and nourishes the long history and splendid culture here.
Canals, ponds, and wells are woven into large ribbons, passing through pavilions and surrounding pavilions. When Li Bai came here, he once praised: "The flowing water of Jinci is like jasper, and the hundred-foot clear pool is full of green flowers."
The most famous building of Jinci is the Notre Dame Hall, which was built during the Tiansheng period of the Song Dynasty (1023-1032) . The Holy Mother is said to be Yijiang, the mother of Shuyu. The original name of the Notre Dame Hall is the "Girls' Temple". The hall is spacious and spacious, but there is no pillar. The original roof trusses were all supported by the wooden pillars on the corridor outside the wall. The columns of the corridor are slightly tilted inward, and the four corners are high, forming cornices. The roof has interlocking yellow and green glazed tiles. From a distance, Feige Liudan looks majestic.
The Madonna and forty-two maids made of clay from the Song Dynasty in the hall are treasures among the existing Song sculptures in my country. It is a statue of a maid. The figure is plump and handsome, with a delicate and round face, focused eyes, different postures, smooth clothing lines, and lifelike. Her every smile and every gesture brings endless reverie to people.
The wooden carved dragon on the pillar in front of the palace. This is the earliest existing Panlong Palace pillar in my country, carved in the second year of the Song and Yuan Dynasties (1087). Each of the eight dragons is holding a big pillar, with angry eyes and sharp claws. The wind and clouds are blowing around them, and they are full of life. Even though it has been nearly a thousand years ago, their scales, armor and beards still seem to be flying. People cannot but admire the excellence of the wood and the craftsmanship. delicate.
The fish pond flying beam in front of the temple is a square lotus fish pond, but a cross-shaped flying beam is set up on the pond, supported by thirty-four octagonal stone pillars below. The bridge deck is wide from east to west. , the north and south wings are like. The railings and pillars on the side of the bridge are all of unique shapes. On the pedestrian bridge, you can walk left and right as you like on the water, with fish jumping in the clear waves and lotus flowers reflecting the sun. It is so enjoyable that you forget to return home. This kind of cross flying beam that breaks through the shape of a straight bridge is the only example among the existing ancient buildings in my country.
This Jin Temple naturally has many allusions from Zhou and Tang Shuyu to Ren Liguo. Li Shimin raised his army from here to rebel against the Sui Dynasty and conquered the world. Zhao Guangyi, Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty, eliminated the Northern Han Dynasty here in the fourth year of Taiping and Xingguo (979 AD), thereby ending the division of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms in Chinese history. In 1959, when Marshal Chen Yi visited the Jin Temple, he exclaimed: "Zhou Bo, Tang Huai, and Song Dynasty dedicated the temple, and the Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties dedicated chants to it. The people of the world set up monuments to praise the unification, and Guangyi destroyed the Northern Han Dynasty here."
Literati and poets of the past dynasties They all took a fancy to this good place, and there are still many inscriptions by famous people on the stone walls along the mountain path and on the stone tablets in front of the corridor. Some of the words and sentences are beautiful and the calligraphy is exquisite, which adds a lot of charm to the scenery of the lakes and mountains.
Looking up at Jinci Temple, Jinci Temple is like this, protecting these precious historical cultures with her graceful body. She is truly worthy of being a shining pearl in the splendid mountains and rivers of our country.