This is Fenhe River, the second largest tributary of the Yellow River, second only to Weihe River in length. Originated in Guancen Mountain, ningwu county, it flows into Loufan, Gujiao and Yangqu under the jurisdiction of Taiyuan via Jingle County, and this is where Fenhe River will soon flow into Taiyuan.
Here we can see that both sides of the mountain are steep, with both the majestic momentum of green hills and the soft state of clear and smooth green water.
There is a 1400-year-old temple embedded in the cliff gap on the hillside opposite the mountain. Seen from a distance, it wraps around the mountain like a red ribbon. This is the Xuanquan Temple in Guanshan, Xilingjing Township, Yangqu County, Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province. It is one of the seventh batch of key protected cultural relics of China people and the country.
The founding date of Xuanquan Temple cannot be verified now. The inscription said: "Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties had different scales. Looking up from below, Xuanquan Temple was built on a cliff 30 to 40 meters above the ground, just like being embedded in a cliff. The whole temple faces south, covering an area of 800 square meters. All the buildings are lined up according to local conditions and divided into upper and lower rooms. The lower halls are the Mountain Gate, the Bell and Drum Tower, the Galapagos Hall, the Ursa Major Hall, the Dizang Hall, the Three Temples, the Seven Buddhas Hall and the Dragon King Hall. At present, only the lower house is open.
The Galapagos Temple, the Ursa Mahayana Hall, the Earth Treasure Hall, the Kannonji and the seven buddha Cave were all built or rebuilt after 199 1 year. Kannonji brick cave, 3 holes, flat roof. Seven buddha Cave is a stone cave excavated in Qing Dynasty with a new wooden front eaves. There are many monuments in the temple, including 1 stone building, and some remaining monuments.
It used to be the place where firewood was used in the mansion of Jin Wang, a vassal of the Ming Dynasty. King Jin was a vassal state of Wang Zhiyi in the Ming Dynasty. There were more than 50 vassals in the Ming Dynasty. The first king of Jin was Zhu Yuanzhang's third son, Zhu. In the 11th year of Hongwu (1378), he was named a native of Taiyuan, Shanxi. It also shows that there used to be dense trees here. Later, the Zhu family designated the mountains in this area as forbidden areas, and non-official children were not allowed to cut down, hunt or visit here. That's how the word "official mountain" came from. In the eighth year of Ming Yingzong Orthodoxy (1443), it became the "main incense courtyard of the Jin Dynasty", which is a brand temple designated by the royal family to burn incense and worship Buddha. In the third year of Chenghua (1467), he was forced back to the courtyard and temple by the people's voice and returned to the people. "
Entering the left side of the gate of Xuanquan Temple, there is a stone ditch of more than 30 meters. There are wooden sticks of different lengths in the stone ditch, and there is also a stone trough where ancient pharmacists grind herbs. The cliff says "Peace Ditch". According to the only monk in the temple, Mr. Fu Shan, a famous thinker, physician and calligrapher in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, used to cultivate one's morality here, and the people in Shiliba Village sought him to see a doctor, so Mr. Fu Shan's illness was cured. People put their crutches when they come to see a doctor under the cliff next to the place where they see a doctor to show their respect for Mr. Fu Shan. Over time, the wooden stick was called the analgesic stick, and the cliff stone ditch was called the safety ditch.
Crossing the Ping 'an ditch is the bell and drum tower of the temple. The big iron bell on the bell tower was cast in Jiajing period of Ming Dynasty. Further inside, Amitabha greeted guests with a smiling face, and Wei Tuo was holding a magic pestle on his back. Wei Tuo's magic pestle is placed on his chest or on the ground. What is the difference? According to the master in the temple, after entering the temple, I saw Wei Tuo's magic pestle on the ground, indicating that this is a temple for future generations, and the abbot has passed it down from generation to generation. The descendants temple is relatively small in scale. If you see the Devil's Temple in Wei Tuo on your chest, it means that it is a ten-square temple, which accepts bills from wandering monks (referring to wandering monks living in the temple). In other words, the three shapes of Putuo in the temple represent the scale of the temple: if Wei Tuo Bodhisattva carries a pestle on her shoulder, it means that the temple is very large and can entertain wandering monks for three days for free; If Wei Tuo Bodhisattva will stand in the hands of Pingduan, it means that the temple is medium-sized and can entertain wandering monks for one day for free; If Wei Tuo Bodhisattva stands on the ground, it means that the temple is a small one, and it can't entertain wandering monks for free. Wei Tuo Bodhisattva, who lives in the Temple of Hanging Springs on a cliff in the mountains, holds a magic pestle in her hand, which shows that the scale is still ok.
After entering the temple, the first temple was Garan Temple, also known as Guandi Hall. Three rooms wide, hanging from the top of the mountain with a single eaves, and the temple is dedicated to Guan Di. Galand refers to temples. The temple of Galatia is dedicated to the gods who protect the temple land and Buddhism. In China's Buddhism, Guan Gong is usually regarded as a Guanlan God. Galand Bodhisattva and Wei Tuo Bodhisattva are also called the two major protectors of Buddhist temples. Galand Bodhisattva is the right protector, and Wei Tuo Bodhisattva is the left protector. There are also wooden sedan chairs from the Ming and Qing Dynasties in the Galapagos Temple.
Daxiong Hall is three rooms wide and two rooms deep, with a single eaves leaning against the mountain, a tile roof, a single tilting bucket and six purlin beams. There is a statue of Buddha Heng III in the temple, which is divided into three different worlds: China, East and West. On the left is the founder of the oriental pure glass world, Liuliguang Buddha, and in the middle is Sakyamuni Buddha. On the right is Amitabha, the founder of the western paradise. He stands on the left and right sides of the stage to protect King Kong.
There are some Ming Dynasty murals left on the Xishan wall of the Hall of Great Heroes, with smooth lines and bright colors. According to the abbot of the temple, the content of the mural is a Buddhist story, which may be a picture, indicating the meaning of attracting all beings to the West, but it is uncertain and needs further study.
Located on the east side of the Hall of the Earth Treasures, the Hall of the King has three rooms with a single eaves hanging from the top of the mountain. The temple is dedicated to the Bodhisattva Dizang and the Iron Statue of Ten Temples of Yan Jun, which were cast in the Ming Dynasty, with a similar proportion to the real person, and are now collected in the county cultural management office. Now the ten temples in the temple, Yan Jun, are all imitation sculptures. There is a Liutong stone tablet outside the Dizang King Temple. In the second year of Qin Long Longfei in Daming, the 28th generation of Lin Ji continued, such as Yan Zi Yue 'an, rebuilding the inscription of the ancient temple Xuanquan Temple, knowing the beauty of Xuanquan and the inscription of Wan Li in the clear sky in the Wanli period of Ming Dynasty, rebuilding the inscription of Xuanquan Temple in the thirty-second year of Wanli, and rebuilding the inscription of Xuanquan Temple in the Yongzheng period of Qing Dynasty, which was clear and dry. Qing Jiaqing's inscription on Rebuilding Xuanquan Temple: "There is Xuanquan Temple in the northwest corner of Shanxi, which is also an ancient resort. Surrounded by xiufeng, water is divided and drained, deep valleys stand, and rock cliffs are built, just like a cloud dream, innocent of Yingzhou. Surrounded by Zhou Songbai, Ermo Garden, strange and dangerous roads, winding paths and secluded streams are connected by rocks and hidden springs. Birds fly away, fish jump in the mud, woodcutter bears the burden, fisherman swims, drums are silent, and morning bells are melodious. It is rare to pass this fairyland. "
These three temples are three wide and dedicated to three saints in the West.
Guanyin Temple is a pavilion-like building, with a cave in the bottom, a three-hole brick cave hall in the bottom, a three-room-wide Buddhist scriptures building in the top and a statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva in the bottom, which took shape in the Ming Dynasty. It is dedicated to the three sages of Hua Yan, with siddhattha gotama in the middle shaped by the Ming Dynasty and Manjusri Bodhisattva on both sides. According to the host, Xuanquan Temple is called Xuanquan Temple because there is a figure of Gu Quan in guanyin temple. Because the whole temple hangs on the cliff, there is a glimpse of Gu Quan in the ancient temple hanging on the cliff, so it is named Xuanquan Temple. But now there is no water in spring. According to him, the spring eye is still there, but I haven't seen it.
All the way along the plank road, through the cave, climbed the stone ladder in the misty spring rain, and came to seven buddha Cave. There is a cliff above seven buddha Cave, and a cliff nearly 40 meters below the valley bottom. Seven buddha Cave is a natural cave. The main cave is 8m deep, 5m wide and 6m high. The past seven Buddha statues are enshrined in this cave. Before the birth of Sakyamuni Buddha, there were other buddhas in the world. Buddhism refers to Sakyamuni Buddha and the Buddha that appeared as an ancient Buddha before its birth. The most famous ancient Buddha is seven buddha in the past.
Further east is the ancient plank road, which is 1.5 meters wide and only 0.3 meters narrow, covered with stone eaves and underwater in Linfen.
Longwang Temple is the easternmost temple of Xuanquan Temple and a masterpiece of the temple. There are three statues of the Dragon King in it. The beauty of this temple lies in the plastic hanging on the wall. There are three four-legged dragons on the Dragon King in the clouds, full of pride and movement. The colorful hanging carvings on the two walls echo the dragon from left to right, and the fairy boy is hidden in the clouds, fairy fog and pavilion bridge waterfall.
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