Located on the Phoenix Terrace on the north bank of Chaohu Lake, it is called Zhong Temple, also known as Zhong Temple, Taimu Temple and Shengfei Temple, because it is located in Chaozhou and Luzhou Middle Road. It is far from Laoshan Mountain in Chaohu Lake. It was built in the early years of Dade (1297- 1307). After the Ming and Qing dynasties, it has been repaired many times. The existing hall is a building in the late Qing Dynasty, with overlapping floors and magnificent momentum. The ancients called it "the first victory of the lake and the sky." There is a vertical forehead of "Chaohu Middle Temple" on the eaves door in front of the temple, and there are a pair of stone lions on each side of the temple door. The main building has two floors and is several feet high. The whole building is a quadrangle with wooden structure, carved beams and painted buildings, with cornices and walls. Visitors can see the water and sky, green hills, the shadow of the lake tower and sails from the railing. According to the Records of Chaohu Lake, there are 23 plaques inscribed by celebrities in past dynasties, such as "Pengdao on Earth", "Hutian" and "Purple Pavilion Lingyun". The pen is vigorous and the calligraphy is good. Due to years of erosion and water waves, there are many caves on the cliff, and there is a deep cave pool under the temple wall. Every time the water near Chaohu hits the shore, the lake hits the cave wall, and the sound of hitting stones is like a bell.
Appreciation of Ancient Poetry: Ming and Chu in China Temple
The tall buildings on the lake are open all around, and the sunset returns to the beginning.
Swallow Wu Chu and Qian Fan and move the galaxy for five nights.
Luo Yin poetry stays in the water temple, and Bo Yangxian goes to the mountain.
Clouds and sunset clouds filled the sky, and the wind blew down the Phoenix Terrace under both armpits.
The first two sentences are about magnificent and elegant temples, and point out the time to climb the building: that's when the sun sets. Because the temples and buildings are too high and magnificent on the lake, even the sun will not leave. The following two sentences are about what I saw when I climbed the stairs. In front of me, I saw the foggy and magnificent surface of the five-headed Chuwei Chaohu Lake. When I came back from the ship late, Qian Fan fell one after another. The picture in the poem is open and beautiful, full of nostalgia for the lake. At night, the lake is another scene: the night sky is washed, the water waves are quiet, and the Milky Way in the sky is reflected in the water, and it is impossible to tell where the sky is and where the water is. Water and sky are connected, and the wonders are moving. In three or four sentences and two allusions, the author traces back to the story of Luo Yin's poem "The Temple of Our Lady of Dengchao Lake" in the late Tang Dynasty, and the legend that Wei Boyang, an alchemist in the Eastern Han Dynasty, also cultivated immortality here, which proves that the temple has been a wonderland in the cave since ancient times. It is not only a beautiful tourist attraction, but also a place where people gather. At the end of the sentence, I trace back to the night scene of the nave with supplementary narration: The sun is setting, the sun is shining, and the wind is blowing under my arm. Taiwan Province people feel cool, which is really a cool and blessed place. The "Phoenix Tower" in the last sentence refers to the Phoenix Tower, on which the China Temple was built. It is said that there are no mosquitoes in temples in China, for one thing, it is windy here, and for another, it is difficult for mosquitoes to breed nearby. It is by no means a mythical being driven away by a crazy monk with a broken fan.
The whole poem focuses on scenery, and the author hides his love for the scenery of Chaohu Lake in the description of scenery. From beginning to end, the whole poem hides the author's long stay in the high temple of Phoenix Terrace. From the sunset to the upside-down night star, he lingered and his thoughts lingered, which made the scenery affectionate and affectionate, and reached the superb artistic realm of lyrical scenery and lyrical scenery.
(Liu Lengyue)
[Modern Prose] The nave in the ancient town is famous for its lakes and mountains. Its most famous are the Middle Temple in the south of the town and Laoshan Mountain in the middle of the lake.
The middle temple is different from many famous temples in famous mountains and rivers. It lives by the lake and is built by the water. The temple with high walls and gray-green eaves stands on the Phoenix Terrace in the south corner of the ancient town. From a distance, the huge rock outcrop of Phoenix Terrace tilts into the lake, waves beat the water surface, and plumes of water mist rise around. Rock outcrops are like lotus terraces, surrounded by ziyun, and temples sit on them like Buddha plates. The temple was built on a rocky cliff surrounded by water on three sides. I only entered the temple through a crescent-shaped passage. Stepping into the newly-built temple, I saw a plaque with wet ink hanging on the beam. The wall was painted with heavenly soldiers and heavenly generals, and the temple was used for sitting in the Buddha's shrine. Cigarettes swirled around and tourists kept coming. Three entrances to the Hall of the Great Hero, the first hall and the second hall are used by the naive Maitreya Buddha and Master Guan who has evening self-study. Stop and look as if they were commenting on something. Perhaps it is two completely different philosophies of life and two different displays of strength. The last three halls are divided into upper and lower floors, and the upper floor is the place where the nave is dedicated to the goddess Bi Xia Yuan Jun. This is the highest incense in the temple. Legend has it that the Virgin Mary came from the top of Mount Tai and came all the way here to settle down in order to "protect the people of Jianghuai". But I think, I'm afraid the better comes from the attachment to this wonderful mountain and beautiful water. You see, you can have a panoramic view of the most beautiful lakes and mountains from here, and the fairyland-like Laoshan Mountain is just around the corner.
Seen from the boat, Laoshan Mountain is dotted in the middle of the lake like a green snail. The mountain peak, the red sun on the tower and the shadows of several sailboats constitute a landscape, which is a wonderful landscape painting of nature. Compared with Zhongsi Temple, Laoshan Mountain has unique scenery with its wild natural environment, beautiful and magical legends and stupa ancient temple. It is surrounded by a lake like a basin, stretching like a landscape in Jiu Feng, with lush temples and pavilions, as if it were an enlarged bonsai. During this period, people suddenly entered Xanadu.
In the Range Rover of Laoshan Mountain, forget the Wenfeng Tower at the top of the mountain. Wenfeng Tower, located at the top of the mountain, was built in the Ming Dynasty, and the original tower has 4 floors. In the Qing dynasty, the famous Li Hongzhang continued to build, and the tower was increased to 7 floors. Seven-story pagoda, beautifully shaped, with octagonal cornices, iron bells hanging on the eaves, and the wind blows like a galloping horse. Looking from a distance, the tower is like a pen and a bamboo shoot, covering the clouds and fog and towering into the sky. Entering the tower, famous calligraphers wrote or inscribed the tower wall on the plaque, while 802 brick-carved Buddha statues were lifelike and embedded in the tower body. Climb the tower and overlook the scenery of Laoshan Mountain. Shannan Ancient Chuantang Ruins, Shoe Mountain in the Lake left by Jiao Lao in the southwest, for which Luo Yin, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, once wrote poems praising the "stunning embroidery" on the top of Yangshan Mountain, and the "Shengfei Temple where fragrant bamboo smokes", all the people in the mountains appeared in the green hills and beautiful waters. Climbing the tower overlooking Chaohu Lake in 800 miles, the smoke waves are vast, the sails are dotted, the green hills are like screens, and the town is beautiful everywhere.
(Hong Tao)
[Folk Literature] During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, there was a good scholar named Shi Youdao in Fengyi County, Sun Ningfu, Niuguo. /kloc-When he was 0/7 years old, he was instructed by Cao Xianchang to practice in Huanghua Cave in Taishan. Three years later, Dan became a fairy. People call it the Jade Fairy. So a jade girl temple was built on the top of Mount Tai for all parties to enjoy incense. Suddenly one day, the feather scholar of Chaozhou Middle Temple went on a pilgrimage to Mount Tai and slept in the temple. The goddess of dreams instructed him to say, "I want to use the strength of the feather scholar to go to Phoenix Terrace in Chaohu Lake to curb bad luck and protect the people in Jianghuai." When Yu Shi woke up, he looked up to the side. The jade girl in the niche was like a dream, so he bowed down. Then he carried the wooden statue on his shoulder with a cloth belt and came down from the skylight. Who knows, at this moment, a gust of wind blew from the cloudy sky, and Yu Shi only felt that there were clouds at his feet, which drifted to the Phoenix Platform with the wind. When the local people saw the man of God descending from the sky, they all cheered and asked why. Yu Shi told the local people what he said in his dream, and the news spread like wildfire. After hearing this, many pilgrims donated money to build the Zhongxiao Temple to worship the Jade Maiden and Fairy.
Who knows that the loyalty temple collapsed and collapsed, and it was repeated 7749 times, but the temple was still not built. During the fiftieth construction, it was the day of erecting beams again. I saw a poor man with an axe in his waist and disheveled clothes. He stepped forward and shouted, "Don't panic, don't be busy, I'll put up the beams in the temple." "It is not difficult to build a beam, just chop it with an axe." The master who is erecting a beam used to be angry when he saw the frame collapse repeatedly, but he was even more angry when he saw the poor man blowing it. They all shouted, "Stop bragging and get out!" The poor people did not agree, but still smiled and said, "Teachers, don't be angry. I've seen everything that happens in the world. If you want to build a beam, you should invite me. " The craftsmen became more and more mysterious after listening to his words. They thought he was a madman and tried to drive him away. An elderly carpenter said, "Since he has a big mouth, let him try." Carpenters have to obey. The poor man replied, "It's not surprising that you ignore me. You just have to worship me three times. " The old craftsman really bowed to him three times. Just then, a gust of wind blew, and the beam that had just been erected was going to collapse again. I saw the poor man swish, even-handedly cut at the beam, and just slammed it on the tenon of the main beam, and the main beam swayed three times, so it stood up firmly.
The bell temple was finally built. Afterwards, people realized that this poor man was Lu Ban, who was invited by Jade Girl to exorcise demons and build a temple. When the temple was built, Lu Ban quietly left in a canoe while drinking the celebration wine.
(Liu Lengyue finishing)