Huashan-Xiyue Temple

Xiyue Temple, located five miles east of Huayin City, is the place where emperors sacrificed to Huashan God. The temple was built in the early years of Yuan Guang (BC 134- 132). The original site is located in the east of Imitation Love River and south of Qiaoying Village, and it is named Ji Ling Palace. In the eighth year of Yan Xi (165), Emperor Huan of the Eastern Han Dynasty moved to this place one after another from the early year of Xingguang in the Northern Wei Dynasty (454). It was once called "Xiyue Huashan Temple", "Jin Tianwang Temple" and "Kazuki Watanabe musician Temple", commonly known as Xiamiao, and has evolved several times. It was called "Xiyue Temple" in the Ming Dynasty and has been customized ever since.

Xiyue Temple architecture began in the Eastern Han Dynasty, developed in the Tang and Song Dynasties, and perfected in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Since its establishment, it has been a special place for emperors or scholars to worship China and mountain gods. In addition, the people who unified the Han Dynasty in the past dynasties showed their rule and inherited their orders by offering sacrifices to thousands of Yue gods, which formed the special position of temples in the history of China, especially in the history of architecture. The temple covers an area of about 1 19880 square meters, which is the highest among the five mountains, so it is called the first temple of the five mountains. The architectural form is symmetrical in outline and axis in the outer city, and its specifications are second only to the second-class sacrificial buildings in the Forbidden City. Its grandeur and grandeur is the epitome of the Forbidden City in Beijing, which is called the Forbidden City. Although it has been destroyed by man-made, military wars, natural disasters and other historical changes, there are still many ancient buildings such as Jinchengmen, Lingxingmen, Shipailou, Paifang, Hulingtang, Monument Building, Imperial Study Room and more than 50 stone tablets with high cultural value.

Xiyue Temple is dedicated to Shao Hao, the God of Huashan Mountain in Xiyue. Wuyue's true picture describes him as "leading a fairy official and a beautiful girl to manage 4,100 people", wearing a robe of essence, the crown of the ninth lunar month, the seal of truth and a white dragon. The archway of "Shao Hao Capital" in front of Yushu Building shows his master position in Xiyue Temple. Inside the gate, "Tianwei is close at hand" and "Shipailou back couplet" can be clearly seen. The order of the month, the order of autumn, the birth of spring, and the long-term hiding of the family "stipulate his functions and terms of reference in charge of the world. In addition, Xiyue Temple is also dedicated to Ru Shou, the assistant god of Shao Hao, Bai Di. Some people say that Ru Shou is the son of Bai Di. <