Tourist attractions in Weinan, Shaanxi: Cang Xie Temple

Cang Xie Temple is the only temple in China to commemorate the invention of writing. In June of 200 1 year, it was approved as a cultural relic protection unit in the State Council. Shiguan Township is located 35 kilometers northeast of Baishui County, at the southern foot of Huanglong Mountain, with low terrain in the south and high terrain in the north, belonging to a relatively gentle plateau slope. Most of the East Temple is Wuzhuang Village. It is said that Cang Xie lived in this village before his death. More than a mile south of the temple is Shiguan Village, which was named after Cang Xie's official position. About five miles northwest of the temple is Dipeng Cliff Village, which is the seat of the ancient Baishui Cliff. About 20km southwest of the temple is Wu Yang Village, the birthplace of Cang Xie.

Cang Xie Temple has a long history. According to historical records, as early as the Yan Xi period in the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was a move to "move the temple" and it formed a certain scale. Therefore, the history of temples with written records has been 1800 years, and the history without written records can be traced back to the era of the Yellow Emperor according to folklore.

Cang Xie Temple Area covers an area of 17 mu, and its basic shape is rectangular. The temple wall is140m long from north to south, 48m wide from east to west, and slightly wider from north to south, covering an area of about10mu.

There are 70 buildings in Cang Xie Temple from south to north along the central axis, including Zhaobi, Shanmen, East-West Theater, Front Hall, Bell and Drum Tower, Newspaper Hall, Main Hall, Back Hall and East-West Wing. Near the back hall are the tomb of Cangjie and the cemetery. Most of the existing buildings in the temple are Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, with gorgeous decoration and strong local color.

There are many stone tablets in Cang Xie Temple. Although many of them were lost after the war, there are still 18 preserved stone tablets arranged in the front hall. Among them, the book tablet "Cangsheng Bird Trace" has been well preserved so far. The stone tablet dates from the Eastern Han Dynasty, from the sixteen countries of Wei and Wuhu, and from the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties to the Republic of China. Early examples include the Cang Xie Temple Monument in the 5th year of Yan Xi in the Eastern Han Dynasty, which is a gem in epigraphy, the Guangwu General Monument in the Five Dynasties, the Cang Gong Monument in the Tang Dynasty, the Cang Gong Monument in the Song Dynasty and so on. In modern times, the plaques and couplets inscribed by Mr. You, General Tao Zhiyue and General Zhu Qinglan still remain in the temple.

During the War of Liberation, the Northwest People's Field Army Command trained cadres here. Peng and He Long personally boarded the site, strictly protected it, and inscribed the order of "protecting cultural relics and historical sites, and no one can destroy them at will".

Temple cypress towering, lush, lush growth. Cang Xie Temple Monument written by Yan Xi in the fifth year of the Eastern Han Dynasty recorded that "the ancient cypresses in the temple were lush". * * * There are 46 ancient cypresses and more than 0/0 ancient pagodas/kloc, which are covered with branches and leaves. They all have their own postures and names, such as "Dragon Play Pearl", "Feng Dan Chaoyang", "Kuixing Temple", "Dragon Play Cypress", "Animal Dragon Play Shepherd Dan" and "Lion" and "Kuixing". There is a cypress tree on the mound, and its branches rise and fall in turn, which is called "turning cypress" and is known as the wonder. In the southwest corner of the temple, there is an ancient cypress, which is hollow, with a long cypress wall and a tree named "Bai Bao Huai". The two branches are thick and luxuriant, which is a scene in the temple. The overall age of the ancient cypress in the temple is older and the tree shape is strange. Together with Huangling in Shaanxi and Confucius Temple in Qufu, it is called the three ancient temples in China, Cooper.