How to get to Wu Tong Temple in Nanning?

The Historical Origin of Wu Tong Temple

Wu Tong Temple is dedicated to the God of Wu Tong, also known as "Five Saints" and "Five Lang Gods". It was originally a shinto dedicated to rural areas in southern China. It turns out that the five brothers had an incense in the late Tang Dynasty, and the temple was named "Wu Tong". During the Daguan period in Song Huizong (1107—110), temples were endowed with "Lingshun". From Hou Jiafeng to the King of Song Dynasty. Because the first word of its title is "Xi 'an", it is also called "Five Gong Xian". There are two other theories. First, at the end of the Tang Dynasty, Fujian people Shangguan Bo and ShangGuan Lan were the town generals, Huang Chao was killed, General Zhong Yong was rewarded, and a special shrine "Hui 'an Temple" was built for sacrifice. Later, Shangguan Bo was named King of Democracy, ShangGuan Lan was named King Wu Tong, and Wu Tong Temple was dedicated to ShangGuan Lan. First, it is said that after Zhu Yuanzhang, the great ancestor of the Ming Dynasty, won the world, one night he dreamed that hundreds of thousands of soldiers who died without owners cried to him, so he ordered the people to worship the "five links" so that the people could enjoy the sacrifice. The "five links" here refers to a group of five people, also known as "Wu", which is the lowest establishment of the ancient army and is equivalent to the current "class". Therefore, the "five links" that Zhu Yuanzhang ordered to sacrifice were not gods, but ghosts of soldiers who died in battle.

The History of Wu Tong Temple in Nanning

Wu Tong Temple is located in Jiangbei Avenue, Yali Village, Xinyang, north of Yonghe Bridge, by the river. It is said that it was built in the Song Dynasty and expanded in the Ming Dynasty. It was converted into a primary school during the Republic of China, destroyed during the Cultural Revolution, rebuilt in the 1980s, and rebuilt after 2000, forming what it is now. Now incense is everywhere, and many old Nanning businessmen believe it. It is said that it has an effect. On the first and fifteenth day of the lunar calendar, there are many pilgrims coming and going. Several old houses in Wu Tong Temple are usually taken care of by donors, and the environment is elegant and clean. In ancient times, there was a ferry next to Wu Tong Temple, where merchants passed by and went to the north and south to do business. For thousands of years, Yongjiang government ships have been the main force of Nanning's short-distance freight, passenger transport and crossing the river. On both sides of the Yongjiang River, they have opened nearly 100 pairs of ferries, such as Xianmendu, Fumengdu, Laokoudu and Wutong Miaodu, which ferry around the clock to serve the logistics and people flow on both sides of the strait. It can be seen that Wu Tong Temple Ferry has become an important ferry for water traffic at that time, thus forming the peak of incense in Wu Tong Temple, ensuring the safety and safety of water boats and business people.

On Wu Tong Temple in Nanning

Few historical materials of Wu Tong Temple in Nanning have been preserved. Judging from the historical origin of ancient Wu Tong Temple, Wu Tong Temple was built for the soldiers who died in battle in ancient times, mostly for the people. I think the Wu Tong Temple in Nanning was also built by local people. Therefore, Wu Tong Temple has never been treated as a formal temple, and it is now. The government did not allocate funds to rebuild the Temple of Wu Tong. Now Wu Tong Temple is also built by local people (boat people on the water and villagers in Yali Village). So the temple looks like it is now. On the left, the Eight Immortals crossed the sea, and on the right, the Monkey King and his four disciples learned the scriptures. The yellow color is really a far cry from the blue brick glazed tile of Qingshan Temple. Wu Tong Temple also worships Tathagata, Guanyin, the God of Water Control in the Three Realms and the Dragon Mother. And Guan Gong, who represents officials and wealth. Most pilgrims always ask him to do things Anyway, the reputation of Wu Tong Temple in Nanning is good, and many pilgrims in Nanning will still come here to burn incense and pray for blessings on the first and fifteenth days of the first month. It also promoted the economic development of local people and promoted the inheritance of culture and history. Wu Tong Temple's Waterway Dharma and Ten-side Opera will be staged on the birthdays of Buddha and Guanyin. If you have the chance, you can see the most primitive and unpretentious Buddhism of Nanning people.

Wu Tong: Connecting heaven, earth, people, gods and ghosts was the original intention of the couplets in front of the old temple in Wu Tong in the late 1980s.

I also went there to burn incense, hehe.