Lingyuesi Village, the most vicissitudes ancient village around Beijing.

In the deep mountain valley in the west of Beijing, an ancient village-Yue Ling Miao Village is hidden by pine and cypress. The majestic Yue Ling Temple and the mottled ancient houses in the village complement each other, and the overall architectural pattern is well preserved, witnessing the glory of the past and accumulating profound cultural heritage.

This ancient mountain village, located in a deep mountain valley, seems to have disappeared from people's memory because of traffic jams. One day in midsummer, we came to this primitive village. The sun shines on the old house left in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. There are dilapidated ruins everywhere, and many courtyards are empty. Now only a few families in such a large village are still holding on. The changes in this village are shocking. Perhaps because of our arrival, it brought vitality to the quiet village, provoked the dogs in the yard of the community to bark constantly, and broke the silence of the mountain village with sweet bird songs.

As soon as I entered the village, I saw the famous Yue Ling Temple. During the prosperous Tang Dynasty and Zhenguan period, a temple, Yue Ling Temple, was built on Baitie Mountain, more than ten kilometers north of Zhaitang Town, Mentougou District. Temples in past dynasties have been repaired and experienced vicissitudes.

In the past, the incense in Yue Ling Temple was very prosperous, but now people go there. Around the ancient temple, since the Ming Dynasty, Xu, Song, Liu and Li have worked for the temple, and finally four small natural villages have gradually formed, collectively known as temple villages, which are under the jurisdiction of Zhaitang Town. Living around the temple, there are temples in the village, and there are villages in the temple. Villages and temples depend on each other and develop continuously, eventually forming today's Yue Ling Temple Village. Of the four natural villages, two have become ruins. At present, only two villagers, Xu and Liu, are around the temple, accompanied by the ancient temple.

The houses in the whole mountain village are built in an orderly way, and the paths paved with slate are connected in a winding way in the village. The ancient houses in the village retain the historical features as a whole, and the old houses, alleys and stone bridges are simple and elegant.

The buildings in the village are all quadrangles and three courtyards built on the mountain, which are row upon row and built on the mountain, which is natural and simple. The overall architectural feature of the village is the old house, deep courtyard, blue brick, gray tile, clear water ridge and scorpion tail. There are three bedrooms in the main room and two bedrooms in the wing room. There are fire-resistant kang and floor furnace in the room. The yard is paved with square bricks, and there is a cellar in the yard.

Yue Ling Temple is located in Baitieshan, north of Zhaitang Town, Mentougou District. It was built during the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty (627-649) and was destroyed by war in the Five Dynasties. Rebuilt in Liao Dynasty, it was called Baitieshan Courtyard, and Yue Ling Temple in Jin Dynasty. It was rebuilt many times in the 30th year of Zhiyuan (1293), 22nd year of Kangxi in Qing dynasty (1683) and 11th year of Yongzheng (1733). The temple is located on the platform in front of the main peak of Baitieshan, facing south. There are mountain gates, Tianwang Hall and Buddha Hall on the central axis. The hatchback is the old room 18 hall. There is a Gu Song (Pinus tabulaeformis) in the courtyard, an ancient pagoda tree (Sophora japonica) outside the mountain gate, and a courtyard wall. The whole ancient temple forms an independent and closed courtyard.

The mountain gate is built on the foundation of stone platform, with six steps of bluestone. The gate is brick, with a width of 3.40 meters, a depth of 3.42 meters and a height of about 5 meters. The gate is 2.50 meters high and rests on the top of the mountain. It is a brick arch.

On both sides of the south gate of the Temple are the ruins of the Bell and Drum Tower. The Heavenly King Hall (Front Hall) is a suspended mountain-shaped building, built on a platform 0.85 meters high, with three rooms 9.52 meters wide, two rooms 5.90 meters deep and seven meters high. The main ridge is carved with creeping grass patterns, with dripping hooks on the top of gray corner tiles, eaves rafters and wooden frame beams decorated with spirals for painting. Three beams and five beams are supported by the bucket arch. There are no doors or windows in the temple. This temple was originally dedicated to the Four Heavenly Kings, Wei Tuo and Jieyin Buddha.

The Buddha Hall of Sakyamuni is built on a platform with a height of 0.80m. The three halls13.10m wide and 8.55m deep are surrounded by cloisters, five beams with a square roof, a grey tile roof, dripping hooks and double rafters. The inner eaves column is a double-sided amphibious bucket arch with rotary painting. The arch wall is a painted Buddha statue. There is still a statue of one Buddha and two Bodhisattvas in the temple, carved with willow wood, nearly 4 meters high. 1954 demolition. There are two stone tablets in the temple: Yue Ling Temple was rebuilt in the 30th year of Yuan Dynasty (1293) and Yue Ling Zen Forest was rebuilt in the 22nd year of Qing Emperor Kangxi (1683).

198 1 year, Mentougou district government announced Yue Ling Temple as the first batch of cultural relics protection units.

Yue Ling Temple, with the passage of time, this thousand-year-old temple has been honed in the deep mountain valley. In Yue Ling Temple Village, walk or sit quietly, meditate on the harmonious coexistence between man and nature, feel the Buddhist culture and purify the soul.

Sun Keqin and Sun Bo write articles and take photos.

refer to

Sun Keqin, Song Guanya, Sun Bo, 2006, visiting ancient villages in western Beijing. Beijing: China Pictorial Publishing House.