The first stop of the May Day trip - Huangliang Meng

I came to watch Huangliang Meng with great eagerness, because the three words "Huangliang Dream" carry a strong sense of mystery and cultural heritage, which aroused my endless reverie. It's a pity that we were in such a hurry that we didn't have time to take a closer look. We had no choice but to take a few photos hastily. If I have the chance, I will come back to take a closer look at it.

Because I came and went in a hurry and didn’t feel deeply, I couldn’t write beautiful words to praise it. This is the disadvantage of traveling in a group. Sometimes you may not be able to look carefully at things you want to see carefully. . However, I strongly hope that everyone can understand it, so I use the text introduction on the Internet. The following content comes from the Internet:

Handan Huangliang Meng generally refers to Huangliang Meng Luxian Temple. Luxian Temple in Huangliangmeng, located in Huangliangmeng Town, 10 kilometers north of Handan City, Hebei Province, is one of the largest and best-preserved Taoist temples in northern China.

The main buildings of Luxian Temple include Zhongli Hall, Bell Tower, Drum Tower, Luzu Hall, East Queen Mother Hall and West Wanggong Hall. There is also the Lu Sheng Hall, which tells the story of Lu Dongbin. Legend has it that he guided a scholar named Lu to comprehend life in his sleep and determined to practice Taoism. There are large bluestone carvings of Lu Sheng's sleeping statue and bed in the hall, as well as murals on the walls, which show the artistic conception of Lu Sheng sleeping on the pillow and dreaming.

Building layout:

This building in Huangliang Meng faces north and south, with the main door facing west. Outside the door is a tall glazed screen wall with two dragons playing with pearls. On the forehead are the four characters "Handan Ancient Temple". The Eight Immortals Pavilion standing face to face at the entrance gate faces the gate tower to the east and west. The eight Taoist gods enshrined in the pavilion are Han Zhongli, Tieguaili, Cao Guojiu, Zhang Guolao, Lu Dongbin, Han Xiangzi, Lan Caihe and He Xiangu.

The north room of the front yard is the alchemy room, with a plaque reading "Fairy Cave" hanging above it. On the screen wall in front of the alchemy room, there are four cursive characters "Penglai Wonderland", which is said to have been written by Lu Dongbin, so there are many legendary stories. Opposite the screen wall are three alchemy rooms, with lotus flowers growing on all sides.

Entering the middle gate is the backyard. On the central axis are the Zhongli Hall, Luzu Hall and Lusheng Hall of the main buildings. Zhongli Hall is also called the front hall, with three rooms each wide and deep. There are bell towers and drum towers on the left and right sides of the front hall. After passing Zhongli Hall, there is another courtyard to the north. The front hall is the Luzu Hall, the main hall of Huangliangmeng Luxian Temple. It has a mountain-style glazed roof, three rooms in width and three rooms in depth. There are single-step corridors in the front and back, with multicolored gold brackets, cornices and wing corners. Look up to the sky. There are statues of Lu Dongbin and a boy in the hall, and there are five inscribed stones on the two walls. There is a worship hall and a platform in front of the hall, and on both sides are the East Queen Mother Hall and the West Prince Hall with seven rooms each. Luzu Hall is covered with a Xieshan style glazed roof. There are statues of Lu Dongbin and a boy in the hall, and there are 5 stones inlaid with inscriptions and chants on the two walls. There is a worship hall and a platform in front of the hall, with the East Queen Mother Hall and the West Prince Hall on both sides. There are statues and stone statues in the hall. The sleeping stone statue of Lu Sheng is lifelike and has attracted many famous artists to write poems and paintings for him. Most of the couplets on the doors of the palaces and pavilions are made by famous artists, and they are full of fun. In the corridors on both sides of the palace, there are ancient monuments and monuments from various dynasties.

There are many plaques in Lu Xian Temple, most of them are damaged and unclear, and some are still vaguely identifiable. For example, Yuan Haowen of the Jin Dynasty wrote a poem for Lu Xian Temple: "Death and birth are not the same, and we will know who will return in vain." Who is real? Those who write poems in Handan today are still people from Huangliang Dream."

The simple red gate of Luxian Temple. The existing ancient temple faces south and faces the ancient Handan Road to the west. The "Two Dragons Playing with Pearls" glazed screen wall in front of the gate complements the large plaque of "Handan Ancient Temple" above the mountain gate.

On both sides of the central axis, there are the Guangxu and Cixi palaces built in the late Qing Dynasty, and in the east courtyard there are the "Chinese Famous Dream Pavilion" and other visiting exhibition halls. Bell and drum towers, pavilions, rockeries, etc., large and small buildings are scattered in an orderly manner, and are set off by ancient cypresses, green bamboos, exotic flowers and other flowers and trees. Literati and poets of the past dynasties often visited here. Wang Anshi once wrote a poem: "Handan has been a dream for more than 40 years, and the yellow beam is about to mature. Everything is just like a bird's trace in the sky, and it is strange that you can still trace it after remembering it." The couplet in Lu Sheng Hall reads: "When I sleep until the second or third watch, all the achievements and fame become an illusion. I think that in a hundred years, I will be an ancient person."

To the north of Danmen is the middle courtyard. There is a lotus pond in the courtyard, a bridge is built in the pond, and there is a Bagua Pavilion with octagonal corners in the center, which is quiet and elegant. Surrounded by red walls, the fragrance of lotus flowers in the pool is refreshing. There are three gates in the north of the pool, the middle gate is the Meridian Gate, with the inscription "Fairy Cave", and the east and west sides are the Moon Gate.

Main attractions:

Eight Immortals Pavilion

After entering the gate, the Eight Immortals Pavilion stands in front of you. The eight immortals of Taoism are enshrined in the pavilion, namely Zhongli of Han Dynasty. , Tieguai Li, Cao Guojiu, Zhang Guolao, Lu Dongbin, Han Xiangzi, Lan Caihe, He Xiangu, the Eight Immortals of Taoism began around the Yuan Dynasty. At first, the names were not uniform, and they were all male. It was not until the Ming Dynasty that Wu Yuantai wrote " The Eight Immortals come from the novel "Journey to the East" which has been passed down through the ages, and the characters of the Eight Immortals were finally finalized. Because the Eight Immortals often play in the human world, punish evil and promote good, rescue the poor and solve problems, legends are widely circulated among Chinese people. The story of "Eight Immortals crossing the sea and celebrating their birthdays" is particularly popular in the world. This pavilion was built in the late Ming Dynasty by Taoist priests to welcome the Eight Immortals to come and rest.

Zhongli Hall

Entering the Meridian Gate and heading north, the front is a hard mountain-style Zhongli Hall. It is three rooms wide and three rooms deep. There is a platform in front, with statues of Zhongli hanging in sequence. , the four walls are decorated with murals of fairy stories, and there are bell towers and drum towers on both sides of the front of the hall. The two towers are surrounded by ancient pines and green cypresses, and they indeed have the legacy of ancient elegance.

Lu Zudian

Lu Dongbin is the most famous among the Eight Immortals of Taoism. It is said that he was born in the Tang Dynasty. His name was Yan and his courtesy name was Dongbin.

Quanzhen Taoism in the Yuan Dynasty was regarded as one of the "Five Northern Ancestors", so he was commonly known as "Lu Zu". He was also named Lu Chunyang because he was granted the title of Emperor Chunyang Yanzhengjinghuafuyou. Their birth experiences and stories passed down from generation to generation are also different. It is said that his original surname was Li and he was a member of the Tang clan. When Wu Zetian proclaimed herself emperor and killed the Tang clan, she changed her surname to Lu. She took refuge for ten trials and was finally given the golden elixir to become an immortal. He has many deeds of rescuing people from suffering. The story of "Three Drunken Yueyang Towers" is especially talked about among Chinese people.

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Inlaid on the south side screen wall in front of the Eight Immortals Pavilion are four cursive stone carvings of "Penglai Wonderland", which are quite mythical and are said to be handwritten by Lu Dongbin, the queen of immortals. Opposite the screen wall is Danmen, which faces the central axis of the building complex. On the original there is a plaque inscribed by Emperor Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty, "Fengleilong Yixian Palace".

Lu Sheng Hall

Exiting the back door from Lu Zu Hall around Nuan Pavilion is the Lu Sheng Hall where Lu Xianchao met. In the hall, there is a sleeping statue of Lu Sheng carved in bluestone, about 5 years long. He is holding a ruler with one hand supporting his chin and the other resting safely on his hip. He is lying on his side with his head to the west and his feet to the east. His legs are slightly bent. He is sleepy and dreaming of his sweet dreams. His sleeping image is lifelike.

In the Lu Sheng Hall, there is a large bluestone sculpture of Lu Sheng sleeping on his side, with a lifelike expression. There are murals on the east, west and north walls, depicting the story of Lu Sheng's "Wealth and glory finally come to an end, Huang Liang has a lifelong dream". The corridor in front of the hall has steles from the Ming and Qing dynasties.

Lu Sheng was originally a character in the Tang Dynasty legend "Pillow Story", Lu Ying, with the courtesy name Cuizhi. After a long trial, he met the Taoist Lu Weng (later known as Lu Dongbin) in his residence in Handan. Lu gave him a porcelain pillow, and then he fell into a dream. In the dream, he married a rich girl, became a high-ranking official, enjoyed all the wealth in life, and lived to the end of his life. At the age of eighty, Lu Sheng died. Lu Sheng woke up from a dream, but the rice cooked by the owner of the hotel was not yet ripe. From this, he realized that life is like a dream. , the incense is very strong.

There are two stone tablets in front of Lu Sheng Hall that are intriguing. The "Plum Stele" is a plum blossom made by Wang Runquan, a Jinshi from Handan. On the back is a poem written by him himself: "Only when I wake up from my dream in Huangliang can I realize the Tao, and my heart is like the bright moon to find plum blossoms." It was given to Lu Sheng. The stele with the word "Dream" has a hollow center in the middle of the word "Dream", and a poem with a hidden beginning and an exposed tail is engraved around it. It is difficult to understand at first sight, but after careful consideration, you can understand its meaning. It was originally a brief description of a dream written by Lu Sheng.

Yuanchen Hall

In ancient times, the ten heavenly stems were matched with the twelve earthly branches, which are the zodiac signs, and the sixty-year cycle was called Huajiazi. Taoism believes that every year, a divine general (Tai Sui) presides over the misfortunes and blessings of this year. For people born in this year, Tai Sui is the protector of fate, so Yuan Chen Temple is called the Temple of Protection. As a Chinese folk belief, people cannot do without the blessing of the Nian God. The goddess in the center of the temple is Doumu. According to legend, she is the mother of the Nine Star Lord of the Big Dipper. He is the highest god in Beidou Heaven. It is said that the Big Dipper is responsible for life, and the Southern Dipper is responsible for death. Therefore, she is also the divine way that controls human life.

Forest of Steles

To the east of Lusheng Hall is the Forest of Steles. The walls of the corridor in front of the hall are inlaid with tablets from the Ming and Qing dynasties. On both sides of the central axis are the palaces built for Cixi and Guangxu in the late Qing Dynasty. There are seas of stones, rockery pavilions, halls and flowers and plants among the ancient buildings. The environment is elegant and quiet. It has been a summer resort for bureaucrats and warlords in the past dynasties.

Cixi Palace

Cixi Palace and Guangxu Palace were built when the Eight-Power Allied Forces invaded Beijing in 1900. Empress Dowager Cixi led Guangxu Emperor to flee west to Xi'an and passed through here on his way back to Luan the following year. of.

Cixi’s Palace is located on the west side of the central axis of Luxian Temple. It is a traditional northern courtyard building with two entrances. The palace gate faces south. The front yard is the official reception hall, and the back of the hall is a five-room wide entrance hall, which is the main hall of the palace. Memorial room. There are five main rooms in the backyard, where Empress Dowager Cixi rests and meets with officials.

Cixi’s Palace was originally the West Queen Mother Hall in Lu Xian Temple. Later, because the county magistrate at that time had no time to build a palace for Cixi, the West Queen Mother Hall was rebuilt into Cixi’s Palace. In order to increase tourism projects, in 1992, the Cultural Relics Department changed the vacant official reception hall into the Sixty Jiazi Hall, which enshrines sixty protective gods.

Others

The museum displays 31 dreams in the form of exquisite murals, which are divided into ideal dreams, celebrity dreams, emperor dreams, love dreams, wealth dreams, public case dreams, Thematic dreams and other categories. It more comprehensively reflects the Chinese nation's unremitting pursuit of an ideal society and a perfect life, as well as its fearless spirit of daring to fight against natural disasters and monsters.