Complete detailed information of Taihaoling Temple Fair

The Taihaoling Temple Fair is an ancient traditional folk custom and folk religious and cultural activity. It is commonly known locally as Renzu Temple. According to research, Taihao Fuxi Mausoleum was first built in the Spring and Autumn Period, and a temple was built in front of the mausoleum in the Han Dynasty. Taihao Fuxi Mausoleum covers an area of ??more than 36 hectares. The world is amazed by its grand scale and majestic architecture.

The Taihaoling Temple Fair is unique to temple fairs in the Central Plains for its great momentum and long duration. Every year, it starts from February 2nd to March 3rd of the lunar calendar, and lasts for one month. It entrusts the Chinese working people with a good wish to dispel evil, avoid disasters and pray for blessings. Basic introduction Chinese name: Taihaoling Temple Fair Foreign name: Taihaoling Temple Fair Category: Folklore Region: Huaiyang County, Zhoukou City, Henan Province Start time: February 2 of the lunar calendar every year Duration: Lasts for one month Historical evolution, temple fair content, temple fair origin, Fuxi origin, Fuxi legend, Fuxi scale, construction purpose, practical information, opening hours, fare information, traffic information, temple fair features, related events, historical evolution As an ancient traditional folk cultural activity, Huaiyang Taihao Mausoleum in February It can be traced back to ancient times. "Book of Rites: Yue Ling Chapter" says: "The moon of mid-spring... is worshiped in high media with ether firmly". The ancients regarded Fuxi and Nuwa, the first couple from group marriage to pair marriage in myths and legends, as divine matchmakers. Fuxi and Nuwa, brother and sister, got married, kneaded clay to create humans, and propagated human beings. When a storm came, the clay figures they kneaded could not be closed with hands, and they were swept with a broom until they lost arms and legs, and cripples appeared. This may be the disadvantage of incest. Fuxi, the leader of the clan alliance who was extremely intelligent, began to organize men and women from various tribes to meet and get married in the form of meetings. The sign of the meeting is marked with a stone (similar to the Zisun Kiln in the northeast corner of Xianren Hall). By touching the Zisun Kiln, the consent of both men and women is obtained, and then they cover their faces with grass for mating. In addition, seeing that both parties already have lovers, they no longer pursue each other. This is basically the same as "Zhou Li Matchmaker" "In the month of mid-spring, men and women are ordered to meet. At this time, those who run away cannot help it. If there is no reason, they will not be punished. Men and women who do not have husbands will meet with each other. All the shady lawsuits between men and women , which is consistent with the records of "The Society of Victory". Among the mud dogs sold at temple fairs today is a "straw hat tiger", which was a symbol of covering one's face with grass at that time. On this basis, Fuxi formulated the wedding ceremony. It is stipulated that before marriage, a match must be negotiated by a matchmaker. The man will give the woman two animal skins as a betrothal gift before they can get married. This has changed the chaotic situation of group marriage and started to have a family. After the implementation of this system, the trend of primitive random matching was very strong. Confucius went from Wei to Chen, and the Marquis of Chen rose from the Lingyang Tower to meet Confucius. Confucius' lobbying in Chen further changed the original custom of group marriage, making the February festival the nature of offering incense to ancestors, and touching the descendants' kiln also became people's wish to pray for children. The February Mausoleum Meeting in Huaiyang not only continues, but the trend of praying to gods and worshiping ancestors is getting stronger and stronger, the incense is becoming more and more intense, and the number of people is increasing. On the contrary, the February Hui of Song Lin, Chu Yunmeng, Qi Sheji, etc. disappeared one after another. The Taihao Mausoleum Temple Fair spread the idea of ??humanizing gods. Autocratic emperors often relied on gods to boast that they were the "true dragon emperors" who should succeed the great unification. Liu Xiu, Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, claimed that he was protected by the ancestor Fuxi and gained the throne. Zhu Yuanzhang, Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, also said that he could conquer the world with Fuxi's help. He made his own congratulations and came to offer sacrifices in person. Therefore, this kind of "paying incense to ancestors" in February will be very grand and spectacular. According to the book "Overview of the Taiwu Mausoleum Temple Fair in Chenzhou", in the Ming and Qing dynasties alone, the imperial court sent 52 ministers to Taihao Mausoleum to pay tribute, and there were more than 30 kinds of sacrifices, which was quite rich. At the meeting, dragon flags were flying, flagpoles were like a forest, firecrackers were sounding, cigarettes were rising into the sky, and the whole mausoleum was filled with people. There is almost no place to stand. In the Republic of China, Presidents Li Yuanhong and Xu Shichang personally made plaques to show their worship, and the mausoleum meeting in February still followed the same pattern as in January. According to the 23rd year of the Republic of China (AD 1934), a joint survey by Henan Province's Qixian Educational Experimental Zone and Huaiyang Provincial Normal School recorded that the number of people attending the February Mausoleum Fair this year reached more than 2 million, and various business activities participating in the conference There are 52 types of stalls, 1,476; 40 voluntary entertainment classes, such as dragon lanterns, stilts, lions, piggyback songs, etc.; 23 commercial entertainment classes: such as bangzi opera, circus, movies, etc., men, women, old and young, crowded shoulder to shoulder, very lively .

Fuxi is like a figure with a shaggy head and bare feet, with two horns on his head, draped in leaves, with animal skins around his waist, and holding innate Bagua in his hands. There are statues of Emperor Yan, Emperor Huang, Shaohao and Zhuanxu on the left and right of Fuxi. Behind the Tongtian Hall is the Xianren Hall, and behind it is the sleeping hall. Behind the sleeping hall is the tomb of Taihao Fuxi, the ancestor of human beings. Fuxi's tomb is more than 20 meters high and has a circumference of more than 150 meters. The top is round and the bottom is round, which means the sky is round and the place is round. There is a huge bluestone tombstone in front of the mausoleum. It has been weathered and eroded due to its age, but the characters "Taihao Fuxi" are still vaguely identifiable. Legend has it that the words engraved on the tombstone were written by Su Xiaomei, a talented woman from the Song Dynasty, using a sweat towel dipped in fragrant powder. The mausoleum is planted with white sandalwood and green cypresses, which are lush and green. Behind the tomb maker is Fuxi's yarrow garden. Legend has it that Fuxi once used yarrow to draw divination and divination to eliminate disasters and diseases for the people. Therefore, later generations called yarrow the "sacred grass". Purpose of construction The grandeur of the Taihao Fuxi Mausoleum amazed the world. According to folklore, Fuxi Mausoleum was built by Zhu Yuanzhang, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, in imitation of the Ming Palace in order to repay Fuxi for saving his life. Practical information Opening hours Winter: 8:00-18:00, Summer: 7:30-18:30, half an hour earlier during temple fairs. Ticket information: Normally 60 yuan. 20 yuan on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month and from February 2 to March 3. On March 9, 2016, the reporter learned from the Huaiyang County Party Committee Propaganda Department that the annual traditional ancient temple fair in Huaiyang County started today and will last until the third day of the third lunar month, lasting one month. During the temple fair, intangible cultural heritage performances will be held at Xihuang Cultural Square, and tickets are half-price. According to the person in charge of the Taihao Mausoleum Management Office in Huaiyang, the ticket price at the scenic spot is 40 yuan in normal times. During the one-month temple fair and on the first and fifteenth day of each month of the lunar calendar, the ticket price is reduced to 20 yuan. Seniors over 70 years old, active military personnel, and disabled people are free of charge with valid ID. Traffic information The traffic scenic spot is adjacent to National Highway 106. From Nanluo and Daguang Expressway in Zhoukou, turn to Huaiyang exit of Zhoushang Expressway. Features of the Temple Fair: Various traditional folk entertainment activities during the temple fair are even more fascinating. Among them is juggling. There are the most performances, including lions, dragon lanterns, bamboo horses, land boats, etc. Ancestor worship temple fair at Taiwu Mausoleum. At the same time, it is also an exhibition of traditional folk entertainment. "Compared with other temple fairs, there are two very unique features in the customs of the Taiwu Mausoleum Temple Fair. One is the relatively primitive dance of worshiping the ancestors and pleasing the gods, called "Dan Jing Tie", also known as "Danling the Flower Basket". During the temple fair, Every day you can see the "Jingtiao Group" who come to Taiwu Mausoleum to offer incense to worship the gods and pray for blessings. These "Jingtiao Group" sing and dance in front of Taiwu Mausoleum, attracting many devotees who come to offer incense to stop and watch each group of Jingtiao Dancers. There are four people, three carrying flower baskets, one person holding a bamboo board and singing along with three pairs of sutras, and six kinds of flower baskets. The dancers all wear black clothes, black wide-waisted trousers, leggings, and black embroidered shoes. , the head is wrapped in a black gauze bun of nearly 1 meter, with a 6 cm long tassel on the lower edge of the bun. The origin of the flower basket dance is unknown, but it is said to have been passed down from the Eternal Dragon Flower Society. There is no definite explanation for the original sacrificial dance. It is said that Fuxi is the big dragon and Nuwa is the little dragon. This flower festival may be related to human ancestors. The flower basket dance is passed down from female to male, and it is mainly used to entertain people's ancestor Nuwa (there was a Nuwa Temple in Taihao Mausoleum in the past). When the "Flower Basket" dance reaches its peak, the dancers walk to the center and pass back to back, touching each other, symbolizing the intersecting appearance of Fuxi's female snails. Most of its lyrics are related to Fuxi and Nuwa. Some of the movements of this dance are basically consistent with the image of the lower part of Fuxi and Nuwa copulating in the Han Dynasty stone portrait with a human head and a dragon body. It is a primitive reproductive worship custom. The second unique thing is that there are "mud dogs" that can be seen everywhere at temple fairs. The mud dog, also known as "Taiwu Ling Dog" and "Ling Dog", is a kind of clay toy sold at temple fairs. It makes a sound when blown. Every year, the Taiwu Mausoleum Temple Fair is filled with a dazzling array of mud dog stalls. These clay toys come in various shapes, including turtle doves, snakes, frogs, unicorns, two-headed dogs, human-faced monkeys, peach-hugging monkeys, straw-hat tigers, turtles, swallows, and dozens of other types. Its image is exaggerated and its expressions are different, and its meaning is found in the ancient clumsiness. According to research, these clay toys are living cultural relics from the late primitive society that have been passed down to this day. Some people also think that these clay toys are a legacy of the custom of "making clay figures" after Fuxi and Nuwa got married. The cultural phenomenon of Taihaoling Temple Fair has many primitive cultural colors, and there are many things worth studying and many mysteries to be solved.

Related events On March 10, 2016, the second day of the second lunar month, at the Taihaoling Temple Fair in Huaiyang County, Henan Province, after the pilgrims finished burning incense, they lined up to pat the statues of Qin Hui, Wang and others, which became a unique sight at the temple fair.

That day was the opening of the Taihao Mausoleum "February 2" temple fair in Huaiyang County, Henan Province. Tourists from all over the world came to Taihao Mausoleum to burn incense and worship their ancestors. They knelt in front of Yue Fei Temple in Taihao Mausoleum. There are iron statues of the traitor Wang Jun, Wan Qixi, Qin Hui, Qin Hui's wife Wang, and Zhang Jun. Pilgrims who have burned incense will come here to slap "Qin Hui" to vent their hatred for the murder of the national hero Yue Fei. According to folklore, slapping Qin Hui and then slapping yourself will make your body heal. Over time, beating Qin Hui has become a unique sight at the Taihao Mausoleum Temple Fair in Huaiyang. On March 10, 2016, at Taihao Mausoleum in Huaiyang, Henan Province, a large forklift pushed a large amount of burning materials near the incense burner in front of the mausoleum into one place. On that day, the second day of the second lunar month, a large number of pilgrims poured in to offer incense at the Taihaoling Ancient Temple Fair held in Huaiyang County, Henan Province. Although relevant departments have posted notices requiring environmental protection and prohibiting the burning of high incense. However, there are still many people who burn incense with a length and diameter that obviously exceed the regulations, and the burning sacrifices are piled up into hills. At the blessing site, the thick smoke made people blind. Two large forklifts kept handling the burning materials, and dozens of staff even used fire extinguishers to deal with the residue. Creating an environmentally friendly and frugal worship environment still requires regulatory guidance. It is understood that during the temple fair, the China (Huaiyang) intangible cultural heritage exhibition will be held at Xihuang Cultural Square from March 14th to 17th. This year's exhibition will add 30 local static (food) traditional craft intangible cultural heritage items in Henan, and local famous snacks such as Bianliang cakes, Kaifeng bucket chicken, and Guantang sesame slices will be on display. While enjoying the magnificent dynamic performances and parades, everyone can also enjoy the "intangible cultural heritage feast".