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What are the places of interest in Luliang?

The Luliang area is one of the birthplaces of the Chinese nation. It has beautiful natural landscape tourism resources and many cultural relics and historic sites. Now, follow me to see what places of interest there are in Luliang!

Luliang’s places of interest: Xiaoyi Sanhuang Temple Scenic Area

Sanhuang Temple is located in the middle of Sanhuang Temple Street, Jiajiazhuang Village, Xiaoyi City, Shanxi Province. It is a provincial key cultural relic protection unit. It was expanded and repaired many times during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, but the earliest existing building structure is a relic of the Yuan Dynasty. Experts know that the Sanhuang Temple with its original site, original appearance and well-preserved temple complex is rare in China.

The temple is 59 meters wide from north to south and 84 meters long from east to west, with a two-yard layout. The powerful "Three Emperors Temple" plaque is inlaid on the forehead of the original mountain gate. There are Lelou and Sanhuang Hall built on the central axis. A stele gallery is built in the south of the head courtyard, and a door is set up in the north corner, which is the entrance and exit passage for the first and second courtyards. There is a natural level difference between the two entrances to the courtyard, so steps are set up in front of the gate to alleviate the problem. Entering the second courtyard, the main hall of the Three Emperors faces west to east. The front of the hall is dedicated to Taihao Fuxi, Shennong Yandi, and Xuanyuan Huangdi. The two sides are dedicated to the ten famous ancient doctors. Stories related to famous doctors are painted on the north and south gables. The murals have bright colors and clear lines. The left ear hall on both sides is dedicated to the God of Wealth, and the right is dedicated to the King of Oxen and Horses. There is a wooden plaque "Three Emperors Temple" hanging high on the door of the main hall, which was given to Liang Minghan, a native of Sichuan Province, a Jinshi during the Jiajing reign of the Ming Dynasty. There are towering ancient pines under Danqi, and hanging flagpoles are erected on the left and right sides of the main hall. There is a row of verandas on the north and south sides, and the existing bells and drums are placed in them.

Luliang’s places of interest: Xuanzhong Temple

Xuanzhong Temple is located in Shibi Mountain, 10 kilometers northwest of the county, with a construction area of ??6,000 square meters. It is the oldest Japanese Buddhist pure land in the country. sect, the ancestral court of the Pure Land Shinsect.

The temple was first built in the second year of Yanxing (472) in the Northern Wei Dynasty. After four years of construction, it was completed in the first year of Chengming (476). Tan Luan, the founder of the Pure Land, was stationed here. In the fifth year of Sui Dynasty (609), the famous monk Daochuo entered the temple and repaired the old ones and expanded the new ones. In the ninth year of Zhenguan of the Tang Dynasty (635), Emperor Taizong visited Taiyuan and paid a visit to Xuanzhong Temple to pray for Empress Wende's cure. He named it "Shibi Yongning Temple". From then on, Xuanzhong Temple became an official temple and underwent large-scale expansion. In the fifteenth year of Zhenguan (641), Shandao became a disciple of Daochuo and promoted the Pure Land method. In the ninth year of Kaiyuan (721), the altar of nectar-free justice was established. After that, Zhang Lingsun, the governor of the city, built a new front hall, cloisters, and high gates, opened up cliffs, and expanded the temple. On September 22, the twelfth year of Zhenyuan (796), nectar fell from Shibi Mountain, and Emperor Dezong of the Tang Dynasty ordered the erection of a nectar altar. In the seventh year of Yuanhe (812), Emperor Xianzong named it "Longshan Shibi Yongning Zen Temple" and gave the temple an area of ??more than 150 miles. In the fifth year of Yuanyou in the Northern Song Dynasty (1090), the temple suffered a fire, leaving only the Royal Book Pavilion and the Dharma Hall. Daozhen, the monk of the temple, raised money for it and restored it several times over the years. In the twenty-sixth year of Dading of the Jin Dynasty (1186), the temple was caught in fire again, and the halls, pavilions, halls and stones were all reduced to ashes. Master Yuan Zhao was determined to revive it, re-engraved the Bohai Gao family stele, rebuilt the temple, and the ancient temple took on a new look. At the end of the Jin Dynasty, the war broke out, and the temple returned to ashes. In the first year of Emperor Taizong of the Yuan Dynasty (1231), Zhongshu ordered Cui Dingxuan, the governor of Taiyuan, to change the Shibi Temple into "Longshan Protector Yongning Shifang Daxuan Zhongchan Temple", and ordered Yuanming Zen Master Huixin to rebuild the temple and reshape the golden body. In the sixth year of Zhiyuan Dynasty (1269), Guang'an, a disciple of Huixin, was appointed as the monk of Taiyuan Road, and the temple was expanded on a large scale. By the first year of Yuanzhen (1295), there were more than 40 lower courtyards affiliated with the temple, spread throughout Shanxi Province. During the chaos at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the temples and halls disappeared. In the twelfth year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1414), Master Lu Yan rebuilt the main hall. In the ninth year of Xuande (1434), some temple buildings were restored.

Luliang’s places of interest: Xinghua Village Fenjiu Workshop

According to the "Book of Northern Qi", the brewing history of Xinghua Village began during the Heqing Period of the Northern Qi Dynasty (561-564), and went through the Tang, The Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties have been uninterrupted for 1,500 years. The site is the original site of Ganlu Hall in the Song Dynasty. The existing workshop site is a fortress-walled courtyard, consisting of two sets of courtyards in the north and south, covering a total area of ??9,000 square meters.

The North Courtyard is the original site of the brewing workshop. There are five courtyards with an area of ??about 7,000 square meters. There are still remaining brewing workshops from the Qing Dynasty, and there are also fermentation tanks buried underground.

There is an ancient well in the courtyard, which dates from the Yuan Dynasty. A pavilion was built on the ancient well, called "Gujing Pavilion". The pavilion is built against the wall. On the wall is embedded a monument of Fu Shan's handwritten calligraphy "Dezao Huaxiang". This well was used for brewing Fenjiu until the Republic of China. Dedicated water source. There is also a steamer used in brewing in the Ming Dynasty preserved in the courtyard. The ruins of the workshop are well preserved, reflecting the inheritance of Fenjiu culture. It is a very precious physical site of the winemaking industry.

In May 2006, Xinghua Village Fenjiu Workshop, as an ancient building from the Qing Dynasty, was approved by the State Council to be included in the sixth batch of national key cultural relics protection units.

Luliang’s places of interest: Tianning Temple in Guashan Mountain

Tianning Temple is located in Guashan Mountain, three kilometers north of Jiaocheng County, and 67 kilometers away from Taiyuan. Guashan Mountain is a famous tourist attraction in Sanjin that integrates natural scenery and thousand-year-old ancient temples. It was famous as early as the Tang Dynasty for its mountain-shaped hexagrams, towering ancient cypresses, majestic temples and Huayan Taoist temple.

Mi Fu, a famous calligrapher and painter in the Song Dynasty, ranked it among the three mountains and five mountains, calling it the "No. 1 Mountain". The towering peaks of Guashan Mountain, with its numerous mountains and green ancient cypresses, set off the elegance and elegance of Guning Temple. It was founded in the sixth year of Zhenguan of the Tang Dynasty (AD 632), and has been expanded and renovated for generations. Most of the existing buildings are from the Ming and Qing dynasties. In the two corridors inside the mountain gate, there are ancient Tang steles, Ming iron steles, and steles rebuilt in the past dynasties. The calligraphy is either vigorous and straight, or full and steady, with profound skills. In the Qing Dynasty, someone once listed the pines of Huangshan Mountain, the cypresses of Guashan Mountain, and the bamboos of Yunxi as the wonders of Chinese trees. Guashan ancient cypresses are rooted in the cliffs, drilling through rocks and boulders with different postures. The famous ones include Longzhao cypress, Niutou cypress, Lianli cypress, Wenwu cypress, etc. They are lifelike and full of interest. Many mysterious and wonderful myths and legends have been passed down through the ages.

Luliang’s places of interest: Linhuang Pagoda

Linhuang Pagoda, also known as Sakyamuni Buddha Relic Pagoda, also known as Ashoka Pagoda, is located in Daxiao, Xiaoyi City East of Daxiaobao Village, Baoxiang. In 2004, the Shanxi Provincial People's Government announced it as a provincial cultural relic protection unit. The pagoda was first built in the third year of Renshou, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, and underwent major repairs in the fifth year of Qingli during the Song Dynasty, the first year of Yuantong in the Yuan Dynasty, the ninth year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty, and the tenth year of Yongzheng in the Qing Dynasty. The existing tower is a remnant of the Qing Dynasty reconstruction. The tower was in disrepair for many years, with cracks in the walls and tilting of the tower body. In 2004, Xiaoyi and the city government repaired and reinforced the tower in order to protect historical and cultural heritage and in line with the principle of "not changing the original appearance".

The Linhuang Tower is 18 meters high, facing north and facing south, with an octagonal plane. It is an eight-level solid pavilion-style brick tower. After repairs, the tower was raised 3 meters, and the Xumizuo was rebuilt at the bottom. The diameter of the tower on the first floor was originally 5.72 meters. This was due to the support structure built by later generations to strengthen the tower foundation during maintenance, which destroyed the original appearance of the tower. After being cleared, it is now 2.7 meters. The diameter of the second floor is 2.21 meters, and the upper floors shrink layer by layer until they are capped. There is a false arch door on the front of the tower on the first floor, with couplets carved on the left and right: "Ten thousand rays of mercy swallow the sun and the moon, and a period of Dharma rain moistens the universe." There is a bluestone plaque embedded in the top, which reads "Linhuang Pagoda". The upper right is engraved with "Rebuilt on July 29, the 10th year of Emperor Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty". The wall of the arch is engraved with "Bagua Diagram"; the front of the second floor is engraved with ? Sakyamuni Tathagata's relics are raised, and the sculptures on the wall of the arch eye are "Blessings for Four Lives" and "Breathes of Nine Us". The sculptures on the wall of the third floor are "The Emperor's Way is Prosperous" and "The Emperor's Picture is Eternal". The carvings on the fourth floor's arched eye wall include "The Buddha Turns Around" and "The Buddha Glows Brighter with the Sun". There are hanging lotus columns carved under the corner bucket arches on the first and second floors.