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Good morning Ladies and gentlemen
Today we will go and visit the Nanyue Temple Nanyue Temple is situated on the northern tip of Nanyue Township and at the southern foot of Chidi Peak In a layout of nine rows It is the largest and bestpreserved ancient palatial architectural complex of south China Magnificent and splendid with resplendent upturned eaves Inside the east in parallel to eight Buddhist palaces on the west It is indeed a wonder in the history of religion that Taoism Buddhism and Confucian culture can coexist within a single temple
The exact time of the construction of Nanyue Temple is unknown It existed asearly as in the Qin and Han Dynastis Originally Located on the summit of Zhurong Peak The temple was later moved to the mountain foot to facilitate the religious activities The beginning of the Tang Dynasty witnessed the formal construction of the Heavenly Lord Huos Temple the Heavenly Master Temple So as to enshrine and worship the Gods of the five sacred mountains During the Song Dynasty the immortal of the Hengshan Mountain was revered as the Heavenly Master Zhaoshengas a result the temple was gradually expanded and enlarged Since the Tang Dynasty Nanyue Temple had beed subject to six fires and 16reconstructions all through the Song Yuan Ming and Qing Dynasties In the 8th year of Emperor Guangxus reign in the Qing Dynasty (1882 AD) the Imperial Court ordered the rbuilding of Nanyue Temple Which had been ruined by lightning The project was imitative Copying the styles of the Imperial Palace And even to the present day it is still well preserved
Fenced with redbrick wallsNanyue Temple ccupies an area of some 70000 square metres From north to south lies in sequence nine rows and four courtyardsLingxing Gate Kuixing Tower Chuan Gate Pavilion of Imperial Study Main Hall Dwelling Palace and the Northern Rear Exit The whole architecture complex stretches across on axis extending from south to north with its halls linked up together The winding corridors and wingrooms on both sides merge with each other Accentuating the magnificence of the stature of the principal part On the east side of the main temple there are eight Taoist palaces Coordinating with eight Buddhist palaces on the west side
The first row is Lingxing Gate Two gilded Chinese characters Mountain Temple are shining on the white marble at the top of the gate The marble gate stands as high as 20 metres with a width of 11 metres and is meant to imply that during the past dynasties all the religious activities were officiated by real knowledgeable people The second row is kuixing Tower The most perfectly preserved ancient stage in Human Provincewith a breadth of 35metres and a length of 12 Its faade facing the main palace the stage is the place where people hold religious activities and perform local operas during pilgrimage Before the tower stands a pair of 2metre tall stone Kylin (Chinese unicorn) With their furious eyes widely open They are like two solemn looking sentinels guarding the tower
The pebble path under the Kuixing Tower leads to the third rowMain Chuan Gate East and West Gates The gateway is made of gray bricks with an awesome depth and height of 15 metres The courtyard within is filled with dense cypress trees and carpeted with green grass The fourth row is the Pavilion of Imperial Study Distinguished by its gilded tiles Octagonal doubleeaved roofs and exquisitelycrafted arches Inside the pavilion there is a Bixi in the shape of a legendary animal like tortoise Legend has it that Bixi is the ninth son of the dragon The Bixi carries an imperial stele on which the full text of On Rebuilding Nanyue Temple was carved in the 47th year of Kangxis reign(1780 AD) in the Qing dynasty
The fifth row is Jiaying Gate Named after the line from The Annals of HanBooks of Rites and Joys This row is the place where local magistrates and monks welcomed ritual officials dispatched from the capital After the Jiaying Gate the sixth row comes into viewTower of Imperial Study Which is the storehouse of the collection of imperial calligraphies messages and inscribed boards concerning the past emperors ritual presentations to the mountain Sweeet osmanthus ahead of the tower submerges the building with its refreshing scent when it blossoms every autumn
The seventh row is the Main Palace Surrounded by towering old trees Camphor trees planted in the Song Dynasty and cypress in the Ming Dynasty compete with each other in setting off the beauty of the upturned doubleroofs and the splendour of the palace Adding tremendous awe to the Main Palac As it stands 2911 metres its girandeur rivals that of the Palace of supreme Harmony in the Forbidden City in Beijing Inside the palace there are 72 stone pilliars standing for the 72 peaks on the Hengshan Mountain The two huge pillars upholding the main roofs were cut out of a whole granite Each weighing 14 tons
Encircled by the balustrades are 144 relief sculptures carved out of white marbles Based on Shanhai Jing Pillars on the forefront overlap Carved on them are 56 historical and legendary thles On the square door were carved the Images On the square door were carved the Images of the 24 filial Sons and the Images of the 18 Scholars Here tourists can get a rough idea of the ageold Chinese Confucian and Taoist cultures Clay statuesHeavenly King Zhaosheng and General Jin and Wu line up in the palace with their impressively dignified look calling forth in tourists a feeling of profound respect
The eighth row is the dwelling Palacewith double roofs and in perfect harmony with the whole mountain This structure keeps up the architectural style of the Song Dynasty and is decorated with coloured drawings and patterns whichare popular among palaces in the North giving a sense of gorgeousness to this palace The ninth row is the Northern Rear Exit The end of the axial architecture with Zhusheng Palace to the right and Chief God Palace to the left At the back of the exit A path leads farther into the mountain
Nanyue Temple occupies a prominent position in the history of ancient Chinese architecture It carries the grandeur characterized by palaces in the North And at the same time it smacks of the loveliness featured by gardens in the South The architectural arrangement of the temple is clearly demarcated and gently modulated Strongly indicating the ingenuity and originality of the craftsmen Its ground and upper layouts are like an eternal musical movement with its own overture main body and coda Demonstrating the excellence of ancient Chinese architecture
Nanyue Temple carries a profound cultural connotation It boasts a large number of clay statues Wood engravings and stone carvings which are all closely linked up with Chinese tradition and culture Over 800 dragons of various sizes which are the symbol of the Chinese nationcan be found everwhere in the temple The carvings on the roof wood and white marble balustrades are an encyclopedia of ancient history and mythology There are fairy tales Pan Gu Creating the Universe Hou Yi Shooting the Suns Jing Wei Filling up the Ocean¡ real stories about some historical figures Su Wu Shepherding Sheep sleeping on sticks and Tasting the Gallbladder Da MO Crossing the Sea¡ legends extolling filial piety Melting the Ice with Body Warmth to Catch Carps Weeping on the Bamboo until it Turns into shoots¡ Most of the carvings are the lgends about the earliest ancestors of Taoist immortals As early as in the Qing and Ming Dynasties clay status wood engraving and stone carving were reputed as the Three Wonders to the South of the Yangtze River
All through the dynasties Nanyue Temple has been a thriving place to hold religious activities both for the feudal imperial courts and the ordinary people Every year the temple greets nearly 1000000 pilgrims The offerings presentation titles and other customs are almost the same as they were thousands years ago There are bowing pilgrimage in which the pilgrims bow with each step or with every three steps and hunger pilgrimage in which the pilgrims bow with each step or with every three steps And hunger pilgrimage in which the pilgrims refrain from food during their trip More often Pilgrims would set off in throngs They wear gray clothes with a red cloth attached to their chest reading Hengshan Mountain Pilgrimage Holding buring incenses in hand Those pious pilgrims chant pilgriming theme to pray for the peace of the nation and the wealth of people making it a really spectacular scene on the mountain
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Good morning Ladies and gentlemen
Today we will go and visit the Nanyue Temple Nanyue Temple is situated on the northern tip of Nanyue Township and at the southern foot of Chidi Peak In a layout of nine rows It is the largest and bestpreserved ancient palatial architectural complex of south China Magnificent and splendid with resplendent upturned eaves Inside the east in parallel to eight Buddhist palaces on the west It is indeed a wonder in the history of religion that Taoism Buddhism and Confucian culture can coexist within a single temple
The exact time of the construction of Nanyue Temple is unknown It existed asearly as in the Qin and Han Dynastis Originally Located on the summit of Zhurong Peak The temple was later moved to the mountain foot to facilitate the religious activities The beginning of the Tang Dynasty witnessed the formal construction of the Heavenly Lord Huos Temple the Heavenly Master Temple So as to enshrine and worship the Gods of the five sacred mountains During the Song Dynasty the immortal of the Hengshan Mountain was revered as the Heavenly Master Zhaoshengas a result the temple was gradually expanded and enlarged Since the Tang Dynasty Nanyue Temple had beed subject to six fires and 16reconstructions all through the Song Yuan Ming and Qing Dynasties In the 8th year of Emperor Guangxus reign in the Qing Dynasty (1882 AD) the Imperial Court ordered the rbuilding of Nanyue Temple Which had been ruined by lightning The project was imitative Copying the styles of the Imperial Palace And even to the present day it is still well preserved
Fenced with redbrick wallsNanyue Temple ccupies an area of some 70000 square metres From north to south lies in sequence nine rows and four courtyardsLingxing Gate Kuixing Tower Chuan Gate Pavilion of Imperial Study Main Hall Dwelling Palace and the Northern Rear Exit The whole architecture complex stretches across on axis extending from south to north with its halls linked up together The winding corridors and wingrooms on both sides merge with each other Accentuating the magnificence of the stature of the principal part On the east side of the main temple there are eight Taoist palaces Coordinating with eight Buddhist palaces on the west side
The first row is Lingxing Gate Two gilded Chinese characters Mountain Temple are shining on the white marble at the top of the gate The marble gate stands as high as 20 metres with a width of 11 metres and is meant to imply that during the past dynasties all the religious activities were officiated by real knowledgeable people The second row is kuixing Tower The most perfectly preserved ancient stage in Human Provincewith a breadth of 35metres and a length of 12 Its faade facing the main palace the stage is the place where people hold religious activities and perform local operas during pilgrimage Before the tower stands a pair of 2metre tall stone Kylin (Chinese unicorn) With their furious eyes widely open They are like two solemn looking sentinels guarding the tower
The pebble path under the Kuixing Tower leads to the third rowMain Chuan Gate East and West Gates The gateway is made of gray bricks with an awesome depth and height of 15 metres The courtyard within is filled with dense cypress trees and carpeted with green grass The fourth row is the Pavilion of Imperial Study Distinguished by its gilded tiles Octagonal doubleeaved roofs and exquisitelycrafted arches Inside the pavilion there is a Bixi in the shape of a legendary animal like tortoise Legend has it that Bixi is the ninth son of the dragon The Bixi carries an imperial stele on which the full text of On Rebuilding Nanyue Temple was carved in the 47th year of Kangxis reign(1780 AD) in the Qing dynasty
The fifth row is Jiaying Gate Named after the line from The Annals of HanBooks of Rites and Joys This row is the place where local magistrates and monks welcomed ritual officials dispatched from the capital After the Jiaying Gate the sixth row comes into viewTower of Imperial Study Which is the storehouse of the collection of imperial calligraphies messages and inscribed boards concerning the past emperors ritual presentations to the mountain Sweeet osmanthus ahead of the tower submerges the building with its refreshing scent when it blossoms every autumn
The seventh row is the Main Palace Surrounded by towering old trees Camphor trees planted in the Song Dynasty and cypress in the Ming Dynasty compete with each other in setting off the beauty of the upturned doubleroofs and the splendour of the palace Adding tremendous awe to the Main Palac As it stands 2911 metres its girandeur rivals that of the Palace of supreme Harmony in the Forbidden City in Beijing Inside the palace there are 72 stone pilliars standing for the 72 peaks on the Hengshan Mountain The two huge pillars upholding the main roofs were cut out of a whole granite Each weighing 14 tons
Encircled by the balustrades are 144 relief sculptures carved out of white marbles Based on Shanhai Jing Pillars on the forefront overlap Carved on them are 56 historical and legendary thles On the square door were carved the Images On the square door were carved the Images of the 24 filial Sons and the Images of the 18 Scholars Here tourists can get a rough idea of the ageold Chinese Confucian and Taoist cultures Clay statuesHeavenly King Zhaosheng and General Jin and Wu line up in the palace with their impressively dignified look calling forth in tourists a feeling of profound respect
The eighth row is the dwelling Palacewith double roofs and in perfect harmony with the whole mountain This structure keeps up the architectural style of the Song Dynasty and is decorated with coloured drawings and patterns whichare popular among palaces in the North giving a sense of gorgeousness to this palace The ninth row is the Northern Rear Exit The end of the axial architecture with Zhusheng Palace to the right and Chief God Palace to the left At the back of the exit A path leads farther into the mountain
Nanyue Temple occupies a prominent position in the history of ancient Chinese architecture It carries the grandeur characterized by palaces in the North And at the same time it smacks of the loveliness featured by gardens in the South The architectural arrangement of the temple is clearly demarcated and gently modulated Strongly indicating the ingenuity and originality of the craftsmen Its ground and upper layouts are like an eternal musical movement with its own overture main body and coda Demonstrating the excellence of ancient Chinese architecture
Nanyue Temple carries a profound cultural connotation It boasts a large number of clay statues Wood engravings and stone carvings which are all closely linked up with Chinese tradition and culture Over 800 dragons of various sizes which are the symbol of the Chinese nationcan be found everwhere in the temple The carvings on the roof wood and white marble balustrades are an encyclopedia of ancient history and mythology There are fairy tales Pan Gu Creating the Universe Hou Yi Shooting the Suns Jing Wei Filling up the Ocean¡ real stories about some historical figures Su Wu Shepherding Sheep sleeping on sticks and Tasting the Gallbladder Da MO Crossing the Sea¡ legends extolling filial piety Melting the Ice with Body Warmth to Catch Carps Weeping on the Bamboo until it Turns into shoots¡ Most of the carvings are the lgends about the earliest ancestors of Taoist immortals As early as in the Qing and Ming Dynasties clay status wood engraving and stone carving were reputed as the Three Wonders to the South of the Yangtze River
All through the dynasties Nanyue Temple has been a thriving place to hold religious activities both for the feudal imperial courts and the ordinary people Every year the temple greets nearly 1000000 pilgrims The offerings presentation titles and other customs are almost the same as they were thousands years ago There are bowing pilgrimage in which the pilgrims bow with each step or with every three steps and hunger pilgrimage in which the pilgrims bow with each step or with every three steps And hunger pilgrimage in which the pilgrims refrain from food during their trip More often Pilgrims would set off in throngs They wear gray clothes with a red cloth attached to their chest reading Hengshan Mountain Pilgrimage Holding buring incenses in hand Those pious pilgrims chant pilgriming theme to pray for the peace of the nation and the wealth of people making it a really spectacular scene on the mountain
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