Rebirth of Song Dynasty's Peerless Beloved Concubine
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This was their third day of touring Jianye City. Early in the morning, they rode their horses and arrived at Qixia Mountain first.

Qixia temple

Qixia Temple was located at the western foot of the middle peak of Qixia Mountain. It was surrounded by mountains on three sides and faced the Yangtze River in the north. It was one of the four famous temples and the birthplace of Buddhism's Sanlun Sect. During the Southern Dynasty, it was as famous as Jiming Temple and Dingshan Temple. It was a key Buddhist temple in the Han region. Qixia Temple was built in the seventh year of Yongming of Southern Qi Dynasty. Liang Senglang carried forward the doctrine of Sanlun here and was called the first ancestor of Jiangnan Sanlun Sect. Yang Jian, Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty, built stupa in 83 states. The imperial edict of setting up stupa was headed by Qixia Temple.

thousand Buddha rock

Thousand Buddha Rock is located at the southwest foot of Fengxiang Peak. In the seventh year of Qi Yongming of the Southern Dynasty, the son of Ming Monk Shao and Zen Master Zhidu cooperated to excavate three holy statues to commemorate Ming Monk Shao. In the Tang and Song dynasties, Shamao Peak had been excavated one after another. Including the Southern Dynasty, there were a total of 700 statues. The big Buddha statues are several feet high, and the small ones are only a foot high. Among them, the Great Buddha Pavilion was the earliest and largest grotto. It was excavated in the seventh year of Yongming of the Southern Qi Dynasty. It was the easternmost "Dunhuang Ruins" discovered.

stupa

The stupa of Qixia Temple was located in the east of Qixia Temple at the foot of Qixia Mountain. It was a Buddhist stone pagoda from the Five Dynasties period and was the largest stupa. The overall structure of the stupa of Qixia Temple was compact, and the carvings were gorgeous. The stupa was octagonal and had five eaves. It was 50 feet high and was an important research material for the architecture of the Southern Tang Dynasty. It was a masterpiece of stupa art and was a very rare dense eave pagoda in the south. Qixia Temple was built in the first year of Qi Yongming of the Southern Dynasty. The stupa was restored to a five-story square wooden pagoda in the first year of Renshou of Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty. The existing stone pagoda was rebuilt in the Southern Tang Dynasty during the Five Dynasties.

Immeasurable Hall

The Immeasurable Hall was the earliest and largest shrine in the Thousand Buddha Cliff. The Amitayus Buddha was in the middle, with Guanyin and Dazhili on both sides. The statue was well-proportioned and smooth. The style of the Three Buddhas 'clothes was similar to that of Yungang Grottoes, but it was excavated seventeen years earlier than Yungang Grottoes. The statue was exquisite and simple, comparable to Datong and Longmen. Its value lay in preserving the original charm of the Buddha statues of the Southern Dynasty, which was especially rare in Jiangnan. The Thousand Buddha Cliff had a unique Buddha, the Stone Buddha on the left of the Three Saint Palace.

It was said that when the last Buddha statue was carved, the hammer was light and the stone did not move at all. If the hammer was heavy, the stone would crack. If it was not light or heavy, it would only send out sparks. If it was too long, it would not succeed. Seeing that the deadline was up, the stonemason jumped into the niche to avoid the disaster of killing everyone. He became a "Stone Buddha" with a hammer in one hand and a chisel in the other.

Grotto statues

According to the literature records and the evolution of the style of the statues, the statues of Qixia Grottoes are roughly divided into three periods.

the first phase

It was built between the Jin and Song Dynasties to the first year of Yongguang of Song Dynasty.

the second phase

To summarize the style of grotto statues in this period: They were all at the top of the cave, with three walls surrounding the altar. Most of the Buddhist altars were square and rectangular, and there were thousands of Buddhas.

the third phase

It was agreed in the first year of Liang Tianzheng. The two Guarding Buddhas in front of the Immeasurable Hall were the representatives.

Biyun Pavilion

Biyun Pavilion was located at the top of Tiger Mountain, also known as the " Wangjiang Pavilion ". The flat top of the pavilion looked like a plateau, extending to the north. There were hanging rocks on three sides, and only one stone was connected to the mountain path. It was a unique scenic spot that won by danger. On the east side, there were deep valleys and steep cliffs, with exposed rocks and incomparably steep cliffs. On the west side, there were undulating hills paved by pine trees and forests. Looking north, the Yangtze River could be seen.

Qin Shi Huang's riverside

Qin Shi Huang's riverside is located on the north side of the middle peak. According to Sima Qian's Records of the Historian of the Han Dynasty, Qin Shihuang visited the east and climbed Mount Qixia when he returned to the north, which showed the unity of the four seas and the meaning of looking down on the ages.

Luyu tea house

Lu Yu Tea House was a four-story teahouse in the Tang Dynasty style, with a building area of more than one mu. Climbing to the top, one could see the Yangtze River, Purple Mountain, Jianye City, and the beautiful scenery of Qixia Mountain. Lu Yu planted tea in the valley between the Middle Peak and the Dragon Mountain, which was now the White Milk Spring, the Green Edge Sword, and the Tea Testing Pavilion. His residence was called Lu Yu's Abode.

He left Qixia Mountain and arrived at the Southern Tang's mausoleums.

The two mausoleums of the Southern Tang Dynasty were located at the southern foot of Zutang Mountain in Jianye City, including the Qin mausoleum of Li Wei and his queen and the Shun mausoleum of Li Jing and his queen Zhong. They were the largest imperial mausoleums in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. The two mausoleums of the Southern Tang Dynasty were surrounded by hills and hills. The situation was very good. Jiang Wenwei and Han Xizai of the Southern Tang Dynasty designed them.

To the east was the Qin Tomb, and to the west was the Shun Tomb. Both mausoleums were multi-chamber tombs with brick structures. In the early years, they were robbed many times, but the mausoleum buildings were intact. The former was engraved with gold, indicating the name of the tomb and the year of burial. The latter had hundreds of male and female palace attendants, dancers, and various animal figurines, which were rare in the tombs of the Tang and Song Dynasties in the south.

More than 600 cultural relics were unearthed from the two mausoleums of the Southern Tang Dynasty, among which the jade mourning book and the pottery figurines were especially precious. The jade mourning book recorded the funeral rites of the feudal emperors and empresses, and it was also the main basis for determining the identity of the tomb owner. It provided important material information for the study of the funeral system of the emperors in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.

They arrived at the Guan Wang Temple.

There were two long couplets in the Guanwang Temple: " He was born in Jiezhou, assisted in Yuzhou, protected Jingzhou, and stood in the southwest. Liu Bei, You Yide and Qiu Mengde were the most famous in China. In their eyes, the Han rebels were the most obvious.”"Red face and red heart, riding a red rabbit to chase the moon, guarding the pass without forgetting the Red Emperor; Green turban face history, rely on green dragon crescent moon, hidden in the sky worthy of the sky.”

It could be said that it summarized Guan Yu's life and was the best quote in the Guan Temple. Guan Yu's loyalty, righteousness, and bravery were respected and praised by people. He was worshipped as a god and the Guan Wang Temple was born.

Then, they arrived at Mt. Thoughtless.

Wuxiang Temple

Wuxiang Temple, also known as Zen Silence Temple, is located in Wuxiang Mountain in Jianye. According to the Lishui County Annals,"During the Wude years of Tang Dynasty, the Wuxiang Zen Temple was rebuilt and abandoned for five generations. During the reign of Song Chengchun, monks and Taoists revived the Great Temple. Zhao, a native of the city, asked to participate in the court and changed the name to Zen Temple.”

There were three cliff carvings with the ink of the ancients in Mount Wuxiang of Jianye, forming a three-legged tripod.

Han Xizai of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms was not satisfied with his politics, so he sent his love to the mountains and rivers. One day, when he went to Lishui to play, he saw a beautiful mountain scenery in Honglan Port. He built a platform in the mountain and lived in seclusion to study. Han Xizai thought of Buddhism's " Anatta Thought " and renamed the mountain " Wuxiang Mountain ". The ancient temple was also renamed " Wuxiang Temple ".

When Zhou Bangyan was the county magistrate of Lishui County, he had visited this mountain many times and wrote the phrase "Man Tingfang·Summer Lishui Wuxiang Mountain Painting", describing the charming scenery of the mountain peak.

Finally, they arrived at the ancient village of Qiqiao.

The ancient village of Qiqiao was located in the northeast of Jianye City, surrounded by water on all sides. It was isolated and remote. There were 30,000 descendants of Confucius gathered around the village. There was an old street that was one mile long and had a history of nearly 1,000 years. The ancient bridge of the Han Dynasty and the ancient well of the Song Dynasty could be seen clearly.

Everything on the old street was old. There were old-fashioned bamboo craftsmen, old-fashioned tofu workshops, old people wearing double-lapel clothes, and old hand-carved wood carvers. They all showed the beauty of simplicity and elegance.

On the old street of Qiqiao, the houses on both sides were old brick-and-wood shops. Because of the erosion of the wind and rain, the patterns on the wooden doors were clearly visible. The eaves were raised, and the lintel was carved with exquisite patterns. Every few buildings had a small alley that led to the water. The alley had a front door, a back door, and a waist door.

Deep into the alley, many old-fashioned houses still retained brick symmetrical airflow ventilation windows on the walls. The aborigines lived here and integrated with the old streets, old houses, and old alleys, becoming an antique landscape.

After touring the ancient village of Qiqiao, it was already late. The three of them rode back to the inn.

Li Shishi brewed some tea and said to Qiao Feng,"Big Brother Qiao, today is April 16th. We were going to have that Shishi, but she came over these few days. Wait until April 21st and 22nd, Big Brother Qiao will have that for two consecutive days.”

"Alright, you can start cultivating.”Qiao Feng said.

"Yes, alright. Where are we going tomorrow?" Li Shishi asked.

"To Lu Province!" Qiao Feng replied.

"Alright." After saying that, she began to cultivate and refine Qi.

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