Why is a dragon carved on the post on the viaduct of Yan 'an Road? Was it carved by the abbot of the Jade Buddha Temple?

In the mid-1990s, the construction of Shanghai Elevated Road was a prelude for Shanghai to regain its glory and become a world-class city. After the Inner Ring Road was completed and opened to traffic, Chengdu Road Viaduct and Yan 'an Road Viaduct, which run through the urban area, were successively launched, forming a "Tian"-shaped pattern running through the east, west, north and south of Shanghai, completely changing the traffic congestion in the urban area and completing the "Shen"-shaped pattern of Shanghai Viaduct.

At the beginning of the project, the attention of leaders at all levels in Shanghai, the support of Shanghai citizens and the hard work of the engineering and technical team made the project progress rapidly. The street view along the way is the same every day, and I can't find the old street for half a month. Unexpectedly, the project reached the key interface between the East-West Elevated Road and the North-South Elevated Road, but the foundation pile as the main pillar of the elevated road could not be driven down.

The project is blocked, but it is blocked at the intersection of east, west, north and south, under the highest elevated main column in Shanghai! Looking through the geological data of Shanghai, Shanghai belongs to the alluvial plain of the Yangtze River Delta, and there is no complicated stratigraphic situation. Municipal Design Institute, Shanghai Urban Construction Design Institute, Shanghai Zhenghe Tunnel and other engineering companies involved in the project immediately mobilized technical forces to tackle key problems, but failed to pile up again and again. Who would have thought that it happened that the pile could not be driven on this key interface, and the main column could not be erected.

The project was temporarily suspended, and the workers who fought in the front line of the project were reluctant to eat and fidgeted. Somehow, there is a saying circulating quietly in private: Could it be the problem of Feng Shui and Long Mai? Do you want to invite a Feng Shui master or a Taoist mage to have a look? As soon as this statement appeared, it was immediately rebounded by engineering and technical experts, which was simply a mockery of technical experts! Today, with the unprecedented development of science, the power of human conquest of nature can last for nine days. An engineering difficulty is not feudal superstition. So we re-empowered and invited technical elites from all walks of life to gather on this interface to chew hard bones. The leader personally sat in the town, and everyone was United, and Taishan was moved! The pile of the main column must be knocked down to ensure that the whole construction period will not be delayed.

Technical elites gathered together, and ingenious tricks and tricks were overplayed. After each shows his magical powers, the pile that can't be hit still can't be hit! Barely scored, but far from the design standards and engineering requirements. This problem has been serious, and the elite soldiers and strong generals have fought one after another, but the crux of the problem has not been found. If the main column of this interface cannot be poured, the north-south viaduct and the east-west viaduct will not be connected, and the whole project will not be completed on schedule. As a result, the previous saying of praying to God and worshiping Buddha was quietly circulated on the construction site.

You may delay, but time will not. It's better to have a move than not to have one. Besides, it won't do much harm to try metaphysics. Finally, the mind of the competent leader has loosened. After some unannounced visits, I invited a monk, Dade, from a Longhua Temple in Shanghai.

The monks of Longhua Temple came to the intersection of the East-West Elevated Road and the North-South Elevated Road to have a close look, then closed their eyes and folded their hands for a long time. They asked if there was any way. The monk pondered for a long time and then said that he had found the crux of the problem. There are solutions, but if you want to make a difference, please make room for piling. When the monk finished, he sighed deeply and said that he had let the cat out of the bag. I'm afraid his future days are numbered. I am willing to repay my kindness for the benefit of Shanghai believers and contribute to the construction of Shanghai where I have lived for a long time.

The monk silently chose an auspicious day, and everyone got everything ready according to his instructions. The mage burns incense and prays, acts one by one, tells him to pile up after a certain period of time, and then never comes back. Although the engineers and technicians are confused, they can't help but concentrate and follow the instructions. Who knows that after this, the pile was successfully knocked down, impartial, completely in line with the design standards, and the north-south and east-west elevated joints were seamless. The monk returned to the temple and died within a few days.

The arrangement of the monk's practice only reached a few leaders and project leaders, and repeatedly told them to keep it secret, so outsiders could not know the details. The only trace that can be seen is that the huge circular column that fell on the pile at the interface was surrounded by Bai Gang and decorated with dragon-shaped patterns as a prayer to the gods who helped pile driving successfully.

This story has been circulating in Shanghai for a long time. A technical director of the project once rumored in the newspaper that there was no such thing, and the dragon decoration was purely for the beauty of the city. However, no one can understand the explanation of the engineering and technical director. If it is purely for the sake of beautifying the city, there are no fewer than hundreds of columns on the viaduct in Shanghai, all of which reveal the true colors of cement concrete without exception. Only the next pillar at the junction of the North-South Elevated Road and the East-West Elevated Road is decorated with dragon patterns, which are gold characters on a silver background.

The great monk is a true Zen master and the honorary abbot of Suoguo Temple.

True Zen (19 16- 1995) Ladies and gentlemen, he died on 1995.

Ten abbots of the Jade Buddha Temple. The common surname is Wang, and the famous crane tree is from Dongtai, Jiangsu. Tong Zhen became a monk, and in 192 1, he became a monk in Anfeng Jingtu Temple. His dharma name is Zen, and his word is Changwu. 193 1 became a monk by Yi Dehao in Longchangfa Temple, Baohuashan, Nanjing. He has studied in Qihui Buddhist College of Samadi Temple in Dongtai, Dinghui Buddhist College in Jiao Shan, Zhenjiang, Ancient Temple Buddhist College in Zhenjiang, Xiaoguang Buddhist College in Taizhou, Shanghai Buddhist College, Leng Yan College of Yuanming Lecture Hall in Shanghai, Huayan Accelerated Normal College in China, and Nanjing. His Buddhist attainments are quite profound. He has served as curator of Chikulin Temple in Zhenjiang, director of Shilin Temple in Suzhou, and dean of Zhu Lin Buddhist College, with peaches and plums all over Europe, America, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan.

2. The intersection of Hainan North Elevated Road and Yan 'an Elevated Road is Yan 'an Road Elevated Road on Yan 'an East Road and Huangpi South Road. There is a thick pillar on Huangpi Road, on which a dragon's relief is carved in bronze. This is the Dragon Column in Shanghai, which, together with other events, is called one of the most mysterious events in Shanghai.

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At that time, when Yan 'an Elevated North-South Elevated Road was built, this pillar was the place where piling was needed. At that time, it was hit many times, but after hitting a few meters deep, the pile could not be driven, and some of them were broken. The accumulated sand in Shanghai is so soft that it has hardly been encountered before.

The project stopped, and the municipal government and engineering units invited several experts to see it. Those experts can't help but refuse to explain the situation. I guess they know why, but they won't do it. Finally, a monk hosted by Longhua Temple in Shanghai was invited. After reading it, the monk knew that if he wanted to solve this problem, he would succeed and die. In advance, he called his apprentice and gave him a final speech.

Then the monk went to do the ceremony. When he did it, the construction site was surrounded by engineering cloth, and nothing was heard outside (I also passed by the construction site during that time, and I didn't know what was going on inside. At that time, I also scolded a few friends, saying that it occupied pits and built roads.

It's inconvenient to walk in the street ...) There are rumors that it is a three-day ceremony, and some say it is a seven-day ceremony. I should know seven days. As soon as the ceremony was over, with the roar of the pile driver, Zhuang got off smoothly, and even hit seven big piles. Now we see a thick pier in it.

Seven piles, not one, a stream of black gas came up and surrounded them. Perhaps because of the policy reasons, ZF propagandized to get rid of superstition, so it later wrapped the pillar with black gas in it with decorative materials, and carved the dragon with copper relief outside.

At this time, the monk said that this place is Long Mai in Shanghai, and Shanghai can be a national capital, so there will be dragons below. Yan' an elevated north-south elevated intersection is the center of Shanghai and the leading place. The monk made a seven-day ceremony to make the dragon ascend to heaven.

At that time, it was kept so secret that almost no one knew it. Later, about half a year later, the monk died. The temple specially printed a booklet for pilgrims to commemorate the achievements of the monk's life. My grandmother goes to burn incense twice a month, and she also has this booklet.