Historical Evolution of Tonghuai Guan Yue Temple

About the evolution of Tonghuai Guan Yue Temple, there are some information as follows:

Ming Wanli Renzi (16 12) Li (Quanzhou people's directory) "The Story of Sanyi Temple": "There is a temple in Shouhou Temple of Han Dynasty in the county, and its sound is unique, which surprised the people. I don't know where to start, but I dare to walk along the road. When Wanli reached the age of 1604, the Buddhist believers moved to the left side of the main hall, while the Guanyin statue in China was the place where Buddhist believers converted, but those who knew it were not. In the spring of Renzi (16 12), he moved a statue of a monk to the meditation room (Chengtian Temple) on the platform, where he discussed Zhang Junfen, He Jun, Qi Sheng, Zhang Junmou, and Liu (Liu Bei), Guan Shou (Guan Yu) and Zhang Xi (Zhang Fei). And wait in the lobby in a calm way, facing north. What you have done shows the elegance of Han, is not worshipped by people in the spring, and the audience is blocked. "

In the first year of tomorrow (162 1 year), Li Guangyi's "Rebuilding Guandi Temple" said: "Today, people who go to Hanshou Pavilion Temple are all over the county, but in my spring, builders should not worry about everything, and the only temple in the Confucian forest looks prosperous. I am old and don't know the origin of creation. "

Qing Qianlong's "The View of Quanzhou Prefecture Governing Altars and Temples": "Governing benefits is only in the government. During the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty (1522— 1566), the historic Li Yide (see Quanzhou People's Catalogue Li Yide) was rebuilt. During the Wanli period (1573- 16 19), the statues of the Emperor Tianzi and Emperor Zhaolie (Liu Bei), Hou (Zhang Fei) and Prime Minister Zhuge Liang were restored. In the first year of the Apocalypse (162 1), the crown statue of the emperor was molded in the back hall. County gentry Yang, Xu built a temple, and the abbot room of Guangsang Road was restored with stones. In the ninth year of Shunzhi (165 1 year), SHEN WOO was canonized as the Emperor of Guan Sheng. In the fifth year of Yongzheng (1727), it was dedicated to great-grandfather, ancestor Yu Changgong and father gong, and the right temple was added to worship the gods. Sacrifice is on the second day of Spring and Autumn and the auspicious day of May 13th. "

Jinjiang County Annals by Daoguang of Qing Dynasty quoted Quanzhou County Annals by Qianlong, and then added: "Xinhai in the 9th year of Yongzheng of Qing Dynasty (173 1), which was repaired by foreigners. In the forty-third year of Qianlong reign, the county monarch presented Wu Shu (1778). In the 19th year of Jiaqing (18 14), in March, he was ordered to seal loyalty SHEN WOO. Daoguang was advised to donate money for repair in the third year (1823). In the first month of the eighth year (1828), SHEN WOO's loyalty was sealed. "

In the forty-third year of Qing Qianlong (1778), the monument of Guandi Temple in Tonghuai Street in the whole county was rebuilt: "There is a street in the south corner of the county called Tonghuai, where Guandi has been worshipped for a long time." "I don't know when the temple was built, but the person who can take the test is Yu Youming Wanli Guimao (1603), and he is a reporter Li; After studying in the (Qing) Yongzheng Xinhai (173 1), I worked as a reporter for Zhang Junhuan. " "During the Qianlong period (1773), the buildings on the main ridge of the front hall were scratched, and those in the back hall were also destroyed. All the tiles were dirty and covered with dust. Mr. County, try to persuade you to lose, follow the previous rules and make it up. The material is good, strong and new. In front of the temple, there was a beautiful watch, but now it is very embarrassing. It was revealed by the tree to see it ... It started in September of that year and ended in February of Shen Bing (1776). "

In the 16th year of the Republic of China, Ding Mao (1927) wrote the inscription "Rebuilding Tonghuai Temple in the whole county": "On the evening of the fourth day of November, Ding Mao was in trouble in the third hall of Tonghuai Sheng Di Temple, and the emperor was burned."

To sum up, there is no textual research on the founding date and initial regulations of Tonghuai Guandi Temple, which is said to have been built from the Southern Tang Dynasty to the Song Dynasty. During the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty (1522- 1566), Li Yide with a long history was rebuilt. At that time, there were left and right halls in the temple, each with a front hall, a main hall and a back hall. The left hall is dedicated to Shou Hou Ting (Guan Yu), and the right hall is dedicated to Lang Ping Houyan. During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty (1573— 16 19), the tourist hall was changed to Sanyi Hall, dedicated to Liu, Guan and Zhang, and Zhuge was attached. Tomorrow, in the first year (162 1), the Guandi Temple will be rebuilt, the abbot's room will be widened, and the statue of Guan Yu's crown will be molded in the back hall of Zuotang. A hall was built in the Qianlong Room of Qing Dynasty (1736— 1795) to worship Guan Yu's great-grandfather, grandfather and father. In front of the main hall, there is a Ritual and Music Pavilion (Ritual and Music Pavilion was changed into a school in Guangxu period, and it was named Licheng Primary School, which means "Li Li Cheng Le"). In the 16th year of the Republic of China (1927), the left temple was turned into gravel, while Sanyi Hall and Chongxian Hall remained. At that time, Zuotang was rebuilt according to the old system, and Guandi was carved out of the big camphor wood of Enyan.

The existing Guan Yue Temple in Tonghuai was rebuilt in the 16th year of the Republic of China (1927), and was completely renovated again from 1986 to 1990. The temple, facing south, is composed of three parallel temples, namely Wucheng Temple, Chongxian Temple and Sanyi Temple, all of which are three entrances, with a building area of 1.294 square meters. During the large-scale reconstruction in the third year of the Republic of China (19 14), the front hall of Sanyi Temple retreated and juxtaposed with the front hall of the main hall, so that the three halls merged into one, forming a complex with symmetrical structure and spectacular temple shape. After the restoration, the temple is beautifully decorated with wood carvings, stone carvings and clay sculptures, and the roof is carved with porcelain dragons, flowers, birds and animals with different shapes, which reflects the artistic style of ancient buildings in southern Fujian. The main hall is Wucheng Hall, which is three rooms wide and five rooms deep, with a single eaves and a hard roof and a bucket-type wooden frame. In the right position, he left to worship Guan Yu and right to worship Yue Fei. Twenty-four famous generals in history such as Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Wang Jun, Xie Xuan, Li Jing, Wang, Cao Bin, Di Qing and Xu Da were worshipped. On the left, the first hall is dedicated to Guan Di's great-grandfather, Zu Yuchang and his father-in-law. The Sanyi Hall on the right is dedicated to Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, including Zhuge Liang and Zhao Yun. Later, it turned out to be a bungalow, but now it has been changed into a three-story building with antique decoration.