Kneel for JIAOZHOU Chenghuang Temple

According to the earliest historical records, JIAOZHOU Chenghuang Temple, located in the center of JIAOZHOU Old Town, was restored in the second year of Ming Hongwu (1369), covering an area of more than 2,500 square meters, with a construction area of 1063.8 square meters, including the main hall, the sleeping hall, the six-legged hall and the double eaves of the rest mountain. Since then, it has been 640 years.

Jiaozhou City God Temple is the only temple site in Jiaocheng, located on the north side of Lanzhou East Road. It has been used as a city museum, but the old buildings still exist. Chenghuang Temple was built in Hongwu period of Ming Dynasty (1369). 1375, it is well known that Zhao Li presided over the addition, which was rebuilt thirteen times in the Ming and Qing Dynasties and was broken for six hundred years. The north-south span of the original temple site is 105 meters, and the south end is about 30 meters from east to west. The span in the north section is uneven, and the longest span is about 45 meters. The original main buildings include the main entrance, Shengda Hall, Guangsheng Hall, Lingguan Hall, Theater, Lingyou Houfu Hall, Shengtang Hall, Bedroom Hall, East-West Gallery Room and so on. The main entrance, that is, the main entrance of the museum, is long. A pair of iron lions are erected outside the main entrance, and a large copper abacus is hung inside the main entrance, which is about 1 m high. On the beam of the abacus, the words "not counting by people" are written. There is a north-south beam with a lantern hanging on it. There are wings on both sides of the main hall, and each wing has a plastic clay horse and a clay groom. Shengda Hall is located in the southeast corner of the temple area, where the local rural sages are enshrined. Guangsheng Hall is located in the southwest corner of the temple area, symmetrical with Shengda Hall, dedicated to the goddess of health, so it is commonly known as "Children's Hall". During the Republic of China, Chen, a brigade commander in Jiaozhou, removed all the statues of the two temples, threw them into the water bay, and displayed animal and plant specimens in the western corridor to show the intention of breaking superstition and promoting science. Between Guangsheng Hall and the two corridors, there is the Lingguan Hall, where Wang Lingguan is enshrined as the god who guards the hall. To the south, there is a land temple behind Guangsheng Hall. In the old days, when the rich family died, they gave money to the land temple, while the poor family gave money to the land temple. Entering the main entrance of Chenghuang Temple, there is a brick wall not far away. There is a crescent flower bed in front of the zhaobi, and a theater behind the zhaobi, which was magnificent in those days. There is a horizontal plaque on the forehead of the theater "God listens to peace". It is said that Zhang Junqiu, one of the "four famous artists", once sang in this theater when he came to Jiaoxian County. There is Lingyou Houfu in the north of the theater, which is the main building of Jiaozhou City God Temple, commonly known as Daxiong Hall. There are five halls. In the middle of the hall, there is a cast-iron golden-faced city god, with two attendants standing behind him and four judges on both sides. Then came Rain Master, Fengbo, tripterygium wilfordii, Dian Mu, Niutou, Mamian, Sun Shenyou and Ye Shen You. On both sides of the main hall, there is a small classroom with plastic servants and ghosts. There is a censer (cast iron) and a fire pool in front of the classroom, and a clock stand in the east. There is an iron clock on the shelf. Legends are dedicated to complaining about ghosts. There are 10 galleries on the east and west sides in front of the main hall, among which there are ten halls in Yama right, Yuan Jun and eighteen floors in hell. The walls are painted with all kinds of punishments and myths of hell. Out of the north gate of the main hall, there is a second hall in front of it, which is dedicated to the stars in charge of harvest and auspiciousness, so it is also called "Shengtang". To the north of the 32nd Hall, there are three main halls, which are the sleeping halls of the city god, and there are wood carvings of the city god, his grandmother and his maids. In the old days, the sacrificial activities held in Chenghuang Temple included two festivals in Spring and Autumn and three tours. This is a grand ceremony, quite grand and warm. In addition, during the Spring Festival and Dragon Boat Festival, some ceremonies are also held. Usually pray for rain and sunshine, pray for disaster relief, make a wish, etc. And you can choose an auspicious day at any time. Most of the sacrifices are accompanied by singing opera.