Taoist Goddess Chen Jinggu, Lady Linshui

Linshui Lady Chen Jinggu is known at home and abroad as the goddess of protection for women and children, and the belief culture originated in the Tang Dynasty and flourished in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Its beliefs have been widely spread in Fujian, Zhejiang, Jiangxi and Guangdong and overseas for more than 1,200 years, and it is an important part of traditional Chinese culture, as well as an important link between the people of Fujian and Taiwan. Over the past thousand years, the beliefs of Chen Jinggou have been extended from Fujian to both home and abroad, with more than 4,000 shrines and temples all over the world, and more than 80 million believers. In Taiwan, there are more than 400 temples worshipping Chen Jinggou, Lady Linshui, as the main deity, with more than 10 million followers. Wherever there are Chinese people living in the world, there is the existence of the belief culture of Mrs. Lin Shui, the Mother of Goddess of Shun Tian, especially with the development of history, the veneration and worship of the majority of believers to the Goddess Chen Jing Nun has been extended to a desire for harmony, peace and happiness, and the pursuit of the same desire and beauty, and risen to a kind of healthy beliefs and beliefs and culture that is beneficial to the promotion of the construction of a harmonious society, with a positive and goodwill, and this kind of belief culture has become an important part of Chinese traditional culture, and even an important component of Chinese traditional culture, and even an important part of Chinese traditional culture.

According to the Chinese government, the Chinese traditional culture has become an important part of the world's culture, and even the world's culture.

According to legend, Chen Jinggu was born in the second year of the Tang Dali (767--791 AD) in Xiadu, Cangshan, Fuzhou (present-day Xiandeng Road, Fuzhou), under the nickname of Chen XIV. Fujian folk commonly known as Niangmu, Nurse, Mrs. Linshui, Shun Tian Shengmu and so on.

Cangshan Xiadu, there is an ancestral temple of Xu Zhenjun, near the temple there is an old wooden house, the local elderly said Chen Jinggu was born in the wooden house, so it is called the ancestral house. But in the past, the legend is said to be its ancestral home "quiet hut". The townspeople in the lower pool explained that: "the ancestral home of the mother's milk was in the lower pool, and then relocated to the side of the quiet house to go." ? Chen Jinggou since childhood, yearning for Taoism, want to learn the law. Grew up after her parents for her marriage Gutian Liu Qilian, is about to hold a wedding for her, she refused to get married and ran away, to go to the Lushan Xu Zhenjun there to learn spells and get ten heavenly books after the mountain, in her sixteen to twenty-four years old in the short span of eight years, for the place to get rid of the demons and monsters, especially the protection of women and children, and do a lot of good things for the benefit of the people. ? At the age of twenty-four, Fuzhou was suffering from a long drought, the fields were dry and cracked, and the people were in dire straits. At this time, the pregnant Chen Jinggu, disregard for personal safety, off the home, holding a sword and horn, to Longtanjiao (now Cangqian Road and Jiangxin Park between the river) to pray for rain, due to the harm of the monster Changkeng ghosts, coupled with the premature birth of the body is weak, the result of the people sacrificed his young life. Legend has it that under the water of Longtanjiao is Lushan Court, and the master of the law, Xu Zhenjun Xu Xun, is the master of Chen Jinggu. Chen Jinggu for God and then to Xu Zhenjun to supplement the study of the law to help the baby, vowing to save the baby to help the baby, curing the disease to drive away evil spirits, to help the world to help people. Because of its repeated manifestation of the spirit of the world, so for Fujian and Taiwan around the temple rituals in the growing. All generations of Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties have been awarded, the first name of Mrs. Linshui, after the addition of Mrs. Linshui Chongfu, Wang Shao Rong was awarded Shunyi Yuanjun Shuntian Holy Mother of God, Taoism said Hui-pillow Ci amount of Tianzun. Min people salty to Linshui Chen Empress Dowager said. Fuzhou Cangshan Chen Jinggu legend site, in addition to Cangshan Shimodu, Shimochi, Longtanjiao, there are also long pit ghosts of the cave in the Changkeng Mountain (now the majority of the Fujian Division of the school building), Linshui Chen Empress Dowager Ancestral Temple (now on the Vine Road, Fuzhou City, the second hospital across the residential area). In 785 AD, Chen Jinggu married Gutian, and soon her husband Liu Qilian was appointed as Luoyuan inspector, and Jinggu went with her. Luoyuan folklore has Chen Da Milk broken spider hole, Fujian opera has "Chen Jinggou in addition to the spider spirit" is said to be the year of the demon-subduing Luoyuan Yunti village near. The Jade Emperor signaled the heavenly descent of the ladder, all the heavenly soldiers and generals came down to capture the demons and monsters. Currently there are still marks left in the surrounding area, such as the footsteps of Chen Da Nui, heavenly soldiers and generals to remove the demon field is unfathomable, etc.? Chen Jinggu is a goddess honored by the folk people of Fujian." Putian has Mazu, Fuzhou has Jinggou." Mazu Lin Meniang and Mrs. Linshui Chen Jinggu did many good deeds to help the world; after their deaths, one of them became the "god of protection at sea", and the other became the "god of protection for women and children".

Tried to press the Luo Yi contained, since the Song Chunyao, there are Lushan positive law, line charm water to drive away the demon, to save the whole of Min such as, the Queen of Heaven three Yuanjun is also. Cloud ladder shrine existing inverted branch of the bamboo, so far often exist, the place had built temples, for the mother blood food thousands of years, only is the world far away, I do not know the old buildings built from what year, into what people. Is to examine the remnants of the monument to see, inquire about the old rumors, Fang Zhi Zheng two years, the euphonious Senator Zhao Zhongming, for the first tripod built, that is, the name of the Yunti Palace, and the Western Rinshui and listed as the three, which is the sincere report of the best intentions also. After the temple destroyed the old shade, the Wu family name full merit Lord, the Li family name to raise the edge of the re-construction, until after the 58th year of the Kangxi Emperor was back to the Luk, Yongzheng thirteen years, the Lee people again for the grass, not the end of the completion. So far, gradually feel the rafters bad, not the way

also. Here Qianlong twenty-six years, the age of xinsi, heavy on the ZiangZhengZhuXiJian, heart of virtue, want to expand their walls, complete their buildings, the first thing, the first of the Hatake all the margin to build, with one heart, do not avoid the difficulties, that is, on February 13th, built, October 16th completed. I saw the scale of the vast, the wheel of the re, really not less than the Palace of the Western Ocean waterfront carry on. Subsequently, God's grace is universal by the tin name Lin cast Jade Yen between the King of Fortune in the boundless, all Zhu Jian's power. This will be the edge of the first and the names of all the good faith Le lost silver another monument for the record, in order to immortalize the cloud.

Jinshi Wai Hanlin Candidate Confucianism Left Hall Fengshangli Lin Mengsong respectfully inscribed

The twenty-eighth year of Qianlong Lunar New Year's Day

The total head of the letter of the Ziang Zhu Jian edge of the head of the Zhu Xianqian edge of the head of the letter of the Supervisor Wei Yidong

Aid the edge of the head of the Zhu Dengwu, Zhang Jiuze, Guo Hengxing, Li Cheng Yi, Xie Hengchang, Yu Hengxiao, Zhuo Yungming, Li Chengqing, Zhu Xianzang

letter of the Supervisor Li Ergong, Gan Rongyuan, Shen Tu Shou, Zhang Kai Cheng, Li Yuan Sheng, Chen Zhihong, Zhuo Kai Hua, Zhuo Xin Yuan Tong Li

Yunti Palace is located in Luoyuan County, Zhongfang Township, Dongshan Village, Yunti Natural Village, the main hall enshrines the three sisters of Chen Jingguru, Lin Jiu Niang, Li Sanniang, which is the third Taoist temple of Chen Jingguru. Chen, Lin, Li three immortal is well-known at home and abroad, "the protection of women and children God", Chen Jinggu culture has been included in the national intangible cultural heritage list, Yunti Palace is Chen Jinggu culture is extremely important part. According to the legend of our ancestors, around the year of Tang Dynasty (784 AD), Chen Jinggu nested out the spider spirits in Yunti Village (anciently known as Yanjiao Village), the local people honored Chen Jinggu's benevolence and built a temple for worship in the next year (791 AD) after Jinggu's feathering. At that time, the scale was small, located in front of the big stone on the right side of the present palace. During the Five Dynasties period, after being bestowed with thirty-six courtesans by the King of Min, the Yunti Palace was expanded, and the site was moved to the left side of the boulder, to the right side of the present palace, and was named Fulong Palace, where it was dedicated to the Three Ladies of Chen, Lin and Li, as well as to the Thirty-six Courtesans. Around the Chunyou period of Song Dynasty (1241/1252), Chen Jinggu was honored by the imperial court, and the incense flourished. The local believers expanded Fulong Palace again and moved it to the location of the present palace, with a scale comparable to that of the present main hall, and it is said that at that time, the believers were all over Fujian, such as Luoyuan, Gutian, Ningde, etc., and the main palace became one of the main dojos of Chen Jinggu. According to the palace is now hidden in three pieces of ancient monuments, "repair Yuntie Palace monument" records, to the second year (1344), the townspeople Zhao Zhongming, etc. in the original site tripod building, named Yuntie Palace. The main palace and Gutian Linshui Palace, Xiyang Palace and listed as three. After the collapse due to age and repair, by the merit of the master Wu surname and Li surname fund-raising margin repair, in the Qing dynasty Kangxi 58 years (1719) was destroyed by fire, Yongzheng thirteen years (1735), once again rebuilt. The present clouds and stairs Palace for thick rich village Zhu Jian and other letter in Qianlong twenty-six years (1761) to raise the edge and built, is a chic style of the Qing Dynasty building, eaves arch, magnificent, standing in the mountains between the mountains, the main Palace of Wei spirit is prominent, respond to requests, protect the country and blessing the people, the people's blessing for a good story. The descendants of the monument carved in memory, now hides three pieces of ancient monuments to support. The environment around the main palace is beautiful, with ancient trees and clear water. There are national protected trees such as red bean trees, willow trees, ancient ginkgo.

Build a beautiful countryside, paving the way for rural revitalization. Protection of ancient buildings, promote traditional culture, in 2014 set up the Yunti Palace Construction Council, hired a professional design department of the Yunti Palace and the surrounding vision plan (see the planning effect); we will be in accordance with the "main palace first, the first to see the results of the overall planning, step by step implementation of the" architectural ideas, in November 2015, the renovation was completed! The first phase of engineering work. Gradual implementation of the plan to beautify the surrounding environment is our expectation. At present, the road leading from the town to the main palace of the ladder needs to be further repaired. At the same time, to strengthen publicity and promotion, increase the attraction of capital, hope that people with knowledge, faith men and women donate money to support, and actively raise funds to promote the construction of the project a new upsurge in the hope that after a few years of hard work, will be the ladder Palace into a set of religious beliefs, tourism and leisure as one of the traditional culture of pilgrimage place.

Huang Xin, born in Luoyuan, Fujian Province, the national level art teacher, the executive vice chairman of the Art Committee of Xinhua Art Network, the former vice chairman of the China Arts and Crafts Artists Association, and the owner of the Daheyang Art Museum. He studied Chinese landscape painting, Chinese calligraphy and seal carving, etc. His poetry and prose have appeared in newspapers, magazines, and magazines. Poetry and prose have appeared in newspapers, magazines, and on the Internet.