Ancestral Temple Pangu Temple in Liuzhou, Guangxi

Ancestral Temple Pangu Temple in Liuzhou, Guangxi

Panlong Mountain is located in the south of Yaobu Street in Yufeng District and on the east bank of Liujiang River. Its mountains are lined with three peaks, and the river stands like a dragon, hence the name Panlong Mountain. The altitude of Panlong Mountain is 196.9 meters, and the mountain is dangerous. In the Qing Dynasty, a pavilion-style brick tower was built on the mountain [in the seventh year of Daoguang (AD 1827), this tower was an old picture of Longcheng dialect painted by Nanjing native Zhang Bao]. 1992 reconstruction, named Wenguang Pagoda, and added Panlong Pagoda. Wenguang Pagoda is built on the main peak of Panlong Mountain, and Panlong Pagoda is built on the branch peak of Linjiang. The bottom diameter of the two towers is 6 meters, which is a hexagonal seven-story building with brick tower style in Qing Dynasty: green glazed tile ridge, upturned cornices, animals decorated on the cornices, and wind chimes on the cornices. The two towers have different styles, which set each other off and become interesting, such as double swords inserted into the air. At night, the lights of the twin towers flicker and complement each other; The tower shadow in the river is upside down, shining brightly, which forms a colorful night scene with Wen Hui Bridge.

Pangu Temple is located halfway up the river. Pangu is worshipped by Yao, Miao and other southern minorities as ancestors, so the temple is full of ancient cultural colors, and cigarettes are filled in the air all day. There is Pangu Cave on the south side of Chunyang Cave. This "one cave and one temple" plays a certain role in studying the ethnic and religious history of Liuzhou, where many ethnic groups live together. Reproductive worship marked by Shi Zu and ancestor worship marked by Pangu sacrifice have obvious witchcraft culture color. Buddhism, Taoism, witchcraft and folk gods stand side by side on the fish peak, thus vividly showing the openness and compatibility of traditional culture in Liuzhou, a multi-ethnic region.