Rumors and anecdotes of Yuci Chenghuang Temple

Visit Yuci City God Temple, cross Xuanjianlou into the central courtyard, and then stand in front of Xianyou Temple, the main building of the majestic City God Temple.

The music building of Yuci Chenghuang Temple is backed by Xuanjianlou and faces Xianyou Hall in the north. This music building is actually the music appreciation building of Xianyou Hall.

The Reward God Music Building is found in large-scale temple buildings, generally facing the main temple, and its main function is to provide performance places for the sacrificial activities of various temples. When there is a performance in the reward music building in front of the Xianyou Temple of the City God Temple, a complete music building is formed by putting the one-inch thick wooden board prepared in advance on the passage through the heart. At that time, actors could run and jump on the stage, write martial arts and sing for nothing.

The overall pronunciation effect of Shenshen Music Building is excellent. When performing here, all kinds of stereos can get excellent performance. Whether instrumental music or vocal music; Whether it is wind music or strings; Whether speaking plain English or singing; Even if the actor shouts and steps, the audience under the stage will feel an extraordinary artistic charm. Maybe a good name will spread widely. Before Cixi's 50th birthday, the Summer Palace will be built for her birthday. Of course, the Music Building will also be built. When it comes to the music building, it reminds the old woman of the rumor that I didn't know when I heard it. The music building of Yuci City God Temple has excellent pronunciation effect. As we all know, Cixi is famous for her exquisiteness. This time, in order to repair the music building of the Summer Palace, two craftsmen were sent to the Yuci City God Temple for a field trip. Unfortunately, they did not understand the mystery of the excellent pronunciation effect of Chenghuang Temple Music Building.

This musical building was built in the second year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty (AD 1523), and it is the youngest architectural musical building in the Chenghuang Temple complex, but it has a history of 480 years.

There are eight-shaped glass screens on both sides of the Music Building, which is also one of the architectural treasures of the Chenghuang Temple. This figure-of-eight glass screen wall was built in the second year of Jiajing in Ming Dynasty (AD 1523), and its artistic value is amazing. First, the whole shadow is made of glass and hollow. The second is the roof above, which skillfully combines masonry structure with wood structure to form a temple style. The bucket arches are stacked layer by layer, from top to bottom, gradually jumping away, and the shape is exquisite. Viewed from the side, it looks like an open umbrella. The overlapping arches are like dense umbrella ribs, and the top is decorated with glazed tiles, which is very gorgeous. Look at the protruding head and mouth on the arch. Are carved in the shape of faucets. Viewed from the side, they are like children's clenched fist arms, which is a rare building component.