In order to express his great respect for Laozi, Xuanzong specially brought his concubine Yang Yuhuan to Hanguguan to pay homage to Laozi. Sandan Pavilion: Legend has it that when Lao Tzu was practici

In order to express his great respect for Laozi, Xuanzong specially brought his concubine Yang Yuhuan to Hanguguan to pay homage to Laozi. Sandan Pavilion: Legend has it that when Lao Tzu was practicing meditation in Hangu, a plague broke out in the area. I used the bezoar spitted out by the green bull he was riding to make pills and distributed them to the people, thus saving the local area from a disaster (Laojun Alchemy) This is the reason for the story). It was built by later generations to commemorate Laozi who saved the people by taking pills. Purple air is coming from the east: It is said that Yin Xi, the gatekeeper of Hangu Pass, climbed up to look into the distance and observed the sky. He saw purple air coming from the east and met the sage Laozi. Lao Tzu was impressed by Yin Xi's persistence in seeking advice, and promised to write a book of five thousand words of sage wisdom. In order to commemorate him, later generations named the mountain where Yin Xi climbed high and looked far away: Wangqitai. In the Tang Dynasty, a "Zhanzi Tower" more than 3 feet high was built on it. This building was destroyed by war during the Republic of China. What can be seen now are antique buildings built in recent years. The idiom "Purple air comes from the east" comes from this. The words "Purple Energy Comes from the East" will be written on the horizontal scrolls of the Spring Festival couplets and on the lintel of the courtyard door, hoping that distinguished guests will come to visit and the door will be filled with great blessings, which is auspicious. Temples in the Taichu Palace Scenic Area, with Sanqing Hall on the left. The Three Pure Ones are: Taiqing - Taishang Laojun, the moral god; Yuqing - Pangu Gong, the Yuanshi god; Shangqing - the leader of the Tongtian cult, the Lingbao god. On the right is the Hall of Three Emperors: The three emperors are: Emperor Fuxi Qingdi, who invented the innate Bagua and is known as the "ancestor of the Eight Diagrams"; Emperor Shennong Yandi, who invented herbal medicine and cultivated grains; Emperor Xuanyuan the Emperor of Earth who pioneered the Eight Diagrams culture, invented writing, and is known as the "first ancestor of humanities". The main hall is Taichu Palace, where Laozi wrote scriptures: it is the oldest existing building in Hangu Pass. It was first built in the Western Zhou Dynasty and has been renovated in the Tang, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. The existing buildings are in the style of the Yuan Dynasty. There are two stone steles at the entrance of the hall, which were left when the hall was renovated in the fourth year of Dade in the Yuan Dynasty (1300) and the tenth year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1653). Both of them record the story of Laozi riding a green ox through Hangu Pass. There is also a large bell cast in the 10th year of Chenghua in the Ming Dynasty. The Taichu Palace we saw has pillars and stones left over from the Tang Dynasty, wooden frame structure craftsmanship left over from the Yuan Dynasty, and Liangji restored in the Qing Dynasty. The patterns of the two pillar foundation stones in the Tang Dynasty are different. The west side is in the shape of a lotus and the east side is in the shape of a stone drum. In Taoism, the lotus is yin and the drum is yang. Laozi mentioned yin and yang many times in "Tao Te Ching". From this we know that as early as the Tang Dynasty, people had a deep understanding of Laozi's philosophy, and applied this understanding to the architectural art of Taichu Palace. For Laozi, this is also the way that later generations will treat him. a kind of commemoration. There are three statues enshrined in the hall. In the middle is a seated statue of Laozi writing sutras, on the left is Laozi's scholar Xu Jia, and on the right is Guan Ling Yinxi. My surname is Li Ming'er, my courtesy name is Boyang, and my posthumous name is Dan. He was born in Qurenli, Li Township, Ku County, Chu State, in the late Spring and Autumn Period, which is now Taiqinggong Township, Luyi County. He once served as the Keeper of the Zhou Dynasty and managed the Zhou royal family's collection of books. Later, due to internal strife in the Zhou Dynasty and disputes among the princes, I decided to resign and go west to live in seclusion. He passed through Hangu Pass and stayed here for five months, where he transferred his lifelong understanding of nature and society. He made a summary and upgraded it to a theory, leaving behind a 5,000-word "Tao Te Ching". On the east and west walls is the full text of the Tao Te Ching, with 81 chapters in two chapters. The whole text mentions "Tao" 73 times. It is believed that Tao is the law of development and change of all things in the universe. The whole text involves heaven, earth and man. In this regard, he advocates "governing by doing nothing", believes that everything should conform to the way of heaven, pays attention to the "unity of nature and man", and maintains harmony between man and nature. As the earliest classic of Taoism, China's state religion, it has influenced the Chinese people for more than two thousand years. Hanguguan Taoist Temple: It is currently the largest Taoist temple imitating Qin and Han architecture in Henan Province. There are 36 statues of gods in the temple. The core idea is to advocate religious equality and pursue cultural integration. Laozi, Confucius, and Sakyamuni are enshrined in the hall at the same time. These three cultures struggle, integrate, and infiltrate with each other, forming a unique "three religions in one" in traditional Chinese culture rooted in Taoism and Confucianism. situation. The east and west sides are the Eight Immortals and Eight Gods in Taoism.