Is it the Chenghuang Temple in various places? 1. Town God’s Temple, Lanzhou City, Gansu Province The Town God’s Temple is located on Zhangye Road, Lanzhou City. 2. Town God's Temple, Hongyang Town, Puning City, Guangdong Province, is located on the northeast side of Hongyang, the ancient city of Puning (Hongyang Town was the county seat of Puning in ancient times). It is in Xiacaopu, about 300 meters northeast of the county government office in Hongyang City, and adjacent to Wenchang Pavilion. , was built in the 42nd year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty (1563), when Puning was established as a county. It has a history of more than 400 years and is an ancient building. In the thirty-fourth year of Kangxi's reign, the county magistrate Zhao Mianzhou rebuilt the central hall and the gate tower and verandahs. In the forty-eighth year, Magistrate Andingmei (a native of Xianghong Banner) rebuilt the house of the Sixth Division with two corridors in the back hall. The front and rear were palace-style structures with three halls and two patios. meters, with a total construction area of ??approximately 1,620 square meters. The front hall is the Sanshan Gate, the left and right sides of the gate tower are dedicated to horse officials, the left and right sides of the door wind are clairvoyance and ten thousand miles vision, and the main hall of the middle hall is dedicated to the statue of the City God. The back hall is divided into three halls, respectively dedicated to the City God's Lady, the Eighteen Arhats and the Thousand-Armed Avalokitesvara, which embodies the integration of Chinese Buddhism and Confucianism. There are three rooms in the main hall and the back hall, with a life-release pool in which turtles are stocked. Kapok trees are planted on both sides of the pool. There is an arch bridge in the middle of the pool. There are towering ancient banyan trees in the courtyard in front of the main hall. The corridors on both sides of the main hall are dedicated to statues of gods. The entire Chenghuang Temple has 108 bottles of statues of Buddhas and gods, large and small. 3. City God’s Temple in Jieyang City, Guangdong Province The City God’s Temple is located on Chenghuang Road in today’s urban area. It was first built in the Southern Song Dynasty, was later destroyed, and was rebuilt in the second year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1369). There are three mountain gates, worship pavilion, main hall, health pool, stone arch bridge, lady hall, etc. The top of the Temple of the City God is an overhanging hilltop, with three-liter brackets between the seven beams and the golden pillars. The four walls of the main hall only play a protective role and do not bear the pressure of the roof. The structure is unique. After earthquakes, although the walls collapsed, the beams remained safe. The carving of its pillars and beams is bright and powerful, with both Ming Dynasty architectural style and local traditional artistic characteristics. It is the essence of the historical relics of ancient buildings in Jieyang City. 3. City God Temple, Zhengzhou City, Henan Province City God Temple is located on the north side of Shangcheng Road, Zhengzhou City. It was built in the early Ming Dynasty and rebuilt in the 14th year of Hongzhi (1501). Sitting north and facing south, there are mountain gate, front hall, music tower, main hall, bedroom, etc. The buildings are all covered with glazed tiles, with rolled sheds and cornices protruding from all sides. They are exquisite in shape and compact in structure. The Lelou is 15 meters high. It is a two-story mountain-style building with several dragons embossed on the main spine, phoenixes flying up and down, lotus flowers and lions on the left and right, which is extremely vivid. The two ends of the main ridge of the main hall are carved with spine-swallowing beasts, and several rolling dragons are carved on both sides. They are also decorated with phoenixes and peonies. The hall is engraved with "Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea", green pines and cypresses, figures, birds and animals, and the composition is harmonious and exquisite. Taoist temple. In the north of Dongdajie Road, Zhengzhou City, Henan Province. The full name is City God Lingyouhou Temple. It was built in the early Ming Dynasty and rebuilt in the 14th year of Hongzhi (1501). It has been repaired many times since then. The temple faces south from the north. The main buildings include the mountain gate, front hall, music tower, main hall, and bedrooms. They are all covered with glazed tiles, rolled sheds out of the building, and raised eaves. They have exquisite shapes and compact structures. The Lelou is 15 meters high. It is a double-story mountain-style building. There are several dragons embossed on the main ridge, with flying phoenixes in between, and lotus flowers and lions as foils. There are several dragons and are decorated with phoenixes and peonies. The hall is engraved with patterns such as the Eight Immortals crossing the sea, green pines and cypresses, figures, birds and animals. The composition is exquisite and lifelike. The temple is lined with trees and steles stand everywhere. 4. Town God’s Temple in Changzhi City, Shanxi Province. Town God’s Temple in Lu’an Prefecture is located in Miaodao Lane, Dabei Street, Changzhi City, Shanxi Province. It was founded in the 22nd year of Yuan Dynasty (1285), and rebuilt in the 5th year of Hongzhi in the Ming Dynasty (1492) and the 14th year of Daoguang in the Qing Dynasty (1834). The existing main hall and corner hall of the City God's Temple were built in the Yuan Dynasty, the dormitory, theater, Xuanjian Tower, etc. were built in the Ming Dynasty, and the verandas and ear halls were built in the Qing Dynasty. The City God Temple was built to worship the City God, who is the god who protects the city in ancient myths and legends. The Chenghuang Temple covers an area of ??12,229 square meters and has a construction area of ??5,175.03 square meters. The longitudinal axis is 408 meters long. From south to north, there are six dragon walls, Hongmen, wooden archway, stone archway, mountain gate, heavy tower (Xuanjian Tower), theater building, Xianting, central hall, bedroom and the east and west of each courtyard. Buildings such as side halls and corridors. 5. Chenghuang Temple, Anyang City, Henan Province, a Taoist temple. On Gulou East Street in the ancient city of Anyang City, Henan Province. The year of its initial construction is unknown; it was rebuilt in the second year of Hongwu (1369) in the Ming Dynasty. The temple faces south from the north, and now only the archway, gate, five main halls, and east and west wings and other buildings remain. Most of them were rebuilt in 1982. It used to be a place for worshiping the City God, and is now one of the famous historic sites in Anyang City. 6. City God Temple, Huizhou City, Guangdong Province City God Temple is located on the west side of Pinghai Ancient City. The temple has a construction area of ??430 square meters. It was first built in the third year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1405) and has been renovated many times. It was completely demolished during the "Cultural Revolution". In the late 1980s, it was rebuilt with donations from local people and Hong Kong compatriots. The Chenghuang Temple has exquisite architecture, with vivid stories of historical figures carved around the eaves of each floor. From the temple gate to the eaves, statues, desks, couplets, inscriptions, sculptures, etc., they all retain the artistic characteristics of ancient architecture. Their texts and paintings are full of the consciousness of exhorting people to avoid evil and do good. There is the City God Tower in front of the temple and the City God Pavilion on the right, which is 6 meters high and has a three-story structure. There is a stage and an open-air square that can accommodate 2,000 people in the front right corner. 7. City God's Temple, Tainan City, Taiwan Province City God's Temple is located at No. 133, Qingshui Road, Qingshui Lane, Central District, Tainan City, Taiwan. Taiwan was originally a prefecture under Fujian Province, hence the name (Fucheng God's Temple). It is the earliest City God's Temple built in Taiwan. It was first built in Yongli of the Ming Dynasty. Twenty-three, the Qing Dynasty was restored several times. The temple is dedicated to the City God and twenty-four priests. Although the temple is small, it is very popular.
On the 11th day of the fifth lunar month, there is an endless stream of people praying for Christmas blessings and making wishes from the City God. During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, it was one of the seven major temples and eight temples in Taiwan. It is now listed as a Grade II historic site in Taiwan. 8. Chenghuang Temple, Penghu County, Taiwan Province, a Taoist temple. It is located at No. 20, Guangming Road, Chongqing, Gumagong Town, Penghu, Taiwan. 9. Town God’s Temple in Sanyuan County, Shaanxi Province The Town God’s Temple is located in the middle of Qu’an Street in the east of Sanyuan County. It was first built in the eighth year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (AD 1375) and has been renovated and added nine times over the past 600 years. It is one of the most complete ancient architectural complexes of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in my country, with a total construction area of ??13,000 square meters. It is now a key cultural relic protection unit in Shaanxi Province. The Sanyuan County Museum is located in the Chenghuang Temple. It collects nearly 3,000 precious cultural relics and more than 100 inscriptions. Among them, Yue Fei's "Chu Shi Biao" and the authentic calligraphy of Yu Youren (a native of Sanyuan) are world-renowned. 10. Chenghuang Temple, Hsinchu City, Taiwan Province The Chenghuang Temple, Hsinchu City, is located on Zhongshan Road, North District, Hsinchu City. It is classified as a second-class historic site. The scale of its temple was the largest in Taiwan at the time. The god who is responsible for rewarding and punishing good and evil in the underworld and the world is the City God. , so the layout of the City God's Temple is like an ancient government office; the market food stalls in the Miaocheng of the City God's Temple in Hsinchu have become one of Hsinchu's features. 11. Shanghai City God Temple Among the many Taoist temples in Shanghai, the Shanghai City God Temple is famous for its long history and magnificent architecture, and enjoys a high reputation at home and abroad. The Old Town God's Temple in Huangpu District The Old Town God's Temple in Shanghai is located in the most prosperous Town God's Temple tourist area in Shanghai. It is an important Taoist temple in Shanghai. It was built during the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty (1403-1424) and has a history of nearly 600 years. Due to the special status of the Shanghai City God enshrined in the Shanghai City God Temple in the Shanghai area, the construction and development of the Shanghai City God Temple Taoist Temple has received enthusiastic support from the people in the Shanghai area during the nearly six hundred years of development. From Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1403-1424) to Daoguang in the Qing Dynasty (1821-1850), the temple base of the Shanghai City God Temple continued to expand, and the number of palace buildings continued to increase. In its most prosperous period, the total area reached 49.9 acres of land, about 33,000 square meters. . As an important Taoist temple in Shanghai, the Shanghai City God Temple naturally suffered a major blow during the Cultural Revolution. The statues of the gods were destroyed and the temple was used for other purposes. In 1994, with the gradual implementation of the policy of freedom of religious belief, the Shanghai City God Temple was restored and became a Taoist temple managed by Zhengyi Taoist priests. With the concern of leaders at all levels and the support of Taoist believers, the Shanghai City God Temple has basically completed the first phase of the restoration project in six years. In 2005, with the concern of the municipal and district governments and the support of Shanghai Yuyuan Mall Co., Ltd., the right to use the front wing of the Shanghai City God Temple was returned, and the second phase of the restoration project began immediately. Today's Shanghai City God's Temple includes nine halls: Huoguang Hall, Jiazi Hall, Caishen Hall, Cihang Hall, City God's Hall, Empress Hall, Parents' Hall, Guansheng Hall, and Wenchang Hall, with a total area of ??about 2,000 square meters. The Chenghuang Temple in Jiading District was first built in the Jiading period of the Song Dynasty (1208-1224). In the third year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1370), Hu Yong'an, the then magistrate, moved it from Fu'an Square on South Street to its current location. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, it was destroyed many times and rebuilt from time to time. There are original main halls, bedrooms, gardens, Jishan Pavilion, Yingxia Pavilion, Bixing Pavilion, Zuiyue Pavilion, Huashen Temple, Chishang Thatched Cottage and other buildings. During the Anti-Japanese War, the Japanese army once occupied the temple, causing great damage to the buildings in the temple. In 1960, it was listed as a cultural relic protection unit in Jiading County. In September 1962, it was approved as a municipal cultural relic protection unit by the Shanghai Municipal People's Government. Work was carried out to repair some of its buildings. In 1984, Jiading County once again restored the temple's main hall and dormitories. Under renovation, it is one of the famous Taoist temples in Jiading. The Chenghuang Temple in Qingpu District was built in the sixth year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1573), rebuilt in the eleventh year of Chongzhen (1638), and added to the seventeenth year of Chongzhen (1644). In the tenth year of Qianlong's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1745), the county magistrate Qiao Shizu proposed a donation to build the temple. The garden is on the left, surrounded by pavilions, with bright water and trees, deep winding paths, green flowers and herbs, and a spring-like appearance all year round. In the 52nd year (1787), the county magistrate Sun Fengming continued to build more. Later abandoned. In 1958, the local government converted it into a museum. The museum moved to Songze Square in New Town in 1999. Due to the good internal protection during its use as a museum, the Qingpu City God Temple was slightly repaired and reopened in early 2006. The adjacent Bailianqiao Ziwan Shopping Plaza on the west side has also brought great popularity to the renovated century-old temple. Nowadays, there is constant incense in the temple and there is an endless stream of pilgrims. 12. Town God’s Temple in Ruicheng County, Shanxi Province The Town God’s Temple is located on Ruicheng South Street and is also the location of the Ruicheng Museum. It was founded in the Xiangfu period of Dazhong in the Song Dynasty (1008~1016), and rebuilt in the 6th year of Jingtai in the Ming Dynasty (1455). It was rebuilt in the ninth year (1829) and additionally repaired in the first year of Xianfeng (1851). 13. Chenghuang Temple in Heshan City, Guangdong Province. Located at the west end of Kunyuan Road (Gulao Village) in Heshan City, it was built in the 11th year of Yongzheng in the Qing Dynasty (1733). It is the only temple that has survived among the "ten temples and eight temples" in the county in the early days of the county. Originally covering an area of ??more than 700 square meters, the temple was divided into three buildings: front, middle and back, separated by two wells. The front building was destroyed during the Cultural Revolution, and now only the back building remains.
There are tile coverings on both sides of the patio. On the right side are the "Earth Protector God", "The God of Fading at First Sight" (Jigong), "The God of Marshal Zhao", and "The God of Blessing and Longevity"; on the left side are the "Spirit Gods" , "The God of the Second Prince", "The God of the Five Princes", "God of Bao Gong", "God of the Longevity Star", and "God of Tai Sui". There are two upright stone pillars in front of the back seat, with a pair of couplets engraved on them, which are vigorous and powerful handwritings of the Qing Dynasty. The first couplet: "Having admired the gods for a long time, we are almost separated from the aquatic people." The second couplet: "Renewing the appearance of the temple has made the mountain city control the famous area of ??Heyong Town." There are two horsemen (soldiers) on both sides of the door holding their horses, waiting at any time. In the back temple, there are four round teak columns with a diameter of 40 cm, supporting the upper cover, and the column bases are flower basket-style stone pedestals. The Jade Emperor is placed in the center of the hall, with the City God on the right and Lord Wenchang on the left. Incense flourishes every day. There is an endless stream of tourists. 14. City God’s Temple, Taizhou City, Jiangsu Province Taizhou City God’s Temple, also known as Yi Temple. It is the largest and best-preserved Chenghuang Temple in Jiangsu Province and the largest Taoist temple in Taizhou. Located at No. 22, Yimiao Street, Hailing District, Taizhou, it is the only national key cultural relic protection unit in the district. It was built in the Tang Dynasty and has been renovated five times since the Northern Song Dynasty. The historical Taizhou City God's Temple is a majestic and majestic temple. Its architectural style and size are similar to those of the old government offices in Taizhou. When you first enter the Shanmen Hall, there are three square mountain gates. There is a horse statue on the east and west sides of the Shanmen Hall, facing the mountain gate in the distance. There are flagpoles and screen walls on the south side of the street. The second step is to enter the Hall of the Four Great Meritorious Officers, where the statues of the four great meritorious officers are enshrined. There are five wing rooms on the left and right in front of Gongcao Hall, namely "Zanhua Hall", "Banfang" and "Tudi Temple". The third step is to enter the trial hall, which has a built-in red sandalwood case, a brick archway on the corridor in front of the hall, and a row of about seven or eight deacons' rooms on both sides of the corridor. The fourth time you enter the main hall, there was once a theater building in the courtyard, opposite to the main hall; there are fifteen wing rooms on each side, and there are twenty-four divisions under the City God. The main hall is the main hall of the temple, in which the statue of the Taizhou City God is enshrined, with a golden face, five wisps of beard, and an elegant demeanor. He wears a jade belt around his waist, black boots on his feet, a gold-colored crown on his head, and an embroidered red robe. In front of the seated statue of the City God, there is a large sutra table with incense burners and candlesticks on it. There are statues of civil and military judges on the east and west sides of the hall. Bells and drums are placed in the southeast corner. In the middle of the platform outside the front corridor of the hall, there is a large Bronze tripod. In 2004, Taizhou launched the first phase of the City God Temple restoration project, which was completed on December 10 of the same year. The entire building faces north and south, with a total length of 124.47 meters from north to south, covering an area of ??more than 5,300 square meters. The eight-character wall outside the gate is arranged on both sides, with the meridian as the central axis at the front and back, and is divided into three entrances: the mountain gate hall, the trial hall, and the main hall. There are five mountain gate halls, five trial halls, ten main halls, thirty rooms for twenty-four divisions, local temples, six rooms for three classes, twenty-two temples for the God of Land and Fortune, and seventy-two houses. Among them, the Shanmen Hall, the Tribunal Hall, and the Twenty-four Divisions were built in the Ming Dynasty, and the main hall was built in the early Qing Dynasty. There are symmetrical wing rooms built on the left and right sides of each entrance connecting the courtyard, so that each time you enter the palace, a set of four-in-one courtyards are naturally formed. 15. Chenghuang Temple, Shengzhou City, Zhejiang Province The Chenghuang Temple in Shengzhou is located at the southern foot of Lutei Mountain in the city. It is a very famous building in the Jiangnan area. The temple was first built in 1345. Due to its age, the building suffered from various natural disasters, especially termite erosion. It was built eleven times in history. In recent years, it has been extensively renovated and is now open to the public. When Zhu Xi of the Southern Song Dynasty visited Shengzhou, he went to Lutei Mountain to climb the City God's Temple and inscribed the words "No. 1 in Xishan". Therefore, Shengzhou City God Temple is also known as the "No. 1 Building in Xishan". The Chenghuang Temple has a grand scale of construction, exquisite material selection, exquisite carvings, coordinated decoration, and overall harmony. It is praised as one of the best in Jiangnan. It was built earlier and has been recorded in the "Jiatai Kuaiji Chronicles" of the Song Dynasty. The existing building was renovated in the ninth year of Jiaqing in the Qing Dynasty. The temple is magnificent and ranks first among similar buildings in the Chenghuang Temple in the province. It has an eight-character screen, a platform, the first floor of Xishan, a ceremonial gate, a stage, the Chenghuang Hall, and the back hall. It is equipped with wing rooms, side rooms, sandwich rooms, wing rooms, etc. on both sides. The design is unique and the layout is ingenious. It is not only extraordinary in its momentum, but also has excellent architecture, especially the three carvings of brick, stone and wood. It is known as the first three carvings in Jiangnan and is known as the "Three Uniques" in the world. In December 1989, it was listed as a provincial key cultural relic protection unit. In 2000, key restoration work began on the Chenghuang Temple, which was opened to the public in September 2002. The stage is connected to the mountain gate and is known as the crown of ancient stages in the south of the Yangtze River. Sit south and face north. The total height is 14.2 meters, and the depth and width are both 5.17 meters. It has double eaves on the top of the mountain, cornices with raised angles, and a beautiful shape. The caisson carvings are divided into upper and lower floors. The lower floor has sixteen groups of bucket arches with three arches in each group shrinking upward, and the upper floor has sixteen groups. The brackets echo the eight upside-down dragons, forming the "nine-nine" number of "a dragon gives birth to nine sons". Liangfang and Beauty are in the middle, and there are 115 opera sculptures. There are thirty-four plays including "The Palace of Eternal Life", "Down to the East of the River", "Japanese Pao", "Mulian Saves Her Mother", "Borrowing the East Wind" and "Butterfly Dream". Forty ancient opera characters are carved on the forty brackets, including Hongxian Nu, Cui Ying, Zhang Sheng, Tang Minghuang, etc. On the top of the stage, opera characters are carved in the roof ridges, vertical ridges and wing corners. There are numerous opera sculptures in one unit, which is rare. It is also the artistic cradle of Yue opera from its inception to its development. 16. City God Temple in Weifang City, Shandong Province. Superstition and belief in ghosts were prevalent at that time. Legend has it that the City God in charge of the security of the underworld was highly worshiped. Almost every city had a City God temple. The Town God's Temple in Laowei County was built in the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty and is located near the county government office. It has a history of more than 600 years. According to reports, during the heyday of the City God's Temple, every May on the first day of the fifth lunar month, the City God's birthday, the people would hold a grand parade ceremony, blowing in front and lifting in the back, with great momentum. It was a grand festival in the county.
In the seventeenth year of Qianlong's reign (1752), the county magistrate Zheng Banqiao launched an initiative to overhaul the City God's Temple and build a theater opposite. 17. Wushan City God Temple in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province The Wushan City God Temple was moved here in the ninth year of Shaoxing (1139) in the Southern Song Dynasty. It began to worship Zhou Xin during the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty. The newly built Zhou Xin Temple is equipped with a statue of Zhou Xin and an introduction to his life story, expressing the people of Hangzhou's memory of this ancient upright official. The Chenghuang Pavilion is a seven-story antique building with an area of ??3,789 square meters and a height of 41.6 meters. It embodies the momentum of soaring through the multiple corners on each floor. The top is designed as a flying pavilion, symbolizing the wings of a phoenix and the fairy mountain. It is reminiscent of the myth and legend of "the dragon and the phoenix dancing to Qiantang". It is called the fourth in the south of the Yangtze River. A famous building. The overall shape of the Chenghuang Pavilion building has the architectural style of the Southern Song Dynasty and Yuan Dynasty. Its gate is made of mushroom stone, and the bottom is a solid stone-like base, symbolizing the long history contained in the ancient Hangzhou city wall. . Its brackets, railings and door carvings are made of camphor, basswood and American pine. The construction of Chenghuang Pavilion has the macro effect of complementing the scenery of West Lake. It balances the landscaping layout of the entire lake and mountain scenery. Functionally, it can not only be used for sightseeing, but also echoes and cooperates with the mountains, lakes and cities. , allowing people to have a beautiful perspective whether they are looking from the West Lake or from all directions in the city. Especially as it serves as the background of Wushan Square and the opposite view of Yan'an Road, the graceful shape and flying momentum of the Chenghuang Pavilion will become a landmark building in Hangzhou. The design and construction of the Chenghuang Pavilion not only considered the connection between the building and the West Lake and the city, but also added service facilities. On its first and second floors, the history, culture and folk customs with strong local characteristics of Hangzhou are concentratedly displayed; on its third to sixth floors, leisure, viewing and reception are the main functions, and luxurious palace lanterns are hung. Equipped with high-end mahogany furniture, the third floor is a public tea room with a stage for theatrical performances; the fourth floor serves refreshments to entertain guests; the fifth floor has a coffee shop; the sixth floor is a VIP reception room with precious handicrafts on display. 18. Rehe Capital City God Temple is located in the center of Chengde, north of West Street Road, about 1 km away from the Summer Resort. This is a typical Chinese-style temple with a simple layout. Just like the nunneries and temples randomly scattered in a small town in the south of the Yangtze River, but if you pay a little attention, you can see that this temple has a unique demeanor. First of all, the flags hanging high in front of the temple indicate that this is a Taoist temple, which is rare on Jehol Street. Most of the temples around the summer resort are Tibetan Buddhist temples. The construction of such a Taoist temple was out of respect for the religious beliefs of the Han people. At the same time, the "Rehe Capital City God Temple" designated by Qianlong seems to indicate the importance of ancient Rehe in society at that time. political status.
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