Dongyue Tianqi Temple is located in Donghe Ancient Temple Village in the southeast of Pingxiang County. It is said that it was built during the Warring States Period of the Southern Zhou Dynasty. At that time, a Taoist from Mount Tai went west to Mount Huashan to preach. He passed by this place and saw that nine roads intersected here. The shape was very much like nine dragons intersecting here, so he called this place "Jiulongkou". Looking at its landforms, it is indeed a building. The temple is a feng shui treasure place for self-cultivation. After careful consideration, the old Taoist decided to build a majestic temple here to promote Taoism. At that time, due to the sparse population and limited land and food, it was no longer enough to rely on charity from good men and women from all over the world. The old Taoist allocated funds from his temple, personally designed and supervised the work, and the temple was finally built. Therefore, the temple is related to Mount Tai, so it was named Dong Yue Tianqi Temple.
2. Qin Shihuang and Dongyue Tianqi Temple
After the completion of Dongyue Tianqi Temple, many good men and women came to learn Taoism and practice. At that time, the temple was very famous. After Qin Shihuang destroyed the six kingdoms, he divided the world into thirty-six counties. Dongyue Tianqi Temple was under the jurisdiction of Julu County. During his reign, Qin Shihuang often went out of the palace to visit people and observe their sentiments. While inspecting Julu County, I heard the eunuch Zhao Gao say that there is a big bell in Tianqi Temple in Dongyue. After the bell is rung, you can hear the sound of Wuzhou (referring to the five surrounding Sanzhou villages), four counties (Pingxiang, Guangzong, Qiu County). , Quzhou), two provinces (south of Dongyue Tianqi Temple belongs to Shandong Province). Qin Shihuang wanted to see this bell, so he came to Dongyue Tianqi Temple. First, he dropped incense, and second, he found out why the sound of the bell was so loud. When they arrived, the then Julu County Magistrate, the Taoist Priest of Dongyue Tianqi Temple and his entourage knelt to greet each other. The Taoist told the situation about the clock. Qin Shihuang looked at the inconspicuous clock and regretted it very much. Every time he thought about it later, It's hard to bear the shame and regret. At that time, Qin Shihuang was already sick because he could not withstand the wind, frost, and fatigue. Coupled with this anger, he stayed up all night, and his condition became worse day by day. The doctor who accompanied him tried his best to do nothing. Qin Shihuang died in our county today. Wanggu Village. The historical Shaqiu coup scene occurred when Zhao Gao and Li Si, the powerful ministers of the Qin Dynasty, staged a shocking fake edict to intimidate the world on their way back to Beijing for their own purposes or for the common interests of the Qin Dynasty. The death of Qin Shihuang was attributed to the incense dropped at Dongyue Tianqi Temple, and large-scale destruction was carried out to Dongyue Tianqi Temple.
3. Yu Ji, Zhang Jiao and Dongyue Tianqi Temple
In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, Dongyue Tianqi Temple was presided over by Yu Ji, a Taoist priest. After he fell ill, he was treated by Zhang Jiao, a famous local doctor. After recovery, during the treatment process, Yu Ji penetrated the Taoist teachings into Zhang Jue's mind. Yu Ji accepted Zhang Jue as his disciple and personally secretly passed the "Taiping Qingling Book" (Taiping Jing) to Zhang Jue. According to Yu Ji's instructions, Zhang Jiao devoted himself to studying the connotation of "Taiping Qingling Book", using the convenience of practicing medicine to recruit believers, and taught the contents of "Taiping Qingling Book" to his disciples. In more than ten years, he developed the followers' level. There are hundreds of thousands of them throughout the eight prefectures of Qing, Xu, You, Jing, Yang, Gun, and Henan, connecting the county entrances, and all respond to Zhang Jiao's words.
Zhang Jiao claimed to be a "great virtuous teacher" and named the Tao "Taiping Tao". He served Huang Lao Tao, yin and yang and the five elements. He took talismans as the fundamental teachings and believed in the "Zhonghuang Taiyi" Tao. Beat the whip, recite the talisman orally, teach the person who comes to seek medical treatment to kowtow and think about his faults, and then add the talisman water to the decoction and drink it. If the illness gradually recovers, it is known that this person is a believer and has a sincere heart. If he does not heal, Then he is known to be a dishonest and unbelieving person, so he adopts this divine method and adopts it as a disciple. After successfully preaching in Jizhou, which was particularly severely affected by the disaster, he sent eight capable disciples to preach in various places.
At first, Zhang Jiao's activities were still ordinary religious activities. However, during the Xiping period (172-177), with the internal eunuch group of the Eastern Han Dynasty and the "Qingyi Group" of foreign relatives and scholars, the As the fierce struggle intensified, they took this opportunity to step up the development of their own power. Many believers abandoned their property, moved away, blocked roads, etc. The officials of the county and county did not understand what they meant. They only talked about the good way to educate and educate the people. Taking this opportunity to return, around the second to fourth years of Guanghe (179-81), the time was ripe. Zhang Jiao divided the converted believers into "thirty-six" squares according to the military establishment at that time. There are more than 10,000 people, and there are 6,000 or 7,000 people in the small side, each with its own commander-in-chief, and also has the title of "Shangshen". He and his younger brothers Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang were called "General Tiangong" and "General Digong" respectively based on the concept of "Three Uprightness" (or "Three Unifications") of heaven, earth and man that was popular in the Han Dynasty.
He also used prophecies to teach believers to spread "Heaven is dead, Huang Tian will stand, the year will be Jiazi, the world will be prosperous", and encouraged the masses to resist the Eastern Han Dynasty with "Huang Tian Fengping", and wrote it in white clay on the gates of temples, prefectures and counties in the capital. The word "Jia Zi" was written all over the government, and uprisings in various places were scheduled to take place simultaneously on March 5, the year of Jiazi (184), in response to the period of "Ji Zi Ji" and "Rebellion on the Third Five Year Plan".
According to Zhang Jiao The plan was to first launch an attack in Yecheng, and bribed eunuchs to serve as internal agents of the capital. When the uprising was approaching, Zhang Jiao's eldest disciple "Jitang Nanzhou" (also known as Peitangke) wrote a letter to inform. After Zhang Jiao got the leaked information, he issued an imperial edict In all directions, six states arose at the same time, and they "were all wearing yellow scarves as a sign. People at that time called them the Yellow Turban Army." The whole country responded, which shocked the whole of China. The emperor in power was also panicked. He first sent General Lu Zhi with 100,000 troops to annihilate him. Zhang Bao mobilized the Yellow Turban Army from You and Ji Prefectures to the east of Weixian County, Hebei Province. After being defeated, Lu Zhi returned to Beijing and was demoted. Later, he sent Dong Zhuo, the fourth general of Dong Zhonglang, to encircle and suppress him, but he was also defeated by the Yellow Turban Army. Soon Zhang Jiao died of illness, and then Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang's Yellow Turban Army were also suppressed. The vigorous Yellow Turbans uprising shook the Eastern Han Dynasty and shocked the government and the public. During the entire planning process of Zhang Jiao's development of the "Taiping Dao" organization for the "Yellow Turbans" uprising, the place where various meetings were gathered and arranged was Dongyue Tianqi Temple.
After the failure of the great uprising, "Taiping Dao" turned from public to secret. Zhang Jiao's influence at that time left a very deep impression on people's minds. According to records such as "Ji Ri Bian", the Song Dynasty The Manichaeans took Zhang Jiao as their ancestor and denounced the word "Jiao". In the Qing Dynasty, the White Lotus Sect in the five provinces of Sichuan and Shaanxi revolted and called for "the yellow sky is about to die, the sky is alive, the disaster is near, and the people are in trouble." Obviously imitating Zhang Jiao's prophecy, Dongyue Tianqi Temple was also destroyed by the government at that time.
4. Li Shimin and Dongyue Tianqi Temple
After going through the Three Kingdoms, the Western Jin Dynasty and the Sixteenth Kingdom, in order to expand their power and unite the people, various countries rebuilt the Dongyue Tianqi Temple on the basis of ruins. From then on, Taiping Road was reborn.
In the early Tang Dynasty. In order to realize the wish of being born into a famous ancestor, Li Shimin, the king of Tang Dynasty, recognized Laozi Li Er as his ancestor. While allowing other religious activities, he also had an independent view of Taoism. He ordered the whole country to study the Tao Te Ching, and in the 15th year of Zhenguan (641) ) sent capable generals Yuchi and Jingde to rebuild Dongyue Tianqi Temple. The scale of this temple was one of the few east of Chang'an. Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty once sent his daughter to become a monk and practice Kun Taoism in this temple. Therefore, the King of Tang ordered to expand the Taiping Temple, Jin Xian Inkstone and Jade Zhenguan, and renamed Dongyue Tianqi Temple "Taiping Temple".
In the Song Dynasty, pilgrims from all over the world and merchants from all over the world raised funds to rebuild the front hall and the east and west wings. When the temple was built, because it was spring, vegetables were not available. It is rare. Legend has it that there is an old locust tree in the courtyard. During the construction of the temple, there were fruits on the tree every morning, like beans, which tasted fragrant and delicious. After the temple main hall was built, the beans stopped growing. Some people say that this is The Queen Mother descended to earth to save all sentient beings. Some said that she descended from the South China Sea. There are different opinions. From then on, the temple became more famous. After consultation with many parties in the temple, the "Taiping Temple" was renamed "Dongyue Tianqi Temple".
5. Hegumiao Village and Dongyue Tianqi Temple
During the Ming Dynasty, this place was already a place where merchants gathered, and they came here to do business on the fourth and ninth day of every month. People from all directions came here to buy and sell, as close as the temple and as far away as a hundred miles away. At that time, Dongyue Tianqi Temple was accompanied by the development of market trade, with cigarettes lingering and fires always bright. During the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, under the call of Jing Sheng Yu to relocate, the Yao surname moved here from Hongdong, Shanxi. Because it is adjacent to the Zhang River to the west and Dongyue Tianqi Temple to the east, it was named Hegu Temple, and Dongyue Tianqi Temple was also renovated. After being renovated and reorganized, Duan Xingli, the 11th generation Taoist priest of Wudang Langmei Sect in the temple, and his disciples Li Like and Dong Lijing developed Taoist disciples here. Qihe Gumiao Village had the largest number of Taoist disciples and was a famous Taoist village at that time.
In the Qing Dynasty, as Dongyue Tianqi Temple became increasingly prosperous, the market trade of Hegu Temple also expanded rapidly, and the economy achieved unprecedented development. The second hall, theater building, etc. of Dongyue Tianqi Temple were further renovated. Rebuild. At that time, there were 208 houses in the temple.
Today Hegumiao has become a well-known "Bicycle Parts City" both at home and abroad.
In recent years, the market has invested a total of more than 530 million yuan, covering an area of ??587 acres, with a construction area of ??160,000 square meters, 3,784 fixed storefronts, 1,823 sales counters, and an operating area of ??34,000 square meters. The daily passenger flow is average. There are 60,000 to 70,000 people, reaching 100,000 at the peak, with a daily turnover of 1.6 million yuan and an annual turnover of more than 600 million yuan. It mainly distributes bicycle parts and partially completed bicycles. Its products are sold to 26 provinces and municipalities across the country. , autonomous region, some parts are also exported to Thailand, Vietnam, Japan, Russia, Spain and other countries. Dongyue Tianqi Temple is very popular, and along with the prosperity of Hegu Temple market, it also shows a vigorous situation. It was changed from the original 49 market day to the 2nd, 4th, 7th and 9th market days, and now it is the daily market. This market was named a "well-known market" by the Hebei Provincial People's Government in 1997.
5. Pang Bingxun and Dongyue Tianqi Temple
In 1923, the bandit leader Pang Bingxun led the No. 7 bandits to station in this temple. In order to facilitate the accommodation of his troops, the temple was greatly improved. Large-scale demolition, except for the main hall, all other houses were demolished. When Pang Bingxun was stationed here, he committed robbery and evil from all directions. After Pang Bingxun left, the Japanese invaders built watchtowers here again, killed communists, sabotaged the revolution, plundered property, and seized civilian women. They did all kinds of bad things. Dongyue Tianqi Temple suffered the greatest destruction in history.
2. Reconstruction and Development of Dongyue Tianqi Temple
Since 1995, the Taoist Association was established in Hebei Province. Under the guidance of the party’s religious policy, Dongyue Tianqi Temple was approved for Taoist activities After the establishment, Dongyue Tianqi Temple began the reconstruction project under the leadership of the management committee headed by Yao Baoliang.
In May 1997, five rooms in the front hall were renovated and 13 statues of gods were built.
In 1998, the Sanqing Hall, the Jade Emperor Hall, the Guandi Hall, the Yaowang Hall, the Suffering Hall, the Yanwang Hall, the Shanmen, Cihang and Wangling Palaces were built, and 51 statues were sculpted. , built four main halls, East Sanqing Hall, Jade Emperor Hall, one for Guandi, one for Yaowang, one for Jiku, three for Shanmen, six for King Yan, and sixteen houses for the emperor.
In 1999, the main hall, two West Doumu Halls, three Yuanjun Halls, five east rooms, four north rooms, and five west rooms (Sanxiao Hall, Longmu Palace) were built. There are three aviation halls, 21 houses built by the emperor, and 18 statues of gods.
In 2000, Dongyue Tianqi Temple responded to the country’s call for afforestation, greening the temple property, planting hundreds of trees, planting flowers and plants, planting willows in pits, developing tourism, and adding to the landscape.
In 2001, five apse rooms were built, which are tall and majestic, with a wide reading platform, bluestone railings, two dragons spraying water, two lions hugging the railings, twenty-two statues of gods inside, and three south rooms on the east side of the mountain gate. , with five statues of three-star gods inside.
In 2002, the second floor of bells and drums was rebuilt, with four rooms on the upper and lower floors. The sound of bells vibrated far away and the sound of drums shook the sky. Four rooms were rebuilt on the right side of the back. There are no biological mothers, nine-day Xuannv, and living grandmothers inside. The sleeping mother officials each asked and made four statues of gods.
In 2003, a Bagua furnace, a Fire Temple, and a Tianshi Mansion were built, and two statues of gods were built.
In 2004, six more upper and lower east buildings of the Sanqing Yuhuang Pavilion were built, nine east guest rooms, and six statues of gods.
In 2005, a theater building, three rooms, and nine statues of gods were built.
In 2006, the six rooms above and below the west building were built to adapt religion to the socialist society and reshape the "whole temple". The hanging statues of gods are all sacred and complete, with a total of more than 600 statues.
In 2007, the forest of steles and the Tao Te Ching wall were built. The forest of steles collected 32 calligraphy works by famous people, and the Tao Te Ching wall was more than 20 square meters. The full text of Lao Tzu's "Tao Te Ching" was recorded, adding the artistic charm of calligraphy to Dongyue Tianqi Temple. .
Through the efforts of Dongyue Tianqi Temple for more than ten years, 715 statues of gods have been sculpted and a total of 108 houses have been built. The temple has spent nearly 2 million yuan, accounting for It covers an area of ??28 acres. You can see the red walls and gold tiles from a distance, the carved beams and painted columns from a closer look, and the lifelike statues of the gods. It is a rare and magnificent temple on the North China Plain. Incense is always burning in the temple, and the fire is always burning. In the Ming Dynasty, there is an endless stream of people who come here to burn incense and make wishes and fulfill their wishes. During every temple fair, there are more than 100,000 people, both men and women, from near and far. Sincerity leads to spiritual success. This has become a reality in this temple. The main source of funds for the construction of Dongyue Tianqi Temple came from the believers of Dongyue Tianqi Temple from all over the world. The management committee conscientiously implements the party's religious policies and adheres to the principle of independence and self-management of churches. Today, Dongyue Tianqi Temple has become a unique temple in Pingxiang County. Xingtai City ranks among the best and is a key temple in Hebei Province.
3. Taoist priests and activities in Dongyue Tianqi Temple
Taoist priest Yao Jiaowen of Dongyue Temple is the 27th generation disciple of Wudang Langmei Sect. A disciple of the 25th generation, his father Yao Zongshan is a disciple of the 26th generation of Wudang. His master Yao Zongli has studied the ancient Taoist culture throughout his life.
Yao Jiaowen was appointed as a director of the Hebei Province Taoist Association in 1995. After the establishment of the Xingtai City Taoist Association in 1997, he served as executive director, deputy director of the music troupe, president and acting president of the Pingxiang County Taoist Association. The Academic Affairs Office of Dongba County has led many teams to perform Taoist charity performances in Shijiazhuang, Baoding, Cangzhou, Tangshan, Beijing, Chengde, Shahe, Zhuozhou, Shanxi and other places. On February 15, 1998, I went to Singapore for a Taoist cultural and artistic exchange called Laozi Christmas. This event was organized by the China Taoist Association and the Hebei Taoist Association. Nine countries participated in the event, and my country participated in 20 There are four Taoist priests, including four in Dongyue Tianqi Temple. Taoist priests from Dongyue Tianqi Temple participated in every charity performance and cultural exchange held during the event. Since 1998, the Taoist priests of Dongyue Tianqi Temple have held auspicious Taoist rituals on every first and fifteenth day of the lunar calendar to wish the country and the people peace and prosperity. Taoism teaches morning and evening lessons.
Since the Taoist Association was established in Pingxiang County in 1997, there have been many Taoist trainings and study of the party’s religious policies. Most of the Taoist academics have been conducted in Dongyue Tianqi Temple, May 12, 2001. Xingtai City held the first Jingyun training class at Dongyue Tianqi Temple in Japan. In the past few years, it has received relevant party and government leaders from provinces, cities, and counties as well as leaders from neighboring counties many times. In 1998, Huang Xinyang, vice president of the China Taoist Association and President of the Provincial Taoist Association, in April 2005, former director of the Provincial Department of Ethnic and Religious Affairs, now director of the Legal Affairs Committee of the Provincial People's Congress, Ju Zhiqiang, and in September 2006, Li Qingwen, director of the Provincial Department of Ethnic and Religious Affairs, the United Front Work Department of the Central Committee Zhu Yueli, deputy director-level doctoral supervisor, visited the temple for investigation and inspection. Taoist Mo, the director of the Chinese Taoist Painting and Calligraphy Academy, lived in Tianqi Temple three times. His paintings of plum blossoms are outstanding, and he left inscriptions and paintings for Tianqi Temple many times. In October 2003, Tianqi Temple received a tourist visit from Taiwanese compatriots. They videotaped it and took photos with believers from the Dongyue Tianqi Temple Management Committee. They said that in the future, tourists from Taiwan would be attracted to Dongyue Tianqi Temple as guests. In October 2006, Dongyue Tianqi Temple cooperated with relevant organizations and successfully held the "Ancient Temple Cup" Senior Calligraphy and Painting Grand Prix. Calligraphy enthusiasts from surrounding counties and cities actively participated. The event had good results and had a wide impact. It embodies social harmony and social stability, and promotes the adaptation and integration of religion and socialism.
Our slogan is to take it from the people and use it for the people. Adhere to the Party's religious policy, love the country and religion, strictly implement the Party's religious policy, actively guide and organize religious believers to work hard to get rich, participate in the construction of a new socialist countryside, and adapt religion to the socialist society.
Due to its outstanding performance in all aspects, Dongyue Tianqi Temple was rated as one of the provincial “Five Best Activity Venues” in 2005. Tianqi Temple is not satisfied with the status quo, it wants to create a better future. The Tao Te Ching wall completed in September last year and the hanging plastic full temple under construction are among the few in Xingtai City and even Hebei Province, adding another highlight to Tianqi Temple. In the future, we will continue to work hard, in the spirit of patriotism and religion, unity and stability, truth-seeking and pragmatism, and keeping pace with the times, to enhance service awareness, improve management levels, actively assist the party and the government in implementing the party's religious policies, and contribute to the promotion of East Asia. The comprehensive progress of Yue Tian Qi Temple has made new contributions to promoting national unity, social stability, economic development and building a harmonious socialist society.