Western Hall

Located on the Bank of Songyuan River in western village of wudabao Township, it is a memorial building built by ancient mushroom people in memory of Wu Sangong, the ancestor of mushroom. First built in the first year of Xianchun of Song Dynasty (1265), it was dedicated to Wu Sangong, the ancestor of Xianggu, also known as Wu's court. The palace is surrounded by mountains and rivers, with flying eaves, painted buildings, carved beams and warped corners. According to the records of Qingyuan county annals · people, Wu Sangong was born in Longyan village, Baishanzu Township, Qingyuan County. His brothers ranked the third and got his name. In his long-term production practice, he invented the technology of artificial cultivation of Lentinus edodes. In the third year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, he and his father were granted the title of "judge the government". As for Wu Sangong's life experience, there is still a saying that "his ancestors lived in Longyan and grew up in the west". Every year, March 17 and July 17-19 are the pilgrimage periods for mushroom people in Longquan, Qingyuan and Jingning counties to worship mushroom God. They gather all kinds of mountain products and hold Drama performances to promote mushroom people's folk culture. The hall is the symbol of "the source of mushrooms". Beside the hall, there is Lanxi bridge, which is a perfect match.

Qingyuan West Hall

synonym

The Western Hall generally refers to Qingyuan Western Hall

Xiyang hall, also known as "Songyuan hall" and "wuduanfu hall", is located on the Bank of Songyuan stream in Xiyang village, wudabao township. It is a memorial building built by ancient mushroom people in memory of Wu Sangong, the ancestor of Xianggu. It was built in 1265, the first year of Xianchun in Song Dynasty. After several changes, it was rebuilt in 1875 in Qingyuan, Longquan and Jingning counties. In 1997, it was announced as the fourth batch of provincial cultural relics protection units in Zhejiang Province.

Qingyuan county annals

According to the records of Qingyuan county annals · people, Wu Sangong was born in Longyan village, Baishanzu Township, Qingyuan County. His brothers ranked the third and got his name. In his long-term production practice, he invented the technology of artificial cultivation of Lentinus edodes. In the third year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, he and his father were granted the title of "Xianggong of the government" by song Shenzong. As for Wu Sangong's life experience, there is still a saying that "his ancestors lived in Longyan and grew up in the west".

Yunmu ancient well

The Western Hall is located by mountains and rivers, facing south from north. The building is a vertical rectangle with a depth of 32 meters and a width of 19.4 meters. It covers an area of 952.35 square meters. The central axis of the hall is from south to north. There are Zhaoqiang, Shanmen, front hall, stage, middle stage, main hall, etc. in front of the main hall, there are left and right wing rooms. In the center of the wing room is the bell and Drum Tower, opposite to the main hall is the inverted seat. In the middle of the main hall, there are three statues of Wu. There is an ancient well on the east side of the hall, which is called "yunmu ancient well". It is said that the wood used to build the temple gushes from the well. It is said that it is quite similar to the "yunmu ancient well" of Jingci temple in Hangzhou.

Architecture with carved beams and painted buildings

The Western Hall has exquisite traditional crafts, such as carved beams and painted buildings, cornices and corners, carving, clay sculpture and color painting. It integrates engineering and art. It has a strong architectural style in structural function and decoration techniques, and has important historical, artistic and scientific value. In the past dynasties, mushroom people worshipped and worshipped the "mushroom God" on March 17 (Wu Sangong's birthday) and July 16-19 of the lunar calendar. At this time, various kinds of mountain goods and food gathered here, and there were many department stores, which became the logistics center far and near. In addition, drama performances were held to promote mushroom culture.

Mushroom culture

In recent years, with the development of mushroom culture, people from all walks of life have come to worship. Today, the Western Hall is the symbol of "the source of mushrooms", which is unique among the numerous cultural landscapes in Qingyuan.

Address: Xiyang village, Qingyuan County, Lishui City (2.3km South)

Longitude: 119.122346

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