Sanchong Xiansi Palace

Xiansi Palace

synonym

Sanzhong Xiansi palace generally refers to Xiansi palace

Xiansi temple is the oldest temple in Sanzhong district. It is also the belief center of people in Sanzhong District, Sanzhong District, Xinbei City, Taiwan. It is also known as "the temple of the first emperor of five grain" and "the temple of the king of five grain". It is located in wuguwang North Street, Sanzhong district. It was founded in the early Qianlong period of Qing Dynasty and has been more than 240 years now!

history

Xiansi palace was originally known as "Wugu King Temple", also known as "Wugu Xiandi Temple". It was mainly dedicated to Shennong Dadi, the agricultural patron saint known as "Wugu king". During the Japanese occupation of Taiwan, it was renamed "Xiansi Palace", which was the only municipal historic site in Sanzhong district.

The name of "Xiansi" comes from the "eight wax gods" worshipped by the ancient emperor. The "eight wax gods" are Xiansi, Sisi, Nong, Youbiao, Maohu, Fang, Shuiyong and insects. Among them, "Xiansi" is the first agricultural God, namely Shennong. Because the main god worshipped is Shennong, Xiansi is the name of the temple.

Xiansi palace was built in 1755, the 20th year of Emperor Qianlong of Qing Dynasty. Unable to bear the disturbance of Danshui River, it was moved to sangudian (near the junction of Xinzhuang and Sanchong, about the rear of Jinling Women's middle school). Later, it was moved again to wuguwang North Street, erchongpu, Sanchong District, which is the oldest temple in Sanchong district. The "king of five grains" also changed from temple name to place name.

Rebuild

In 1850, the squire Lin Maosheng proposed to expand the temple, so the temple was expanded into two halls.

During the Japanese occupation of Taiwan, in 1925, it was rebuilt by raising money.

structure

Xiansi palace is a three story building. On the first floor, there is a social education activity center with a library, a learning room and a newspaper reading room on both sides. Morning sermons, community mountaineering activities, skills competitions and women's seminars are regularly held. The first floor was dedicated to the Yellow Emperor, and the third floor to the God Shennong emperor. Since December 1995, the second floor has been dedicated to Fuyi emperor, taishangdaozu and Baosheng emperor, and the third floor has been dedicated to jiutianxuannv and Pangu emperor. There are quiet rooms on both sides, which can accommodate 350 pilgrims, and hundreds of Ping wide basement.

Address: No.77, wuguwang North Street, Sanzhong District, Xinbei City

faith

Main worship

He was dedicated to the emperor Shennong. It is generally believed that Shennong is the God of agriculture and medicine, which can not only protect the harvest of agriculture, but also protect the sick people to recover quickly.

Offering sacrifices

There are many gods and Buddhas worshipped in this temple, so that believers can pray to gods with different functions according to their different wishes.

Guanyin Bodhisattva: the great Bodhisattva of Buddhism, who is merciful to the world and saves the suffering by hearing the sound.

Virgin Mary of heaven: God of the sea, which can protect shipping and fishing.

Emperor Baosheng: a famous medical God in Southern Fujian.

Taishanglaojun: the ancestor of Taoism. It is said that he incarnated as Laozi, a great thinker.

Sanguan Dadi: three great gods in charge of the three realms of heaven, earth and water.

Pangu: the legendary creator of heaven and earth.

Fuxi, one of the three emperors, made the eight diagrams for the first time.

Yellow Emperor: the first of the five emperors, the ancestor of the Chinese nation.

Yanping County King: known as guoxingye, he once defeated the Dutch East India Company and developed Taiwan.

Wenchang Emperor: originally a local god in Sichuan, he is the God of examination who can protect scholars and students.

The goddess in charge of women's childbirth.

Old man under the moon: God in charge of love and marriage.

Houji: God of farming, ancestor of Zhou Dynasty.

Nine days Xuannv: ancient goddess of war.

Doulao: Taoist goddess of stars, known as the mother of stars.

Taisui Xingjun: the God of Taoist stars, who can bestow blessings on people and reduce disasters.

Wenwu God of wealth: the God in charge of money and wealth.

Jingzhu: God guarding the temple area.

Land God: the grass-roots God closest to the people, has the function of guarding land and giving money.

Ancestral tablets of Western Heaven and Eastern earth: in memory of the ancestral masters since the opening of the temple.

On the field

For field work, two groups of craftsmen are invited to carry out construction work at the same time. There are two ways to divide the field, one is the front and back field, which is divided into the front hall group and the back hall group at the same time; the other is to divide the building into the left and right field on the left and right sides by the central axis, one side of the field is carried out at the same time, and the competition technology is also skillful. The initial reason for field construction is not necessarily that the two groups of craftsmen compete with each other, but in the case of left and right field, the aesthetic feeling of design, the level of materials used and the obvious appearance of the left and right sides make the two groups of craftsmen have the mentality that they can't lose to each other and make more seriously. As a result, the left and right sides are not symmetrical.

In the reconstruction of Xiansi palace, the site works were adopted. Chen Yingbin (Zhonghe jisui) led Huang Guili (Banqiao Yuanshan) to make the tiger edge, and Wu Haitong (Xinzhuang) led Wang Kuang (erchongpu) to make the Dragon edge. The two groups of craftsmen worked together. Due to the different schools of craftsmen, the site works made the temple present a special architectural style.

In front of the Sanchuan hall, the Bukou building is built with a lion seat. Wu Haitong makes a dragon edge. Under the eaves, there is a cross shaped frame with a bucket of coconut. The hanging flowers on the eaves are carved with hollowed out carvings, which are more delicate and gorgeous. The dragon's head and mouth are deeper, and the body is smoother.

The edge of the tiger is made by Chen Yingbin. Under the eaves is a single Dougong. Its hanging tube and hanging flowers are solid carvings. The angle of the tiger's Dougong has elevation angle and close to the head. The body likes to turn, like s shape. On the shelf, there are three lions, namely, the Dragon side with apricot eyes, the head raised, the side legs, the left hanging color and the tail of the ball. The posture of the tiger side is the same, but the right hanging color ball shows the tail of the lion hair, and two figures are placed.

Xiansi palace is the most competitive building in Taiwan. On the whole, compared with the tiger edge, the Dragon edge carving is more complicated, the construction method is more meticulous, and the materials used for the Dragon edge are obviously more than the tiger edge.

Address: 77 North wuguwang street, Sanchong District, Xinbei City, Taiwan

Longitude: 121.47581988228

Latitude: 25.050505421678