Xuanyue gate

Xuanyue gate

Xuanyuemen is located at the northern foot of Wudang Mountain, near the reservoir area of Danjiangkou reservoir. It is the prelude to visit Wudang Mountain in Danjiangkou City. Xuanyue gate is the common name of xuanyue archway. It is a stone building with three rooms, four columns and five floors. It was built in 1552 A.D. in the 31st year of Jiajing reign of the Ming Dynasty. It is 12 meters high and 12.81 meters wide. It is made of stone and mortise.

history

On the forehead of zhengzhongfang is engraved the four characters of "governing the world and xuanyue" written by Emperor Jiajing himself, which is meaningful and vigorous. Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty took it as his land

Quan was listed above the five mountains, known as the "great mountain". In Jiajing, he was even more respected as the "xuanyue of governing the world". "Xuan" can be interpreted as Taoism or Xuanwu (Zhenwu God), "Zhishi xuanyue" refers to governing the world with Wudang Taoism and Zhenwu God. In 1988, the State Council announced xuanyuemen stone archway as a national key cultural relic protection unit. The gate of xuanyue lies on the Wudang Mountain with many peaks on it, and on the Danjiang Reservoir with vast waves on it. The winding road from xuanyuemen to Jinding was called "Shinto" in ancient times. Once upon a time, there were Lingguan hall, xuandu palace, Huixin nunnery and other buildings in front of xuanyue gate, which were abandoned early. At present, there are only Wangling palace and Liuding statues, both of which are made of copper and gilded, each weighing about 1000 Jin, with vivid shapes. It is a precious and rare cultural relic in China, and is now placed in Yuanhe Temple. Wang linggong grinned and held a steel whip. It's shocking. It's the God of guarding the mountain. We can see the majesty and terror of xuanyue gate.

The stone square, known as "xuanyue gate", was not built during the overhaul of Wudang in Yongle period of Ming Dynasty, but was built in the 31st year of Jiajing period of Ming Dynasty. The plaque of "Zhishi xuanyue" inlaid in the center was also given by Emperor Jiajing. In Ming Dynasty, Emperor Jiajing believed in Taoism. During his reign, the political situation was unstable and the society was turbulent. Emperor Jiajing placed the hope of stabilizing the regime on the gods and once again overhauled Wudang. It was at that time that the Shifang of "zhishixuanyue" was built. It can be seen that the royal family regarded Xuantian God as the God of good fortune in governing the world, and Wudang Mountain rose to the top of the five mountains.

Structural characteristics

Xuanyue gate is a three room, four column and five floor imitation wood stone structure building, 12 meters high and 12.4 meters wide. It represents the "five cities and twelve floors" believed in by Taoism, that is, this place is a place for waiting and meeting gods. Taoism regards human's throat as the "Twelve Towers" acupoint, so it means that this place is the junction of yin and Yang, the first divine gate of Wudang Mountain, known as the first pass of fairyland. So there is a saying in Wudang Mountain that "when you enter the xuanyue gate, you give your life to God.". That is to say, when a mortal enters the fairyland of the gate of God, whether he lives or dies, whether he is a blessing or a curse, he can't help himself. So since ancient times, the pilgrims of Wudang Mountain have been solemn and dare not talk and laugh.

Xuanyue gate is all made of huge bluestone. Ancient craftsmen used high relief, hollowing out, round carving, flat carving, ground carving and other techniques to carve out the patterns of crane, Ruiyun, Youlong, Ruyi and Baxian. The structure is compact and stretch, giving people a sense of luxury and grandeur, and a strong momentum. Because of its exquisite workmanship, this huge stone carving building is known as a treasure in China's stone carving art.

Address: next to Danjiangkou reservoir area, Shiyan City

Longitude: 111.14013671875

Latitude: 32.505527496338

Ticket information: no ticket required. The ticket has been included in Wudang Mountain scenic spot.