Tzu Chi East Palace

The East Tzu Chi palace in Xiamen is a key cultural relic site under national protection. Located in yuanqianshe, qingjiao village, Xiamen City, it is one of the most influential folk beliefs in Fujian and Taiwan. After Zheng Chenggong regained Taiwan in those years, Zhangzhou people who migrated to Taiwan imitated the style of Baijiao Tzu Chi palace and built more than 200 Tzu Chi palaces in Taiwan. Baijiao palace became the ancestral palace. Every year, on March 15, before and after Baosheng emperor's birthday, that is, from March 11 to 17, Zhangzhou people in Taiwan would worship the ancestral palace in mainland China, or cross the sea to the ancestral palace to hold "shangbaijiao" ancestor worship ceremony The scene is spectacular. Baijiao Tzu Chi palace, built in 1150, is a three entrance Palace temple with a total area of 1300 square meters. The whole temple is high by the mountain, with crisscross eaves, magnificent and magnificent. The stone pillars of Panlong, the red lacquer of Dougong and the painted gold in the hall are a combination of architecture, painting, sculpture and calligraphy of song, yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is known as the "Forbidden City of Southern Fujian". The scenic spot is more than 40 kilometers away from Zhangzhou City.

Qingjiao Tzu Chi Palace

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The East Tzu Chi palace generally refers to the qingjiao Tzu Chi palace

Qingjiao Tzu Chi palace, also known as the East Palace, is located at the southeast foot of Qishan (Qishan), Wenpu mountain range, qingjiao village, Haicang Town, Xiamen (formerly Haicheng County, Zhangzhou prefecture). It is surrounded by vast territory and beautiful scenery. The palace was first built in 1151, Shaoxing, Southern Song Dynasty, to commemorate the great emperor Baosheng, Wu Xun. In 1996, it was announced as a national key cultural relics protection unit by the State Council.

Introduction to scenic spots

At the foot of dongmingling mountain in qingjiao Wenpu mountain range, jiaomei Town, Zhangzhou, also known as the East Palace of Tzu Chi, it is dedicated to Wu Zhen, a folk miracle doctor of the Song Dynasty (979-1036, Yintao, congda Congshi). Cultural relics protection units at the provincial level. In the third year of Jingyou (1036) of song Renzong, Wu Zhen went deep into the epidemic area of Southern Fujian and saved all the people. Unfortunately, he died on the cliff when collecting medicine. Local people built "Longqiu nunnery" in Baijiao village, their hometown. It is the predecessor of Baijiao Tzu Chi palace. The temple was built in 1151, the 21st year of Shaoxing in Song Dynasty, and was given the title of "Tzu Chi" by Emperor Xiaozong of Song Dynasty. In 1241, the temple was changed into a palace. Qingjiao Tzu Chi palace is located in the east of Baijiao Tzu Chi palace, so it is called the East Palace of Tzu Chi. The emperor Chengzu of Ming Dynasty granted Wu Xun the title of emperor Wanshou Wuji.

The palace is divided into five halls with crisscross eaves. In the main hall, there are 12 large stone pillars carved with dragon Tengyun, eight immortals and animals. One pair of stone pillars is like a vase, which is rarely seen in temple buildings in Fujian. The large blue stone reliefs in the palace are engraved with the stories of dragon and tiger and Sui and Tang Dynasties. The other two stone screens are carved with the stories of Nezha making trouble in the sea. On the beams are carved with lions, dragons, phoenixes and exotic flowers. The carving is exquisite and resplendent. There is a phoenix head, dragon tail, turtle body and four feet in the color painting, which is very strange. Although the oil color painting and the gold painting on black background with legends have gone through vicissitudes, their colors are still bright. The top of the hall is covered with green glazed tiles, surrounded by colorful figures and 12 dragons. In the second floor attic, the bell and Drum Tower, the caisson is a wooden arch structure, stacked layer by layer, exquisite and light. The big bell in the building was cast in 1697. In the palace are also preserved the rebuilt steles of Kangxi, Jiaqing, Xianfeng, Guangxu and other dynasties. The Qishan mountain behind the palace has many sceneries, such as parasol tree, heart stone, Danjing medicine spring, etc. The word "heart" is like a human heart, but the middle of the word "heart" is at the bottom.

Historical evolution

The palace was built in 1151 of Shaoxing in the Southern Song Dynasty. It was dedicated to Wu Huo, a famous folk doctor in the Northern Song Dynasty. Wu Juan (979-1036), whose name is Huaji and his name is yunchong, was born in a poor peasant family in Baijiao village. When he was young, he traveled all over the country, studied medicine and chose longchiyan

As a place of cultivation, alchemy and medical practice. Wu Xun was not only skillful in medicine, but also noble in medical ethics. He treated diseases regardless of the high and the low, and did not receive any remuneration. In 1033, the plague was prevalent in Zhangzhou and Quanzhou, and it was difficult to count the survivors because of Wu Zhen's free medical treatment. It is also popular among the people that Wu Juan cured the breast cancer of song Renzong's mother and became famous as "wonderful immortal". On the second day of may in the third year of Jingyou's reign (1036), Wu Juan died of falling from a cliff when he was 58 years old.

In 1037, the second year after Wu's death, the fourth year of Jingyou of song Renzong, the villagers of Baijiao village spontaneously raised money to build a "Longqiu nunnery" in their hometown in memory of this famous doctor who saved the life and helped the wounded. In the nunnery, the image of Wu real person was carved and worshiped devoutly. In 1150, Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty issued an imperial edict to move the bank and send envoys to supervise the work. He transformed Longqiu nunnery into a palace like temple and named it "Tzu Chi Temple". In the 21th year of Shaoxing in Song Dynasty (1151), due to the large number of pilgrims, another qingjiao Tzu Chi temple was built at the alchemy site of Wu Xun, thus forming two temples. In the first year of Chunyou (1241), the temple was changed into a palace by imperial edict. Baijiao Tzu Chi palace is called the West Palace, qingjiao Tzu Chi palace is also called the East Palace, which shows Wu Xun's virtue. Since the Song Dynasty, the emperors of all dynasties have successively granted the title of Wu Xun. Among them, "miaodaoshen" in the Northern Song Dynasty and "Baosheng emperor" in the Ming Dynasty are the most famous ”"Baosheng emperor" or "Daogong" became the respected God of medicine and local protection. At the end of Ming Dynasty and the beginning of Qing Dynasty, more than 300 people in Baijiao came to Taiwan and Southeast Asia with Zheng Chenggong's recovery of Taiwan. Up to now, there are hundreds of wuzhenren temples in Taiwan alone, and the "Taiwan Baosheng emperor temple Association" has been established. These temples, which have been passed down from the mainland, all serve the Baijiao Tzu Chi palace, qingjiao Tzu Chi palace and Weizu temple in Zhangzhou, and organize large-scale pilgrimage groups to visit the Dharma Association every year.

The existing qingjiao Tzu Chi palace was rebuilt in the early Qing Dynasty. It is a brick, stone and wood structure building with double eaves on the top of Xieshan mountain. It faces east from the West and covers an area of 1305 square meters. The central axis rises gradually from east to west. The front hall is composed of eaves corridor, hall and bell and Drum Tower. The middle hall is the main hall, in which there is a statue of Wu Zhenren and a worship Pavilion in front of the hall. The back hall was rebuilt in 1989 for the gods of Buddhism and Taoism. The three halls are connected by veranda on both sides. A large number of precious stone carvings, wood carvings and color paintings are preserved in the palace, which reflects the exquisite craftsmanship of Minnan craftsmen.

Qingjiao Tzu Chi Palace also preserves the steles rebuilt in 1697, 1814, 1854 and 1896, which are important documents for studying the evolution of the temple. The Danjing, Danzao and Shijiu on the mountain to the northwest of the temple are the cultural relics that Wu Xun used to collect herbs in that year.

From 1989 to 1991, Wu Zhenren believers in Taiwan donated money to rebuild the three halls. In 2000, with the approval of the State Administration of cultural relics, Kuixing building and wusheng building were restored according to their historical status. Qingjiao Tzu Chi palace was announced as a municipal cultural relic protection unit in 1988.

In 1991, it was announced as a provincial cultural relics protection unit.

In 1996, together with Baijiao Tzu Chi palace, it was announced by the State Council as a national key cultural relic protection unit, named "qingjiao and Baijiao Tzu Chi Palace".

In 2001, it was declared as a Taiwan related cultural relic by Xiamen Municipal People's government.

Scope of protection: extend 40 meters from the building to all sides.

Chronology of Events

From April 25 to May 6, 2010, qingjiao organized 119 people to go to Taiwan for a 12 day tour of the statue of the great living emperor in the year of Gengyin and the cross strait Tzu Chi Cultural Festival.

Surrounding scenic spots

Haicang Bay Park, Haicang Bridge, Haicang lake, Xiamen Tianzhu Mountain Forest Park, Xiamen huoshaoyu, longchiyan, Longjia hot spring villa

Address: Yuanqian community, qingjiao village, Xiamen City, Fujian Province

Longitude: 117.974525

Latitude: 24.485529

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