Pingyao City God Temple
Location
No. 51, Chenghuang Temple Street, Pingyao Ancient City, Pingyao County, Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province
Reasons to visit
The City God's Temple in Pingyao was founded in the early Ming Dynasty.
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The City God's Temple in Pingyao was founded in the early Ming Dynasty. It is one of the relatively well-preserved City God's temples in China. It is a well-regulated Taoist temple with rich religion, history and culture. In addition to the main hall and the dormitory, it is mainly composed of Liucao It consists of four parts: Mansion, Tutu Temple, Zaojun Temple and Caishen Temple. In accordance with the ritual system of "harmony between man and nature", the City God's Temple takes the South Street in the city as its axis and is symmetrical to the east and west of the Pingyao County Government Office, with the City God's Temple at the top. The layout of the City God's Temple is regular, well-structured, majestic and unique in style. The functional division of "front and back sleeping" is very clear, reflecting everywhere a forest atmosphere of the reincarnation of the underworld and the yang world and the traditional thought of the sky network being vast and sparse. . The characteristics of the overall layout of the City God's Temple are also reflected in the configuration of the "temple within the temple". The Zaojun Temple and the Temple of Wealth are placed on the east and west sides of the City God's Temple, forming a "all the gods live in one temple and receive incense together". Strange scenery. The characteristics of Pingyao City God's Temple are its architectural structure and colored glaze art. Throughout the temple area, the temples, verandas, pavilions, squares and platforms are of various shapes and exquisite structures. The colored glaze covering the roofs of the temples is even more surprising and exciting. The blue color The cool green tones composed of , green as the main component and yellow as the main color convey a mysterious artistic conception. Its immortals, animals, and dragons kissing the back of the brake are as exquisite in shape and color as ever. It is an outstanding example of colored glaze craftsmanship in the Qing Dynasty.
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