Background visit to the ruins of Zhougong Temple, introduction to Zhougong Temple

Located in the northeast of Qufu City, the Zhou Gong Temple, the full name of Wenxian Wang Temple, also known as the Yuan Sheng Temple, is a temple dedicated to the Zhou Gong. Because the feudal emperor once named Zhou Gong as the Yuan Sheng, it was also named the Yuan Sheng Temple.

Duke of Zhou, surnamed Ji Mingdan, also known as Shu Dan, the fourth son of King Ji Chang of Zhou Wen and the younger brother of King Wu. Assisted King Wu to conquer the Zhou Dynasty, and formulated the code system. According to the patriarchal system of the Zhou Dynasty, the Duke of Zhou was divided into Lu.

Because the prince stayed in Zuo to become the king, the eldest son Bo Yu was sealed and built the Lu country. Because of the special merits of Zhou Gong Zuo Zhou, he authorized Bo Yu to set up a temple in Lu to worship his ancestors. After the death of the Duke of Zhou, he was enshrined.

In 1008 A.D., he posthumously crowned the Duke of Zhou as the king of Wenxian and rebuilt a new temple on the site of the old Taimiao. After the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, it has been built many times and has reached the current scale. Zhougong Temple now covers an area of 28,000 square meters, three courtyards, there are doors, squares, pavilions, halls and other Ming and Qing Dynasty buildings 13 blocks and 57 rooms.

In the meantime, ancient trees such as cypress, cypress, Kai, and locust are shaded, which is very spectacular. The gate of Zhougong Temple is inscribed with the title "Lingxing Gate". There is a standing stone workshop on the left and right sides of the door, the east square is engraved with "through the heaven and the latitude and the earth", and the west square is engraved with "making ceremonies and making music", praising the virtues of Zhou Gong.

The Yuan Temple is the central building of the Zhou Gong Temple. There is a statue of Zhou Gong in the hall, and the plaque of "Ming Deqin Shi" is hung in the middle. In 1997, Zhougong Temple was announced as a provincial key cultural relics protection unit in Shandong Province.

In May 2013, it was announced as the seventh batch of national key cultural relics protection units.

On the high Fu of several hundred meters northeast of Qufu City, there is a famous ancient temple in history, which is the temple dedicated to the great thinker and politician Zhou Gong in the early Western Zhou Dynasty of China - Zhou Gong Temple. Zhou Gong's surname is Ji Mingdan, is the fourth son of King Wen of Zhou, he assisted King Wu to fight two expeditions to the east, and formulated various rules and regulations for the slave country of the Western Zhou Dynasty, is a famous slave owner politician in ancient China. Because the emperors of later generations once named Zhou Gong as "Yuan Sheng", Zhou Gong Temple is also called Yuan Sheng Temple.

Zhougong Temple has been repaired and expanded 6 times in the Song, Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, forming the current scale. The total area of the temple is 75 acres, surrounded by red walls, divided into ** courtyards, there are 57 halls, halls, houses, pavilions, doors, workshops, more than 30 ancient monuments in the past dynasties, there are ancient trees and famous trees such as cypress, cypress, Kai, acacia and so on, intertwined with the shade, magnificent.

Zhou Gong Temple is an ancestral temple to commemorate the famous politicians, military strategists, thinkers, founders of ancient Luoyang, and the founder of Chinese Confucianism, also known as Yuansheng Temple.

There are Zhougong temples in many places in the country, among which the Zhougong Temple in Luoyang, the Zhougong Temple in Qishan County, Shaanxi, and the Zhougong Temple in Qufu, Shandong are the most famous, and are called the three major Zhougong temples in China.

Xiqi is now Qishan County, Shaanxi Province, and belongs to Baoji District.

Qishan has a long history, influenced by the Zhou rites for more than 3,000 years in ancient Xiqi, the folk customs are simple, and the folk culture has a long history, especially the food culture, ritual culture, handicraft products, etc. are more prominent. With the help of the development and growth of the Zhougong Temple Scenic Area, the folk reception integrating food, customs, folk customs, etc., has begun to take shape.

Since the construction of the Zhou Gong Temple, the local state officials, every year in the middle of spring and mid-autumn, they have sacrificed with the ceremonies of the young prison to cherish the holy virtues of the Zhou Gong.

Among the people, there are activities such as prayer meetings. The folk prayer meeting is a temple fair that worships Jiang Yuan, from ancient times to the present, one after another, forming a unique folk Zhougong Temple "prayer meeting". The inscription records the spectacular scene of the temple fair:

In the twilight of spring, Duan Zi "prayed for the heirs from far and near, shoulder-to-shoulder, asking for everything, and the assets of incense were thousands." "Famous in the West, as far as Shaanxi, Gansu, Ning, Sichuan, Jin, Henan. In addition to praying for heirs, there are also various entertainment activities in the temple fair, such as singing, gongs and drums, etc., which will last all night and all the people will enjoy together.

Xifu folk crafts are also gathered in one place, Fengxiang clay sculptures, straw weaving, cutting oak paper, embroidery, etc., showing the ancient folk art. Unique Xifu snacks are available. The traditional temple fair retains the pure folk customs of the Xifu area.