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Jiulong Temple, also known as Xuanwu Temple or Zhenwu Temple, is named for its location among the nine peaks at the foot of Zijin Mountain, 1.5 kilometers northwest of Xincheng, Hejin City. It looks at Hugang in the east, Longmen in the west, Fenshui in the south, Zijin in the north, empty on three sides, high and steep, facing the old city of Hejin far away, it is a Taoist ancestral temple.
It is unknown when the temple was founded. According to existing data, Yuan and Ming dynasties worshiped Zhenwu God of the North Pole. The construction of Zhenwu Temple was unprecedented at that time, so it is suspected that it was built in the late Yuan and early Ming Dynasties at the latest. It was rebuilt or added during Wanli in Ming Dynasty and Kangxi, Daoguang, Xianfeng and Tongzhi in Qing Dynasty. In 1981, Hejin City carried out salvage maintenance on it, which made the temple look brand new. The nine peaks are shaped like dragons, commonly known as Jiulongtou, and because the hills are covered with green pines and cypresses, and the purple rhyme is quiet, it was called "Wolonggang" long before Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty. In the eleventh year of Xianfeng (1861), Wang Zhaoli of Chongwen Society When they created Chongwen Pavilion and Chunyang Cave, they named it "Lindao".
Jiulong Temple is located on Lin Island, covering an area of more than 12,000 square meters. There are more than 160 steps at the foot of the mountain in front of the temple, and there are more than 160 steps. Climbing on it, entering the mountain gate, passing through the stage, passing through the east and west corridors of the temple courtyard, and then climbing more than 20 steps to the Xiangting Pavilion (rebuilt during the Qianlong period), with a golden plaque on the front The book says "Megatron Heihe". Behind the Xiangting Pavilion is the Hall of Consecration, facing south and north, with three rooms wide, two rooms deep, and one monk's house in the east and west. Going through the corridor, you enter the main hall. There are 8 original clay sculptures around it, which are Zhenwu guards. From the main hall to the harem is the Zhenwushen Pavilion. From the Xiandian to the northwest, there are Luzu Chunyang Cave, Xianting, Yaowang Temple, Chongwen Pavilion, corridors and columns, and ascending steadily. Jade Emperor Pavilion, Ziwei Great Emperor, Sangong, Sanhuang Cave, Laojun Palace, pass the plank road on the Nantian Gate, and reach the peak Chaotian Palace (destroyed).
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