Autumn, Shanxi, Hebei, Traveling on the Road Chapter 20: Guangji Temple, Hongtong County, Shanxi Province

Guangji Temple in Hongdong County, Shanxi Province, was founded in the second year of Zhenguan in Tang Dynasty. During the Great Migration of Ming Dynasty, the Imperial Immigration Bureau was located in Guangji Temple. The pagoda tree in the Han Dynasty next to the temple is a distribution center for immigrants. Now the pagoda tree ancestral garden combines the two. ? Guangji Temple, which used to be an immigration bureau in the Ming Dynasty, and Hanhuai, which was next to the temple, were both destroyed in the Fenhe River flood during the Shunzhi period of the Qing Dynasty. The present Guangji Temple was newly built in recent years. Later generations built a temple on the original site of Sophora japonica as a memorial. It is said that the stone pagoda behind the original site of Sophora japonica is a stone building moved from the original Guangji Temple, which is the only thing left in Guangji Temple after the flood. ? Because Hongtong County is located at the crossroads of the ancient post road, the transportation extends in all directions, and the post station in the Tang and Song Dynasties is located here. In the migration movement of the Ming Dynasty, Shanxi Immigration Bureau was also located here. Immigrants gather here to register and escort them on their way. There are more than 1230 surnames of immigrants going out from here, with a population of more than one million, scattered in 18 provinces and more than 490 counties and cities. ? Now Guangji Temple is not only a temple, but also a ancestral hall. The ancestral hall is magnificent and tall, and the surnames that go out from here are displayed in the hall, and there is a computer for visitors to inquire by themselves. Unfortunately, taking pictures is not allowed in the ancestral hall, so no pictures are left to prove it. ? Pick and choose and send these pictures to everyone.

Guangji Temple, ancestor worship garden of Sophora japonica in Hongdong, Shanxi. The Immigration Bureau of the Ming Dynasty was located here.

Guangji Temple, ancestor worship garden of Sophora japonica in Hongdong, Shanxi. The Immigration Bureau of the Ming Dynasty was located here.

Bell and Drum Tower.

Bell and Drum Tower.

Hall of the Three Sages in the West.

Hall of the Three Sages in the West.

Daxiong Hall and Stone Pagoda.

Daxiong Hall and Stone Pagoda.

Temple standard: temple of wealth.

Temple standard: temple of wealth.

The bell and drum tower at the city gate.

The bell and drum tower at the city gate.

The stone pagoda of Guangji Temple and the red cloth strips for prayer.

The stone pagoda of Guangji Temple and the red cloth strips for prayer.

Warp roller

Warp roller

Looking at Jubao Hall from a distance.

Looking at Jubao Hall from a distance.

Guangji Temple is magnificent.

Guangji Temple is magnificent.

North Gate of Roy Scenic Area.

North Gate of Roy Scenic Area.

The architecture of Guangji Temple.

The architecture of Guangji Temple.

Oh, my God, Enzud. Guangjisi ancestral hall

Oh, my God, Enzud. Guangjisi ancestral hall

The display of the relocated surname in the ancestral hall.

The display of the relocated surname in the ancestral hall.

Zong Enqin studied hard. Exhibition hall of ancestral temple cultural activities.

Zong Enqin studied hard. Exhibition hall of ancestral temple cultural activities.

The stage across the hall.

The stage across the hall.

The front of the ancestral hall. The slogan of ancestor worship ceremony in Gengzi Year.

The front of the ancestral hall. The slogan of ancestor worship ceremony in Gengzi Year.

Huaihua sculpture.

Huaihua sculpture.

Panorama of ancestral temple.

Panorama of ancestral temple.

News of the Ming Taizu Empire. This is a royal model of ancestor worship.

News of the Ming Taizu Empire. This is a royal model of ancestor worship.

Prayers in the ancestral temple.

Prayers in the ancestral temple.

Historically, Guangji Temple was just next to the big pagoda tree, and there was no integration. Now the pagoda tree and Guangji Temple have not been rubbed together, but they have also been smashed into pieces. ? Photos of Sophora japonica and Guangji Temple will be distributed.

Historically, Guangji Temple was just next to the big pagoda tree, and there was no integration. Now the pagoda tree and Guangji Temple have not been rubbed together, but they have also been smashed into pieces. ? Photos of Sophora japonica and Guangji Temple will be distributed.