The main attractions of Meng Temple

The south gate of Mengmiao is also the first wooden door square of Mengmiao. It was built during the Kangxi period of Qing Dynasty (1662- 1722) when the temple was rebuilt. The three dazzling golden characters of "Lingxingmen" in the regular script before Fang's forehead were written by Ding Baozhen, the governor of Shandong Province in the 12th year of Tongzhi in Qing Dynasty (1873). The Book of the Later Han Dynasty says: "The stars are the stars in the sky. To worship the sky, sacrifice the stars first. " The ancients thought that "comet" was a satellite in the sky, and "the Lord celebrated the scholar", and the son of heaven must sacrifice the comet first. The first door of the Mencius Temple was named after "Xing Xing", which implied that Mencius was a satellite in the sky and also implied the meaning of respecting the saints as heaven. The gate has 4 columns and 3 holes, carved beams and painted buildings, colorful, double eaves and arches, flying in the air, tall and majestic. In feudal society, Lingxingmen was only opened in February and August of the lunar calendar, or when emperors and imperial envoys visited the Temple of Mencius, and it was usually closed to show seriousness. Inside the gate, there is a wooden workshop on the east and west sides, which is symmetrical to each other and supported by a bucket arch. The East calls it "connecting the past with the future" and the West calls it "learning from the past" in recognition of Mencius' contribution to Confucianism.

Yashengmiao stone workshop

Entering Lingxingmen is the first courtyard of Meng Temple. In the north, in the middle of the north wall is a finely carved stone square, namely "Yasheng Square", which is also the second gate square of Mencius Temple. This Shimenfang has four columns and three doors, and the columns are eight edges. The top is decorated with ancient bottles and clouds, similar to China watches. The square forehead is engraved with the words "Yasheng Temple" in regular script; The central line of Dongmei Square is carved with Yunlong; The center line of the west lintel square is carved with pterosaurs flying in the flowing clouds. On the east side of Shifang, there is a stone tablet named "Zouguoya Gong Sheng Temple", which was built in the ninth year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (158 1). According to the inscription, this gate was originally the gate of Mencius Temple in the Ming Dynasty, and its construction date should be nine years ago in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty.

Yimen (Taishan Meteorology Gate)

Passing through the stone square of Yasheng Temple, you enter the second courtyard of Meng Temple. In the courtyard, Cooper is green and covered with sunshine. Although it has experienced vicissitudes, its branches are still tall and straight. There is a brick corridor in the courtyard, which leads directly to the "Instrument Gate". This is a tall gatehouse, supported by a bucket arch built on the mountain. There is a vertical plaque hanging on the door, which reads "Taishan Meteorological Gate" in five characters. Therefore, Yimen is also called Taishan Meteorological Gate. The term "Taishan Meteorology" is taken from Cheng Zi's statement: "It is time to say that Zhong Ni is full of vitality, Yan Zi was born in spring and Mencius died in autumn. Zhong Ni is heaven and earth, the swallows have the wind and clear clouds, and Mencius has the weather of Mount Tai. "The name of this door.

Chengshengmen

After Yimen, it is the third entrance to the courtyard of Mengmiao. There is a door in the east and west of this courtyard, which is the passage to and from the Meng Temple at ordinary times. The East Gate was originally named Zhong Ling Gate, and the West Gate was originally named Yu Xiumen. When it was rebuilt in the fourth year of Qing Qianlong (1739), it was renamed as "knowing words" and "valve for nourishing qi" respectively, and its meanings were taken from "rule of knowing words" and "I am good at nourishing qi and valuing qi" in chapter seven of Mencius. On the inner side and south side of Zhiyanmen and Yangqimen, there are "sacrificial barn" and "provincial sacrificial room" respectively. According to "Rebuilding Confucius Temple Monument" in the third year of Ming Dynasty (1623), "In the third year of apocalypse, three ritual vessels were built and three sacrificial rooms were saved." These two buildings are special places for storing utensils and sacrifices for Mencius.

There are three doors side by side in the north wall of this hospital, with the "Sanctification Gate" in the middle, the "Seven Sages Gate" in the east and the "Tribute Gate" in the west. "bearing

The word "sage" takes the meaning of Mencius, after Tang, Tang and Tong Xu. "Enlightenment Sage" is to praise Mencius' parents' contribution to "Enlightenment Sage".

Yashengmu workshop

There is a wooden workshop on the main street of the north-south thoroughfare, outside the Yangqimen (that is, the west gate), west of the wall of Mengmiao. The workshop was built in the second year of Tianshun in the Ming Dynasty (1458), with 4 columns and 3 holes, and the eaves are upturned, with colorful paintings. The half arch under the eaves is 1 1, and the top of a hanging gable square in the middle is higher than the top of a resting gable square on both sides, with clear priorities. The four corners of the rest mountain square protrude outward and tilt very high. In the middle of the wood workshop, the word "Yasheng" is written on the lintel, hence the name "Yasheng Wood Workshop". As early as the Eastern Han Dynasty, Zhao Qi, a native of Changling, Jingzhao, called Mencius "a great talent of the world" in the inscription of Mencius. Wang Chong in the Eastern Han Dynasty also praised Mencius as a "saint" in his book Lun Heng. As an official title, "Yasheng" originated in Yuan Dynasty. In the first year of Shun (1330), Mencius was named "Elegant Saint of Zou" and Mencius was honored as "Elegant Saint" by the feudal dynasty.

Kangxi Yubeiting

On the left side of the door is a high pavilion with double eaves and upturned corners, supported by a bucket arch, covered with green glazed tiles and painted with gold, which is magnificent. The pavilion contains the Imperial Monument to the Temple of Mencius written by Emperor Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty, so it is called the Imperial Monument Pavilion of Kangxi. Inscription relief Taishan Xiangyun, Erlong play beads and other patterns, exquisite carving skills, vivid image. The pedestal is a huge stone carving with a lion's head, a turtle's back, talons and a snake's tail-a monster like a turtle but not like a turtle. In fact, it is not a turtle. According to Xu Yingqiu's Tang Yuzhi Longsheng Jiuzi, this beast is called "Ba Xia" and "Wang Yi". Legend has it that he is the sixth son of the dragon. He likes to carry heavy loads and has infinite strength. This stone tablet is the largest stone tablet in the Meng Temple. The inscription is neat and beautiful. Michelle Ye, the sage of Qing Dynasty, wrote it in April of the 26th year of Kangxi (1687). Every year on the 16th day of the first lunar month, it is the annual temple fair of Meng Temple. On this day, the local people came to Mengmiao in an endless stream to catch the meeting, which was called "walking away from all diseases" by the people. People not only throw coins into the gap under the pedestal, but also touch the head and ass of this stone carving monster with their hands. It is said that "sixteen touches the glans penis, and everyone is happy all year round; Sixteen touches a turtle, and you don't get sick all year round. " As a result, the head and butt of this monument were touched more and more smoothly. On the east side of the pavilion, there are several stone tablets, such as the broken machine, the golden mean of the son, the three-entrance hall, and the ode to the son thought of emperor Qianlong and the stone statue of the son thought. These stone tablets originally stood in the "Meng Mu Duanjitang" and "Zisi Academy" on the left outside the south gate of the ancient city. Because these two ancient buildings were destroyed by the war before the founding of the People's Republic of China, they were moved to Mencius Temple for preservation.

Entering the Shengshengmen Gate is the fourth courtyard of the Meng Temple, namely the Central Courtyard. Asia Temple, the main building of Mencius Temple, is located on the terrace in the yard. There are seven pavilions in front of the Asian Temple, namely the East Pavilion and the West Pavilion. On the east side of the tunnel in the courtyard, there is a "Qianlong Imperial Monument Pavilion", which is a square building with a single-eave arch and a yellow glazed tile roof. In the pavilion, there is the calligraphy of Emperor Qianlong, "Praise Monument to Yasheng Mencius".

Skyquake.

Under the terrace in front of Yasheng Temple, on the east side of the tunnel, there is an ancient well. The inscription beside the well records: "11th year of Kangxi (1672), performed in front of the temple. Suddenly, the sound of the sun and the sky shook like thunder, and the listener turned pale. They saw a flint circle mark in front of the steps, and they were familiar with it like a well. " "It took twelve years to build the temple, and its forehead was named Skyquake Well, which was built of flint and surrounded on all sides. Sun Meng in the sixty-fourth generation is still knowledgeable. " The stone fence beside the well was built in the 11th year of Qing Daoguang (183 1). Ge Linxu, a poet in the Qing Dynasty, once wrote a poem called The Well of Skyquake:

Gujinglan turns near the temple, and Skyquake rocks break the fragrance of water springs.

There is no bottom to repair the original, and Zhu Siyuan has a long pulse.

Yashengdian

The Confucius Temple is the main building of the Mencius Temple. The seven pagodas are 0/7m high, 20.48m deep and 27.7m wide. They are a palace building with green glazed tiles covering the roof and double eaves resting on the mountain. The main hall was built in the third year of Song Xuanhe (1 12 1), and collapsed in the seventh year of Qing Kangxi (1668) due to the earthquake. The existing hall was rebuilt in the 11th year of Kangxi (1672), and then it was rebuilt more than ten times before it became a magnificent building with resplendent splendor, carved beams and painted buildings, soaring eaves, leaning against a corner of the mountain and resting on green tiles. There are 26 huge stone pillars with eaves around the main hall, each of which is octagonal. Under the column, the stone drum is the foundation, and under the Peng, it is supported by the lotus carved in stone. According to research, the lotus covered with stone carvings was carved when the temple was built in the Song Dynasty, while the giant stone pillars were made when the temple was built in the Ming Dynasty. Eight stone pillars under the veranda in front of the temple are decorated with bas-reliefs, and pterosaurs are carved in the clouds just south of the four pillars on both sides of the temple gate, which are lifelike and rare in the world. Other faces are engraved with precious peony or passion fruit. The Liang Fang archway under the eaves of the temple is beautifully decorated with Yunlong and painted gold! Between the double eaves on the front of the main hall, there is a plaque with the words "Asian Hall" written in regular script and gold lettering, surrounded by five finely carved golden dragons. On the front of the temple, Zhu Ying is juxtaposed, and the horizontal plaque of "Taoist Mountain" is hung on the forehead of the middle door. There are eight huge red lacquer wooden pillars in the temple, and two pillars facing the gate are embossed with a pair of giant column-holding couplets:

Respect for the king's words will be called Yao and Shun, worrying about the world.

Menbian and couplets were written by Emperor Qianlong. In the middle of the hall, in the shrine where dragons are carved and gold is pasted, there is a statue of Mencius with nine chapters and nine crowns. The statue of Mencius was destroyed during the Cultural Revolution, and 1986 was rebuilt and restored. In the shrine on the east side, there is a statue of Mencius' disciple Li Guo Hou Le Zhengzi. Le Zhengzi, who was born in Shandong during the Warring States Period, was named Duke of Guo Li on March 14th in the fifth year of Song Zhenghe (1 15). The imperial court sealed the imperial edict of Hou, saying that Le Zhengzi was "good at learning ancient laws, superior to the world, chasing Hou, and worthy of food." The light of sven will last forever. "In the thirty-ninth year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (16 1 1), Zou Zhi, the magistrate of Zou County, described Le Zhengzi in this way." Mencius once called him a' good man' and a' man of his word'. Taste Shilu, recommend Mencius is unsuccessful. Lu wanted to make it a government, but Mencius listened to it and enjoyed it. "Entering the temple makes people solemn and gives birth to admiration. Looking up at the dusty algae well painted by Tuanlong, it is magnificent. Under the caisson, there is a gold plaque written by Yong Zhengdi, which reads "Keep before you leave".

The magnificent Confucius Temple is not only used to commemorate Mencius, but also an art museum integrating ancient architecture, sculpture, casting and painting. It has not only the stone-carved lotus-covered column foundation when it was built, but also the shallow-line carved column added during the overhaul of the Ming Dynasty, and the wooden frame structure rebuilt during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, which can be described as a model of ancient architecture. It echoes the "Dacheng Hall" of the Confucius Temple in Qufu and complements each other.

East and west

Located on the east and west sides in front of Yasheng Temple, the "Liangbiao" is a symmetrical building, which was built in the third year of Song Xuanhe (11). Today, there are two buildings in the Qing Dynasty, which have been repaired many times since the founding of the People's Republic of China. 1987, Xi 'an was overhauled. The two towers are 7 meters high, 8.35 meters deep and 25.28 meters wide. The two temples are places to worship Mencius disciples and scholars who have contributed to the study of Mencius' theory in previous dynasties. Mencius disciples began to worship in the fifth year of Song Zhenghe (1 1 15). According to the inscription of Zhenyuan (1295) rebuilding the temple of the kingdom, "Zhenyuan built a county school to set up a new platform, with nine people in ten, and made him a knight." There are three shrines in each of the two bedrooms, in which there are wooden tablets of God, and there are no statues. The order of offering 1 1 person in the three niches of Dongdai is as follows:

A Confucian philosopher.

"High posture, people also. I tried to learn from Mencius, but I didn't know my hometown. I went to learn other skills. " In the Song Dynasty, it was named Sishui Bo, and in the 21st year of Qing Qianlong (1756), it was renamed the first Confucian Gao. All saints and sages are sons. Suspected Chu people. Mencius said that he was learned. He "had argumentative questions, a kind nature and a sense of justice with Meng ji zi." In the Song Dynasty, it was named Pingyin Bo, and in the 21st year of Qing Qianlong (1756), it was renamed as the sage's public governor. The first Confucian basin became closed. The compound surname is Peng cheng, and the name is enclosed. Mencius called it "a small talent, who knows his way, and an official will be punished." In the Song Dynasty, it was named Laiyangbo, and in the 21st year of Qing Qianlong (1756), it was renamed Xianru Pengcheng.

Middle niche: the first Confucian home, connected with Lulian.

The compound surname is Lu Wu, whose name is Lian. "Taste the method of writing a book. After learning Mencius, I distinguished the importance of ceremony, food and color with others, and discussed the communication of Ji Zi Chu Zi. " In the Song Dynasty, it was named Feng, and in the 21st year of Qing Qianlong (1756), it was renamed Confucian Lu. It doesn't hurt to be a great scholar. Qi people, "Confucianism and Mohism, learn from Mencius, but can not fully understand life." In the Song Dynasty, it was named Dong 'aber, and it was renamed Haosheng in the 21st year of Qing Qianlong (1756). The sage Gong Sunchou. Qi people who were "political talents" but "unmoved" praised Guan Zhong as Mencius. In the Song Dynasty, it was named Shouguang Bo, and in the 21st year of Qing Qianlong (1756), it was renamed Saint Gongsunzi; Marco of Confucianism. Qi people, "Mencius" contains his and Mencius' questions about "receiving, going and receiving gifts". In the Song Dynasty, it was named Penglai Bo, and in the 21st year of Qing Qianlong (1756), it was renamed Confucian scholar Chen. Qiantang, Confucian scholar. The word is only Ming, from Xiangshan, Zhejiang. In the early Ming dynasty, he served as the minister of punishments. Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor of Ming Dynasty, flew into a rage because there was a sentence in Mencius, "If you treat a minister like dirt, then he treats him like an enemy." He dismissed Mencius' share and ordered Wu Jin to shoot him for disrespect. Qiantang carried the coffin to court and resisted the suggestion, saying, "I am deeply honored to die for Monk." Zhu Yuanzhang sighed his sincerity, did not add his guilt, and abandoned the discussion. Tongzhi of the Qing Dynasty was in the 11th year (1872), and it belonged to Dongguan.

North niche: Confucian scholar Han Yu.

To put it bluntly, he was from Heyang, Henan Province (now south of Mengxian County, Henan Province), a writer and philosopher in the Tang Dynasty. Ideologically, he respected Confucianism and suppressed Buddhism, and admired Mencius, thinking that Mencius "didn't owe too much." Because of its contribution to promoting respect and inferiority, it was enshrined in the west of the main hall in the Song Dynasty and was knighted as Changlibo. Qing Qianlong twenty-one years (1756), renamed the first Confucian Han. Confucian uncles and nephews are suspicious. A disciple of Mencius, he was named Cheng in Song Dynasty. In the 21st year of Qing Qianlong (1756), he was renamed the first Confucian scholar's uncle. The first Confucian grandson? #93; . Boping, Song Bo (now northwest of Liaocheng, Shandong) was born in Longtuge. "Five seasons of chaos, Confucianism sweeping the floor. Sun Youguang was born in Montessori. He was originally enshrined in Baode Temple. The temple master remembers and ascended to heaven. "

Xidan has three niches dedicated to nine people.

South niche: Ji Sun's.

A disciple of Mencius. In the Song Dynasty, it was named Fengcheng Bo, and it was renamed Ji Sun's in the 21st year of Qing Qianlong (1756). Ying Tao should study Confucianism. Mencius' disciple, "There is a question about Hao Tao's killing people by learning". In the Song Dynasty, he was named Uncle Jiao, and was renamed Shi Tao, a Confucian scholar, in the 21st year of Qing Qianlong (1756). The first Confucianism, formerly known as Lu, is the forty-fifth generation grandson of Confucius. During the Song Dynasty, Yanzhou, Zhizhou, paid a visit to the tomb of Mencius under the sun of the Four Seasons Mountain, and "the tomb next to it was a temple", which was the beginning of offering sacrifices to Mencius. He also visited the descendants of Mencius and recommended them to the court for official positions. In the twenty-first year of Qianlong (1756), "the Ministry of Education was awarded the first Confucianism, below Tang Hanyu".

Middle student: Confucius Meng Zhongzi.

One said, "The followers of Mencius from Kundi also want Mencius to establish a dynasty. "One said he was the son of Mencius. In the Song Dynasty, it was named New Taibo, and in the 21st year of Qing Qianlong (1756), it was renamed Mencius. Sage Zhang Wan. Qi people, a high-footed disciple of Mencius. When Mencius arrived in the State of Qi, he retired as a disciple, wrote a poem as a preface, and wrote seven articles of Mencius. "The fifth chapter of Mencius is Zhang Wan. In the Song Dynasty, he was named Boxing Bo, and in the 21st year of Qing Qianlong (1756), he was renamed Sage Wanzi. Now 3 kilometers southwest of Zoucheng, there is Zhang Wan's tomb; Confucianism fills the danger. A disciple of Mencius. There used to be "the question of wood beauty" and "the question of colorless", and Mencius also had such comfort before: "A gentleman doesn't complain about heaven and doesn't care about people". In the Song Dynasty, he was named Changle Bo. Qing Qianlong twenty-one years (1756), renamed Xianru Shi Chong.

North niche: Peng Geng, the first Confucian.

A disciple of Mencius. I once asked Mencius, "There are dozens of cars and hundreds of followers behind, so it's not good for you to eat in the princes?" Mencius said, "Those who are not Taoist can't get enough food from others." If it is Tao, then Shun will be ruled by Yao, and he won't think it's Tai-does Zi think it's Tai? "In the Song Dynasty, it was named Lei Zebo, and in the twenty-first year of Qing Qianlong (1756), it was renamed the first Confucian Peng; Confucianism and Xu Bi. A disciple of Mencius. In the Song Dynasty, it was named Xian Yuanbo, and it was renamed Xian Ruxu in the 21st year of Qing Qianlong (1756). Fairy is like fairy in autumn. The compound surname is Xianqiu and the name is Meng. Qi people, disciples of Mencius. " Qi hermit. Ask ministers Shun, Father, Minister and Mencius. In Song Dynasty, it was named Xu, and it was cleared for twenty-one years (1756), and it was renamed Xianqiu, a Confucian scholar.

The existing ancestral tablet of Meng's family is engraved with 20 "disciples" of Mencius in two rows under the eaves of the opening temple of Meng Temple. This tablet was inscribed in the third year of Jin Daan (12 1 1) and was established in the sixth year of Ming Hongwu (1373). In the Song Dynasty, Yang Xiong was named Chengdu Bo, but there was no such name as Qiantang. There is no worship of Yang Xiong as two guards. Yang Xiong's sacrifice began in the 29th year of Hongwu (1396). According to the proposal of Yang Di, deputy director of the People's Bank of China, the court refused to worship the Confucius Temple in Yang Xiong, and therefore refused to worship the Mencius Temple in Yang Xiong, and promoted Qiantang to worship Dong Dai.

Qindian

The sleeping hall is next to the Asian Hall, and there is a high-rise tunnel connected with the back eaves of the Asian Hall. This temple was built in the Zhenyuan period (1295), formerly known as "Guo Gong Temple", and it is a hall dedicated to Mencius' parents. In the tenth year of Hongzhi in the Ming Dynasty (1497), when the Mencius Temple was added, it was changed to a "sleeping hall" and became a shrine dedicated to Madame Mencius. A wooden tablet dedicated to "Lady Yashengtian" in the hall. Now it has become a place to show the life of Mencius. The sleeping hall is a five-story building, with a height of10.67m, a depth of12.58m and a width of 21.23m ... On the right side of the aisle under the terrace in front of the hall, there is an imperial tablet, which was carved in three years in Baspa and Chinese (13/kloc). There are three ancient juniper trees on the terrace and aisle, which were planted during the Xuanhe period of the Northern Song Dynasty. It has been 900 years now, and it is still lush.

Qishengdian

Formerly known as "Guo Gong Dian". It was named in memory of Mencius' father Qi Sheng. Located in the East Road of the Fourth Hospital of Mengmiao, in the Seven Sages Gate, on the left side of the Asia Hall. This temple is a five-story building, surrounded by a building, and located on a mountain with only one roof. The temple is 9.97 meters high, east-west width 12.40 meters, and north-south depth 10.60 meters. Mencius' father's name is inspiring and the word is public. In the middle of the temple, there is a statue of Mencius' father with seven chapters and seven crowns in the shrine, just like the regular script "the position of the Lord of the country" on the wooden tablet. The shrine in the temple was destroyed during the Cultural Revolution and the statue was restored on 1986.

Meng Mu Temple

Located behind the Qimiao Temple, connected by high-rise tunnels, it is a temple dedicated to Mencius' mother. The original name of this temple was "Mrs. Xuan Temple", and later it was changed to Meng Mu Temple. The temple is 7.80 meters high, east-west width 10.98 meters, and south-north depth of 9.53 meters. There is no statue in the temple, and there is a wooden tablet in the middle of the shrine, which reads "the position of Mrs. Zou Guoduan Fan Xuanxian" in regular script. There is a shrine on the east wall, in which a three-dimensional stone statue of Mencius is placed. According to "Old County Records", it was obtained when the tomb was repaired during the Song Dynasty, and it was named "Mencius carved a stone statue of his mother's martyrdom". On the west side of the main hall stands a memorial tablet dedicated to the 14th year of Qing Qianlong (1749). Later generations praised Meng Mu's "Three Movements Teaching", which is a world of difference. The sacredness of the son is the sacredness of the mother. "Biography of Han Poetry" contains: "Mencius' words are really a model for people who are aunts in the world and only teach their mothers. "As early as the Tang Dynasty, Meng Mu had a special New Year memorial service. In the Song Dynasty, it was called "Mrs. Xuan Xian of Yong State", and in the third year of Qing Dynasty (1738), it was also called "Mrs. Fan Xuanxian of Zou Guoduan".

Zhiyantang

Located on the west side of Asia Temple, West Road of the Fourth Courtyard of Meng Temple. Passing through the tribute gate is a small courtyard with a square aisle. Due north, there is a gate called "Zhaimen", in which is an elegant and beautiful small courtyard. There are more than 50 stone tablets embedded in the walls around the courtyard, most of which are poems left by famous scholars when they visited the Meng Temple. On the east and west sides of Zhaimen, two ancient and huge ginkgo trees, one female and one male, stand tall, and the shade covers the whole courtyard. There is an ancient wisteria on the west side, which twists and turns like Youlong, winding the trunk of ginkgo tree and reaching the top of the tree, which is one of the wonders of the Meng Temple. Every early summer, a bunch of grape-like wisteria flowers are in full bloom, emitting attractive fragrance.

In the north of the courtyard, there are three buildings, namely "Yan Zhitang". Take the meaning of "strict sacrifice", that is, serious and sincere respect. The church was founded in the third year of Yuan Dynasty (1332). There is a horizontal plaque in the hall with the word "Zhi" written by Mencius' seventy-third generation Sun Mengqingtang in the third year of Qing Dynasty (19 1). Originally named "Zhai Su Suo", this temple is a place where Mencius' descendants bathe, change clothes and fast before offering sacrifices.

Zhu San Temple

Located on the west side of Asia Temple, behind Zhiyan Hall. On the west side of the Asian Temple, there is a small door named "Lu Yi", which leads to the main temple. The main temple is the Mengjia Temple, or rather the Mengjiazu Temple. Built in the 10th year of Qing Daoguang (1830). The temple is three pagodas, 7.45 meters high, 10.06 meters wide from east to west and 8 meters deep from north to south. In the temple, there are gods' signs from the five dynasties to the second ancestor of the Meng family. In ancient times, Dr. Qing built a temple to worship the fifth generation of Emperor Mao, and later moved to his master. Meng Jiada, Mencius is the ancestor of the immortals. There is a "Five Dynasties Temple" on the east side of Mengfu lobby, which is dedicated to the fifth generation grandfathers. When he comes down, he will move his master above his great-great grandfather here, away from his ancestors, and Zhao Mu has a high rank. There is a vertical plaque hanging in the middle of the temple gate, which reads "the main temple of the great ancestor of Mengjia".

Boron burning pool

An independent small courtyard behind the main temple, on the west side of the sleeping hall of Meng Temple. A small door to the east opened in the southeast of the courtyard, which is connected with the courtyard of Asian temples. There is a wall in the middle of the courtyard, the door faces south, and there is a brick platform in the middle of the north with a sumeru seat on it. There is a rectangular stone pool on the platform, with the words "burning silk pool" engraved on the front in regular script. After each ancestor worship, the descendants of Meng burn sacrifices here.

Mengmiao ancient tree

The ancient trees in the temple are one of the wonders of the temple. There are more than 430 trees in the temple, mostly cypress and Platycladus orientalis, as well as ginkgo, Sophora japonica and wisteria. These trees, evergreen in winter and summer, are particularly unique in shape, such as dragons and beasts, with different postures. Among them, the juniper tree planted by Song Xuanhe when he built the temple has a history of nearly 900 years. Although it has been devastated by wind, rain, lightning and war, it is still tall and straight and lush. Looking at these strange and magnificent Gu Song, being in this solemn and dense environment, and admiring the gorgeous colors and perseverance of these ancient trees, it is easy to associate with Mencius' famous saying that "wealth can't be lewd, poverty can't be moved, and power can't be bent", which makes people think and linger. And all kinds of birds flying on ancient trees are also a scene of Meng Temple. In the Mencius Temple, all kinds of birds gather here. Especially most, thousand cranes. Every summer, it is really refreshing to visit the Meng Temple, see the ancient trees and cranes, listen to the roar of pines and smell the fragrance of the park. In particular, the ancient cypress, the vine ginkgo, the juniper wolfberry and the cave locust look at the moon, which are known as the "four wonders of ancient trees" in Mencius Temple.

Gu Bai Bao Huai

Outside Zhiyanmen, there are 45 cypress trees, which are arranged along the north-south direction outside the East Temple wall. They are magnificent. Its southernmost plant is the rare "Baibaohuai". The trunk circumference is 4.6 meters, the height is 13.8 meters, and the crown diameter is 12.3 meters ... Among the ancient arborvitae trunks that only three people can cuddle, a huge Sophora japonica (China Sophora japonica) germinates from the root in the middle of the trunk, and the two trunks are connected into a whole. Although the branches and leaves are interlaced, the locust tree is rebellious and flourishing. According to the research of domestic plant experts, this ancient cypress with Sophora japonica flowers was planted in Yuan Dynasty, and it has been more than 700 years, which is a rare strange landscape with double trees parasitic in China. Some people describe Sophora japonica as a "couple tree". Seeing it lingering, interdependent and never separated, it really symbolizes deep affection and love.

gingkgo

In the Zhai Gate of Meng Temple, two ancient giant ginkgo trees, one female and one male, stand tall and green, covering the whole courtyard. According to research, these two trees were planted in the Yuan Dynasty and have a history of more than 700 years. Under the ginkgo tree on the right, there is a 1 century-old wisteria plant with thick branches and a diameter of about 40 cm, which twists and turns around the trunk of the ginkgo tree and extends to the top of the tree, just like a dragon, ups and downs, soaring. Every spring, rattan flowers are in full bloom, such as purple jade strings, which have a special taste. In early winter, there are many ginkgo leaves, and the fan-shaped leaves are beige, which makes the courtyard simple and elegant, which is also one of the wonders of Meng Temple.

Chinese wolfberry

There are three ancient cypresses on the terrace and aisle in front of the sleeping hall of Meng Temple. According to the records of the Sanyun Movement, planting began during the Xuanhe period in the Northern Song Dynasty, and it has a history of nearly 900 years. It is one of the oldest trees in the Meng Temple, and it is still lush and leafy. Miraculously, one of the ancient cypress trees not only has the grotesque shape of "Deer Back" (in Lin Mohan) at the top of the tree, but also has a few Lycium barbarum parasitized in the bird hole above the trunk, which is flourishing. In summer and autumn, the green leaves of Lycium barbarum are surrounded by red fruits, swaying with the wind, which is interesting and gratifying.

Dong yue

On the west wall of the burning silk pool courtyard on the west side of the sleeping hall of Meng Temple, an ancient pagoda tree leans. After measurement, the diameter of the original trunk is more than 6 meters. Now the tree has dried up and rotted, and a new trunk has grown on the bark of the ancient locust tree, which is tall and lush. The hollow trunk forms a round hole with a diameter of about 1 m. The moon comes out of the cave at night, which is called "looking at the moon in the cave", which is quite quaint and interesting, and it is also a scene of Mencius Temple. According to research, this pagoda tree was first planted in the Tang Dynasty, which is longer than the history of the Mencius Temple.

The wonders of ancient trees in Mengmiao Temple have always been praised by people. Dong Qichang, a great painter and calligrapher in the Ming Dynasty, praised in his poem "An ancient tree in the Temple of Mencius": "If you love this tree of the Temple of Mencius, you will see the solemnity of punishment. Wogenzhu is moist and full of energy. After reading the world, Qin Shu grinds, and towering Lu Qing knots. I know that I lost my life and only entered the immortal scriptures. " These ancient and famous trees with different shapes not only add gorgeous colors to the majestic Meng Temple, but also add a sense of historical solemnity to the ancient Meng Temple.