Chen and the Prose of Rebuilding Chenxi Temple

Yunan Mountain Chenxi Temple is located on Diaoyutai Mountain, opposite Shuangzhushi. On the sixth day of the sixth lunar month, it is said that it is General Tongze's birthday. Just now, a temple fair called "Tongze Guanglihou Temple unveiled the plaque and opened the light" was held in a lively way.

Chenxi Temple, also known as Tongze Temple, was once an ancient temple built to commemorate the Guangli Hou of General Tongze in the Spring and Autumn Period. At the peak, there were 99 temple buildings, including Guanyin Hall, Dong Prison Hall, Tongze Hall, Baoye Hall, God of Wealth Temple, Kuixing Temple and Wenchang Pavilion.

According to several old people in Chenxi, Chenxi Temple was once juxtaposed with the double theater, with Zoumalou, Middle Hall, Back Hall and Baoye Hall in front. Qin Jing "protects the country and respects God", and the mural "Dragon and Tiger Heroes". The temple is magnificent and famous in the south of the Yangtze River. Moreover, the custom of Lantern Festival, which lasts for five days and five nights every year, is very lively and deeply loved by people in southern Yunnan.

Chenxi Temple was completely demolished in the turmoil of the Cultural Revolution, leaving only a pile of ruins and rubble. No more morning bells and drums, incense, monks and nuns, pilgrims. It was not until the early 1990s that reconstruction began.

1993 One day, several old people from Chenxi came to Shangyu Tourism Bureau. At that time, Shangyu Tourism Bureau had just been established, and it was just an empty shelf. At that time, the office building of Shangyu Tourism Bureau, which had just been set up in the county, was just a room on Shengli Road, except for the director and deputy director Chen working there. Because Shunjie Hotel is planning to build a star-rated hotel, it moved to the fourth floor of Shunjie office building, and several Chenxi old people came to the door to build Chenxi Temple.

At that time, Chen, director of Shangyu Tourism Bureau, was the only "soldier". Chen came down from Chenxi Mountain, but he is not a formal staff. Chen warmly received these "villagers" who were eager to repair the temple and promised to help them and keep them for lunch.

It is conceivable that the policy in those days was not as loose as it is now, and it is unlikely to build a temple. You have to take a flexible approach, and later you got the approval in the name of building a tourist attraction.

In order to approve the construction of Chenxi Temple this time, Chen, as a Chenxi person, ran a lot of feet to "ask grandpa to tell grandma" about Chenxi, and even joked to several directors: "I am old and have no job. I will go to see the gate of Chenxi Temple in the future." If you listen to Chen, I think no one can but be deeply moved by his love for his hometown. Thanks to the strong support of two far-sighted directors in those years, today's Chenxi Temple has begun to take shape, no, it is the "Tongze Guangli Houdian".

1994, several elderly people in Chenxi got the approval for the construction of Chenxi scenic spot and began to build Chenxi Temple. In today's smoky, incense-filled hall with "General Tongze", it is just a tea mountain outside the wall behind Chenxi Supply and Marketing Cooperative, which is empty.

I have seen many merit monuments erected in temples to help repair them. The names of the kind men and women donations are listed above. Chen's name appears many times, and the price of each 500 yuan is 1000 yuan. Thanks to the grace of "Guang Li Hou Temple in Tongze", Chen's mind has been enlightened and his thoughts have been promoted. Chen Ye is destined to contribute his own heart and meager strength to the repair and construction of the temple.

It is said that Chen is now the manager of Shangyu City Garden Property Company. At this time, I remembered a compliment from several Chen Xi people: "General Tongze" appeared, and a Chen Xi people was released outside. ...