1 ~ 2, Luyi Taiqing Palace, Woyang Tianjing Palace - Taishang Laojun ancestral temple
Taiqing Palace, located in Luyi County, Zhoukou City, Henan Province, is the birthplace of Lao Tzu, the founder of Taoism, and the place of Hongdao. The predecessor of the Taiqing Palace is the Laozi Temple, which was founded in the eighth year of the Eastern Han Dynasty (165 AD), and has a history of more than 1800 years. Emperor Gaozu of Tang Dynasty Li Yuan designated it as the Taimiao Temple and built the Palace Que Temple; In the thirtieth year of Emperor Xuanzong's reign (742), it was officially renamed "Taiqing Palace". The Taiqing Palace is the world's first palace temple officially built to honor the elderly, and is the ancestral court of the patriarch of the major sects of Taoism.
Tianjing Palace, commonly known as Laozi Temple, is also known as Zhongtaiqing Palace. It is located in Guoyang County, Bozhou City, Anhui Province. Tianjing Palace was built in the eighth year of the Eastern Han Dynasty (165), and was a Taoist ancestral court dedicated to Laozi, originally known as Laozi Temple. Because Emperor Huan of Han dreamed that Lao Tzu had descended to the palace court, he was awarded the purpose of building a temple in Laozi's hometown to sacrifice, and ordered Chen Guocheng Xiangbian Shao to write an inscription of "Lao Tzu Inscription". This has been recorded in historical materials such as jia shanxiang's "Biography of YuLong" of the Northern Song Dynasty, Li Tao's "Long Compilation of Continued Zizhi Tongjian" of the Southern Song Dynasty, Xie Shouhao's "Mixed Yuan Sacred Record" of the Southern Song Dynasty, and Zhao Daoyi's "General Commentary on the True Immortal Body Dao of the Past Dynasties" of the late Song Dynasty and early Yuan Dynasty.
3. Tianshan Tianchi West Queen Mother Ancestral Temple - Queen Mother Niangniang Ancestral Temple
The West Queen Mother Ancestral Temple, a famous Taoist temple in the mainland, was founded in the Yuan Dynasty and has a history of 800 years. The West Queen Mother Ancestral Temple sits on a hillside on the northeast shore of Tianchi. Because it is dedicated to the Queen Mother Niangniang, it is also called "Niangniang Temple". According to the current historical records, the temple was built on a grand scale and the incense was extremely popular.
4. Wanrong Houtu Ancestral Temple - Houtu Niangniang Ancestral Temple
Hou Tu, the central god in ancient Chinese mythology, is also known as "Hou Tu Niangniang" in folklore, and one of the "Four Emperors" /"Six Emperors" in Taoist mythology. Hou Tu Niangniang holds the yin and yang and nurtures all things, so she is called the mother of the earth. The Northern Song Dynasty and the sixth year of the Song Huizong sealed hou tu as "Chengtian imitates Houde Guangda Hou Tu Huang Di Qi", enjoying the same ceremonial specifications as the Jade Emperor.
Wanrong Houtu Ancestral Hall is located in Wanrong County, Shanxi Province, which is the oldest ancestral temple dedicated to Hou Tu (Di Mu) in the land of Shenzhou, China, and the crown of the largest Hou Tu Ancestral Temple in China.
5. Xiandu Yellow Emperor Ancestral Hall - Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor Palace
The Yellow Emperor Ancestral Hall, formerly known as Jinyun Hall, was once the seat of the Three Heavenly Sons, one of the three major palaces of the Yellow Emperor of Xuanyuan, and was built during the reign of Emperor Xianhe (326 - 334) of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, with a history of about 1700 years, and was one of the centers of Ancient Chinese Taoist activities. The Yellow Emperor Ancestral Hall sits southeast and faces northwest, echoing with the Yellow Emperor's Mausoleum in Shaanxi, forming the pattern of "North Tomb South Ancestral Hall", which is the main place for worship and worship of Xuanyuan Huangdi, the ancestor of the Chinese nation in the south of the mainland. It is also the Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor Historical Exhibition Hall.
The Yellow Emperor's Mausoleum, the Mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor recorded in the "Records of History", known as the "Bridge Tomb" in ancient times, is the place where emperors and celebrities worship the Yellow Emperor in the past, located in Huangling County, Yan'an City, Shaanxi Province. The "Yellow Emperor's Hand Cypress" in front of the mausoleum dates back more than 5,000 years, and is said to have been planted by the Yellow Emperor himself, which is the oldest cypress tree in the world.
6. Wudang Mountain Taihe Temple - Ancestral Temple of Zhenwu Emperor
Wudang Taihe Palace, a famous Taoist palace. In Danjiangkou City, Hubei Province, wudang Mountain Tianzhu Peak mountainside Purple City South Tianmen Gate. Built in the fourteenth year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1416), there were sometimes 510 buildings such as halls and taoist houses; It is one of the famous Taoist palaces in Wudang Mountain. In the tenth year of Ming Yongle, Ming Chengzu Zhu Di ordered the construction of the Taihe Palace, and after its completion, Jiafeng Wudang Mountain was called "Dayue Taihe Mountain", and the Dao Palace built on the top was named "Dayue Taihe Palace". The emperor's Jiafeng made Wudang Mountain the first of the Five Peaks in one fell swoop.
7. Zitong Qiqu Mountain Grand Temple - Wenchang Emperor Junzu Temple
Located in Mianyang City, Sichuan Province, qiqu mountain temple is the sacred place of the mainstream Quanzhen sect of Taoism, the ancestral court of emperor Wenchang of Lushen and the birthplace of Wenchang culture, so it is also known as "Dixiang". The ancient building of Qiqu Great Temple covers an area of more than 13,000 square meters and a construction area of 6,000 square meters, which is the general name of Wenchangsai and Guandi Seat, and consists of 23 buildings of different periods.
8. Xiezhou Guandi Temple - Guansheng Emperor Junzu Temple
Xiezhou Guandi Temple, the ancestor of wumiao, is located in Xiezhou Town, Yuncheng City, Shanxi, founded in the ninth year of the Sui Kai Emperor (589), and was expanded and rebuilt during the Song and Ming dynasties. Xiezhou Guandi Temple, with a total area of 260,000 square meters and a total of more than 200 houses, is divided into two parts: the Main Temple and the Jieyi Garden, which is the largest existing palace-style Taoist complex and wu temple, known as "the ancestor of the Guanmiao Temple" and "the crown of the Wumiao Temple". Inside the temple, there are plaques such as kangxi imperial pen "Yi Bing Qiankun", Qianlong Kingding "Shen Yong", Xianfeng Royal Book "Ten Thousand Worlds Pole", empress Dowager Cixi's personal letter "WeiLing Zhen Stack", etc., representing the building "Spring and Autumn Building".
9. Taishan Bixia Ancestral Hall - Bixia Yuanjun Ancestral Temple
Bixia Yuanjun is also known as "Taishan Jade Girl", the full name is "Dongyue Taishan Tianxian Jade Girl Bixia Yuanjun", which is commonly known as "Taishan Grandma" in Chinese folklore. Taoism believes that Bixia Yuanjun was born at the behest of the Nine Flames, and was ordered by the Jade Emperor to attest to the Heavenly Immortals, to rule over the Heavenly Generals of the Gods of Yue Province, and to observe all good and evil things in the world. In the northern part of the mainland, the people's faith in the Bixia Yuanjun was extremely strong.
Bixia Ancestral Hall is located in the south of the summit of Mount Taishan, and was originally built during the Northern Song Dynasty. Bixia Ancestral Hall is the ancestral court of the famous Taoist goddess Bixia Yuanjun, and is the largest alpine ancient building complex in Taishan.
10. Taishan Dai Temple - Ancestral Temple of Emperor Dongyue
Tai'an Dai Temple- located in the north of Tai'an City, Shandong Province, also known as "Dongyue Temple". It is the largest and most complete ancient building complex in Taishan, a Taoist shrine, and a place where successive emperors held Zen ceremonies and worshipped the god Taishan. Dai Temple was built in the Han Dynasty and was brilliant by the Tang Dynasty. When Emperor Zhenzong of Song made a big effort to seal Zen, he also greatly expanded the construction and built the Heavenly Temple, etc., not to mention the scale. Dai Temple, together with the Forbidden City in Beijing, the Three Holes in Qufu, Shandong, the Chengde Mountain Resort and the Waiba Temple, is also known as the four ancient architectural complexes in China.
11. Meizhou Mazu Temple - Tianhou Niangniang Ancestral Temple
Mazu, the sea god in ancient Chinese mythology, also known as Tianfei, Tianhou, Heavenly Virgin, Niangma, etc., is a god believed by shipwrights, seafarers, passengers, merchants and fishermen throughout the ages. At present, in 47 countries and regions around the world, there are tens of thousands of Mazu Temples that are divided from the Meizhou Ancestral Temple, and more than 300 million people believe in Mazu.
Mazu Temple, or "Meizhou Mazu Temple", is located on Meizhou Island in Putian City, Fujian Province, and was founded in the fourth year of the Northern Song Dynasty (987), which is the origin of Mazu culture. Meizhou Mazu Temple is the world's first Mazu Temple, and at the top of the Zu Temple, there is a 14-meter-high giant Mazu stone statue.
12. Jinhua Wong Tai Sin Ancestral Palace - Wong Tai Sin Ancestral Temple
On the southeast coast of the mainland, especially in Hong Kong and Macao, people generally believe in a god: Wong Tai Sin . Wong Tai Sin , also known as Akamatsu Wong Tai Sin , was originally a regional deity in the southeast coastal region of China and was later revered by Taoism.
13. Baijiao Tzu Chi Palace - ancestral temple of Baosheng Emperor
Baijiao Tzu Chi Palace, also known as Tzu Chi Ancestral Palace and Minnan Forbidden City, is located in Zhangzhou, Fujian Province, and is dedicated to Baosheng The Great, one of the most famous medical gods in China, and is the ancestral palace of the temple of Baosheng The Great around the world. The world's first Tzu Chi ancestral palace, Baosheng Emperor's earliest ancestral hall. It receives 300,000 pilgrims to the incense group every year, and is the first holy place for the worship and incense of the world's Baosheng Emperor believers, and the incense is flourishing all year round.
14. Zengcheng He Xiangu Family Temple - He Xiangu Ancestral Temple
Zengcheng He Xiangu Family Temple, also known as "Xiaolou Xianyuan". According to legend, one of the Eight Immortals, He Xiangu, whose surname is He Xiangu, is a Xiaolou person in Zengcheng, and the family temple was built to worship He Xiangu. The temple was built in the Ming Dynasty, and there are Xiangu Hall, Temple Top XianTao, Xiangu Jing, Sanzhong, Eight Immortals Hall and other attractions. There are two major festivals in the family temple, the birth of the seven immortals in early March and the eight immortals in early August every year, and the grand commemorative activities are spontaneously held by Shanxin, and the scene is spectacular.