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Guangyin Memorial Arch, also known as Baisha Shengzhifang, is located in front of the White Sharon Mother Temple on the north bank of the Xijiang River in the east of Guding Mountain, Zhaoqing City. Sitting north to south, facing the Xijiang River, there are six pillars and five soaring marble archways, which are the only remaining monuments of the entire White Salon Mother Temple.
1. Geographical location
The intersection of Jiangbin 4th Road and Jiangbin 5th Road is south of the road, and the north bank of the Xijiang River.
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2. Ancient records
Qing Xuan Tongzhi "Gaoyao County Record" description page:
The Temple of the Dragon Mother is on the white sand embankment. In the eighth year of Guangxu, the prefect Shaorong asked the great constitution to grant permission to seal Guangyinfang.
Guangyinfang is the main building of the White Salon Mother Temple, and is the largest existing granite ancient archway in Duanzhou, Zhaoqing, which was built in the eighth year of Guangxu (1882) in the Qing Dynasty. The stone base is 0.5 meters high in five steps, with six pillars and five cupola marble archways, with a width of 17 meters and a height of 6.5 meters. The front and back of the Ming Dragon and Phoenix plaque are inscribed with "Holy Will" (representing the archway level, and the Holy Will Square is the third class). On both sides and above are carved figures, dragons, lions, orbs, flower baskets, etc. On the left is the [Yongji] gate, on the right is the [Xiaotong] gate, and the middle door is embedded with a stone plaque [Sealing Guangyin].
Third, the archway as a whole
(Note: left and right, front and back, determined in the same direction as the torii)
Overlooking the Snake Mountain on the south bank, close to the West River
Look up at Guangyin Square
front
Side
Side
back
evening scene
4. Fine appreciation
4.1. Positive
Middle door
【Holy Decree】Plaque
【Seal Guangyin】Plaque
Plaque on the left door [Yongji].
Right door [Xiaotong] plaque
Two stone pillars couplet: The Holy World is the beginning of this year, and the people of Li have since celebrated Anlan.
The first two pillars on the left are inscribed: Guangxu eight years of detailed devotion Please seal
The front right two pillars are inscribed: The third rank title Zhaoqing Prefect Shaorong Curtain Construction
Stone lion on the front
Side view
Side view
4.2. Back side
The door plaque is the same as the front
The couplet of the two stone pillars of the middle gate: All mothers Gui Long Qianqiu is holy, and Liuji is worthy of the five sons of Houwang.
In the middle [Protector of the Kingdom, Tongtian, Huiji, Xiande, Zhao, Puyu, Guangyin, Dragon Mother, Niangniang, Shuifu, Yuanjun] plaque
5. Brief description of the Dragon Mother Temple after Fanghou
Bai Sharon Mother Temple is located in the west of Jiangbin and the east side of Guding Mountain, Duanzhou District, Zhaoqing City, bordering the West River in the south, because the temple site faces the white sand beach on the north bank of the Xijiang River, so it is called White Salon Mother Temple.
The White Salon Mother Temple sits north to south, and the entire complex is made of brick, stone and wood.
Ridge decoration
Door forehead
Front porch granite four-pillared relief dragon
East Hall: The front is [Longxingjuein], the middle is the Three Treasures Hall, and the back is the Guanyin Hall. Sitting north to south, three into three bays, brick and stone structure, Bogu ridge, hard mountain top covered with green glazed tiles.
6. Knowledge Card: Torii Classification
The ancient archway is divided into: imperial system, grace and glory, holy will, and edict construction.
6.1. Imperial system: It is approved by the emperor and funded by the state treasury.
6.2. Enrong: It is approved by the emperor and funded by the local government, which is inferior.
The archway in the Liang Clan Ancestral Hall in Jiaoyuan Village, Dinghu District is a Enrong level archway.
6.3. Holy Decree: It is submitted by the local government, approved by the emperor, and built at its own expense, which is the third class.
The White Salon Mother Temple Archway belongs to this category. and Zhenshou Fang and Zhenxiao Fang in the countryside are all in this list.
6.4. Jijian: It was the emperor who verbally agreed to the construction of the archway at his own expense, and it was the last class.
Reference of the material in the text: Qing Xuantong "Gaoyao County Record"
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1. Photo taken on March 6, 2017;
2. Picture shooting/text writing/comprehensive arrangement: Zhao Ruming;
3. Original graphics and text, without permission, cannot be reproduced.