What are the opening hours of Quzi Temple?
Quzi Temple opening hours: 8:00-18:00
Introduction to Quzi Temple attractions:
Quzi Temple is located on Miluo Yuji Mountain in Yueyang. It was built during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. There are three entrances to the main house, a pavilion between the middle and back entrances, and patios on the front, back, and left and right sides. The building is a single-story building with a single eaves and a brick-wood structure. The four walls are engraved with poems and poems about Qu Yuan on stone slabs. The main hall is engraved with Sima Qian's "The Biography of Qu Yuan" on giant wood. In the back hall stands a statue of Qu Yuan, which was rebuilt in 1980 and is very impressive.
Qu Yuan, whose name was Ping, was a native of Chu during the Warring States Period. He was born around 340 BC. He was a well-known poet and statesman with profound knowledge. He once served as Zuotu and Sanlu, an important official in Chu State. He loved the state of Chu and advocated reforming the imperial system and governing the country by law. However, his dreams and ideas of revitalizing the Chu State offended the interests of the old aristocrats of the Chu State, and he was opposed and slandered by those people. Finally, he was exiled by King Xiang of Chu and wandered in the Yuan and Xiang River basins. On the banks of the Miluo River, Qu Yuan thought deeply of the disaster-ridden motherland and people with his patriotic conscience. Although he lived in a straw hut, he was still worried.
In 78 BC, the Qin army captured Ying, the capital of Chu. Qu Yuan was filled with grief and anger, and all his hopes were shattered. So he drowned himself in the Miluo River on May 5 of the lunar calendar that year. The loyal soul of a generation has drifted away, leaving us with more than 20 great poems such as "Li Sao", "Heaven", "Nine Songs", and "Calling the Soul", which combine the poet's love for the motherland and people, worries about the country, and pursuit of beauty. The longing for the realm remains in this hot land.
In 1953 AD, Qu Yuan was recommended by the World Peace Council as one of the four major cultural celebrities in the world. He has become the eternal pride and pride of our great nation and a beacon that shines on history.
Qu Yuan’s tomb is located in Lienu Ridge, 5 kilometers northeast of Yuxi Mountain. The tomb is a tall mound of earth, standing on the ridge, looking like a small fu from a distance. There are 12 doubtful tombs, one of which has a stele "the tomb of the former Chu Sanlu doctor".
Quzi Temple, also known as Quyuan Temple, is now the Quyuan Memorial Hall and is located on the top of Yuqi Mountain in the northwest of Miluo City. First built in the Han Dynasty and rebuilt in 1765, covering an area of 7.8 acres, it is an ancestral hall in memory of the patriotic poet Qu Yuan. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, when Qu Yuan, a poet from the Chu State, was exiled, he lived on Yuji Mountain on the banks of the Puquan River. Later, Qu Yuan felt that there was no hope of saving the country, so he threw himself into the river and died. In order to commemorate him, later generations built a temple here.
Quzi Temple covers an area of about seven or eight acres. The main house has three entrances, a pavilion between the middle and rear entrances, and patios on the front, back, left and right sides. There are two sweet-scented osmanthus plants each planted in the patio that are over 200 years old. The building of the temple is a brick and wood structure, solemn and simple, solemn and elegant. On the walls of the corridor, there are many stone tablets inlaid with engraved poems and poems by later generations in memory of Qu Yuan.
The Quzi Temple is a brick and wood structure, facing north and south, with three entrances. The front of the temple is a three-hole gate, the middle door is an archway style, and the lower part is inlaid with five dragons holding white pendant stone carvings, with "Quzi Temple" engraved on it. Three words. There are 17 reliefs about Qu Yuan on the gate and gable walls, such as the picture of the fisherman talking about his heart, the picture of embracing the sand and throwing himself into the river, etc. Entering the central hall from the main entrance, you can see a huge carved screen, on which is engraved the full text of Sima Qian's "Historical Records: Biography of Qu Yuan", and a horizontal plaque "Light Strives for the Sun" hangs on the upper beam. On the wooden pillars in the hall are couplets written by Guo Songtao and Li Yuandu of the Qing Dynasty.
Zhongjin has a couplet written by Dong Biwu. After entering the middle hall, there is a gilded statue of Qu Yuan, which is 3 meters high. On the pillars on both sides, there is a sentence from "Li Sao" written by Guo Moruo written by Yu Liqun: "Gather hibiscus to make clothes, and tree hundreds of acres of rhizome; handsome clouds come to guard, and will go to see the four wilderness." The east and west wings are exhibition rooms. From the back side of the hall, you can see the Dan Pond, with a golden osmanthus tree planted on each of the two flower stands in the pond. After the alchemy pool, you reach the second entrance. The middle hall is a sacrificial hall with a shrine for the tablet "The God of Qu Yuan, the former Sanlu doctor of Chu". After passing the shrine and exiting the arch, you can see the pavilion. The patio beside the pavilion is planted with 300-year-old gold and silver osmanthus trees. Walking further back, you will reach the third entrance. In the middle hall, there is a statue of Qu Yuan holding a sword. The wing rooms on both sides of the central hall are now used as exhibition rooms to introduce Qu Yuan's life, displaying Qu Yuan's works in ancient tablets.
There are 119 stone steps from the foot of the mountain to the temple. This temple is a blue brick structure with three entrances. On the wall of the archway of the main entrance of the temple are painted 13 reliefs depicting Qu Yuan's life achievements and his pursuit of ideals. In the back hall stands a statue of Qu Yuan, which was rebuilt in 1980.
There are monuments commemorating Qu Yuan such as Duxing Pavilion, Sao Tan, Zhuoying Bridge, Peach Blossom Cave, longevity platform, Scissors Pond, Xiuhua Pier and Wangye Pier nearby, which are commonly known as the "Eight Scenic Spots" of Yuji Mountain. Many scenic spots and historic sites have gradually disappeared due to years of disrepair, or can only be vaguely recognized. However, many locals and tourists still come here to express their endless memory for the loyal and patriotic Qu Yuan.
After renovation in 1979, the temple has a completely new look. Every year around the Dragon Boat Festival, there is an endless stream of people coming to the temple to visit and pay their respects to Qu Yuan. In 1981, a grand dragon boat race was held on the Miluo River. More than 100,000 domestic and foreign tourists watched the race.