Chinese incense Wangguandi Temple is free to visit, but you need to queue up for incense
Guandi Temple, located in the bustling Tumen Street in Licheng District, Quanzhou City, Tonghuai Guanyue Temple in Quanzhou. Quanzhou Guanyue Temple can be said to be the most popular temple in southern Fujian, and it is also the largest in Fujian Province at present.
As we all know, in our country, in the hearts of many people, Guan Gong is omnipotent, an omnipotent immortal. In Quanzhou, Guanyue Temple, like other Buddhist monasteries in Quanzhou, has a lot of people here, and many people come here every day to burn incense and worship the Buddha.
Every year, there will be countless people to come to worship Yue Fei, and the Guanyue Temple in Quanzhou is even more crowded, and they have to line up to make incense.
Guanyue Temple does not require any fees, and there is no need for incense, only one incense candle for people to use. The temple's incense case is placed on the street, where devotees gather and burn incense around the incense table. Every once in a while, a staff member wipes the ashes.
I am no stranger to Quanzhou, which is an ancient city with thousands of years of cultural heritage, deeply influenced by the Central Plains civilization in ancient times, and has the reputation of "Seaside Zoulu", with a very strong folk culture, known as "Quannan Buddha Country".
Stroll through the streets and alleys of Quanzhou, and you will find those ancient and solemn temples everywhere. Quanzhou Tonghuai Guandi Temple is a national key cultural heritage of more than 1,000 years, and it is also one of the most famous temples in Quanzhou"When you come to Quanzhou, you must go to Guandi Temple"。
According to legend, the Ming Dynasty emperor Zhu Yuanzhang admired Guan Yu the most, and he once built seven Guan Di temples on the seven gates of Quanzhou. By the end of the Qing Dynasty, there were more than 100 temples dedicated to Emperor Guan in Quanzhou City. Time has passed, and now there are still many Guandi temples, the most popular of which is this Tonghuai Guanyue Temple.
Judging from the name of this Guan Yue temple, it is not only Guan Gong, but also Yue Fei. Therefore, Guan Yue Temple not only has the majesty of Guan Yu, but also has the fortitude of Yue Fei, and it shows more majestic spirit. Guanyue Temple enjoys a high reputation in Quanzhou and Fujian, in ancient times, whenever there was a plague, people carried out the statue of Emperor Guan to parade, which was a grand and solemn ceremony.
The architectural layout of the Guanyue Temple is exquisite, and the three halls are connected to form a magnificent group of buildings with a high degree of symmetry. In this complex, the exquisite wood, stone, and clay sculptures are all amazing. There is a flying phoenix on the eaves, lifelike, lifelike, full of the charm of ancient architecture in southern Fujian.
In the eyes of many people, the incense of Guanyue Temple is very prosperous, and many people want to go to Emperor Guan to worship, which can be regarded as confiding in him their thoughts and entrusting their hopes for the future.
When you arrive at Guanyue Temple, you generally bow to God outside, and then burn incense in the incense burner to worship Master Guan. Then, everyone knelt down in the temple and bowed to Guan Yu's mount, white horse and other gods, and then returned to the main hall to bow to Master Guan.
Quanzhou Guanyue Temple, a collection of history, legends, beliefs in one, with its unique attraction, so that the Quartet tour ** even forget to return. It is both a place of worship and a place of spiritual comfort. One day, you will also visit the Guandi Temple in Quanzhou.