Shen Ming Temple Wang Mu Temple Shandong Taishan Wangmu Temple

Shen Ming Temple Wang Mu Temple Shandong Taishan Wangmu Temple

Wang Mu Pond Temple, known as Yaochi in the Tang Dynasty, was called "Jade Temple" in ancient times, because the Queen Mother was the head of the immortal. Also known as the Empress Dowager Hall, it is located in the southeast of Hongmen Palace at the southern foot of Mount Tai. Located on the side of the mountain and beside the water, it is connected to Mount Tai in the north and Taicheng in the south. It is a place for self-cultivation in the corner of the mountain city. It has a long history. As early as the Three Kingdoms period, Wei had a poem in "Wandering Immortals", which read "Going to the Queen's Lodge and Overlooking the Five Mountains". Li Bai's Poems on Mount Tai (six poems) also contains the phrase "Drink Wang Muchi in the morning and vote for Tianmen Pass". "Water Classic Note" says: "The ancient emperor climbed high to seal salt and rested in this water." This shows that Wang Muchi has been a must-see for emperors and celebrities since ancient times. In the Song Dynasty, the Empress Dowager Hall was rebuilt, while in the Ming Dynasty, Jiajing Hall and Tingtai Pavilion were large-scale and rebuilt many times in the Qing Dynasty. 1959 renovated the Empress Dowager Hall, the East-West Attached Hall and the Yuexian Pavilion, retaining the Qing Dynasty style. The Queen Mother Temple is a three-level temple with a rectangular plane, with a length of 73.6 meters from north to south and a width of 53 meters from east to west, covering an area of 3,900.8 square meters. It consists of the main entrance, Wang Muchi, Empress Dowager Hall, East-West Annex Hall, East-West Wing Room, Yuexian Pavilion, Qizhen Hall and Penglai Pavilion.

There is a temple gate, which is 3.45 meters wide, 3.55 meters deep and 5.65 meters high. Four-cornered wooden pillars, five-ridged hard peaks and two masonry gable walls. The width of the door is 1.3m and the height is 1.82m, which is a chessboard door. The gate is embedded with a plaque inscribed by Xu Zonggan in Qing Dynasty. Inside the door is a pool, surrounded by stone fences and an arch bridge in the middle. Chi Dongli's Mount Tai Carving Spring Monument tells the story of Feng Yuxiang carving Chaoyang Spring here in 1932. There is the Queen Mother Spring in Chixi Cave, which is clear and sweet. In Chibei Cave, there is the reconstruction of the Temple Monument of the Empress Dowager in the Song Dynasty.

There are three Empress Dowager Temples, 9.76 meters wide, 7.33 meters deep and 6.4 meters high, with four columns, seven purlins and five beams. The back porch surrounds the temple, with five ridges and hard peaks. Open the door in the forward direction, install four doors, and open a window every once in a while, one for each. There are three halls in the north, which are cloister-shaped, with the plaque of "Zhao Ling Sifang" hanging on them, and a bronze statue of the Empress Dowager, which was enshrined in the Ming Dynasty, in front of which stood the left and right waiters. There are wings on both sides of the temple, three halls in the east, covered with hard peaks, seven purlins and seven beams, and covered with tile ridges.

There are three halls in the east, 9.2 meters wide, 5.3 meters deep and 5.6 meters high. There are five purlins, five beams and a single ridge hard top. The building center extends eastward and is named Guanlan Pavilion. There is a rolling shed resting at the top of the mountain, which is 3.9 meters wide and 2.4 meters deep. The door is hung with the plaque of "Guanlan Pavilion" and "Yanshi Mountain House".

The west hall, also known as Wang Yao Hall, has three rooms, 9.45 meters wide, 5.07 meters deep and 6.05 meters high. Five purlins and five beams, single ridge hard top. Originally used by Sun Simiao, an ancient famous doctor, it is now the Taishan Cultural Relics Exhibition Room.

There is a Seven Truth Hall on the pedestal in the backyard, also known as Lvzu Memorial Hall. The seven true halls are divided into two parts. The corridor is in front, with a width of15.6m, a depth of 7.2m and a height of 5.3m. There are three columns, seven purlins and five beams, with heavy beams and sheds hanging from the top of the mountain. The front cornice column is round, the rear column is square, and the stone drum-shaped column base is adopted. Connected to the front porch are three halls, three columns, seven purlins and five beams. The front porch is a hard roof with five ridges, with a width of 9. 1 m, a depth of 5.35 m and a height of 6.8 m. There are seven real statues of Ming Dynasty, Li Tie Monster, He Xiangu and his disciples, Jiao Chengguang and Ji, which are so lifelike that they are called famous sculptors. Destroyed during the Cultural Revolution, 1986 rebuilt. To the east of the temple, Penglai Pavilion is connected with the temple. Penglai Pavilion is named after the original "Little Penglai" scenic spot in the north of Temple.

Yuexian Pavilion is a square pavilion with four corners and four pillars behind the Queen Mother's house, commonly known as Huixian Pavilion. It is said that it is the place where the Queen Mother dates immortals. The pavilion is a square pavilion with four corners and four columns, and there is a stool railing below.