After the death of Yao, one of the earliest Chinese ancestors, a Yao templewas built four kilometers south of Linfen City in memory of him, the firstfamous emperor in ancient times. The location is called yaomiao village. BecauseEmperor Yao built his capital in Linfen, it is historically known as "Pingyang,the capital of Yao". The fact that Yao temple was built in Linfen confirms thecorrectness of this statement.
Yao is said to be the son of DIHE and the fifth grandson of Huangdi. Hisname is Fangxun and his name is Tao Tang. He is an ancient emperor in the lateprimitive society of China. In the Analects of Confucius, Taibo, Confucius said,"heaven is the greatest and Yao is the only one.". The people are notwell-known. It can be seen that King Yao had great merits and was loved by allthe people.
In front of the Yao temple, there is an ancient gate tower with fourcharacters of "ancient emperor Yao Temple" engraved in the middle. On thelintels of the East and west sides, the words "Jiu Ri" and "Zhan Yun" arewritten. The temple was first built in the Jin Dynasty and then expanded by theTang, yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. In front of the temple, there aredongxichaofang, guangtiange, yaojingting, in the back there are Yaogong,shungong, Yugong, Wanshougong, and finally the bedroom. There are many housesand courtyards on both sides. According to historical records, the largest YaoTemple covered an area of more than 780 mu.
Entering the Yao temple, the first thing you see is the beautiful Wufengbuilding. It was built in Qianfeng period of Tang Dynasty and has a history ofmore than 1300 years. The building is 19.3 meters high, with 12 eaves on threefloors. At the bottom of the building, there are three brick kiln corridors and13 corner columns leading to three floors. It is very magnificent. There aremore than 30 pottery people standing on the top of the building, and the potterylion is in the middle. The wind can move up and down, which is very beautiful.It is said that King Yao often worked with his four ministers (i.e. two primeministers). At that time, people referred to him and his four ministers as "fivephoenixes", and there was a saying that "one phoenix rises to heaven, and fourphoenixes sing together". Thus came the name of "wufenglou".
There is Yaojing Pavilion at the back of Wufeng building. The pavilion wasfirst built in the taining period of the Eastern Jin Dynasty and has a historyof more than 1600 years. Pavilion for the hexagonal high eaves Pavilion form,small and exquisite, very chic. The well in the pavilion is said to have beendug by King Yao himself. The diameter of the well is eight inches. The wall ofthe well is two layers. The outer layer is made of nine mortise and tenonbricks. It is said that Yao well is connected to the sea, so far the undergroundspring is gurgling, and it is clear to drink.
Guangyun hall, also known as Yao palace, is the place where ministers aresummoned to discuss state affairs, and also the main building in the temple.Founded in the third year of Tang Xianqing, it has a history of more than 1300years. The hall is 213 meters high, 26.3 meters deep and 43 meters wide. Thereare forty-two twelve meter pillars in the hall. The stone base under the columnis exquisitely carved, the lion and unicorn are lifelike, and all kinds offlowers are beautiful, which is rare in China. In the niche of the main hall,there is a statue of King Yao of the Tang Dynasty, two prime ministers and twocabinet elders standing on both sides. King Yao, whose surname is said to be Yi,is a native of baliyi village in the south of Yao temple. There is still a stonetablet engraved with "Di Yao Mao CI Tu Jie" in Yi village. It is said that KingYao used to live in a thatched house on the earth steps. In Han Feizi, fivebeetles, it is written that King Yao lived in a thatched cottage, ate wildvegetable roots without seasoning, drank water in earthen vats, covered his bodyonly with coarse cloth, and wore deerskin in winter. It can be seen that thelife of King Yao was very hard.
After Guangyun hall is the bedroom palace, which was built in the Lingdeperiod of Tang Dynasty, about 1300 years ago. There are statues of King Yao andhis wife in the niche. It is said that the wife of King Yao was a deer fairy whowas born in Gushe mountain. There are deer fairy cave, deer fairy mirror stone(more than one mu), dressing table and so on.
The vigorous ancient cypress in the temple, planted in the Jin Dynasty, ismore than ten meters high and more than two meters in diameter, which is veryrare. Among them, Robinia pseudoacacia and Catalpa bungei are in full bloomamong the cypress trees in summer. They are full of wonderful and interestingflowers, which can help you to have fun.
Yaoling is located between Guocun village and Laohe River, 30km northeastof yaomiao. The mound of Yao mausoleum is made of pure loess. It is 50 metershigh and 80 meters around. The mound is covered with pines and cypresses,surrounded by earth cliffs. The waterlogged river flows southward in front ofthe mausoleum. Overlooking like a towering hill, it is very spectacular. Thereis a temple in front of the mausoleum of Yao. It is said that it was founded inthe early Tang Dynasty. According to the inscriptions in the second year of JinTai He (1202 A.D.), Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty had been stationed inother places during his expedition to the Liao Dynasty, so he made a statue ofhimself because he visited the mausoleum of Yao. It was repaired in yuan, Mingand Qing Dynasties. There are many buildings in the temple, such as gate,archway, box house, Xian hall, duo hall, bedroom hall, stele Pavilion, etc.
In the temple, there are more than ten steles, which record theachievements of King Yao and the evolution of his mausoleum. A stele erected inthe 18th year of Jiajing reign of the Ming Dynasty (1539 AD) has a completepicture of his mausoleum, which is still well preserved.
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