My years as a fortune teller

Yongle Palace, also known as Dachunyang Longevity Palace.It is located on the east side of Longquan Village, 3 kilometers north of Ruicheng County, Shanxi Province.Yongle Palace was first built in the Yuan Dynasty. After more than 100 years of construction, this grand Taoist palace-style complex was built.

Yongle Palace is a typical architectural style of the Yuan Dynasty. The thick bucket arches are interlaced layer by layer, and there are not many carvings around it. Compared with the buildings of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it appears simpler and clearer.Several halls are arranged in sequence with the south and north as the central axis.In particular, the walls inside the palace are covered with carefully drawn murals, which are rare in the world for their high artistic value and large number.

When I brought Zheng Qing, Shen Weiwei, Meng Xiaoxia and Guan Jun here.The sight here stunned us.It's okay for others to say, especially I really didn't expect that there are such large-scale Taoist buildings here.

It is said that the murals here are comparable to those in the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang.I am originally from Gansu, so I have been to Dunhuang naturally. Seeing the murals here completely convinced me of this sentence.Although it is comparable to Mogao Grottoes, it is not as famous as Mogao Grottoes.

Yongle Palace was originally a Taoist temple built to enshrine Lu Dongbin, one of the "Eight Cave Immortals" of ancient Chinese Taoism. It was originally called "Dachunyang Longevity Palace". .The main buildings of the existing Yongle Palace are a gate and three halls, the first gate is the Dragon and Tiger Hall, which is the Wuji Gate, and the three halls are the Sanqing Hall, the Chunyang Hall and the Chongyang Hall.

The "Chaoyuan Tu" in the Wuji Hall in Yongle Palace was written by Ma Junxiang, a Henan painter in the Yuan Dynasty, and his disciples. "Chao Yuan Tu" depicts Taoist gods from all walks of life paying homage to Yuanshi Tianzun. In the 95-meter-long mural, (six gods and figures are worshiping in one direction, and the figures are arranged in four or five layers, interlaced with each other, orderly The orderliness makes the whole mural look grand and magnificent. The majestic emperor, the serene and dignified queen mother, the dignified and beautiful maid, the brave and fierce general, and the graceful lady.

Shen Weiwei has also been to Dunhuang. After seeing this mural, she said to me: "Brother Zhang, this is too magnificent. It can be said that there is no such painting in Mogao Grottoes that can be compared with it." In fact, this saying It's a bit too much, I know there must be one in Mogao Grottoes, but I can't think of any painting that can compare with this one.Besides, the Mogao Grottoes were first built in the pre-Qin period of the Sixteen Kingdoms, and were completed after the Sixteen Kingdoms, Northern Dynasties, Sui, Tang, Five Dynasties, Xixia, Yuan and other dynasties.In this regard, Yongle Palace still cannot be compared with it.

The Hall of Sanqing is also known as the Hall of Infinity. The owl on the roof of the Hall of Sanqing is almost 3 meters high.Just looking at the exterior, the main hall is quite magnificent, coupled with the large murals inside, making the whole hall the most exciting part of Yongle Palace.

It is said that in the Yuan Dynasty, most of the magnificent Taoist temples covered the whole city, as many as 52 palaces and 70 temples.When Song Defang, a master of the Quanzhen sect, was engraving Taoist treasures at the school of Xuandu Temple in Pingyang, Shanxi, he saw that the Chunyang Temple in Yongle Town, Yongji was dilapidated, and proposed to expand it into a palace.Under the recommendation of Yin Zhiping, Li Zhichang, etc., Pan Dechong, the Daolu of Yanjing, was used as a reference point for any southeast and north road gates to preside over the construction.It was at that time that Yongle Palace became one of the ancestral homes of Quanzhen Sect to promote its teachings and its orthodoxy.

But the only pity is that the original Sanqing Palace and the statue of Sanqing in the Wuji Palace were destroyed.So I also feel extremely annoyed and frustrated because I can't worship the statue of Sanqing.It can be said that this time, there are some fly in the ointment.

Zheng Qing saw this and said to me: "Brother Zhang, who painted this mural? You can see that the expressions of each character are different, but the faces are all looking in the same direction. And if you look at some of the animals above, they all look different. It is used to enhance the character's expression."

I smiled and shook my head, and said to them: "I really don't know about this. It is said that the author's name is left at the end of the mural. But it is difficult to find the author. It is probably an ordinary folk painter with his disciples." They painted it. It turned out that when the Sanqing statue was not destroyed, there was a group of names behind a statue."

"It's a pity!" Shen Weiwei sighed and said, "Hey, we can't see a lot of things. The Chinese people are very capable of destroying. Many art treasures have been destroyed like this, or sold abroad."

Haha, I laughed a bit, she was talking like a child.So I said to her: "Actually, you don't know, the same is true abroad. Which country does not fight, as long as there is a war, many things will be destroyed. Even if there is no war, it used to be civil structures, not a problem of rain and moisture. , is the problem of fire protection with lamps and candles, so it is normal to destroy it. Except for the robber-style aggression at the end of the Qing Dynasty."

Guan Jun came over, scratched his head and said, "Why can't I see anything good? Isn't it just a picture, it's not as good as the New Year pictures posted at my house during the Chinese New Year. All of them are vicious, still in the dark hall Look inside."

Hearing what he said, I almost went up and covered his mouth, but unfortunately he finished before I could implement it.His words not only aroused the contempt of the two girls, but even the ridicule of other tourists.

Meng Xiaoxia pulled Guan Jun's arm and said, "What do you know? These are all arts. It's not like you, a local leopard, who doesn't know anything except eating and sleeping. You can't listen to others quietly, you must Do you want to interrupt to embarrass yourself?"

Guan Jun muttered unhappily: "I'm an earth leopard, what are you? Don't look for me if you think I'm not good enough. Your perverted sister said, can she give you what you need?" It's small, but I can still hear it clearly.

This sentence also surprised me. I didn't expect Guan Jun to say that. Could it be that Meng Xiaoxia has a sister, but why didn't I hear her mention it?Let's talk about a girl, how could she become a pervert.

There is no answer to my question now, Meng Xiaoxia got a little angry, and directly grabbed Guan Jun's ear.I went up and hurriedly pulled it away and said in a low voice: "It's normal for young couples to argue, but don't touch your hands, let alone do it here, after all, this is a public place."

Meng Xiaoxia looked around, snorted and put her hand down.I pretended not to know what Guan Jun was muttering just now, and just said to him: "You must pay attention in the future. After all, these are Taoist gods, although they are painted on the walls. But after thousands of years, there is still some spiritual energy. Just now you said that , being pulled by the ear is a kind of reward for the world."

After finishing speaking, he chased after the two girls without looking back. At this time, the two girls were about to step out of the hall.I chased after him, and asked with a smile, "How is it, today is a worthwhile trip!" Both girls hummed.

Shen Weiwei said to me: "Actually, I think students of the art department should first understand the traditional art of the motherland. Such murals should be seen and pondered more. Only by trying to figure out the artistic conception can we truly create Good work."

Zheng Qing agreed: "That's right, that's how it should be. We can't take Western art as the theme, after all, we are all Chinese. If we can combine Chinese and Western art, it will be the most perfect thing."

Hehe, I didn't interrupt the discussion of the two girls.Because I am a layman in this area, they are at the expert level for me, so it is good to listen to these, and it is not my turn to discuss them.

Meng Xiaoxia and Guan Jun also came out, and she saw the three of us talking.Walked over and said: "Let's go, stay at our house today. Xiaojun and I will go back tomorrow. If you want to play, you can stay for two more days."

I thought for a while and smiled and said, "Forget it, I'll stay in a hotel or guest house in the county tonight. I'm going to climb the mountain early tomorrow morning, so you should take Li Shen Weiwei and Zheng Qing back. As for where they are going tomorrow, It's up to them."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Qing quickly said: "Let's stay in a hotel too. It's not easy for you to come back. It's better to go back early with your husband to see how the family is doing. Tomorrow we will go hiking with Brother Zhang!"

As soon as I heard it, I thought it was over, and I was entangled by these two little girls again.Meng Xiaoxia had no choice but to leave with Guan Jun by herself.Looking at their backs, I heard Zheng Qing say: "No matter how they look, they don't look like a couple!" I was surprised when I heard it...