"Sanwei Temple" dedicated to Hou Yi

There is another temple not far to the south of Chongqing Temple, called "Lingciwang Temple", which is the hall for worshiping Hou Yi and is also called the former temple. The temple has complete buildings and many inscriptions. There are more than 40 white pine trees on the hillside in front of the temple. The crown of the tree is small, the shape is strange, and it is more than 500 years old. 1⃣️Sanwei was originally the name of a mountain. In today's Tunliu County, Changzhi, it is said to be the place where Yi shot the sun. "Huainanzi" has: "Yao sent Yi to shoot nine crows on the mountain of Sanwei, kill nine infants on the fierce water, and send a strong wind to the lake of Qingqiu." It is recorded that the place where Yi shot the sun was "the mountain of Sanwei". . "Records of Sanwei Temple" by Jin Luxuan. "After arresting Zhou Shizong in the fifth season, he received special praise and was given the title of emperor for the first time when he showed his virtue." Zhang Jingzhao of the Qing Dynasty wrote in his "Repair of the Main Hall": "In the Zhou Dynasty, when Xiande was established, the temple was first given a title and the temple was built on Sanwei Mountain." Wang Jin's "Reconstruction of the Sanjun Temple Stele": The origin of the god cannot be verified, but there was a drought in the Tunyi area of ​​Chongning during the Song Dynasty (Huizong). A minister prayed to the god and responded to the sweet rain, and after hearing the edict, he was named the "King of the Spirit of the Protector of the Country." 2⃣️The founding date of Sanwei Temple is unknown. According to the inscription on the pillow stone of the main hall door: "March of the 28th year of Yuan Dynasty (1291)", it is speculated that it should be founded before the 28th year of Yuan Dynasty. The main hall is of Yuan Dynasty, and other They are all built on the top of the three-bay main hall of the Qing Dynasty (later changed to a hard hill), with six rafters in depth. The front milk rafters use three columns for the rear four rafters. The two front eaves and bright columns are rectangular octagonal stone columns. Stone-carved stilt column foundations. This stone column style and column base form are the characteristics of southeastern Shanxi architecture. The remaining columns are all round wooden columns. There are large square beams on the pillars, and the dougongs used for the paving are larger and there is no tweening. Sanwei Temple If you need to drive by yourself, ask the security guard to open the door. Address: G55 Erguang Expressway, Gaoping City, Jincheng City, Shanxi Province 585m from Beizhuang (bus station), about 7 minutes' walk