Tianshifu is a palace-style Taoist ancient building complex, which is surrounded by mountains and waters and has an extraordinary momentum. Because Taoism mostly rises in the mountains and weeds, and the Taoists pursue the realm of otherness and tranquility, many exotic flowers and trees have been planted in Shitianfu, which is also a fairyland.
The whole architectural technology group of Tianshifu consists of the mansion gate, the post gate, the hall, the lifting department, the law seal bureau, the Wanfa ancestral altar, the lobby, the three provincial offices, the star-gazing platform, the Ganoderma lucidum garden and the wing gallery. The layout and style have maintained the distinctive characteristics of harmonious coexistence between Taoism and Taoism.
The appearance of Shitianfu has a strong mysterious atmosphere, with deep red walls and red leaves, giving people the momentum of coexistence of Shinto and Taoism, and paving the way with gossip, showing a strong Taoist heritage.
Tianshifu, facing south, is tall and wide, standing by the river, with great momentum. The courtyard in front of the door is inlaid with Tai Chi gossip. In Taoism, gossip represents the universe's "heaven, earth, fire, wind, thunder and mountains", while Taiji diagram is the connotation of Taoist philosophy to show the dialectical unity and dynamic balance of yin and yang. There is a couplet on the door of Shi Tian Mansion:
The immortal of Qilintang is the prime minister of Longhushan.
This couplet was written by Dong Qichang, a calligrapher in Ming Dynasty. It vividly expresses the dual prominent position of Zheng He and Shi Tian as "immortal" and "prime minister" in Longhu Mountain, and also clarifies the close relationship between Zheng He and imperial power in past dynasties, as well as people's desire to pursue immortality.
Behind the courtyard gate, there is a wide tunnel paved with cobblestones of more than 100 meters, which leads directly to the second door. In front of the second door, there was Tan Xuan Hall in the east, and there was a law transfer bureau and a lifting department in the west, but they were all destroyed later. The second couplet reads:
Gao Long crouched in the tiger, paying attention to ghosts and gods.
This pair of couplets not only shows the historical fact that the heavenly teachers respected morality, made the dragons and tigers surrender, and the ghosts and gods admired them, but also shows the canon that Taoism requires believers in Xiu De.
Behind the second door is a big yard, and in the middle of the yard is the Jade Emperor Hall, the main building of Tianshi Mansion. There are two carved dragon stone pillars on both sides of the temple gate. Under the temple gate is the carved dragon stone steps, and under the stone steps is the famous Lingquan well.
According to legend, this well was dug by Bai Yuchan, a famous Taoist priest in the Southern Song Dynasty, during the 35th generation of Zhang Tianshi University of Science and Technology. Its spring water is clear and sweet, hence the name "Lingquanjing". Before the Dojo was built in Shi Tian, the water in this well was used by celestial officials, local officials and water officials, so people also called it "Fa Shui Jing".
It is also said that this well is 9 meters deep and connects the four seas. The dragon king was disturbed when he was digging.
The dragon king asked, "Why did you dig so deep?"
Shi Tian said, "I want to perform alchemy from sources all over the world."
So people also call it "Dan well". You can reach the Jade Emperor Hall through the tunnel. Jade Emperor Hall is the place where Shi Tian practiced Taoism and politics in past dynasties. The front of the Jade Emperor Hall is 998 1 step away from the second door. This hall covers an area of more than 600 square meters, and the 9.9-meter-high Jade Emperor statue is enshrined in it. Next to the Jade Emperor, there are golden couple, 20 heavenly kings, and eight golden dragons flying among the pillars, which makes the whole Jade Emperor's Hall present a solemn feeling of heaven.
Behind the Jade Emperor Hall is a private place. Private residence is the residence of Shi Tian in past dynasties, also known as "Shi Tian Temple". This part is the main body of the stone tower, covering an area of about 2000 square meters, and consists of three halls: front, middle and back.
On the hidden wall in front of the courtyard of Shi Tian Temple, there is a huge painting of "cranes, deer, bees and monkeys", which symbolizes the families of senior officials and prime ministers. Blue couplets on white background in front of the hospital: "South China is unparalleled, Xijiang is the first". This not only shows that the luxury of Tianshifu building at that time was unparalleled in the world, but also tells people the prosperity of Taoist culture at that time.
Entering the temple gate, the front hall is the living room. There is a round emerald stone in the living room, which is called "Welcome Stone". This is where Shi Tian greeted his guests and stayed. There are "Mo Long wears a cloud picture" and "the statue of ancestors" on the wall of the hall, and famous poems are engraved on the east and west walls, depicting ancient paintings.
Further inside is the central hall. The central hall is the living room and has the reputation of "Fox Fairy Hall". There are three statues in the center, including Zhang Daoling, Taoist Shi Tian sitting under the sword, axe, halberd and flag, and his two disciples Wang Chang and Zhao Sheng standing on both sides of Zhang Daoling. Zhang Daoling has a couplet hanging on his side, praising his respect for morality and virtue:
There are tools like how to discipline demons. There is no way in, and the road can reach heaven.
At the junction of the front hall and the middle hall, there are two doors, namely "golden light" and "purple gas" on the left and right, and there is also a door in the middle, which is engraved with the words "Tao is empty" to remind Shi Tian to preach in accordance with the Tao.
Further inside is the patio, also called "Lou", where Zhang Tianshi lives. The nave in the back hall used to be Shi Tian's dining place. In the Qing dynasty, there were several plush chairs and many paintings and calligraphy on the wall. On the back wall of the nave hangs a portrait of Shi Tian's ancestor Zhang Daoling. There are screens, clean bottles, clocks, lampstands and incense burners on the incense table, which are very simple and elegant.
In addition, there are Ganoderma lucidum Garden, Royal Pavilion, Star Terrace, palaces and pavilions in Shitianfu.
However, such a luxurious Shi Tian Building was later destroyed by the flood. Although it was rebuilt later, it was burned down by the war. Later, with the support of the government and the sponsorship of believers at home and abroad, Shitianfu, which was traumatized by history, was restored year by year.
On the basis of maintaining the architecture of Ming and Qing Dynasties, the Jade Emperor Hall, Stone Temple, Tan Xuan Hall, Fa Ju Bureau, Curie Department and Wanfa Zongtan were built with the government gate, the second gate and the private house as the central axis, which integrated the palace view with the architecture of Wang Fu and reproduced this mansion with Taoist cultural connotation.