brief introduction
Quanzhou is an ancient cultural city with a long history. Influenced by the ancient Central Plains culture, Quanzhou is known as "Zou Lu on the seashore", with rich folk beliefs and culture, and is called "Quannan Buddhist Country". If you walk in the streets of Quanzhou, you will see solemn and simple temples, such as Kaiyuan Temple, Chengtian Temple, Tianhou Temple, Mosque and Guandi Temple. Despite thousands of years of wind and rain, these temples still stand on the streets of Quanzhou, witnessing the historical changes of the ancient city of Quanzhou and becoming the most proud cultural sites of Quanzhou people. Quanzhou is the place where folk beliefs are most concentrated, including Taoism and Confucianism, and folk beliefs are close to Confucianism. Confucianism has many gods, which means polytheism. There are, Lu Gong and Zhang Fei in the temple. The temples in Taiwan Province Province are the same as those in Quanzhou, especially Guandi Temple, which is dominated by polytheism. Tonghuai Temple has a history of 1000 years ago, but it served the water god at that time. Minnan is close to the water, and many Minnan people go to four continents and five oceans. Zheng He sailed to the Western Ocean in the Ming Dynasty and set sail in Quanzhou several times, so the earliest Quanzhou God was Poseidon. Convinced of Guan Yu, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the construction of seven Guandi temples in Qimen, Quanzhou. At that time, Quanzhou had just experienced a dynasty change and its economy was underdeveloped. Not very capable of building a temple, it was replaced by Guandi Temple. This has a history of 600 years since the beginning of the Ming Dynasty.
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In the past 600 years, seven Guandi temples in Qimen, Quanzhou have flourished for a while. Because the local people believe in Guandi very much, in addition to these seven temples, some small temples have been built in every street. By the end of Qing Dynasty, there were more than 100 temples serving Guandi in Quanzhou. With the changes of the times, there are few incense left, and the most incense is still Tonghuai Temple. In many people's minds, Guan Gong is an omnipotent and responsive god. Therefore, whether you are getting married, doing business, getting sick or looking for a job, you should go to Guandi Temple to draw lots, hoping to get guidance and psychological comfort. Signing poems has also become a way for people to communicate with the gods. Compared with other temples, this signature poem of Guandi Temple is more elegant and rich in content, which undoubtedly attracts more believers. Since the Song and Yuan Dynasties, local commerce and trade in Quanzhou have prevailed. Traditional business culture emphasizes that operators should have the virtue of "keeping promises and emphasizing commitments", and Guan Gong's image has become the representative of this virtue and is regarded as the patron saint of business, which is what we call "Wu Caishen". Anyone who does business will come to the temple to seek wealth and pray, and donate some incense money. Especially in recent years, Quanzhou's economy has developed rapidly, and people who get rich in business in Jinjiang, Shishi and other counties and cities often come to Tonghuai Guandi Temple to burn incense and donate money. Guandi Temple also used a large part of these incense money for charity and disaster relief.
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Guandi belief was introduced into Taiwan Province Province by immigrants. In the eyes of the ancestors of Taiwan Province Province, Guandi, as a god from his hometown, can protect them as always and is also a symbol of his hometown culture. Therefore, Taiwan Province ancestors' recognition of Guandi belief is also an attachment and recognition of hometown culture, which is also the reason why Guandi belief is widely spread in Taiwan Province Province.