It's cloudy in the morning, cool and pleasant, riding on Renmin Road all the way to the west. At the entrance of Liuzhuang Village in Zhouzhuang Town, turn right to the north. About two miles later, I found four stone tablets standing in the north of a T-junction. Curiosity stopped me and took a look.
Put the car away, walk to the front of the stone tablet, and take a closer look. It turns out that this is Kannonji. Behind the monument is not so much a temple as a house of ordinary residents. The middle stone tablet is engraved with "Preface to the Creation and Repair of Wenchang Pavilion", which was signed for the ninth year of Xianfeng in Qing Dynasty. On the stone tablet next to the east is: Ten Years of Qingganlong and Longlu (1795) "Preface to the Reconstruction of Zhenjun Erlang Hall": "The place where Zhenjun Hall is located has a long history, which has been more than 60 years, and it has gradually collapsed, and the residents are overwhelmed. They are eager to rebuild it, and one person advocates it. It's just that those who take the opportunity are born without grams. I see this village, water is dry, soil is three, water is hydrated ... "It feels very interesting, and a village can rarely see the word Feng Shui. Runing House under the jurisdiction of runan county. The westernmost stone tablet is the nearest one, which reads: Preface to Rebuilding Kannonji. Only through this monument can we know the origin of Kannonji. The original site of Kannonji is located in the east of Liuzhuang Village, Zhouzhuang Town, sitting east to west, covering an area of 10 mu. It was built in the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. After 60 years of Qianlong and nine years of Xianfeng, it was repaired twice. 1945 was destroyed for no reason, and the ancient temple became a mound market for hundreds of years. Later, the website was restored. Due to the construction of Renmin Road from Jiaozuo to Xiuwu, it was rebuilt in the north of Liuzhuang Village on 20 14. The easternmost part is far from these three stone tablets. The first tablet is engraved with the word "Huang Qing", and the inscription is the eighth day of February in the forty-second year of Kangxi. The content is that a good man and a faithful woman came to Kannonji to make pilgrimages, and the number of words was not long. "Kannonji, a good man and a woman in Huixiu County, Weihuai Erfu, Henan Province, made a complete pilgrimage in the Qing Dynasty for three years, and carved stones will last forever", followed by the names of the participants. There are several village names on the tablet, such as Mengcun, Wangcun, Jianhe, Qiangnan, Zhoujiazhuang, Aoli and Chengen Town, some of which are familiar to everyone.
For Cheng 'en Town, I thought it belonged to Huixian at first, but later I learned that it belonged to Shanyang District of Jiaozuo. Cheng 'en Town is a very old market town, which was given the name by the emperor three times. According to legend, Da Yu's father Gun once set up a stronghold here to control the Yellow River, and Emperor Yao named this place Gun Town because of his contribution to water control. After Dayu's meritorious service in water control, he remembered his father's meritorious service in water control and treated the world well. In dividing the world, in order to avoid using his father's name, he upgraded the town to a state and named it Zhou En. When King Wu opened the way in Zhou En, Zhou En was already a very prosperous market town, and the people of Zhou En rewarded the army by eating pot pulp. After King Wu sat in the world, he remembered the kindness of the people of Zhou En and named it Cheng En Town. The name Chengen Town has been called the Republic of China since the early Western Zhou Dynasty, with a history of about 3,000 years. After liberation, Cheng 'en Town was renamed En Village. Zhoujiazhuang is said to be in Tao Xi Town, Wuzhi County. Aoli is probably Aozhuang in Shangbali Town, huixian city. The names of several other villages are still in use today. It seems that this monument has some historical value for studying the changes of place names, and it is historical evidence. Because it is close to the roadside, the left side of the monument is a little damaged.
At this moment, seeing me copying the inscription, a passerby stopped the tram and came over to talk to me. He is in his forties, a native of our village, and usually likes history and culture. Seeing that I am interested in Kannonji, I told a story about Kannonji briefly. According to him, there is a king in his village, who used to be the host of Kannonji. There was a drought one year, and it happened that the Qinglong Palace in Wanhuazhuang, Wuzhi was begging for rain. When Wang Daochang saw the drought here, he was particularly worried. When he saw that the clouds crossed Kannonji and went south with five fingers, he consulted with his disciples to solve the drought by borrowing rain. So, he led his disciples to do the ceremony. Sure enough, it began to rain that day, and all the local people ran to tell each other. After that, Kannonji became popular. I can't tell whether the story is true or not. Anyway, people still have some memories of Kannonji.
After reading the stone tablet, I took a closer look at Kannonji. The building is a typical residential building, with a pattern of Sanming and Five Darkness, but the difference is that the roof is green glazed tile. There is an incense burner in front of the temple, and a couplet is posted on the door of the temple: "Look at the world with your eyes, sit on an equal footing, and report your heart and read Buddha's compassion with your voice." Black dots on a red background are written in official script. The plaque in the main hall seems to be inlaid with marble slabs, and it is still inscribed in the official script of "Kannonji": Wu Jia on June 19th (20 14). The east wing is the grandmother's hall, and the east three are the east attached halls. From north to south, they are: Jade Emperor Hall and Ancestor Hall. The couplets on both sides of the entrance to the ancestral temple are: "The bells are silent, the stones are tangible, and everything is ready." There is a red lantern hanging in front of the door, which is a bit shabby. Looking around, Kannonji has no walls and gates, and faces an east-west road. Think about the grand occasion of "incense dimly discernible, bells melodious", which is really humble. Fortunately, in this prosperous time, Dehua is prosperous and respects God and Buddha. Thanks to the initiatives and donations of well-meaning men and women, Kannonji is where it is today. Otherwise, it will be blown away by smoke. In fact, many of our rural temples can be preserved or continue to this day, thanks to those good men and women. Some of them can't read, but they practice goodness. On weekdays, I can't bear to eat and wear, but I don't hesitate to build a temple and ask for Buddha. I have money, I work hard, and I even donate things. And it is their kindness that destroyed some of our cultural relics. Their only wish is to carve their names on the merit tablet in the temple for future generations to see. Therefore, each temple has several or even a dozen merit monuments. For them, the temple is their spiritual home. There are churches abroad and temples at home. Of course, it can't be said that these people are for a false reputation. They have accumulated virtue and done good deeds all their lives, even if they stay in name. Moreover, many merit tablets more or less record historical materials that are not recorded in the official history. It can be said that those kind men and women unconsciously played the role of inheritors of good morality and creators of local culture.
After staying for more than ten minutes, I continued to go north and arrived at Wulibao. It takes five or six minutes to get to Wulibao. The village/kloc-more than 0/000 people, 8 streets, not small. I saw two women walking by the roadside, so I got off the bus and asked the location of the stone tablet "Confucius asks for a gift". A woman said, by the way, go straight to the east, and there is a small temple in the northeast corner, right inside. So I rode through the village. In an unremarkable roadside yard, there are three words written on the wall: "Confucius Temple". It must be time. As the door is on the east side, the cart enters the courtyard around the wall. The yard is small and clean. The main rooms are several private houses. There is a stone tablet near the east window, and the words "Confucius asks for gifts" are engraved in the center of the tablet. Remake 1995, the original monument was rebuilt in the Chongzhen period of the Ming Dynasty. There are four Chinese characters "carry forward the past and forge ahead" at the head of the monument. In the east of the stone tablet, a pomegranate tree is full of fruits and bent branches, which is very gratifying and adds infinite vitality to the quiet yard. It's just that I came here on a whim today, but I saw the replica of the engraving, which made people feel a little lost.
It is understood that there are Dongkongzhuang, Xikongzhuang and Beikongzhuang in the north of Wulibao. The name of this village comes from Confucius. There are indeed Confucius temples and Confucius memorial tablets here. The Confucius Temple was destroyed in the war years, and the Confucius asking ceremony monument rebuilt in Chongzhen of Ming Dynasty is now in Xiuwu County Museum. "Xiuwu County Records" records: "Confucius asked for gifts in Kongzhuang, fifteen miles northwest of the county, formerly known as Yongcun. According to legend, Confucius asked for gifts here, and the county people built temples. " It is said that Kongzhuang was called Mengcun a long time ago. Later, a Confucius temple was built in the middle of these three villages, and a stone tablet of "Confucius asking for gifts" was set up. These three villages are also called East, West and North Kongzhuang respectively. There are also some legends about the construction of Kongjia Courtyard and Kongjia Courtyard. According to the literature, Confucius did ask Laozi about etiquette, but it is still inconclusive and controversial where it was studied. After all, history is too long. I took some photos in Confucius' Ritual Department and went back the same way. I think, when I have a chance to go to the county museum to see that stone tablet.
Passing by Liuzhuang Village of Renmin Road, in the green belt in the middle of the road, I really saw the stone tablet of the former site of Kannonji set up by the cultural relics department of Xiuwu County. If you don't pay attention, it's really hard to find. Times have changed, which makes people feel a lot. Fortunately, Kannonji is still here, which is somewhat comforting.