Situated in the suburbs of the northwest part of Chengdu is among the oldest and most popular Taoist Temples in the Chengdu district. Qing Yang Gong or Bronze Goat Taoist Temple is a must visit if you are interested in Taoist culture and is easily accessible and a wonderful place to visit and marvel at the magnificent architecture and sculptures present in the temple.
At a time when Taoism was flourishing in china, the temple was initially created in the Tang Dynasty but most of the structures now present were added during the restorations carried out during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Emperor Xizong of the Tang Dynasty was reportedly escaping from Changan and sought refuge in the temple and later decided to change the name to Qingyang from Xuanzhong Taoist which was its original name.
Sanqing Hall, Hunyuan Palace, Doulao Hall, Lingzu Hall, Wuji Palace and the Eight Trigrams Pavilion are among the structures added during the restorations of the Qing Dynasty. The Eight Diadrams Pavilion stands out among others for its extraordinary majesty and vigor of its aura is mesmerizing. Depicting the age old Chinese philosophy; ‘the earth is square and the sky is round, the foundation is in the shape of a square whilst the roof is structured with glazed colored round tiles. The pavilion is held up by eight great pillars with carvings of dragons in relief and there are also two great bronze goats beside the altar of Sanging Hall with interesting features of a mix of a number of animals and is supposed to have been brought from Beijing. The stone sculpture of Patriarch Lv Dongbin and some collected Taoist scriptures’ abstract are among the other noted cultural relicts found at the temple. There is an annual fair held on the fifteenth of the 2nd lunar month at the cultural park celebrating the birthday of Laotze, Taoism’s founder which you would like to attend.
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