Nanyue Temple of the Southern Song Dynasty in Zhengzhou

Nanyue Temple, located in Dajindian Town, Dengfeng of Zhengzhou. According to the inscriptions in the temple, the original temple was built in the Jin Dynasty (1115A.D-1234A.D), and Yi Yong Hall, Yongyang Hall, Laojun Hall, etc.,were all built at that time. While, the existing hall are Fujun Hall built in Jin Dynasty, The God of Wealth Hall, San Guan Hall built from Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China.

▲ Nanyue Temple / Liu Kebai

According to records, in 140, Jin Xiangzhu led his troops to attack the Southern Song Dynasty, but Yue Fei, and other patriotic solders strongly resisted the enemy, so Jin was unable to resume the war, then he stationed himself in the area of Jindian. Around 1142, in order to realize his desire to occupy the Central Plain, Soliders in Jin changed the Cui Fujun Temple into the Nanyue Temple to satisfied the ambition to occupy the Five Sacred Mountains.

▲ Nanyue Temple / Liu Kebai

Among them, Fujun Hall is the main hall of the temple, is also the core building, its face is three wide, three deep, the beam frame and the top of the wood frame for the Jin Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty was repaired, is one of the earliest existing wood structure in Henan Province.

The River All Red

Xu Yuanchong

Wrath sets on end my hair;

I lean on railings where I see the drizzling rain has ceased.

Raising my eyes, Towards the skies,

I heave long sighs,

My wrath not yet appeased.

To dust is gone the fame achieved in thirty years;

Like cloud-veiled moon the thousand-mile Plain disappears.

Should youthful heads in vain turn grey,

We would regret for aye.