xuanmiao temple suzhou (蘇州玄妙觀)

蘇州玄妙觀

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The northern end of Palace Lane is facing to the gate of Xuanmiao Temple.宮巷北端正面對著玄妙觀大門。

Xuanmiao Temple (Temple of Mystery)

Xuanmiao Temple or “Temple of Mystery” is a prominent Taoist temple with a long history, located at the center of old Suzhou City. The street along east-west direction in front of the temple is called Guanqian Street, a famed business pedestrian street in Suzhou. A lane called Gong Xiang ( 宫巷 ) along north-south direction leads directly to the gate.

Xuanmiao Temple was founded in Western Jin Dynasty (AD 276), and was initially named “Zhen Qing Dao Yuan”. It was destroyed by wars in Southern Song Dynasty. It was rebuilt in Song Dynasty (1174–1189), and was renamed Xuanmiao Guan in 1264. During the reign of the Kangxi Emperor in the Qing Dynasty, the temple was renamed Yuanmiao Guan ( 元妙觀 ) to avoid naming taboo because the emperor's personal name, Xuan-Ye ( 玄燁 ), contained the Chinese character xuan ( 玄 ).

Covering an area of about 1,100 square meters (1,316 square yards), the San Qing Dian (Pure Trinity Hall) is the main hall here. Built during the Song Dynasty (960-1279), this hall features wood construction. Standing in front of the hall, tourists will find a plaque hung overhead with the three Chinese characters 'San' 'Qing' and 'Dian' written on it.

In the hall stand statues of the trinity San Qing (three Pure Gods) for people to worship. In the middle is Yu Qing (Jade Pure). On either side of Yu Qing stand Shang Qing (Upper Pure) and Tai Qing (Great Pure). The three statues are gold-gilded clay sculptures, each with a height of about 7 meters (23 feet). They look solemn and imposing as if they were still alive.

Other halls including the Caishen Hall (Hall of the God of Wealth) and the Wenchang Hall are also worth visiting.

W 觀前街 Guanqian Street 觀前街 Guanqian Street E

Xuanmiao Temple(The Temple of Mystery) 玄妙觀

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d 臨頓路

Palace Lane 宮巷

San Qing Dian(Pure Trinity Hall)

Caishen Hall (Hall of Wealth God)

Wenchang Hall (Hall of

Literature God) The gate of Xuanmiao Temple

(Zheng Shan Men)

玄妙觀簡圖

The schematic of Xuanmiao Guan

Xuanmiao Guan Square 玄妙觀廣場

Guanqian Street middle section archway and the gate of Xuanmiao Temple (Zheng Shan Men).觀前街中段的牌樓靈星門和玄妙觀大門正山門。

玄妙觀玄妙觀是著名的道教廟宇，歷史悠久，位於蘇州古城中心。在廟前東西向的街道叫做觀前街，是蘇州著名的商業步行街。一條南北向的宮巷，直接通向玄妙觀的正山門。玄妙觀始建於西晉 ( 公元 276) ，最初名字為「真慶道院」。南宋毀於戰爭。重建於宋朝 (1174 年至 1189 年 ) ，在 1264 年並更名為玄妙觀。清朝康熙皇帝時期，因為皇帝名字 ( 玄燁 ) ，避免命名忌諱，寺廟改名元妙觀。正殿是三清殿，佔地約 1100 平方米（ 1316 平方碼）。建於宋代（ 960-1279 ），大廳是木結構。殿前，懸掛一塊牌匾上書「三清殿」。殿內供奉三清神像。中間是玉磬（玉純）。中間是「玉清元始天尊」、右側是「上清靈寶天尊」、左側是「太清道德天尊」。這三尊雕像是鍍金泥塑，每尊高 7 公尺（ 23英尺）。雕像看起來生動、莊嚴而凝重。其他包括財神殿和文殿也值得一遊。

靈星門下方之地磚Floor tiles under the Middle Section Archway

玄妙觀的大門正山門遊客首先看到的是正山門。它是純木建造。正山門南北向，進口大門朝南。

The gate of Xuanmiao Temple (Zheng Shan Men) The first structure of the temple that visitors see is the Zheng Shan Men. It is built entirely from wood. The Zheng Shan Men is aligned south to north, with the main entrance facing south.

Glimpse temple from seams 縫窺廟堂

East entrance Lucky Gate 東側入口邊門吉祥門

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San Qing Dian (Pure Trinity Hall) 三清殿

Nailed Stone Railings 釘釘石欄杆

Nailed Stone Railings 釘釘石欄杆

釘釘石欄杆三清殿的石圍欄，用生鐵鉸連，似鐵釘釘合，俗稱「釘釘石欄杆」是五代遺物，其上保留不少精美的石刻圖案。

Nailed Stone Railings The railings of San Qing Dian are chained by saw iron, which look like being nailed up. It is a relic of the Five Dynasty.

In front of the San Qing Dian hall, a plaque hung overhead with the three Chinese characters ‘San’ ‘Qing’ and ‘Dian’ written on it. 三清殿前門，懸掛牌匾上書中文「三清殿」。

Xuanmiao Temple 玄妙觀San Qing Dian 三清殿

San Qing Dian is the main hall of the Xuanmiao Temple. It is rebuilt by the Southern Song Dynasty (1179). The dimension of the main hall is 45.64 m wide, 25.25 m deep, and 27 m high, wide and deep in the ratio of 9:5. The hall features wood construction. 三清殿是玄妙觀道教寺廟的正殿。在南宋年間（ 1179 年）重修。三清殿寬 45.64 米，縱深 25.25 米，高 27 米，寬和縱深的比例是 9: 5 。大廳 j 為木結構。

In the hall stand statues of the San Qing (three Pure Gods) for people to worship. The three Pure Gods are Yu Qing, Shang Qing (Upper Pure) and Tai Qing (Great Pure). The three Pure Gods statues are clay gold-gilded sculptures, each of the statues with a height of about 7 meters (23 feet).在大殿中供奉三清尊神，是玉清、上清和太清。三清雕像是粘土鍍金雕塑，每尊雕像高度約為 7 公尺（ 23 英尺）。

道教三清尊神 Three Gods of Taoism1. 元始天尊：又名「玉清元始天尊」。在「三清」之中位為最尊，也是道教神仙中的第一位尊神。為「主持天界之祖」。他的地位雖然高，但出現卻比太上老君要晚。 2. 靈寶天尊：原稱上清高聖太上玉晨元皇大道君。列其在第二神階之中位，僅次於第一神階中位之元始天尊。3. 道德天尊：即太上老君，居「三清尊神」的第三位，是道教初期崇奉的至高神。

Shang Qing 上清靈寶天尊Tai Qing 太清道德天尊 Yu Qing 玉清元始天尊Photo from www

Statue of “Yu Qing”玉清元始天尊

Statue of “Shang Qing”上清靈寶天尊

Statue of “Tai Qing”太清道德天尊

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老子像碑此碑刻老子全身像，碑高

1.8米，寬 0.91米，今立在三清殿西楹。畫像系唐代「畫聖」吳道子的手筆，畫像上方的文字為唐玄宗所題禦贊，由唐代大書法家顏真卿書就，堪稱三絕。

無字碑 (No words monument) 高二丈、寬八尺。明洪武四年 (1371) 清理道教，特請文學家方孝孺作記勒石，以志紀念。碑上有字，即「清理道教碑」。燕王朱棣兵入南京後，要方孝孺起草登極詔書，方氏抗命不從被殺，且滅十族。連他書寫的碑文也被剷除乾淨，成了一塊無字碑。此碑雖無一字，卻遐爾聞名，為玄妙觀三大名碑之一。

Hall of Literature God 文昌殿

文昌殿文昌殿建於清乾隆末年。殿堂格局別致，殿內供奉文昌梓潼帝君，兩旁奉祀孔子、朱熹。文昌，本為星名，民間俗稱「文曲星」，為主宰人間功名，祿位之神。蘇州文化昌盛，文士眾多，文昌崇拜舊時極盛。

Suzhou ancient scholar champion List蘇州歷代狀元名錄


Suzhou ancient scholar cham

pion List蘇州歷代狀元名錄

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Caishen Hall (Hall of Wealth God)財神大殿

財神殿 Caishen Hall原殿位於東腳門，現移建於此。殿內供奉三位財神：文財神比干、武財神趙公明及關羽。中間的是文財神比干，因其無心從而專司買賣公平，旁邊是趙公明和關公。財神崇拜寄託了人們勤奮勞動、公平致富的美好願望。

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West entrance Wishful Gate 西側入口邊門如意門

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