Yangzhou Qionghua and the Legend of Qionghua Temple

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The legend of Qionghua and Qionghua Temple in Yangzhou is a folk literature project in the first batch of representative projects of municipal intangible cultural heritage. Qionghua, in botany, is known as the Eight Immortals. In culture, it symbolizes uniqueness, integrity, and prosperity. The most widely circulated folk saying is that Qionghua was transformed from the sister of Emperor Yang of Sui, who went to Yangzhou to see Qionghua. There are many versions of the story, see "Shuo Tang" and "Sui and Tang Romance" and other books. Yangzhou Qionghua Temple was first built during the reign of Emperor Cheng of the Western Han Dynasty. It was called Hou Tu Temple and was dedicated to Lady Hou Tu. Because the temple was surrounded by Yangxiang, it was also called Yangli Temple and Yangli Temple. During the reign of Emperor Xizong of the Tang Dynasty, Gao Pian guarded Yangzhou and built Sanqing Hall in the south of the temple to worship Taoist gods and immortals, and renamed it Tangchang Temple. During the Zhenghe period of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, it was renamed Fanli Temple based on the meaning of "Only Taiyuan is respected, and the old god Fanli" in "Han Shu Jiaosi Geci". Because of the presence of Qionghua in the temple, people generally call it Qionghua Temple. In history, Qionghua Temple had the Sanqing Hall, Yugoujing, Qionghua Terrace, Peony Hall, Shenren Temple, Yuhuang Pavilion, Xilei Altar, Xiejing Building, Wushuang Pavilion and other buildings, which were later destroyed one after another. (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.) (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.)

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