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Chapter 333: The First City God’s Temple

Fang Siyu went to school in Shanghai and naturally came here often. She knew a lot about the history here, but Xiao Jin, including Xiao Jin's family, didn't know much about this place. He knew that this place was lively and it was Shanghai. Go to a place where locals go to celebrate the New Year, that’s all I know.

Fang Siyu distributed the snacks she bought to everyone. As she walked, she introduced Xiao's mother. Because she was a woman, she was particularly concerned about worshiping the city god, so she asked which city god was enshrined in the city god's temple.

Fang Siyu said with a smile: "Well, there are three city gods in one county!"

Because Shanghai is located along the coast, it is often hit by sea tides, causing damage to people's fields and houses. The ancients could only pray for God's blessing. Therefore, they thought of Huo Guang, the general of the Western Han Dynasty, who was brave and proficient in battle and had outstanding military exploits. If they asked him to be their protector, , will definitely be able to defeat the tide and bring peace to people.

So around the time of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, people built the Huo Guang Temple in Jinshanwei on the coast. At that time, the administrative level of Shanghai was not enough. It was just a town, not a county, and it was not qualified to build a City God Temple. So it can only be called a temple.

It wasn't until the Yuan Dynasty that the county was officially established, so people built the City God's Temple in the northeast corner of the county and moved Huo Guang's statue into the temple to worship it as the City God.

Huo Guang was the first city god in Shanghai.

At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, there was a local Qin Yubo. He was an official with both grace and power, and his political reputation was very good. After Zhu Yuanzhang established the Ming Dynasty, he heard about his reputation and called him to be an official. However, he resigned and refused to do so. After his death, Zhu Yuanzhang said: "If you are still alive, you will be my minister, but if you die, you will defend our land!" He named him the county town god in Shanghai. This was the second town god.

During the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty, Chen Huacheng, the admiral of Jiangnan, guarded the Wusongkou fort in Shanghai. During the Opium War, British warships attacked Wusongkou. Chen Huacheng led his troops to resist heroically and died for his country. The people of Shanghai welcomed him in as a grateful man who swore to defend the country to the death. In the City God's Temple, he became the Master of the City God.

In this way, there was a spectacle of "three city gods in one county" that could not be seen elsewhere. Among them, one was appointed - Qin Yubo, and the two were elected - Huo Guang and Chen Huacheng.

There are three entrances to the Chenghuang Temple in Shanghai. The first one is for Huo Guang, the second one is for Qin Yubo, and the third one is for the City God's wife.

The City God is the protector of the city. "Cheng" refers to the city, and "Huang" refers to the dry moat. "Cheng" and "Huang" are military facilities that protect the safety of the city.

During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, people had established temples to worship the City God. After that, the term "City God" appeared repeatedly in official history books. By the Ming Dynasty, the belief in the City God reached its peak. According to some statistics, there were 1472 City God temples in the country during the Ming Dynasty, which means that at that time, Every Chinese city has at least one City God temple, and the City God is also included in the scope of national sacrifices to gods.

When we arrived at the main entrance of the hall, we saw a plaque with the name "City God Temple" hanging above it, accompanied by the couplet "Be a good person, have a good heart, a clean body, a peaceful soul, and a peaceful dream. Do some good deeds and God knows how to judge the ghosts and gods."

Entering the palace gate, you can see the seated statue of General Huo Guang, the Marquis of Bolu in the Han Dynasty, enshrined in front of Jinshan God. On the left is Judge Wen and on the right is Judge Wu.

On the first pair of pillars, there is a couplet "Wei Ling is prominent to protect the country and help the community, and the holy way is brilliant to give nectar to save the people" to praise the achievements of the God of the City God, and a plaque "Pastoralize the people" is hung on it.

Hanging on the second pair of pillars are the couplets "If you are unkind and start a family, your offspring will inevitably be wasted; if you commit adultery and sin, how can you keep your wife and daughter pure?" to warn the world.

Sure enough, there were many good men and women here to worship here. When Xiao's mother saw her, she knelt down with a plop and muttered something, which made Fang Siyu quickly kneel down with her. Most of her thoughts were hoping for the health of her children and the happiness of her family. There is no time to think about any more things.

The Yu Garden next door to the City God Temple was built by local Pan Yunrui when he served as the chief envoy of Sichuan during the Yongle period. In order to "please his relatives", he built a garden, which is homophonic for "Yu Garden". During the Qianlong period, Yu Garden was sold to the City God Temple. , was changed to its "West Garden". Therefore, now the City God Temple and Yu Garden have been integrated into one, becoming the most famous commercial center in Shanghai.

Yuyuan Garden is a famous classical garden in the south of the Yangtze River. It is magnificent in scale and is known as the "Crown of Famous Gardens in the Southeast". It is a national key cultural relics protection unit.The most interesting things in Yu Garden are the Huxin Pavilion and Jiuqu Bridge.

The Yu Garden we see today is the reconstructed Yu Garden. The old and new scenery complement each other and blend into one. The ancient garden is even more perfect. It is indeed an excellent place for sightseeing and sightseeing.

The whole garden is good at the scenic spots of Jiangnan gardens, including more than 40 scenic spots such as Cuixiu Hall, Yangshan Hall, Sansui Hall, Yuhua Hall, Dianchun Hall, Wanhua Tower, Huijing Tower, Kuai Tower, Yule Pavilion, and Big Rockery. .

Among them, the "Jade Linglong" rockery stone in front of the "Yuhua Hall" is one of the three most famous rocks in Jiangnan gardens, along with the "Ruiyun Peak" in the Suzhou Liuyuan Garden and the "Wrinkled Cloud Peak" in the Hangzhou Flower Garden.

Shanghai's festival customs best reflect Shanghai culture. Today's New Year Folk Lantern Festival has been on from last night to this morning. The food here is very rich. Spiced beans and pear paste candy are famous both at home and abroad. Green Wave Gallery's specialty snacks , the vegetarian buns from Songyuelou, the pigeon egg dumplings from Osmanthus Hall, the eight-treasure rice from Songyunlou, as well as Nanxiang steamed dumplings and fermented glutinous rice dumplings, as well as Jiaxing’s rice dumplings and Ningbo’s glutinous rice dumplings, all of which are different taste habits from different places in the south of the Yangtze River.

This place maintains the style of China's ancient urban streets. Not only the Xiao family, but also most Chinese and foreign tourists who come to Shanghai go to the Old Town God's Temple.

Today's experience has opened the eyes of Father Xiao and Mother Xiao. This place is not only lively, but also extremely clean. The typical Jiangnan culture has a strong charm. Visitors who have been there have had a great experience.

During the day, everyone was having a good time, and at this time, Xiao Jin pulled his brother aside and said:

"Brother, you must have told dad about Sister He. Do you want to meet me tonight?"

Xiao Qian was suddenly stuck. No matter how ugly the daughter-in-law was, she still had to meet her parents-in-law. Moreover, Xiao's father and Xiao's mother came to Shanghai this time. It would be bad not to meet them.

But Xiao Qian really didn't have the courage to say this, so he hesitated.

He Xiaoyue had just been divorced and was technically a free man. Her status was very different from the last time she went to Guizhou.

However, now Xiao Qian has no job and no income in Shanghai. He wants to start a family and start a business, but he does not have the financial resources. He can only rely on his younger brother for everything. There are some words that are really hard to say. This I just don’t have the confidence.

Xiao Jin roughly knew what his brother was thinking, but he could handle all these things by himself, all he needed was his opinion. Moreover, He Xiaoyue already knew that Xiao's father and Xiao's mother had arrived in Shanghai. If they didn't meet again, I'm afraid she would be in trouble. It makes no sense, this face must be seen.

"Brother, how about you leave this matter to me?"

"Uh, that's fine!"

Xiao Qian also thought clearly that he should leave this kind of matter to his younger brother.

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