Taogong Palace

Taogong Palace (simplified Chinese: 陶公庙; traditional Chinese: 陶公廟; pinyin: Táogōngmiào) is a Taoist temple located on the west side of Linxiang Hill (临湘山), beside the Liuyang River, in Langli Subdistrict, Changsha County, Hunan, China.[1] The temple covers a total area of 7,333.333 square metres (78,935.34 sq ft), with more than 1,852 square metres (19,930 sq ft) of floor space.

Taogong Palace
陶公庙
The Main Hall of Taogong Palace.
Religion
SectTaoism
DistrictLangli Subdistrict, Changsha County
ProvinceHunan
Location
CountryChina
Shown within Hunan
Taogong Palace (China)
Geographic coordinates28°11′12.282″N 113°7′4.728″E
Architecture
FounderTao Dan (陶淡)
Date establishedAD 504

History

In honor of Tao Kan, Taogong Palace was first built by his grandson Tao Dan (陶淡) in 504, in the 3rd Year of Period Tianjian (502–519) in Liang dynasty (502–587).

The temple was slightly damaged during the Cultural Revolution. Still, almost all of plaques which written by historical celebrity were either removed, damaged or destroyed. In 1988, the temple was restored by the municipal government. Then an extensive renovations began in 1994. It has been designated as a "provincial level key cultural heritage" in 1996.

The eldest things in the temple is a 1000-year-old camphor tree.[2]

Architecture

The temple includes the following halls: Shanmen, Operatower, Stone steps, Main Hall and Side Palace Hall.

Main Hall

The Main Hall are generally two-room buildings (the front hall and the back hall) at the central axis of temples in the highest point of the temple. Tan Kan and Guan Yin are enshrined in the front hall and the back hall respectively. Its surface paved by granite stones. A plaque which was written by Zhu Xi on the Main Hall. It reads "德化无疆" in Chinese.

Transportation
  • Take bus No. 169 to Shaoguang Community Bus Stop (韶光社区站)
  • Take bus Xingsha 103 to Xingsha No. 2 Hospital Bus Stop (星沙二医院站)

References
  1. 湖南长沙陶公庙. daoisms.org (in Chinese). 2015-10-13.
  2. 八旬老人向图书馆捐赠自创作品集 反映地方风情被收藏. Sina (in Chinese). 2016-06-29.
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