Yongle Palace

After departing from the Yuncheng Salt Lake District to Ruicheng, it takes about 1 hour by car to get there. ☺️☺️☺️ Tickets: Free with the Yuncheng Tourist Annual Pass. The charging standard is 50/60 during off-peak/peak seasons. 💰 Parking: The parking lot is large and parking is convenient, with a fee of 10 for cars. 💰 Touring Time: About 2 hours (The flowers are blooming in spring, I spent more time taking pictures of the flowers, it wouldn't take that long just to look at the murals). 😊😊😊 ⚠️⚠️⚠️Attention: Photography is not allowed for the murals, and shoe covers must be worn before entering the halls (no need to bring your own, they are available at each hall entrance, just put them on yourself). The overall site is divided into the Dragon and Tiger Hall, the Sanqing Hall, the Chunyang Hall, and the Chongyang Hall. ❤️1. Dragon and Tiger Hall: The main attraction is the 2-meter glazed Chiwen on the roof ridge, which is very exquisite. ❤️2. Sanqing Hall: The murals in this hall are the famous Chaoyuan Map! A gathering of various deities, each with a different expression, makes you feel as if you are one of them, a bit immersive. The colors of the murals are relatively well preserved, only a few are slightly faded, and the entire wall is covered with paintings, which looks quite spectacular! ❤️3. Chunyang Hall: It features a series of story illustrations revolving around Lv Dongbin, with a style reminiscent of the 'Along the River During the Qingming Festival' superimposed on the 'Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains' painting, you can probably imagine the color scheme~ ❤️4. Chongyang Hall: It features a series of illustrations revolving around Wang Chongyang, and the murals in this hall are relatively more faded, with some of the figures appearing patchy and incomplete. 😍😍😍In addition to the exquisite and spectacular murals, there were also many flowers blooming by the lake during my visit to Yongle Palace. I went there on March 19th, and it was still a bit early, only magnolias and peach blossoms were in bloom, while the redbuds were all buds waiting to bloom. It must be particularly beautiful when everything is in full bloom, so visiting recently would definitely be great for enjoying the flowers. 😎

Arriving at the most famous Taoist temple in Jinnan—Yongle Palace, it is famous for its mural art. The murals here are the treasures of existing mural art in China, comparable to Dunhuang murals. Yongle Palace is the largest existing Yuan Dynasty Taoist temple in our country, one of the three ancestral homes of Quanzhen Sect, and a palace-style Taoist architectural complex built in memory of the famous Taoist figure in the Tang Dynasty, who was later hailed as one of the Eight Immortals, Lu Dongbin. The Yongle Palace was started in the second year of the Yuan Dynasty Dingzong Guiyou (1247 AD), including murals, and it was completed in the eighteenth year of the Yuan Dynasty Zhizheng (1358 AD), and the construction period lasted for more than 110 years. The "Chao Yuan Tu" mural in the Sanqing Hall of Yongle Palace is a treasure of the Yuan Dynasty, with a grand scene and many characters. Photography is prohibited, and a few pictures have been downloaded from the guide, the colors are obviously P, and the actual effect is much darker. However, it is not easy for the murals of 700 years to be preserved to this day. Tips: "Chao Yuan Tu" was completed in the second year of Yuan Taizheng (1325 AD), and was painted by Ma Junxiang and his son Ma Qi and others from Luoyang, Henan. The picture is 4.26 meters high and 94.6 meters long, depicting a grand scene of 290 Taoist gods and earth gods worshiping the highest respected god Yuan Shi Tianzun. The total area is 429.56 square meters. The mural is centered on eight 3-meter-high main gods (Nanji, Beiji, Dongji, Jade Emperor, Gou Chen, Mu Gong, Hou Tu, Jin Mu), with Qinglong and Baihu two star monarchs in front, and Tian Peng and Tian You two yuan generals behind, surrounded by immortal officials, celestial soldiers, strong men, Taiyi, servants, golden boys, jade girls, twenty-eight nights, thirty-two emperors, etc., gathering the great achievements of Tang and Song mural art, it is the peak masterpiece of the development of ancient temple murals in our country.

The Yongle Palace murals are a treasure of ancient Chinese painting art, located in the Yongle Palace in Ruicheng, Shanxi, with a total of 1000 square meters of murals. The full name of Yongle Palace is Da Chongyang Wanshou Palace. The existing three halls are all buildings of the Yuan Dynasty. The buildings and murals were all moved from the original site of Yongle Town due to the construction of a reservoir. It used to be a Taoist temple, dedicated to one of the Eight Immortals, Lu Dongbin. The three halls from large to small are Sanqing Hall, Chongyang Hall, and Chunyang Hall. The Sanqing Hall worships the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign, the Lingbao Heavenly Sovereign, and the Taishang Laojun. The murals in the hall are the famous Chaoyuan Map, with a height of 4.26 meters, a total length of 94.68 meters, and a total area of 403.34 square meters, which is the focus of the Yongle Palace murals. The Chongyang Hall worships Wang Chongyang, and the murals are also his life. The Chunyang Hall is dedicated to Lu Zu. The murals in the latter two halls are social life, small stories, you can watch slowly, see the way of life and details of the ancients. Address: Navigate to Ruicheng Yongle Palace, you can directly reach the door Parking: Free Tickets: 60 yuan Time: 8:00～5:30 Note: No photography is allowed in the museum

🌟Yongle Palace, is the largest existing Yuan Dynasty Taoist temple in China. Why is it Taoist, the person commemorated is one of the Eight Immortals, Lu Dongbin, here and Beijing Baiyun Temple and Shaanxi Chongyang Palace are known as the three major ancestral homes of Quanzhen Taoism. Yongle Palace is famous for its mural art all over the world, and is one of the existing ancient mural art treasures in the world, known as the "Eastern Art Gallery". 👍Yongle Palace is located on the east side of Longquan Village, north of Ruicheng County, Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province. The former site is the new site, the original site is under Emei Ridge of Yongle Town, because of the construction of the Sanmenxia Reservoir, so it was relocated. The murals in the temple are exquisite, and the relocation at that time was also the first mural relocation, so a lot of financial and material resources were used, and foreign experts were also asked for help, so that they could be perfectly relocated. ❤Yongle Palace is a typical Yuan Dynasty Taoist architecture, the existing buildings are a door and three halls, namely Wuji Gate, Sanqing Hall, Chunyang Hall, Chongyang Hall. Wuji Gate, also known as Longhu Hall, was originally the palace gate of Yuan Dynasty Yongle Palace. Because the original sculptures of Qinglong and Baihu were slightly between the east and west of the hall, it was called Longhu Hall. Sanqing Hall, also known as Wuji Hall, is the main hall of Yongle Palace, where the highest respected god Sanqing ancestor of Taoism is enshrined. The hall contains a huge mural "Chao Yuan Tu", which covers all four walls. Chunyang Hall, also known as Hun Cheng Hall or Lvzu Hall, enshrines the ancestor of Quanzhen Taoism, Lu Dongbin. The east, north, and west walls of the hall are painted with "Chunyang Emperor Shenyou Xianhua Tu", which describes the life story of Taoist ancestor Lu Dongbin. Chongyang Hall, also known as Qizhen Hall, enshrines Wang Chongyang, the founder of Quanzhen Taoism. The murals in the hall describe 49 stories of Wang Chongyang and his disciples preaching and preaching. Lv Gongci, the courtyard where Lu Dongbin was born and grew up, after Lu Dongbin's death, the villagers admired his virtues, and they all went to worship and sacrifice, and later received attention from the court and changed to a temple. 🕙Opening hours: 9 am to 5 pm. 💰Ticket information: 45 yuan. 📍Address information: About 2 kilometers north of Ruicheng County, Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province, ancient Wei Town. 🚉Transportation information: Take the train from all over to Yuncheng, and take the bus directly at the passenger transport center. Self-driving can navigate to Ruicheng.

Yongle Palace, originally named Dachunyang Wanshou Palace, was built in memory of one of the Eight Immortals, Lu Dongbin. It is commonly known as Yongle Palace because it was originally located in Yongle Town. It was built between 1247 and 1358 AD, and is considered one of the three major ancestral homes of Quanzhen Taoism, along with Baiyun Temple in Beijing and Chongyang Palace in Xi'an's Huyi District. It is a first-class national cultural relic protection unit. When it was discovered in the first national cultural relic census in 1952, it caused a sensation and shocked the academic world. Experts at the time believed that Yongle Palace is a fine example of Yuan Dynasty architecture, the largest Taoist temple in the country, a model of ancient Chinese painting art, and one of the world's largest existing ancient mural art treasures. The 'Chao Yuan Tu' in the Sanqing Hall is a pinnacle of group composition development in the history of world painting, and is a rare masterpiece! In 1956, the central government decided to build the Sanmenxia Water Control Hub, and the original site of Yongle Palace was in the reservoir inundation area. In February 1957, with the approval of the State Council, the palace was relocated and preserved as a whole. From August 1958 to the eve of the 10th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China on October 1, 1959, more than a thousand square meters of murals were successfully peeled off and relocated, and the entire structure of Yongle Palace was relocated to its current location by June 1960. By August 1966, all the murals had been restored and installed, and the relocation project was successfully completed. Such a large-scale relocation is a miracle! The current location of Yongle Palace is in Longquan Village, about three kilometers north of Ruicheng County, Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province. It is built within the ruins of the ancient capital of the Wei State during the Western Zhou Dynasty (a seventh-class national cultural relic protection unit). From south to north, there are the palace gate, the Wuji Gate, the Sanqing Hall (Wuji Hall), the Chunyang Hall, and the Chongyang Hall. In terms of overall architectural layout, there are no subsidiary buildings such as side halls on the east and west sides. In terms of architectural structure, the 'construction method' of the Song Dynasty and the 'column reduction method' of the Liao and Jin periods are used. Therefore, when visiting Yongle Palace, one ticket can see two national key cultural relics protection units , not only can you appreciate the Yuan Dynasty murals with the remnants of the Tang and Song Dynasties, but also see the Yuan and Ming ancient buildings with the style of the Song and Jin Dynasties, and the ruins of the ancient city of the Western Zhou Dynasty . Fully experience the richness and diversity of Chinese historical and traditional culture, and the craftsmanship spirit of the cultural protection people of the Republic! Ruicheng County is still some distance from the main city of Yuncheng, and there are not many tourists here. If you avoid the summer vacation, May Day, National Day and other holidays, I believe you can have a perfect quiet trip! Note: Photography is prohibited in several halls, and there are two to three security guards on duty in each hall. The management is very strict, so the murals can only be displayed with pictures from the Internet...