Longwang Temple, located in Dongcun, Shennei Town, Anxi County, is an ancient temple built in the Song Dynasty. Whenever the wind and rain are unbalanced, it doesn't rain for a long time, or it rains for a long time, the people will go to the Longwang Temple to burn incense and pray for the Dragon King to control the water and the good weather.
Longwang Temple, there are no stones in the mountains: stone turtles, stone boats, stone drums, stone chickens, stone dogs, stone monkeys, stone men, stone chairs, stone tables and so on. , lifelike. Between the mountains, there is a winding stream, which detours, hits the crevices and plays a pleasant sound of the forest stream.
Longwang Temple, along the stream, has a rain pool, a shotgun pool, a drum pool and a rhyme pool, just like a string of pearls embedded in a green tent. The mountains, rocks and ponds here are called the three wonders of ancient times. "Wonders are different from ordinary people, and poets often travel in them." The site is located in the stream between Zhendong Village and Zhishui Village. The water flows into Santan, splashing three piles of snow, which is a wonder. The third pool is called Longtan, which is the most spectacular.
The Cultural Influence of Longwang Temple
The Dragon King, one of the Taoist gods, originated from the worship of the ancient dragon god and the belief in the sea god. Influenced by China's traditional culture, the Japanese also believe in it. It is considered as a creature in charge of the ocean and is often worshipped in areas with many floods and droughts.
In Taoist classics, the dragon god assists the emperor of the earth, the immortal emperor of Antarctica and the emperor of the five mountains, nurtures and manages the products of Yin and Yang, the land, and manages mountains, rivers, plains, highlands, immortals and sentient beings.
The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Longwang Temple.