Temple of Lord Lü

　　Built in the 15th year of the Kangxi reign during the Qing Dynasty (1676), it covers an area of 5,600 square meters. The main structures are arranged along a central axis, ingeniously connected and forming a harmonious whole. Caves were carved into the cliff face, with stone tables and a seated statue of Lü Dongbin hewn inside. The cave entrance is inscribed with the characters "Temple of Lord Lü." The mountain path to the left of the temple is winding and picturesque. Passing through "Apricot Flower Rock," "Immortal Zhang’s Cave," and crossing "Cloud Ferry Bridge," you arrive at the round gate atop "Moon-Blowing Ridge." The gate features brick carvings that read "Pure Yang Cave Heaven." Nearby cliff faces are covered with poetic inscriptions such as "A Sweeping View of Mountains and Rivers," "Echoes of Immortal Steps," "The First Peak," "East Hill’s Lofty Whistle," and "Longing for Yu," all rich in meaning and exquisitely calligraphed. Beyond the round gate, the mountain becomes steep, and ascending the steps leads you to the grand hall known as the "Taiji Palace." In front of the palace stands a stone memorial archway called "Little Elixir Heaven." On either side of the archway are raised platforms: the left is the "Heaven-Representing Surveillance Platform," and the right is the "Five-Thunder Decree Platform." Each platform is over ten feet high, resembling ancient lamp-hanging pedestals.　

　　The mountain path to the left of the temple is winding and picturesque, passing through "Apricot Flower Rock," "Immortal Zhang’s Cave," crossing "Cloud Ferry Bridge," and reaching the round gate atop "Moon-Blowing Ridge." The gate features brick carvings that read "Pure Yang Cave Heaven." Nearby cliff faces are covered with poetic inscriptions such as "A Sweeping View of Mountains and Rivers," "Echoes of Immortal Steps," "The First Peak," "East Hill’s Lofty Whistle," and "Longing for Yu," all rich in meaning and exquisitely calligraphed. Beyond the round gate, the mountain becomes steep, and ascending the steps leads you to the grand hall known as the "Taiji Palace." In front of the palace stands a stone memorial archway called "Little Elixir Heaven." On either side of the archway are raised platforms: the left is the "Heaven-Representing Surveillance Platform," and the right is the "Five-Thunder Decree Platform." Each platform is over ten feet high, resembling ancient lamp-hanging pedestals.

　　

　　Lü Yan (796~?)　　Lü Yan is also known as Lü Dongbin, the patriarch of the Quanzhen School, the mainstream Taoist tradition in China. His original name was Lü Yan, courtesy names Dunming and Yuzhen, and his Taoist name was Chunyangzi. He was born on the 14th day of the fourth lunar month in the year of Bingzi (796) during the 12th year of the Zhenyuan era of Emperor Dezong of the Tang Dynasty, in Zhaoxian Li (now Yongle Town, Ruicheng County, Shanxi Province). He is a renowned Taoist immortal, one of the Eight Immortals, and one of the Five Northern Patriarchs of the Quanzhen Sect. Lü Dongbin (798–?): the patriarch of the Quanzhen School, the mainstream Taoist tradition in China. His original name was Lü Yan, and he was from Ruicheng County, Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province. Common accounts state that Lü Dongbin was the grandson of Lü Wei, who served as Vice Minister of Rites in the Tang Dynasty (note: Lü Wei was born in 734... Details+