Yuanmiao Temple

Yuanmiao Temple is located on the north bank of the beautiful West Lake in Huizhou. It is a famous ancient temple in Huizhou. In 1993, the Huizhou Taoist Association was established with Yuanmiao Temple as the meeting site. It was built in the seventh year of Tianbao in the Tang Dynasty (748), and was originally named Chaoyuan View, and later renamed Kaiyuan View. In the ninth year of Song Xiangfu (1016), the name was given to Tianqingguan, and the Yuan Dynasty changed the name to Xuanmiaoguan to avoid the name of the dynasty. Ming Jiajing also gave it the name Yuanmiaoguan until now. Since its establishment, Yuanmiaoguan has experienced ups and downs, and has been destroyed many times. In 1985, preparations for the construction of the Jade Emperor and Sanqing Halls began, and were donated by Taoists at home and abroad. The foundation was laid in 1987 and completed and opened in 1989. In 1990, Yuanmiaoguan was approved as a cultural relics protection unit in Huizhou. The reconstructed Jade Emperor and Sanqing Halls are divided into two entrances. The former is the Jade Emperor's Palace, and the rear is the Sanqing Palace. In front of the Tianjie, there are two levels on the left and right, with Taiji diagrams and zodiac patterns carved in the middle, which form an axis with the main building. The restored buildings of Yuan Miao Temple include the Sixty Jiazi Hall, Sanyuan Hall, Beidi Hall, Guanyin Hall, Baogong Hall, Guandi Hall, etc. While visiting Yuanmiao Temple, tourists can burn incense to ask for and release the lottery.