The jade platform of the main hall of Yuanhe Temple
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·2022-08-20 23:32:13
These five white marble stone carvings are offerings at Wei GUI's tomb. At that time, they were lined up together with stone turtle steles and stone beasts in the cemetery. When in use, a lampshade is placed on the stone lamp stand, and the lamp is lit during memorial services. Originally placed in the tomb of Wei GUI at the Sanhuang Temple outside the ancient city of Junzhou, it was moved to Yuanhe Temple for preservation due to the construction of the Danjiang Reservoir in 1958. Wei GUI was a eunuch in the middle of the Ming Dynasty. He was appointed to guard Wudang in the first year of the Chengdai era and stepped down in the eighth year of the Hongzhi era. He governed Wudang Mountain for 30 years. During Wei GUI's tenure on Wudang Mountain, the emperor continuously granted him greater power and established the "Huguang Administrative Office", which was in charge of over forty prefectures and counties in eight provinces. At that time, neighboring prefectures and counties such as Jingzhou, Xiangyang, Yunyang, Xichuan, Baihe in Hanzhong, Luonan, and Shangnan were all within Wei GUI's jurisdiction.