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Xuanwu or Xuandi (Chinese: 玄帝; pinyin: Xuándì), also known as Zhenwu (真武, lit. ' True Warrior ' or ' Truly Valiant ' ) or Zhenwudadi ( 真武大帝 , lit. ' True Martial Great Emperor ' or ' Truly Valiant Great Emperor ' ), is a revered deity in Chinese religion , one of the higher-ranking deities in Taoism .
The Jiming Temple (simplified Chinese: 鸡鸣寺; traditional Chinese: 雞鳴寺; pinyin: Jīmíng Sì) is a renowned Buddhist temple in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. One of the oldest temples in Nanjing, [ 1 ] it is located in the Xuanwu District near Xuanwu Lake .
This god had a temple in the Wudang Mountains of Hubei and there are now a "Tortoise Mountain" and a "Snake Mountain" on opposite sides of a river near Wuhan, Hubei's capital. Taoist legend has it that Xuanwu was the prince of a Chinese ruler but was not interested in taking the throne, opting instead to leave his parents at age 16 and study ...
Fashi Zhenwu Temple ... It is the main hall in the temple for worshiping Xuanwu. A modern restoration of the hall was carried out in 1985. [2] [3] Gallery.
Xuanwu Temple Qingshi Hall: Xuanwu miao Qingshi dian 玄武庙青石殿: Heyang County: 6-788 Qing'an Temple Pagoda: Qing'an si ta 庆安寺塔: Weinan: 6-789 Xianyang Confucian Temple: Xianyang wenmiao 咸阳文庙: Xianyang: 6-790 Old Architecture of Panlongshan: Panlongshan gu jianzhuqun 盘龙山古建筑群: Mizhi County: 6-791 Jiang ...
Following the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949, the temple was transformed into housing. In 2001, the temple was put under cultural protection and went through an extensive renovation costing nearly 200 million RMB. In 2005 the temple reopened as the Xuanwu Cultural Museum.
The temple is dedicated to Beidi (the "Northern God"), a Cantonese form of the "Dark Warrior" Xuanwu, who is said to have power over the waters of Guangdong. After the foundation of the People's Republic of China in 1949, the temple was converted into Foshan Municipal Museum and listed as one of the main cultural relics under the preservation ...
Quán Thánh Temple (Vietnamese: Đền Quán Thánh), also known as Trấn Vũ Temple (Sino-Vietnamese: Chân Vũ Quán, chữ Hán: 真武觀), is a Taoist temple in Hanoi, Vietnam. Dated to the 11th century, the temple was dedicated to Xuan Wu , or Trấn Vũ ( chữ Hán : 鎮武) in Vietnamese, one of the principal deities in Taoism.