Taibo Temple, also known as Zhide Temple, is a temple dedicated to Taibo, the ancestor of the ancient Wu Kingdom. It is located in Mei Village (Meili Ancient Town, Meili Ancient Capital). In the second year of Yongxing in the Eastern Han Dynasty (154), the county guard Mibao was built outside Changmen, and in the fourth year of Qianhua (914) after the Five Dynasties, the king of Wuyue moved to this place to avoid the chaos of the army. In 1092, the edict was Zhide Temple. The temple was destroyed in the fourth year of Jianyan in the Southern Song Dynasty (1130). In the first year of Gandao (1165), the prefect Shen Dujiu was rebuilt and built to the De Bridge in front of the temple. After 1252 years, Ming Xuande five years (1430), Chenghua, Jiajing forty-one years (1562), Wanli nineteen years (1591), forty-six years, Chongzhen two years (1629), In the 23rd year (1684) and the 59th year of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty, the government was successively restored, and those who were in charge were the prefect Kuang Zhong, the governor Tang Bin and other famous officials. In the tenth year of Xianfeng (1860), it was destroyed again and repaired in the sixth year of Tongzhi. In the temple, there are Kangxi, Guangxu and modern reconstruction inscriptions that can be tested. There are still bridges, squares, halls, and other buildings. Zhide Bridge is commonly known as Taibo Temple Bridge. Across the bridge, there is a four-column and three-room towering stone pavilion. The end of the column is carved with a cloud pattern and the banner is engraved with "Zhi Defang". It was written by Wu Yuanping, the governor of Guangxu in the second year. Originally there were "Three Ranging and No Name", "Naturalization", "Kaiwu" three squares, Shiqiao and Fangchi, all of which are now gone. Xiangdian has three wide rooms, with a width of 14 meters and a depth of 10 meters. In the hall, there are stone carvings such as the "Reconstruction of Zhide Temple" in the 24th year of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty, and the "Steel of the Longevity of the Governor of Jiangnan Tanggong" in the 25th year. There are three rooms in the east and west, and the walls are inlaid with the portraits of Taibo and various ancestors, which were engraved in the second year of Guangxu. The temple house is dilapidated and needs to be repaired.
In Wuxi County, 15 kilometers southeast of Wuxi City, Meicun Township Bodu River, also known as Taibo, to Dexu, let Wang Temple. Meicun ancient name Meili, is the capital of the late Zhou Taibo king's eldest son, because he let the throne from Shaanxi Lushan to Wuguo. In the two years (154), the Emperor of the East Han Dynasty ordered the establishment of the temple, renovated and expanded in the past dynasties, and became a group of architectural groups in the early Qing Dynasty, covering an area of more than 80 mu, extremely fine work and gorgeous. Xianfeng ten years (1860), when the Qing army suppressed the Taiping army in Wuxi, burned down Taibo Temple's Aizhitang, Dashutang, Dezhitang, Daxiatang, Cijiantang and other buildings. In 1937, it was damaged by the Japanese army, and only tens of ancient cypress trees were left in the main temple of Taibo Temple, Liangyu, Anus, Toushanmen and temple.
Located in the ancient town of Meili, Wuxi, in order to commemorate the Taibo who gave Xian Zen, Taibo traveled thousands of miles from the original to Wuyue, bringing advanced farming technology and spreading Chinese culture.
The existing Taibo Temple is a Ming and Qing architecture, the temple front is lit, the pool is placed on a single-hole arched stone bridge, known as "fragrant flower bridge". The bridge is north of the granite rock archway, and the four words "to the German famous state" are on the upper side. The stone altar is north of the star gate, with six stone pillars, 6 meters high, with Yunlong and crane carvings. The first building of the Taibo Temple is the Krypton Gate. There are nine rooms in the courtyard. There are still ancient cypress and laurel trees in the courtyard. After generations of construction, Taibo Temple along the central axis from south to north, there are Jinshui River, Xianghua Bridge, "To the German Mingbang" Shifang, Kunxingmen, Anmen, Zhide Palace, Ancestral Palace, Guandi Palace; the east of the central axis is the East Courtyard, and the East Courtyard has three Angang Hall, Zunde Hall, Cangting, Xiaoran Wang Hall, Daxia Hall, Cijiantang, Shengtang, and Xiaozhu in the mountains; the west courtyard of the central axis has jewelry hall, deep in Yunshan, Deqiatang, Caizhitang, Gefan Building, Dashutang. Taibo Palace has formed a large-scale ancient complex, becoming a famous monument in Jiangnan.
The ancestors of Jiangnan, the humble gentleman, warm as jade.
Taibo Temple, also known as the Deci Temple, allows the King's Temple to be located on the Bodu River in Mei Village, Wuxi. It was built in memory of the eldest son, Taber (1), of the ancient father-in-law (King Tai of Zhou). In the second year of Yongxing, Emperor Huan of the Eastern Han Dynasty (154), Taishou leopard of Wu County was ordered to build a temple in Taibo's old house. After the construction of the temple, it is a group of buildings, solemn and brilliant. The existing Taibo Temple is a Ming and Qing Dynasty building with a single arch stone bridge in front of the temple, named "Xianghua Bridge". The granite archway stands in the north of the bridge, with four characters "Zhi Ming Bang". In the north of the stone altar is the Weixing Gate. There are six stone pillars, 6 meters high. There are Yunlong and crane carvings. The Weixing Gate is the first entrance building of the Taber Temple, with three broad faces. There are nine courtyard compartments, East and west. The courtyard still has ancient cypress and one Osmanthus fragrans. On May 25, 2006, Taber Temple and Tomb, as ancient buildings from Ming to Qing Dynasty, were approved by the State Council to be listed in the Sixth Batch of national key cultural relics protection units.