These steps were paved on the original path, preserving the plants along the side of the path.Įntering the temple, people would first see a foreyard with prefabricated concrete with the texture of rammed wall. After the renovation, the dangerous slide was replaced with convenient stone steps. The entrance of the Five Dragon Temple was once a muddy slide, difficult to travel through rain and snow. With the participation of local workers, the cave renovations helped the villagers re-master this traditional construction skill. They restored them with the traditional rammed-earth method, turning it into a shaded rest area for its visitors. The design preserved several cave dwellings that served as livestock quarters found at the foot of the temple hill. The temple was reinvigorated, and once again became the centre of the village.Īs the most characteristic human habitation of the local area since ancient times, cave dwellings have since drifted away from the lives of the locals. The reeds from the banks of the Yellow River matched well with the weathered relics, and the mud ground became a square frequented by villagers. After the renovation, the relics were once again protected. With the transition from traditional to modern agriculture, as well as the depletion of natural resources, the spring essentially became a garbage yard. The environment effort began with the renovation of the Five Dragon Spring. The latent theme is to restore the temple into an area of public gathering in the village, and to give an alleviated environment to encourage contemporary lifestyles in coherent with the realms of ancient architecture. Through this theme, people would learn about the knowledge of traditional Chinese architecture to better understand the importance for the preservation of heritage. An outstanding theme is to create layers of overlapping spaces around the main building to tell the story of the temple history and ancient Chinese architecture.
The design of the environment uplift for the Five Dragons Temple is centered around two themes. This initiative would then go on to become the first time where the government and private funds cooperated for cultural relics preservation, as well as the promotion of cultural protection through the platforms of internet and the international Expo. This plan also helps to arise the public awareness on this historical preservation project. In 2015, Vanke Group initiated the "Long Plan" to raise fund to revitalise the environment of the Five Dragons Temple. Furthermore, modern irrigation techniques has replaced the rite for praying rain, and thus turning Five Dragons Temple from a spiritual centre to rubbish. The original picturesque view of the temple has also lost its charms due to the increasing exacerbation of the environment. Sitting on a raised ridge above its surrounding village, the temple itself is segregated from the everyday lives of the villagers. during the Tang Dynasty, it is the oldest surviving Taoist temple. When Wongyo Lee Gwang-sa, one of the four most famous master calligraphers of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), heard the story, he wrote “Cheoneunsa” in a flowy style and hung it up at the temple – and there hasn’t been a fire at Cheoneunsa since.Situated in Ruicheng County, Shanxi Provice, the Five Dragons Temple (Guang Ren Wang Temple) is listed as a class A cultural relic by the National Cultural Heritage Conservation Bureau in China. When the spring dried up and the temple kept catching fire, the villagers believed that the snake must have been the guardian of the spirit of the water. Legend has it that when people were rebuilding the temple after 1592, they killed a big snake that kept appearing at a nearby spring. One of the three largest temples in Jiri mountain, Cheoneunsa Temple has had its fair share of drama it was first built in 828, burned down during the Japanese Invasion of Korea in 1592, rebuilt in 1610, burned down again in 1676, rebuilt the next year, caught fire once again in 1773, and finally rebuilt in 1775. Cheoneunsa Temple is steeped in history and legend.
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