Yellow Court Temple

Yellow Court Temple is located under the Jixian Peak, which is along and mountain and near the gully, and formed by the folded stone. It has two entrances and three wing rooms, the pavilion is horizontal in the front, and building of temple connects with it lengthways, which still preserved the appearance of the old-style constructions. It is one of the key cultural relics preservation units in Hu'nan Province.
 
“If you want to pay your respect to the toward the grandmother in the heaven to the West Pool, you can just pay your respect to the lady.” This couplets on the door is a high praise for the most famous female Daoist temple——Yellow Court Temple.
 
The Chinese females' cultivation according to the religious doctrine is originated from Madam Wei, Yellow Court Temple created the first example of the females Taoists' cultivation according in our country; therefore Madam Wei and Yellow Court Temple enjoy extremely good prestige in Taoism. In front of the main palace, there is a ten feet square stone, it is said that it is the place for Madam Wei to fly into the heaven with the white sun backing, there are three Chinese characters engraved on it, namely “Flying Immortal Stone”. The top of stone is flat as a platform, while the downside is sharp, while it stands on the rock stably. It is said that in case of a person unintentionally point it with finger gently, it will slightly vibrates; In case of pushing it on purpose, it will firmly stand still even though the people push with joint forces. Around the temple, there are grotesquely-shaped jagged rocks, and the pines and maple trees grow thickly; In front of the temple, there is an area of plat ground with crisscrossing paths between fields. In the temple, where is about two hundred and fifty meters, there is a water pool, the billows of water strike the stones, and the sound spreads over the empty valley, it is just the White Dragon Pool. Under the foot of mountain in front of the temple, situated the Dragon Pool Reservoir, the water is deep, clear and green. During the sunny days, it has perfect match with the white clouds in the sky, presenting the scenery of the combination of the color of water and sky.

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