Fuzhen Temple (Prince's Slope)复真观(太子坡)
- Type
- Temples and Abbeys (Gongguan)
- Location
- China · Hubei · Danjiangkou, Shiyan · 武当山登山公路中段狮子峰前
- Coordinates
- 32.45, 111.03 Map ↗
- School
- Wudang Xuanwu Lineage, Wudang Daoism
- First built
- 1412(明永乐十年) · 明永乐十年敕建,清康熙元年(1662)道士白玄福主持首次重修,清代又经多次修葺
- Heritage status
- Ancient Building Complex of the Wudang Mountains, Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National LevelComponent of a UNESCO World Heritage Site (1994)
Overview
复真观俗称太子坡,依真武圣传而建:净乐国太子十五岁受紫气元君点化入武当修炼,最初居此山坡,故名「太子坡」;太子一度灰心下山,途中受「铁杵磨针」点化复回山修真,观因名「复真」。观依狮子峰陡坡而建,布局因山就势,以「一里四道门」「九曲黄河墙」(红色夹墙复道弯曲如波)、「一柱十二梁」(五云楼顶层一柱承十二梁枋)三大营造手法著称,是武当建筑群中将神话叙事「落地」为建筑序列的代表。观内祀真武太子像,清康熙元年白玄福重修并于此聚徒讲学。
Highlights
- 九曲黄河墙
- 一柱十二梁(五云楼)
- 太子读书殿
- 真武太子修真传说地
Related scriptures
Record of the Sagely Revelations of the Supreme Emperor of the Dark HeavenReferences