After the death of Yao, one of the earliest Chinese ancestors, a Yao templewas built four kilometers south of Linfen City in memory of him, the firstfamous emperor in ancient times. The location is called yaomiao village. BecauseEmperor Yao built his capital in Linfen, it is historically known as "Pingyang,the capital of Yao". The fact that Yao temple was built in Linfen confirms thecorrectness of this statement.
Yao is said to be the son of DIHE and the fifth grandson of Huangdi. Hisname is Fangxun and his name is Tao Tang. He is an ancient emperor in the lateprimitive society of China. In the Analects of Confucius, Taibo, Confucius said,"heaven is the greatest and Yao is the only one.". The people are notwell-known. It can be seen that King Yao had great merits and was loved by allthe people.
In front of the Yao temple, there is an ancient gate tower with fourcharacters of "ancient emperor Yao Temple" engraved in the middle. On thelintels of the East and west sides, the words "Jiu Ri" and "Zhan Yun" arewritten. The temple was first built in the Jin Dynasty and then expanded by theTang, yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. In front of the temple, there aredongxichaofang, guangtiange, yaojingting, in the back there are Yaogong,shungong, Yugong, Wanshougong, and finally the bedroom. There are many housesand courtyards on both sides. According to historical records, the largest YaoTemple covered an area of more than 780 mu.
Entering the Yao temple, the first thing you see is the beautiful Wufengbuilding. It was built in Qianfeng period of Tang Dynasty and has a history ofmore than 1300 years. The building is 19.3 meters high, with 12 eaves on threefloors. At the bottom of the building, there are three brick kiln corridors and13 corner columns leading to three floors. It is very magnificent. There aremore than 30 pottery people standing on the top of the building, and the potterylion is in the middle. The wind can move up and down, which is very is said that King Yao often worked with his four ministers (i.e. two primeministers). At that time, people referred to him and his four ministers as "fivephoenixes", and there was a saying that "one phoenix rises to heaven, and fourphoenixes sing together". Thus came the name of "wufenglou".
There is Yaojing Pavilion at the back of Wufeng building. The pavilion wasfirst built in the taining period of the Eastern Jin Dynasty and has a historyof more than 1600 years. Pavilion for the hexagonal high eaves Pavilion form,small and exquisite, very chic. The well in the pavilion is said to have beendug by King Yao himself. The diameter of the well is eight inches. The wall ofthe well is two layers. The outer layer is made of nine mortise and tenonbricks. It is said that Yao well is connected to the sea, so far the undergroundspring is gurgling, and it is clear to drink.
Guangyun hall, also known as Yao palace, is the place where ministers aresummoned to discuss state affairs, and also the main building in the ded in the third year of Tang Xianqing, it has a history of more than 1300years. The hall is 213 meters high, 26.3 meters deep and 43 meters wide. Thereare forty-two twelve meter pillars in the hall. The stone base under the columnis exquisitely carved, the lion and unicorn are lifelike, and all kinds offlowers are beautiful, which is rare in China. In the niche of the main hall,there is a statue of King Yao of the Tang Dynasty, two prime ministers and twocabinet elders standing on both sides. King Yao, whose surname is said to be Yi,is a native of baliyi village in the south of Yao temple. There is still a stonetablet engraved with "Di Yao Mao CI Tu Jie" in Yi village. It is said that KingYao used to live in a thatched house on the earth steps. In Han Feizi, fivebeetles, it is written that King Yao lived in a thatched cottage, ate wildvegetable roots without seasoning, drank water in earthen vats, covered his bodyonly with coarse cloth, and wore deerskin in winter. It can be seen that thelife of King Yao was very hard.
After Guangyun hall is the bedroom palace, which was built in the Lingdeperiod of Tang Dynasty, about 1300 years ago. There are statues of King Yao andhis wife in the niche. It is said that the wife of King Yao was a deer fairy whowas born in Gushe mountain. There are deer fairy cave, deer fairy mirror stone(more than one mu), dressing table and so on.
The vigorous ancient cypress in the temple, planted in the Jin Dynasty, ismore than ten meters high and more than two meters in diameter, which is veryrare. Among them, Robinia pseudoacacia and Catalpa bungei are in full bloomamong the cypress trees in summer. They are full of wonderful and interestingflowers, which can help you to have fun.
Yaoling is located between Guocun village and Laohe River, 30km northeastof yaomiao. The mound of Yao mausoleum is made of pure loess. It is 50 metershigh and 80 meters around. The mound is covered with pines and cypresses,surrounded by earth cliffs. The waterlogged river flows southward in front ofthe mausoleum. Overlooking like a towering hill, it is very spectacular. Thereis a temple in front of the mausoleum of Yao. It is said that it was founded inthe early Tang Dynasty. According to the inscriptions in the second year of JinTai He (1202 A.D.), Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty had been stationed inother places during his expedition to the Liao Dynasty, so he made a statue ofhimself because he visited the mausoleum of Yao. It was repaired in yuan, Mingand Qing Dynasties. There are many buildings in the temple, such as gate,archway, box house, Xian hall, duo hall, bedroom hall, stele Pavilion, etc.
In the temple, there are more than ten steles, which record theachievements of King Yao and the evolution of his mausoleum. A stele erected inthe 18th year of Jiajing reign of the Ming Dynasty (1539 AD) has a completepicture of his mausoleum, which is still well preserved.
In the early morning of October 16, we went to Yao temple under theguidance of our guide. Yao temple is located three kilometers south of LinfenCity. Walking from the parking lot to the mountain gate, we can see that thefour characters "ancient emperor Yao Temple" are inlaid in the middle of thegate, and "on the sun" is engraved in the east of the side door, and "Zhanyun"is engraved in the West. These two words come from historical records: "justlike the sun, looking like the cloud", which means that people attach to EmperorYao like sunflower to the sun, and people look at Emperor Yao like grain to therain.
From the mountain gate, there are 24 solar terms carved in stone. Accordingto the records of the historian, Ming Xi's and he's of Yao King assiduouslycomplied with Haoda's astronomical phenomena, calculated the movement of thesun, moon and stars, formulated the calendar, deduced the 24 solar terms and setthe leap moon, which was the predecessor of the lunar calendar. Today, more than4000 years later, the lunar calendar still has practical significance in guidingagriculture, which is one of the most outstanding contributions of EmperorYao.
The gate of the mountain is about 100 meters to Rio. Yimen is tall andsolemn. This is the place where ancient emperors arranged their clothes whenthey paid homage to Yao temple. "People without instrument, why not die?" howcan people not speak etiquette? I also solemnly dusted the dust on my body andcrossed the instrument door. From Yimen to Guangyun hall, there is a longcorridor with continuous dragon and phoenix patterns in the middle. The guidegirl said that dragon and Phoenix represent auspiciousness. Let's all walk onthe pattern. Walking on the broad corridor, I can't bear to trample on the greattotem of the Chinese nation. During the reign of Emperor Yao, countless smallclans with their own totem worship were integrated, achieving unprecedentedgreat integration. Then the totems of these tribes were combined to form"dragon" and "phoenix". Under the unified leadership of Emperor Yao, these clanslived in harmony and treated each other equally. On both sides of the corridorare Yao period pottery unearthed in Dingcun, Xiangfen. Of course, many of themare imitations, which is also to let contemporary people know more about theproduction and living conditions of people in the late Paleolithic period.
When I got to Wufeng downstairs, I was attracted by a carved stone. Withonly a few seal characters I knew, I recognized that the scarlet letter engravedon it was the song of striking Earth: "work at sunrise and rest at sunset. Dig awell and drink, farm and eat. It is said that during the reign of Emperor Yao,there were eight or 90 year old people singing in the fields. The lyricsreflected the peaceful and harmonious life of the people at that time. Theylived carefree: they worked when the sun came out, went home to rest when thesun set, had water to drink when they dug wells and springs, and had food whenthey cultivated fields. They live on their own and enjoy themselves. It seemsthat the rule of the emperor has nothing to do with them. In fact, this poemjust reflects that Emperor Yao was indeed a saint of a generation. He did notsend taxes, did not increase corvee, did not show his authority and did notdisturb the people. By doing nothing, people can not feel his existence, butalso live a life of self-sufficiency, tranquility and contentment. It is nowonder that many clans are willing to attach themselves to and follow EmperorYao. This song has been included in the book of songs.
Wufeng building is close in front of you. Looking up at the majesticbuilding, you can see that there are more than 30 upright pottery people on thetop of the building, and pottery lion is the center. It is said that King Yaoand his four ministers often went up the building to have a distant view. Atthat time, people referred to him and his four ministers as "Wufeng", so it wascalled "Wufeng building". Although Yao was the leader of the tribe, he neverregarded himself as the leader and still lived an ordinary life. It is recordedin Han Feizi that King Yao lived in a thatched cottage, ate wild vegetable rootswithout seasoning, drank water in a earthen jar, covered his body only withcoarse cloth, and wore deerskin in winter. This is probably the reason why hewas not only admired by the emperor, but also admired by later generations.
There is Yaojing Pavilion at the back of Wufeng building. This is a sixstar Pavilion, small and exquisite. It was built in the taining period of theEastern Jin Dynasty, 1600 years ago. The well in the pavilion is said to havebeen dug by King Yao himself in order that the people would not be limited bythe amount of water in the river. According to legend, Yao underground can beconnected to the sea, so far underground springs gurgle, clear to drink. From asmall well, we can also see that we are thinking for the people everywhere andtaking the needs of the people as the direction of our own efforts. Next to theYaojing pavilion are some odd trees of the Han Dynasty, such as cypress baohuai,cypress baocatalpa, Minglu cypress and Yexiao cypress, which are more than 1600years ago.
Yao palace behind Yaojing Pavilion is also called Guangyun hall. It is theplace where King Yao summoned his ministers to discuss state affairs, and it isthe main building in the temple. The palace is big and spacious. The guide girlsaid that this is a Tang Dynasty building, which has a history of more than 1300years. Inside the hall, there is a two meter high statue of King Yao, with twoprime ministers and two cabinet elders standing on both sides. One by one, theywere kind-hearted and peaceful. In front of the Yao palace, there are two woodenpillars on the left and right, which is the famous defamation wood. In thosedays, the king of Yao opened his mouth to the public, solicited public adviceand listened to public opinions. In order to dispel everyone's scruples, achievethe speaker's innocence and speak freely, we specially set up these twoslanders. With the development of the times, defamation wood has evolved intoexquisitely carved stone pillars, and has become the ornament of the imperialpalaces and the symbol of the dignity of the emperors. However, the vivid imagesof Cambodian ministers are forever recorded in history. Zou Ji used his ownexperience of "Meiwo incident" to warn the king of Qi that those who say goodthings about themselves must have concerns and must be open-minded in order tohear more criticism. Wei Zheng of Tang Dynasty dared to speak out and was calleda mirror by Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty. Are these historical figures andevents merely warning the emperors of the feudal era? Are they also reminding usthat every tourist here should listen to the advice and make friends?
Around Guangyun hall are the palaces of Emperor Shun and Emperor Yu. In hislater years, Yao asked the public who could conform to the times and inherit thethrone? They first recommended Dan Zhu, his son. Yao thought that Dan Zhu wasstubborn and liked to fight for meritorious service, so he could not shoulderheavy responsibilities. They also recommended Gonggong. Yao thought thatGonggong was good at words, eccentric in purpose, respectful on the surface,heinous and useless. Finally, he asked the four princes to recommend the talentswho had disappeared in the countryside. All the princes recommended Shun to used filial piety to treat the blind father, the cruel stepmother and thearrogant and unreasonable younger brother, so that they could make progress fromgood to evil. Yao then married his two daughters to Shun and asked them toobserve his words and deeds. It took him twenty years to abdicate the throne toshun. Let people not only be relatives, but also be able to get them by for the benefit of the tribal alliance, without any selfish thoughts. Thisis Emperor Yao in the hearts of posterity. I don't know whether later emperorsasked themselves about the statue of Emperor Yao when they visited the Yaotemple, whether they were ashamed of fighting for power and profit and greedyfor enjoyment, and how many of the people who came to visit the Yao Temple todaycame to save their souls. Standing in front of the great emperors Yao and Shun,all souls are selfish and small, and need to repent.
Behind the Guangyun hall is the bedroom, in which there are statues of KingYao and his wife. It is said that the wife of King Yao, named Lu Xiannv, wasborn in Gushe mountain. Legend has it that King Yao was almost hurt by a boaconstrictor when he visited gusheshan, thanks to the deer fairy. So they fell inlove at first sight and decided for life. Soon, they took deer fairy cave astheir new house and held a wedding. That night, the candle mountain on theopposite side was shining brightly, making the fairy cave as bright as r people called the wedding night "wedding night." After marriage, Yao wasbusy managing the affairs of the tribe, and the deer fairy often took care ofthe horse ranch in shegu mountain. The next year, Lu Xian had a boy. Yao wasvery happy and named him "Zhu".
From the palace, we went to the drum tower, which is called "the first drumin the world", and the bell tower, which is called "huadiyao bell". The name ofthe drum "dare to admonish the drum" is the same as slandering the wood. It aimsto publicize Emperor Yao's extensive speech, open up holy listening, acceptadmonition and eliminate malpractice, and create a precedent of democraticadministration. The drum is made of a whole piece of cow hide, with a diameterof more than three meters. It is said that it has been recorded in the Guinnessworld record. The clock is 366 cm high, 240 cm in diameter and consists of 12teeth. There are 366 days, 24 solar terms and 12 months in a year. The purposeis to praise Emperor Yao for creating the holy day of Yao with the flourishingbell.
The last classic of Yao temple is "Yao Dian wall". Standing in front of the300 meter "Yao Dian wall", my thoughts seem to have gone through the time andspace of history, listening to the praises of emperors, celebrities and scholarsfor the great achievements of Emperor Yao. "Forever, like the sun, majestic andgood work." No star's light can compare with the sun, no one's merit can surpassEmperor Yao.
Emperor Yao - every posterity needs to look up and see.
Ancient emperor Yao temple is located about three kilometers south ofLinfen City. Yao temple was built in ancient Pingyang city of Fenxi in the Hanand Wei dynasties. Emperor Huidi of Jin moved Yao temple to Fendong yuan inYuankang period. In the third year of Tang Xianqing (658), the temple was movedto the present site in the south of the city. Repair of the past dynasties,repeated war, now save Shanmen, wufenglou, Guangyun hall, bedroom, etc.,Lingxing gate, instrument door has been destroyed.
In the middle of the mountain gate, the four characters "ancient emperorYao Temple" are inlaid on the forehead. In the east of the side gate, "on thesun" is engraved, and in the west, "Zhanyun" is engraved, which means thatpeople look at the sun like sunflower, and people look at the rain like ess trees are planted on both sides of the south side of the mountain e are only scattered steles in the past dynasties. In the west, a new glazednine dragon wall will be built, facing the East. On the front stands the fivePhoenix Tower, which is magnificent and handsome. It was originally namedGuangtian Pavilion, which means the brightness of Yao and shun. Downstairs,there are three brick gate openings leading to the central courtyard. Under thedouble eaves of the upper floor, there is a surrounded porch platform. You canhave a panoramic view of the scenery inside and outside the palace. On the top,there are 31 terracotta figures decorated with ridges, all of which are harmony of five phoenixes symbolizes the benevolence of heaven, the unity ofmonarchs and ministers, the feast of rivers and seas, and the peace of thecountry and the people. Passing through the Wufeng tower, there is the wellPavilion of Yao. The pavilion is hexagonal in shape and surrounded by a well is 10 meters deep and covered with a canopy. It is said that the wellwas dug by Emperor Yao himself. In fact, it is an inspiration for futuregenerations to think about the source of water and never forget the merits ofEmperor Yao. There are no sheep pavilion and podding Pavilion on both e are four symmetrical ancient cypresses in existence, one day cypressembraces Catalpa bungei, two day cypress embraces Sophora japonica, and thepurple Catalpa bungei flower and white Sophora japonica flower are in full bloomamong the green cypresses. It is said that sika deer came to the tree to aobai, or yexiaobai, is native to India. On the night of December 30 everyyear, the trees rustle like laughter, so it's named yexiaobai.
Later, Guangyun hall is tall and majestic, which is the main hall forsacrificing Emperor Yao. In 1987, the temple was rebuilt with governmentfunding. The base of the hall is 2 meters high and five pressing edges are platform in front of the hall is wide and can hold hundreds of people. Infront of the platform, the center of the platform is built with rolling bricksto form a slope, the side is built with stone strips, and the center is inlaidwith two dragons playing with pearls, which is not owned by ordinary templesexcept the imperial palace. The hall is 27 meters high, nine rooms wide and fiverooms deep. It is surrounded by 32 corridors, with a total of 77 inside andoutside, similar to the Taihe Hall of the Forbidden City. The double eaves ofthe hall rest on the top of the mountain, green glazed tile edge, ridge standcolorful glazed ridge decoration, dragon and phoenix dance, resplendent. In thehall, there are 12 18 meter high pillars, each of which has a stone base. Thewater grinds the bluestone, which is bright and clean. Reliefs of unicorns,lions, elephants, flowers and animals are of high artistic value with vividimages and fine carving. In the brick and wood shrine in the hall, there is apainted statue of Emperor Yao, 2.8 meters high, wearing nine chapter clothes anda flat crown. The emperor is majestic and energetic. There are four maleattendants beside. The four ministers under the altar are separated on bothsides. It is said that Fang Ji and Wu man are on the left, and Shan Fei and heQin are on the right. In front of the niche, there are two big dragons in themiddle, with painted sculptures wrapped around the pillars. They are majesticand terrifying. They are called qiuzhu. In front of the hall, there are twocolor buildings above the center, which are integrated with the main hall. Thehall is divided into two parts by the front wall, each of which has a hangingwooden ladder to go up to the color building. You can have a panoramic view ofthe Yao palace when you climb the building. Guangyun hall means to match heavenand land. There are four big words "the name of the people is incompetent"hanging on both sides of the color building in front of the hall. According toZhang Shoujie's Shi Fa Jie, "the name of people's incompetence" is: "people'sincompetence is called God." The backyard is the palace of Emperor Yao, in whichthere are colored statues of Emperor Yao and his wife. There are 20 newcorridors on both sides of the hall, 20 in the East and 20 in the West. In theNorthern Wei Dynasty, Emperor Yao was worshipped in Pingyang. In the laterdynasties, according to the sacrificial rites, the emperors of the previousdynasties sacrificed once every three years. At that time, they sacrificed inthe mid moon of spring, and in the place where they lived at that time Tang Yaolived in Pingyang mansion. During the large-scale reconstruction in the earlyYuan Dynasty, "there are 100 mu of land and 400 houses". Kublai Khan's imperialedict granted the palace "guangzhai Palace", the palace "Wensi Palace" and thedoor "Binmu gate", 200 liang of platinum and 15 hectares of fertile land asincense for supporting the Palace. In the Ming Dynasty, it was expanded into atemple of three Saints (Yao, Shun and Yu). Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynastypersonally came to Pingyang and ordered the temple to be rebuilt. He builtWanshou Xingguan and inscribed plaques with imperial pen. Yao Hall said: guangpisibiao; Shun Hall said: xunzhen civilization; Yu Hall said: Eternal hi held a temple fair every year from March 18 to April 28. At that time,the officials, gentry and overseas Chinese will offer sacrifices ceremoniously,and the temple fair will be very lively. After the war, the temple fair wasabolished. Unfortunately, in 1997, the Guangyun hall was deliberately set onfire and collapsed, resulting in irreparable losses. Guangyun hall was rebuiltin 1999.
The ancient emperor Yao mausoleum is located in the east of Linfen City andthe west of the north suburb of Guoxing Township, 35 kilometers away from theurban area.
Yao mausoleum is built on a peninsula shaped rock hill at the foot of themountain, surrounded by Waterloo River and flowing westward under the cliff. Themausoleum is 50 meters high, with a circumference of 30 meters. The ancientcypresses are luxuriant, so it is called Shenlin in the world. The gate facesthe river bank, with a stage on the top and a brick gate hole on the bottom, inthe form of a pavilion. When you enter the gate, the East and west of the gateused to be the theater building, and the north of the gate is the instrumentgate. It is a wooden archway. The brackets are stacked layer upon layer, and thecornices are arranged from left to right. The structure is exquisite andingenious. In the front of the square, it was written "Pingzhang common people"and endorsed "Xiehe Wanbang". In the past, this place was Xiama square. Whencivil and military officials paid a visit to Emperor Yao's mausoleum, they hadto dismount and get off the sedan chair. In the center of the central courtyardof the Yimen gate is the Xian hall, three rooms wide, tall and open, and theEast and West are the auxiliary halls. There are 13 stone steps behind the e are five original main halls. The existing corridor of Steles, with"ancient emperor Yao mausoleum" as the symbol, is built in the Wanli period ofMing Dynasty. On both sides are steles of yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. On bothsides of the central axis, there are wing rooms and ear rooms. On both sides ofthe stone steps under the stele corridor, there are two courtyards in the Eastand West. On the front, there are a row of brick certificate cave dwellings. The12 rooms of the East and west of the original Hall and the divine kitchen havebeen destroyed. The village composed of tomb keepers in the west of themausoleum has also been abandoned.
According to the inscriptions of the Jin Dynasty, Li Shimin, EmperorTaizong of the Tang Dynasty, once stationed troops here to pay homage to EmperorYao. In the early Tang Dynasty, the mausoleum was rebuilt, and the statue ofEmperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty was placed in the side hall, which was repairedin song, yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is said that after Yao's death, allthe people were grieved. People dug soil from the earth mound several miles awayand carried it on to the sand rock mound. Then they turned the soil into amountain, leaving the mound of pure loess. It is said that there is a hole inthe seventh of the 13 stone steps behind Xiandian, which can pass through thehanging coffin well. It is said that someone pried open the stone steps, foundthe hole and tied the chicken down with a rope. At first, he heard the chickencry, but when he went up with the rope, the head of the chicken e then, no one has explored this. It is also said that at the bottom of thehanging coffin cave, there is an undercurrent of clear water. When you climb tothe top of the hall, you can still hear the murmur of water. Three miles to theeast of the mausoleum is xiamazhuang, and another three miles to the East isShangmatai. It is said that Yao went to Fushan for inspection or summer vacationand got on his horse. When he came back, he got off his horse at xiamazhuang andwent to Yao temple to worship his mother. In the past, Yao mausoleum was jointlymanaged by eight surrounding villages, and the government reduced and remittedits corvee to ensure the cost of incense for Yao worship. The spring and AutumnFestival and the spring and Autumn Festival were not abandoned, and the peopleof neighboring counties gathered together to sing opera. After the Japaneseinvasion and war, the temple fair was abolished and has not been resumed.
Today is national day. In the afternoon, my mother took me to Yaotemple.
When I went in, the first thing I saw at 4102 was the five Phoenix buildingwith beautiful scenery. On the second floor, we went up the stairs from the sideof 1653. The stairs were really high. After I went up, I also saw "imperialedict Exhibition". I met Empress Dowager Cixi and listened to the guide'sintroduction. The five Phoenix building was built by one person, and fourphoenixes sang together. Four phoenixes were the ministers around Yao, whichshould be named.
Behind the wufenglou is "yaojingting". It is said that Houyi shot down ninesuns and the sun set underground. The underground is very dry. In the past,people used rivers to drink water. Because of the dry weather, the water in theriver dried up, so people worried. Yao was resting under a big tree one day andsuddenly saw the ant's cave. The ants generally lived in the wet cave, wherethey lived Yao began to dig a well to find water. In memory of Yao, he calledthe well Yao well, also known as the first well in the world. Next to the wellwere four kinds of trees: "yexiaobai", "Minglu Bai", "baibaohuai" and"baiyiluo". We also saw Yao character Bi. There are about 1000 Yao characterswritten by celebrities. One of them looks like a man running. It's reallyinteresting.
We went to see the bronze bell, which weighs about 21 tons and is about adecimeter thick. There are wooden piles on both sides of the Yao hall, which arecalled libel wood. It is a wise monarch who started the Chinese establishment of libel wood is to listen to the opinions of the peoplewidely, so as to improve the government and achieve the goal that the speaker isnot guilty and what he wants to say. There is also a place where Yao and hiswife sleep, which is called bedroom. Later, we came to the first drum in theworld, It is the largest drum in the world. The diameter of the drum is about 3meters and the height is about 1 meter. 2 meters. The two sides of the drum aremade of the whole piece of cowhide, which was included in the world record 20__years ago. Listening to the guide's explanation, there are springs in the can listen to the sound of the big drum when you hit the small drum, whichis also called the mother and son heart to heart drum. This is the beautifulscenery of Yao temple!
Yao temple was built in the Western Jin Dynasty with a history of more than1700 years. The former site is in the west of Fenhe River. It was moved to theEast Bank of Fenhe River in Yuankang period of Western Jin Dynasty. In 658, thesite of the temple was moved from the southwest of Fucheng to the current sitein the south of the city. Yao temple is a national ancestral temple with richhistory, culture and 5000 years of civilization. It is commonly known asSansheng temple. It is a temple dedicated to commemorating the three ancestorsof Yao, Shun and Yu in China. More than 4000 years ago, Yao established thecapital of Pingyang and designated nine states, forming the earliest pattern inChina. Pingyang became one of the earliest birthplaces of Chinese civilization,known as the first capital of China.
The pulse of dragon and Phoenix
The central axis of Yao palace corridor, which is carved with dragon andphoenix patterns, is called "vein of dragon and phoenix". It runs from the gateto Guangyun hall, which is 300 meters long. Both dragon and Phoenix are totemsof the Yao Dynasty, and they are also the oldest auspicious symbols of theChinese nation. The vein of dragon and Phoenix here is the most auspiciouschannel of dragon and Phoenix in China.
Cultural relic sculpture
The artifacts displayed on both sides of the Yaogong corridor are unearthedfrom the Taosi cultural site. 700 years ago, our ancestors used the productionmethods, including production tools, daily necessities, daily utensils,ceremonial supplies and musical instruments. These stone carvings vividly showthe life and culture of the Yao period, making the Yao Temple more historicaland cultural connotation.
secondary gate to an official residence
"Yimen" is the door of etiquette. In ancient times, the emperors, ministersand common people who paid homage to and offered sacrifices to Emperor Yao hadto be "dignified and dignified" when they came here. The inscription of"ancestor of civilization" on the forehead of Yimen is the highest evaluation ofEmperor Yao's founding of civilized politics. The inscription "Guang PI Si Biao"on the back of the gate was originally a plaque inscribed by Emperor Kangxi ofQing Dynasty for Yao hall, which means that Yao's merits and virtues are likethe sun and the moon moistening all the people.
Wufeng building
"Wufenglou" was built in the Qianfeng period of Tang Dynasty (666 AD). Itis an ancient cultural relic building survived the vicissitudes of the Yaotemple palace. It is the architectural style of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Ithas a double eaves and a side ladder on the second floor.
"Wufenglou", also known as "Guangtian Pavilion", means the merits ofEmperor Yao, the brightness of the world and the blessing of all people. Peopleregard Yao and his four ministers as "five phoenixes". They built a building inYao temple, and then there was "five phoenixes building". This buildingsymbolizes the unity of monarchs and ministers and the great rule of the r the Tang Dynasty, the "five Phoenix Tower" was set up when cities andhalls were built to show that the river was clear and the sea was banquet, andthe country was peaceful and the people were safe. "Wufenglou" lower three holebrick ticket door, through the "Guangyun hall". In ancient times, when offeringsacrifices to Emperor Yao, the monarch walked in from the middle and theMinister of culture and military passed through the side cave.
Yaojingtai
Well is one of the greatest inventions in the process of humancivilization. In ancient times, people lived in the water and along the 's "looking for ants to build wells" changed the situation of relying onrivers. As a result, there were villages, towns and cities, forming the earliesthuman civilization. Up to now, people call cities as marketplace, urban cultureand urban civilization as marketplace culture and civilization, regard wells ashome, and call leaving hometown far away from home. This well is also known as"the first well in the world".
Ancient cypress in Yaogong
There are four ancient cypresses around Yaojing, and the two on the westside are "Bai Yiluo" and "Bai baohuai", that is, another catalpa tree andSophora tree grow out of the cypress.
In April and may every year, red catalpa flowers bloom among the branchesof cypress trees, which is a wonder to visitors. It is said that Bo baohuai wastransplanted from Ci'en Temple in Xi'an more than 600 years ago. At thebeginning of summer, the cypress trees are in full bloom and fragrant.
There are two ancient cypresses on the east side, one is called "Minglucypress" and the other is called "Yexiao cypress". It is said that in the TangDynasty, when Emperor Yao and his wife deer fairy's sacred oak were sculpted inthe palace, a pair of Sika Deer suddenly came running and singing under thecypress tree. Therefore, this tree is called "Minglu cypress". Up to now, itsbranches look like plum deer antlers.
"Yexiaobai" was transplanted from India by a monk in ancient times. It hasa long day and a long night. Every new year's Eve, the cypress makes a rustlingsound, which is similar to human laughter, so it is called "yexiaobai".
Dragon carving
The "Dragon carving" inlaid on the steps of the platform of Yao hall isbased on the enlarged image of the dragon on the "painted pottery plate"unearthed from the Taosi site in 1978. This pasted Dragon carving is theearliest dragon pattern in China, known as "the first dragon in the world". Theshape of dragon is simple and simple, and the mouth of dragon contains grain,which reflects the pursuit and admiration of human beings for agriculturalcivilization.
Couplets of Guangyun Hall
The couplets of Guangyun hall were written by Su Qingping, the head ofYaodu District, after the overhaul of Yao palace in 20__. They were written byMr. Fan Xiyi, a famous calligrapher. The couplet, with the title of GENZU,highly summarizes Yao's important contribution to the Chinese nation andhighlights the GENZU nature of Yao temple.
The first couplet: "living in Pingyang, leaning against the river, anddeeply rooted in the roots of the nation" means that Yao established his capitalin Pingyang, relying on the superior conditions of the Yellow River and FenheRiver Basin, coordinated with all nations, and formed a unified Chinese efore, the Chinese nation began with Yao, and Yao was the origin of thenation.
The second couplet: "Qiwen clearly established China as the ancestor of thecountry", which means that Yao Qin established the calendar, created characters,dug wells, ended the original mode of production, began to realize thehistorical transition to civilization, and created the ancient form of statemanagement of the Chinese nation. Therefore, there is the saying that "the nameof China began with Yao", and Yao is known as the ancestor of the country andthe ancestor of civilization.
Guangyun Hall
Guangyun hall, also known as Yao hall, is the hall where Emperor Yaosummoned his ministers. The hall is 9 in width and 5 in depth, with 32 corridorsaround it, 77 inside and outside, and 27 meters high. Guangyun hall is called"Guangyun hall" because it means to match heaven and land. On both sides of thecolorful building in front of the hall, there are four big characters: "the nameof the people's incompetence", which is called "the Analects of Confucius"."Taibo" means that Emperor Yao has great merits, and the people simply don'tknow how to praise him. The bronze statue of Yao and the four ministers wasplaced by Yuanpeng on the 18th of 20__. The statue of Emperor Yao is as high as5 meters, and the statue of four ministers is as high as 4.1 meters.
Yao was one of the five emperors. His surname was Yiqi and his name wasFangxun. At the age of 13, he was granted a post in Taodi, and at the age of 15,he was granted the title of Marquis of Tang, so he was also called taotangfamily. Yao was promoted to be the leader at the age of 16. After 90 years inoffice, he established the capital of Pingyang and designated nine states,forming the earliest pattern in China; he established the calendar, extensivelydug wells, promoted farming, and promoted the progress of human beings withancient science; he established "Huabiao Mu" and "dare to admonish drum",implemented abdication, and pioneered democratic politics; he enlightened thepeople, coordinated with all nations, and created a prosperous age of Yao, Tian,Shun and RI. Confucius praised Yao, saying: "only heaven is great, only Yaois.". Emperor Yao died at the age of 114. So far, people call him "the year ofYao".
The four ministers on both sides of Yao and Yao were called "fivephoenixes": Si Yue, the officials in charge of mountain sacrifice in Yao i was the minister in charge of agriculture. Xihe was an astronomer and anofficial in charge of the calendar in Yao Dynasty. Gao Tao, who was appointed asDali in the Yao Dynasty, was a minister in charge of criminal law. He was a lawenforcer and was fair and honest. It is said that "painting the land as aprison" was his people's idea.
Guangyun hall is the main hall of Yao temple complex. The project is anational key restoration project with a construction area of more than 2400square meters and a construction cost of 1.05 million yuan (1983 cost). Thebuilding is a large wooden building without brackets in Qing Dynasty. Mr. FengDongqing, a senior expert of Shanxi Institute of ancient architectureprotection, presided over the survey, restoration design and engineeringtechnical guidance according to the current components and historical data. Thedesign period of the project is from June 1983 to July 1987.
Bedroom
Yao's palace was built in the reign of emperor Linde of Tang Dynasty (664AD). There are statues of Emperor Yao and his wife, the deer fairy. It is saidthat not long after Emperor Yao's capital was set in Pingyang, he went to thefairy cave to inspect the people's feelings and met the deer fairy. They fell inlove and got married. The place where they got married was in Luxian cave. Onthe night of marriage, the mountain peak on the opposite side was red, like acandle. Since then, people called the cave where Emperor Yao and his wife gotmarried separately as "bridal chamber", and there was a saying that the bridalchamber was a night of flowers and candles in the world. Therefore, the houseswhere Chinese people got married were all called "bridal chamber".
Ancestor worship Hall
Chinese people have the virtue of worshiping their ancestors since ancienttimes. Yao, Shun and Yu are the common ancestors of the Chinese nation and thegreat ancestors. The ancestral hall of Yao temple is the hall where the Chinesepeople worship their ancestors. It is dedicated to the tablets of surnames ofthe descendants of Emperor Yao, Shun and Yu, covering most of the thousands ofsurnames. In the cultural hall of ancestor worship, we can understand ourancestors, know our roots, and find the roots of blood, the soul of spirit, andthe source of ancestor culture.
Yushun Hall
The architectural style of Shun hall is the pattern of Ming and QingDynasties. It is a double eaves Xieshan style with a height of 15.5 meters. Inthe hall, the statue of Yushun is 3.5 meters high, which breaks the color ofdeification and officialdom, and is designed and sculpted with the image ofhuman ancestors. Yao visited Shun when he was in power for 70 years. After threeyears of investigation, Shun assisted the government for 20 years, abdicated toshun, and died eight years later. Shun followed Emperor Yao and abdicated thethrone to Yu in his old age. This is the "abdication of Yao and Shun" in Chinesehistory.
The surname of Shun is Yao, and his name is Chonghua. He belongs to the Yufamily, so he is called Yushun. After taking over the throne of Yao, Shundeveloped production, built water conservancy, reduced punishment, widelypromoted benevolent government, made the country peaceful and peaceful, andmanaged the country in a peaceful and prosperous age. Shun was famous for hisfilial piety at the age of 20. At the age of 30, Yao used him. At the age of 50,he was the emperor's official. At the age of 61, he succeeded Yao to the throneof God. When he ascended the throne for 39 years, he visited the South and diedin Cangwu. He was buried in Jiuyi mountain in the south of the YangtzeRiver.
Dayu Hall
The architectural style of Dayu hall is the pattern of the Ming and QingDynasties. It is a double eaves Xieshan style with a height of 15.5 meters. Thesurname of Yu is Si, and his name is Wenming. Yao appointed him to control theflood, and he used the method of blocking to control the flood. As a result, hefailed and was exiled to Yushan and died. Shun recommended Yu for flood r being ordered, Yu worked hard and managed the water for 13 years. Hetraveled all over Kyushu and never entered. He successively opened ninemountains, dredged nine lakes, dredged nine rivers, and delimited the boundariesof Kyushu. Finally, he completed the great cause of controlling the soil andwater, and was loved by the common people. So Emperor Shun abdicated hisposition to Yu. When Shun died, Yu was the son of heaven, and his name was XiaHou, so Yu was also called Xia Yu. The statue of Dayu in the hall is 3.5 metershigh, which is based on "Dayu's flood control", highlighting the ancestors'contribution to agricultural water conservancy. The statue is simple andnatural, closer to us, and fully reflects the characteristics of the ancestraltemple of Yao temple.
Chinese Emperor Yao bell
The huadiyao bell, weighing 21 tons, is hung in the tower, which means itwas cast in the 21st century. It is 366 cm high, symbolizing 366 days in thelunar calendar. It is 240 cm in diameter, symbolizing 24 festivals in a year. Ithas 12 teeth, implying 12 months in a year; The clock face is inlaid with eightpatterns: Houyi shooting the sun, Dayu controlling the flood, Xihe making thecalendar, gaotao divine judgment, hehe discussing politics, Ligeng Luqiu, Lishanvisiting the sages, abdicating Yushun. It shows rich Yao culture, praises theachievements and virtues of the "three saints", and praises the prosperous YaoTianshun day.
"Yaodianbi" corridor
"Yao Dian wall" is located in the east of Yao palace. It is 300 meters longfrom north to South and 3.3 meters high. It is inlaid with 380 steles andengraved with more than 30000 characters. It is the first memorial wall carvedwith historical documents of Yao, Shun and Yu in China. It has high historicaland cultural value. The contents of the inscriptions extend from south to north,with both pictures and texts. They are divided into 13 parts, namely: Dian, Yao Dian Tu Shuo, Shang Shu. Shun Dian, Shun Dian Tu Shuo, Shang Mo, Dayu MOTU Shuo, Shangshu. Yu Gong, Yu Gong Tu Shuo, Emperor praisingYao, sages chanting Yao, biography of Yao in Benji, comments on Yao in classicsand records of Yao in shizai, etc. "Yaodianbi" is a refined history of theachievements of the three sages, "yaodianbi corridor" is known as "the firstcorridor in the world".
The best drum in the world
"Chinese Emperor Yao drum" is called the first drum in the world. So far,there is no drum bigger than it. The drum is 3.11 meters in diameter and 1.2meters in height. Both sides of the drum are made of cow hide. It was recordedin the Guinness Book of world records in 20__.
Emperor Yao "dare to admonish the drum", speak widely, listen to the sage,accept admonition to eliminate the disadvantages, created the precedent ofdemocratic administration, and brought the flourishing age of "Emperor Yao andEmperor Shun". To set drums in the Yao temple is to carry forward the spirit ofEmperor Yao, inherit civilization and develop healthy atmosphere. This drum ismade by Xiangfen Hongyue drum factory. Factory director Wei Hongyue spent half ayear searching all over the country before he found these two pieces of cowhideand made this drum which symbolizes the democratic spirit of our ancestors.
ornamental column
The wooden piles on both sides of Yao hall are the "defamation wood" set upby Yao, also known as Huabiao wood. "Cihai" records: "Huabiao, also known ashuanbiao, is a wooden post used in ancient times to express the king's advice ordirection.". Yao was a wise monarch who started the Chinese civilization. Thepurpose of setting up the slander wood was to solicit public opinions and listento the opinions of the people, so as to improve the government. In order to getrid of everyone's scruples and achieve the goal that the speaker is not guiltyand speaks freely, we set up this libel wood specially. It can be said that"defamatory wood" is a preliminary evaluation of Yao's democratic politics. Withthe development of the times, defamation wood evolved into fine carved stonecolumns, forming a magnificent watch wrapped with dragons. However, it has lostthe original intention of Emperor Yao to set up defamation wood, and has becomean ornament of emperors' palaces and a symbol of emperors' dignity.
Huabiao was created by Yao and began in the capital of Yao. In 20__, webuilt a "Yaodu Huabiao" in Yaodu square, which is 21 meters high, implying the21st century; the column body is curled with the Chinese century dragon,vigorous and powerful; the roar at the top indicates the great rejuvenation ofthe Chinese nation; the base has the pattern of the great wall and the Hukouwaterfall of the Yellow River, symbolizing the long history of the Chinesenation and the eternal stability of the country, which is the first Huabiao inChina.
Thousand family name memorial wall
On the west side of the square in front of the gate of the Yao palace,there is a 6.6-meter-high, 100 meter long memorial wall of the thousandsurnames, which is shaped like the great wall and constructed of granite. It isthe most magnificent in the world. The commemorative wall is engraved with 1566surnames, carved in four traditional Chinese calligraphy styles of Zhen, Cao, Liand Zhuan, and inlaid with eight prominent characters of "Chinese descendants,the same root, the same ancestor". In front of the memorial wall, thelarge-scale bronze sculpture of "fallen leaves returning to their roots"symbolizes that the Chinese nation is far-reaching and deeply rooted, and hasstrong blood ties.
Stereoscopic topographic map of China
Located in Huabiao square, the three-dimensional map of China's terrain isproduced at a scale of one billionth. It covers an area of 9600 square metersand is divided into four color areas. The three-dimensional display ofmountains, rivers, plateaus, plains, lakes and islands is novel and can be called the largest three-dimensional miniature landscape of China'sterrain in China.
Chart of 24 solar terms
Yao appointed Xihe, Xizhong and others to observe the astronomicalphenomena. According to the law of the sun, moon and stars, he formulated thecalendar. A year takes 366 days as a cycle, and the remaining days are solved bymoistening the moon. This is the origin of the lunar calendar. Yao's calendarordered agriculture, improved productivity, and promoted the progress of humancivilization. Therefore, stone carvings symbolizing the sun, moon and stars andcalendar maps of 24 solar terms were carved on both sides of the Yaomenpassageway in front of the palace, which vividly displayed Emperor Yao'sachievements and made the ancestral Yao Temple more cultural.
10月16日一大早，我們一行七人，就在導遊的帶領下趕往堯廟。堯廟坐落在臨汾市區南三公里處。從停車場步行到山門，只見門額正中鑲嵌著“古帝堯廟”四字，旁門東刻“就日”，西鐫“瞻雲”，這兩個詞出自《史記》：“就之如日，望之如雲”，意為人們依附堯帝如葵花向太陽，萬民瞻望堯帝如五穀盼甘霖。
從山門走入，裡面是石刻的二十四節氣。《史記》記載：堯王命羲氏、和氏勤勉地順應昊大的天象，推算日月星辰的執行，制定了曆法，推演出了二十四節氣，設定了閏月，這就是農曆的前身。直到四千多年後的今天，農曆仍然有著指導農業的現實意義，這是堯帝最最卓越的貢獻之一。
山門往裡約百十米，為儀門。儀門高大而莊嚴，這是古代帝王朝拜堯廟時整理衣冠的地方。“人而無儀，不死何為?”人怎麼能不講禮儀呢?我也鄭重地撣了撣身上的塵土，跨過了儀門。從儀門一直往裡，過五鳳樓到廣運殿，是一條長長的甬道，甬道正中是連續的龍鳳圖案。導遊姑娘說，龍鳳代表吉祥，讓我們都在圖案上走走。走在寬闊的甬道上，我卻有點不忍踩踏這中華民族曾經的偉大圖騰，堯帝在位期間，融合了數不清的有各自圖騰崇拜的小氏族，實現了空前的偉大融合。然後把這些部族各自的圖騰進行組合，才有了“龍”和“鳳”。這些氏族在堯帝的統一領導下，和諧相處，平等相待。甬道的兩邊展示的是襄汾丁村出土的堯時期陶器，當然，其中不少是仿製品，也是為了讓當代人更多地瞭解舊石器晚期的人們的生產、生活狀況。
快到五鳳樓下時，一塊篆刻的石頭吸引了我，憑藉僅認識的幾個篆字，我居然認出上面鐫刻的紅字是《擊壤歌》：“日出而作，日入而息。鑿井而飲，耕田而食。帝力於我何有哉!”傳說堯帝在位時期，有八、九十歲的老人在田間擊壤而歌，歌詞反映出的是當時人們的太平、和諧的生活，他們過得無憂無慮：太陽出來就幹活，太陽落下就回家休息，開鑿井泉就有水飲，耕種田地就有飯吃。他們自食其力，自得其樂，似乎帝王的統治跟他們沒什麼關係。其實，這首詩恰恰反映出帝堯確實是一代聖君，他不派賦稅、不增徭役、不逞威、不擾民。通過無為而治，讓人們感覺不到他的存在，而又都過上了自給自足、恬靜安逸、陶然而樂的日子。難怪許多氏族都願意依附堯帝、追隨堯帝，這首歌被收入了《詩經》。
五鳳樓已經近在眼前了，仰望雄偉的無法那個樓，能看到樓頂有直立的陶人三十多個，陶獅為中。據說，堯王常同他的四個大臣登樓遠眺，而當時人們又把他和他的四位大臣喻為“五鳳”，故名“五鳳樓”。堯雖是部落首領，可他從不以首領自居，依然過著平凡而普通的生活。《韓非子》有載：堯王住的茅草屋，吃的野菜根，不加調味，用土缸盛飲水，粗布僅掩身體，冬天披鹿皮，衣履不到破爛不堪不換。這大概也是他不僅受帝王追崇，也被後代民眾景仰的原因。
五鳳樓的後面有堯井亭。這是一個六角星樓閣小亭，小巧玲瓏。它始建於東晉太寧年間，距今已有一千六百年。亭中水井據說是堯王為了民眾不受河川水量限制親手所掘。相傳堯井下可通海，至今井下泉水汩汩，清冽可飲。一口小小的水井，同樣能看出處處為民眾著想，把民眾的需要當作自己努力的方向。堯井亭旁邊是距今已1600餘年的漢代奇樹柏抱槐、柏抱楸、鳴鹿柏、夜笑柏等一些奇樹。
堯井亭後面的堯宮，也叫廣運殿。它是堯王召見眾臣共商國事的地方，是廟內的主體建築。殿宇高大寬敞。導遊姑娘說這是唐代建築，距今已有一千三百多年曆史。大殿內，有一尊高二米八的堯王像，兩邊站著兩位宰相和兩位閣老。他們一個個慈眉善目，神態安詳。堯宮前左右各立一根木柱，這就是著名的詆譭木，是當年堯王為廣開言路，博納眾諫，聽取民眾意見。為了打消大家的顧忌，達到言者無罪，暢所欲言，就特意樹起了這兩根詆譭木。隨著時代的推移，詆譭木演變成了雕刻精美的石柱，形成蟠龍纏繞的華表，成了歷代帝王皇宮的'裝飾物和帝王尊嚴的標誌物，而一個個鮮活的柬臣形象，卻永遠載入了史冊。鄒忌用自己的親歷的“美我事件”告誡齊王，對自己說好話的人一定是有所顧慮，一定要廣開言路，才能多聽到批評意見;而唐代的魏徵敢於直言進諫，被唐太宗稱作是一面鏡子。這些歷史人物和事件，難道僅僅是在警示封建時代的帝王?不也是在提醒我們每一個來此的遊客要聽得進忠言，交得起諍友嗎?
在廣運殿左右分別是舜帝和禹帝的宮殿。堯到了晚年，問眾人，誰可以順應天時繼承帝位?大家先向他推薦他的兒子丹朱，堯認為丹朱愚頑又喜歡爭功，不可以擔當重任;大家又向他推薦共工，堯認為共工善於言辭，用意斜僻，表面恭敬，罪惡滔天，更不能用。最後他讓四方諸侯推薦隱沒在鄉間的人才，諸侯們都向他推薦舜。舜用孝義來對待不守德義的盲人父親、凶狠毒辣的繼母和狂傲無理的弟弟，使他們上進從善，不至於奸惡。堯於是就把兩個女兒嫁給舜，讓她們觀察舜的言行。經過二十年礪利，他才把帝位禪讓給了舜。任人不唯親，以德能取之。一切為部落聯盟利益著想，沒有任何私心雜念。這就是後人心中光明磊落的堯帝。我不知道後世帝王參拜堯廟的時候，有沒有對著堯帝的塑像捫心自問，有沒有為自己爭權奪利、貪圖享受而慚愧;也不知道今天來參拜堯廟的人中有多少是為了救贖靈魂而來。站立在偉大的堯帝和舜帝面前，一切靈魂都是自私的、渺小的，是需要懺悔的。
廣運殿後是寢宮，內塑堯王和夫人像。據說堯王的夫人叫鹿仙女，生於姑射山中。傳說，堯王出訪姑射山，差點被蟒蛇傷害，多虧鹿仙女相救。於是，二人一見鍾情，定了終身。不久，他們以鹿仙女洞為新房，舉行婚禮。當晚，對面的蠟燭山上光華耀眼，照得仙洞如同白晝一般。後來人們便稱新婚之夜為“洞房花燭夜。”婚後，堯忙於治理部落事務，鹿仙女經常在射姑山關照牧馬場。第二年，鹿仙女生了一個男孩，堯很高興，為他起名為“朱”。
從寢宮出來，我們又分別去了安放著被稱為“天下第一鼓”的鼓樓和“華帝堯鍾”的鐘樓。鼓名“敢諫鼓”，同詆譭木一樣，旨在張揚堯帝廣開言路，開張聖聽，納諫除弊，開創了民主理政之先河的功績。鼓用整張牛皮做面，直徑有三米多，據說被載入了吉尼斯世界紀錄。鍾高366釐米，直徑240釐米，由12個齒組成。分別喻一年有366天、24個節氣、12個月。旨在讚譽堯帝締造鐘鳴鼎盛的堯天聖日。
堯廟的最後一個經典是“堯典壁”，佇立在300米的“堯典壁”前，我的思緒彷彿穿越了歷史的時空，聆聽著一代代帝王，一個個名人、學者對堯帝豐功偉績的讚頌。“千古如天日，巍巍與善功。”沒有哪顆星星的光芒可以和太陽相比，沒有誰的功績可以超越堯帝。
堯帝——每一個後人都需仰望而見。
古帝堯廟位於臨汾市南約三公里處。堯廟漢魏時代始建於汾西古平陽城，晉惠帝元康年間徙堯廟於汾東原上。唐顯慶三年(658)徙廟於城南今址。歷代修葺，屢遭戰亂，今存山門、五鳳樓、廣運殿、寢宮等，櫺星門、儀門已毀。
山門正中門額嵌“古帝堯廟”四字，旁門東刻“就日”，西鐫“瞻雲”，意為人們依就如葵花向太陽，萬民瞻望如五穀盼甘霖。山門以南兩旁栽植柏樹，原東西廂房百餘間無存，僅有零散豎立著的歷代碑石。西邊新遷建琉璃九龍壁一座，面東。正面聳立五鳳樓，雄奇俊秀，原名光天閣，意為堯舜光天下之明。樓下有三個磚券門洞直通中院，樓上重簷之下，圍設圍廊門臺，登高望遠，宮內外景物盡收眼底。頂上脊飾陶俑31個，人物個個栩栩如生。五鳳和鳴象徵天降仁君，君臣團結，河清海宴，國泰民安。穿過五鳳樓，便是堯井亭，亭形六角，周設圍欄，井深十米，上加篷蓋，傳說為帝堯親鑿，實為啟示後人飲水思源，不忘帝堯功德。原來兩側的獬羊亭、冥莢亭今已無存。現存對稱的四株古柏，一日柏抱楸、二日柏抱槐、翠柏叢中紫紅楸花、潔白槐花盛開。三日鳴鹿柏，四日夜笑柏，傳說曾有梅花鹿來樹下嘶鳴。夜笑柏或說原產於印度，每年臘月三十日夜，樹上沙沙作響，似笑語聲，故名。
再後的廣運殿高大雄偉，為祭祀帝堯之主殿。1987年政府撥款大落架重修，廟貌嶄新。殿基高2米，長五條壓邊。殿前月臺寬闊可容數百人蔘祭。月臺前正中砌滾磚成坡，邊砌石條，中心嵌有二龍戲珠青石巨雕，除皇宮外，非一般廟殿所有。殿高27米，寬九間，進深五間，周設圍廊32間，內外共計77間，近似故宮太和殿。該殿重簷歇山頂，綠色琉璃瓦飾邊，脊立五彩琉璃脊飾，龍飛鳳舞，金碧輝煌。殿內豎立12根18米高的通天柱子，每根柱下都有石雕柱礎，水磨青石，光潔可鑑。浮雕麒麟、獅、象、花卉、禽獸，形象逼真，刻工精細，具有較高的藝術價值。殿中磚木神龕中，彩塑帝堯聖像，高2.8米，身著九章服，頭戴平天冠，帝王威儀，神采奕奕，旁立四男侍，龕臺下四大臣分立兩旁，傳說左為方季、五滿，右為單非、禾覃。龕前居中豎立兩根盤龍大往，彩塑纏柱盤龍，威嚴可怖，名曰虯柱。殿前正中上方有二層綵樓，與大殿一體構成，新穎別緻。殿內靠前牆兩分各有懸空木梯可上彩樓。登樓眺望，堯宮景色，一覽無餘。廣運殿取廣以配天，運以配地之意，殿前綵樓兩旁懸有“民無能名”四個大字。“民無能名”依張守節《諡法解》為：“民無能名曰神。”後院為帝堯寢宮，宮內彩塑帝堯及其夫人像。寢殿兩旁新修長廊東西各20間，供展覽參觀之用。北魏詔祀帝堯於平陽，以後歷朝“謹按祀典，諸前代帝王，三年一祭，其時以春之仲月，其地以當時所居國邑，祭祀……唐堯於平陽府”。元初大規模重建，“為地上百畝，為屋四百間”，忽必烈帝詔賜其宮曰“光宅之宮”，殿日“文思之殿”，門曰“賓穆之門”，並賜白金200兩，良田15頃，為贍宮香火費。明代擴建為三聖(堯舜禹)廟，清康熙帝親臨平陽詔令重修堯廟，建萬壽行官，御筆題匾，堯殿曰：光披四表;舜殿曰：浚哲文明;禹殿曰：萬世永賴。諾示每年三月十八日起廟會，會期一月，至四月二十八日祭堯。屆時官紳僑民隆重祭祀，三臺唱戲，廟會熱鬧非凡。戰亂以後，廟會廢止。令人遺憾的是，1997年，廣運殿被人故意縱火焚燒，火滅殿塌，造成難以挽回的損失。廣運殿已於1999年復建。
古帝堯陵位於臨汾市東，郭行鄉北郊村西，距市區35公里。
堯陵依山傍水，建在山腳下一個半島形的岩石丘上，澇河環繞，巖崖下潺潺西流，陵丘高50米，周3O0米，古柏蔥茂，世稱神林。山門面河臨岸，上建戲臺，下為磚券門洞，呈樓閣式。進了山門，東西原為看戲樓臺，北面為儀門，系木構牌坊，斗拱層層疊架，飛簷左右排出，結構精妙，巧奪天工。坊上前書“平章百姓”，背書“協和萬邦”，過去此處為下馬坊，文武官員晉謁堯帝陵寢時，至此均須下馬落轎。入儀門中院正中為獻殿，面闊三間，高大敞朗，東西為配殿。獻殿後有石階13級，踏階而上，原有正殿五間，現存搭建的碑廊，中豎“古帝堯陵”作為標誌的石碑，與殿宇同為明代萬曆年間修造，兩旁排列著元、明、清時代碑碣。中軸線兩側，各有廂房耳房，碑廊下石階兩旁，東西各有一院，正面留下磚券窯洞一排，原獻殿東西的齋室12間以及神廚已毀，陵西守墓人組成的村落亦荒廢了。
堯陵祠宇始建年代不詳，據金代碑載，唐太宗李世民征戰曾屯兵於此，祭掃帝堯。唐初改建陵園祠宇，並塑唐太宗像於配殿之中，宋、元、明、清歷代修葺。傳說堯死以後，萬民悲痛，人們不約而同，從數裡外的土丘上挖土揹負到這沙石巖丘上來，於是掬土成山，留下此純淨黃土堆積的陵丘。相傳獻殿後13級石階中的第七階後有洞可通懸棺井穴。傳說有人撬開階石，找到洞口，用繩索縛雞吊下，初則聞雞叫聲，待提繩而上時，卻不見了雞頭，此後這無人再去探究。還說懸棺穴底，有清水潛流，登殿頂俯首側耳，猶聞潺潺水聲。陵東3裡有下馬莊，再東3裡有上馬臺，傳為堯往浮山巡察或避暑由此上馬，回來時到下馬莊下馬步行，去堯廟祭拜其母，至今履跡可辨。過去堯陵由周圍八村共管，官府減免其差徭，確保祀堯的香火費用，春秋二祭相沿不廢，逢會唱戲，鄰縣鄉民齊集。日寇入侵、戰亂以後廟會廢止，至今未復。
堯廟始建於西晉，距今有1700多年曆史。舊址在汾河以西，，西晉元康年間遷至汾河東岸，唐高宗李治顯慶三年(658年)，廟址由府城西南遷至城南現址。堯廟是一座集納豐富歷史文化和五千年文明史的國祖廟，俗稱三聖廟，是中國專門紀念堯、舜、禹三位先祖的廟宇。堯在4000多年前就定都平陽，劃定九州，形成中國最早的格局，平陽成為華夏文明最早的發祥地之一，素有華夏第一都之稱。
龍鳳之脈
堯宮甬道中間由龍鳳圖案刻制的中軸線叫“龍鳳之脈”，從大門開始一直通到廣運殿，長達300米。龍和鳳均為堯時期的圖騰，也是中華民族最古老的吉祥標誌，這裡的龍鳳之脈就是中國最吉祥的龍鳳通道。
文物雕塑
陳列於堯宮甬道兩旁的器物是出土於陶寺文化遺址的,700年前我們祖先的生產方式，其中包括生產工具、生活用品、生活器具、以及禮儀用品和樂器等。這些文物石雕生動地展示了堯時期的生活和文化，使堯廟更具有歷史實證和文化內涵。
儀門
“儀門”就是禮儀之門。古時拜謁和祭祀帝堯的帝王君臣及平民百姓，凡到此處，必須“整冠彈塵，端莊儀表”，然後恭恭敬敬的嚴肅前行。儀門門額上的“文明始祖”題詞，是對帝堯創始文明政治的最高評價。儀門背面題詞“光披四表”，原是清康熙帝為堯殿題寫的門匾，意為堯的功德象日月光渾潤澤四方萬民。
五鳳樓
“五鳳樓”始建於唐乾封年間(公元666年)，是堯廟宮內歷盡滄桑劫難而倖存的一座文物古建築，系明清時其的建築風格，為重簷歇山頂式，二層有邊梯可上。
“五鳳樓”亦稱“光天閣”，意為帝堯之功德，光天下之明，兆萬民之福。人們把堯與他共同開創基業的四位大臣譽為“五鳳”，在堯廟築樓經念，遂有“五鳳樓”。此樓象徵君臣團結，天下大治。唐以後歷代築城建殿時都設“五鳳樓”，以示河清海宴，國泰民安。“五鳳樓”下層三孔磚券門洞，直通“廣運殿”。古代祭祀帝堯時，君主從中間步入，文武大臣從旁洞通行。
堯井臺
井是人類文明程序中最偉大的發明之一。上古時期，人們都是擇水而棲，沿河而居。堯“尋蟻造井”，人類就圍井而居，改變了依賴河流而住的狀況，遂有了村落、鄉鎮、城市，形成了人類最早的文明。至今人們把城市稱為市井，把城市文化、城市文明稱為市井文化、市井文明，把井看做為家，把遠離家鄉叫做“背井離鄉”。這口井也被稱為“天下第一井”。
堯宮古柏
堯井四周有四棵滄桑的古柏，西側這兩棵為“柏抑楸”和“柏抱槐”，即柏樹中又長出一棵楸樹和槐樹。
柏抱楸，每年四五月間，柏枝叢中盛開紅色楸花，遊人無不稱奇。柏抱槐據傳是600多年前從西安慈恩寺移植而來，每逢夏初，柏樹從中槐花盛開，芳香四溢，甚為可觀。
東側這兩棵古柏，一棵叫“鳴鹿柏”，一棵叫“夜笑柏”。傳說唐代在寢宮雕塑帝堯與夫人鹿仙女的聖橡時，突然跑來一對梅花鹿在柏樹下歡蹦鳴叫，故稱此樹為“鳴鹿柏”，至今它的枝丫樹杈，長相酷似梅花鹿角。
“夜笑柏”系古時一僧人從印度移植而來，晝伏夜長，樹壽綿長，每年除夕夜晚，此柏便發出沙沙之聲，頗似人的笑聲，故稱“夜笑柏”。
蟠龍圖雕
鑲在堯殿月臺臺階上的這個“蟠龍圖雕”，是根據1978年陶寺遺址出土的禮器“彩繪陶盤”上的蟠龍畋象放大製作的，這貼畫蟠龍畋是我國最早的龍的圖案，被稱之為“天下第一龍”。龍型簡潔古樸，龍嘴銜含稼禾，反映了人類對農業文明的追求與崇尚。
廣運殿楹聯
廣運殿楹聯是20__年堯宮大修之後，由堯都區區長宿青平所撰，著名書法家樊習一先生書寫。對聯以根祖為題，高度概括了堯對中華民族的重要貢獻，突出了堯廟的根祖本色。
上聯：“居平陽倚河汾深植民族之根”，意為堯定都平陽，依託黃河、汾河流域的優越條件，協和萬邦，形成了統一的華夏民族，所以說，中華民族始於堯，堯都是民族根祖所在。
下聯：“啟文明定中華垂譽國家先祖”，意為堯欽定曆法，建立文字，開鑿水井，結束了原始生產方式，開始實現向文明過渡的歷史轉折，並建立了中華民族古老的國家管理形式，因而才有“中國之稱始於堯”之說，堯被譽為國祖和文明先祖。
廣運殿
“廣運殿”亦稱堯殿，是帝堯召見群臣的殿堂。殿寬9間，進深5間，周設圍廊32間，內外共計77間，高達27米。廣運殿取廣以配天，運以配地之意，故曰“廣運殿”。殿前綵樓兩旁懸有“民無能名”四個大字，語出《論語。泰伯》，意思是說帝堯功德無量，人民簡直不知道該用怎樣的語言來讚頌他。堯與四位大臣的銅象是20__年元朋18日安放的。威儀祥慈的帝堯坐像高達5米，形象逼真樸實的四大臣聖像高達4.1米。
堯是五帝之一，姓伊祁，名放勳，13歲被封到陶地任職，15歲被封到唐地為唐侯，因而亦稱陶唐氏。堯16歲被推為首領，在位90年，他定都平陽，劃定九州，形成中國最早的格局;欽定曆法，廣鑿水井，推進農耕，用古樸的科學推動了人類的進步;設立“華表木”“敢諫鼓”，實行禪讓，首開民主政治之先河;教化民眾，協和萬邦，創堯天舜日之盛世。孔子贊堯曰：“唯天為大，唯堯則之”。帝堯高壽114歲而終，至今民間將高壽者亦稱為“堯年”。
堯兩側與堯並稱為“五鳳”的四位大臣是：四嶽，堯時期掌管山嶽祭祀的官兒。后稷，是主掌農業的大臣。羲和，堯時期的天文學家和掌管曆法的官兒。皋陶，堯時期任大理之職，是方管刑律的大臣，他執法如山，公正廉明，據說“畫地為牢”就是他民明的。
廣運殿為堯廟建築群的主殿。該專案為國家級重點修復工程，建築面積為2400餘平米，工程造價為105萬元(1983年造價)。建築為清代無斗拱大木作建築。由山西省古建築保護研究所的資深古建築專家馮冬青先生根據現狀構件和歷史資料，主持勘測、復原設計和工程技術指導。該專案修復設計時間為1983年6月-- 1987年7月。
寢宮
堯的寢宮始建於唐麟德年間(公元664年)，宮內供奉著帝堯與其夫人鹿仙女的塑像。傳說帝堯定都平陽不久，去仙洞視察民情，巧遇鹿仙女，雙方相愛，擇日成婚。成婚之處就在鹿仙洞。成婚那夜，對面山峰紅光照射，狀如臘燭。此後，人們把帝堯與夫人分女成婚的山洞稱之為“洞房”，世上才有了洞房花燭夜之說，所以華夏兒女反成婚之居皆稱為“洞房”。
祭祖堂
中國人自古以來有崇拜祖先的美德，堯舜禹是中華民族共同的祖先，是偉大的先祖。堯廟祭祖堂是炎黃子孫祭祀先祖的殿堂，供奉著堯舜禹君臣後裔姓氏牌位，涵蓋了千家姓大部分。在祭祖文化堂我們可以瞭解自己的先祖，知道自己的根脈，尋到血緣之根，精神之魂和根祖文化之源。
虞舜殿
舜殿的建築風格是明清時期的模式，系重簷歇山頂式，殿高15.5米。殿內虞舜塑像高3.5米，打破了神化官化色彩，以人文先祖的形象進行了設計雕塑。堯在位70年時訪到舜，考察三年後由舜輔政20年，禪讓於舜，而後8年故世。舜又效仿帝堯，在老年將帝位禪讓於禹。這就是中國歷史上被千古頌傳的“堯舜禪讓”。
舜姓姚，名重華，屬有虞氏，故稱虞舜。舜接替堯位後，發展生產，興修水利，減輕刑罰，廣旋仁政，使四海賓服，國泰民安，將國家治理得政通人和，天下安樂，建立了千古頌揚的“堯天舜日”太平盛世。舜20歲時以孝聞名，30歲時堯舉用他，50歲時代行天子政事，61歲接替堯登上帝位。登位39年到南方巡視，逝於蒼梧境內，葬於江南九嶷山。
大禹殿
大禹殿建築風格是明清時期的模式，系重簷歇山頂式，殿高15.5米。禹姓姒，名文命。堯任用鯀治理洪水，鯀採用攔擋堵截的辦法治理，結果沒有成功，被流放羽山而死。舜推薦禹治水。禹受命後勞苦身軀，精心治理，治水十三年，足跡遍九州，三過家門而不入，先後開通了九座大山，疏浚了九大湖澤，疏導了九條大河，劃定了九州地界，終於完成了平治水土的大業，加而受到老百姓的熱愛。於是帝舜便將其位禪讓於禹。舜逝世，禹即天子位，國號為夏後，故禹也被兒為夏禹。殿內大禹塑像高3.5米，取材於“大禹治水”，突出了先祖對農業水利的貢獻，塑像古樸自然，與我們更加貼近，充分體現了堯廟的祖廟特徵。
中華帝堯鍾
鐘樓內懸掛的在華帝堯鍾，重達21噸，喻指鑄造於21世紀;高366公分，象徵農曆一年366天;直徑240公分，象徵一年24個節令;鍾齒為12個，寓意一年12個月;鐘面鑲鑄著后羿射日，大禹治水，羲和制歷，皋陶神判，和合議政，藜羹鹿裘，歷山訪賢，禪讓虞舜八幅圖案，展示著豐厚了堯文化底蘊，歌頌了“三聖”的業績功德，讚譽了鐘鳴鼎盛的堯天舜日。
“堯典壁”廊
“堯典壁”位於堯宮東側，南北長達300米，高3.3米，鑲有碑石380塊，鐫刻3萬餘字，是全國第一座雕刻堯、舜、禹歷史文獻的紀念壁，歷史文化價值極高。碑文內容由南往北伸展，圖文並茂，共分為13輯， 即：《尚書。堯典》、《堯典圖說》、《尚書。舜典》、《舜典圖說》、《尚書。大禹謨》、《大禹謨圖說》、《尚書。禹貢》、《禹貢圖說》、《帝王贊堯》、《先賢詠堯》、《本紀堯傳》、《典籍評堯》、《史載記堯》等。“堯典壁”是一部三聖功績的精化史，“堯典壁廊”被譽為“天下第一廊”。
天下第一鼓
“中華帝堯鼓”稱之為天下第一鼓。迄今為止，天下還沒有比它大的鼓。這面鼓直徑3.11米，高1.2米，鼓的兩面均是整張牛皮而著，20__年被載入吉尼斯世界記錄。
帝堯“敢諫鼓”，廣開言路，開張聖聽，納諫除弊，開創了民主理政之先河，帶來了“堯天舜日”之盛世。置鼓於堯廟，就是要弘揚帝堯精神，傳承文明，恢弘正氣。此鼓是襄汾縣紅躍鼓廠承製。廠長衛紅躍歷經半載，尋遍全國十三個省市才覓到了這兩張牛皮，製成了這面象徵先祖民主精神的大鼓。
華 表
堯殿兩側木樁，是堯設立的“誹謗木”，亦稱華表木。《辭海》記載：“華表，亦稱桓表，古代用以表示王者納諫或指路的木樁”。堯是開啟華夏文明的賢明君主，設立誹謗木正是要博納眾諫，廣泛聽取民眾意見，以便改進朝政。為了打消大家的顧忌，達到言者無罪，暢所欲言，就特意樹起了這一誹謗木。可以說，“誹謗木”是體現堯民主政治的初評。隨著時代的推移，誹謗木演變為雕刻精細的石柱，形成蟠龍纏繞的華表，但已失去帝堯設立誹謗木的本意，成了歷代帝王皇宮的裝飾物和帝王尊嚴的標誌物。
華表為堯所創，始於堯都。20__年我們在堯都廣場築建了“堯都華表”，高達21米，寓意21世紀;柱身蟠曲著中華世紀龍，蒼勁威武，頂端的沖天吼，生機勃勃，預示著中華民族的偉大復興;底座有長城圖案和黃河壺口瀑布圖案，象徵著中華民族源遠流長，社稷永固，為中國第一華表。
千家姓紀念壁
在堯宮門前的廣場西側，有高達6.6米，長達100米的千家姓紀念壁，以長城造型，花崗岩構築，氣勢巨集偉，可謂天下之最。紀念壁鐫刻1566個姓氏，以中國傳統書法真、草、隸、篆四種字型雕刻，並鑲有“華夏子孫，同根共祖”八個顯赫大字。紀念壁前的“葉落歸根”大型銅雕，象徵著中華民族源遠根深，有著濃厚的血脈聯絡。
中國地形立體圖
位於華表廣場的中國地形立體圖，是按十億分之一的比例微縮製作，面積為9600平米，分為四種色區，山川、河流、高原、平原、湖泊、島嶼等立體展現，新穎別緻，氣勢壯觀，可謂全國最大的中國地形立體微縮景觀。
二十四節氣圖
堯任命羲和、羲仲等人觀察天象，根據日月星辰執行規律，制定了曆法，一年以366天為一週期，剩下的天數用潤月的辦法解決，這就是農曆的來歷。堯欽定曆法，有序了農業，提高了生產力，推動了人類文明進步，因而在宮前堯門通道兩側刻制了象徵日月星辰的石雕和二十四節氣日曆圖，使帝堯功績得以形象展現，國祖堯廟更具文化特色。
臨汾市是山西主要的糧食產區，該區境內有雄偉高峻的山峰，清澈奔湧的泉水，稀有珍貴的動植物。在普遍缺水的黃土高原上，臨汾市的綠化成果相當可觀，因而又有“花果城”之稱，並正越來越受到中外遊人的青睞。
到臨汾旅遊主要是為了欣賞距其165公里處的壺口瀑布，至於臨汾市本身的景點則是以歷史文化遺蹟為主。臨汾是我國曆史上第一個有文字記載的帝王——堯的都城，由此可知，在很久以前，這裡就是人類生息勞作的場所。
臨汾景點以臨汾為中心向四周呈現輻射狀。洪洞縣的霍山廣勝寺，其飛虹塔是中國最高的琉璃寶塔;古大槐樹，是明初山西向中原大移民的集合出發地;明代監獄(又稱蘇三監獄)是中國現存最早的古代縣級衙獄;襄汾的丁村文化遺址，以發掘出舊石器時代人類化石而聞名中外;丁村民俗博物館，原為典型的明、清民居，現為展示晉南民俗文化的場所;侯馬的晉國遺址，是春秋時代晉國都城新田所在地;堯廟和堯陵的存在，足以證實堯都平陽之說。
中華始祖之一的堯死後，後人為了紀念他——古代的第一個名君，在臨汾城南四公里的地方建築了堯廟。所在地叫堯廟村，由於帝堯建都臨汾，因而史稱“堯都平陽”。堯廟建於臨汾，更證實了這一說法的正確。
堯，據說是帝嚳的兒子，黃帝的五世孫，名放勳，號陶(音yao)唐氏，是我國原始社會末期的一個古帝。孔子在《論語 .泰伯》中說：“惟天為大，唯堯側之。蕩蕩乎，民無能名焉”。可見堯王功德無量，眾民愛戴。
堯廟前有一古樸門樓，正中刻有“古帝堯廟”四個大字，東、西兩邊橫楣上寫著“就日”和“瞻雲”。廟始建於晉代，後經唐、元、明、清歷代修建，不斷擴大。廟內前面有東西朝房、光天閣、堯井亭，後面有堯宮、舜宮、禹宮、萬壽宮，最後是寢宮，東西兩邊還有許多房舍、庭院。據史傳，堯廟規模最大時佔地七百八十餘畝。
進了堯廟，首先看到的是秀麗的五鳳樓。它始建於唐代乾封年間，距今已有1300多年的歷史。樓高十九點三米，三層十二簷，樓底有磚建窯廊三孔，有直通三層角柱十三根，甚為雄偉。樓頂直立陶人三十餘個，陶獅為中，風吹可上下走動，十分美觀。據說，堯王常同他的四個大臣(既兩位宰相。兩位閣老)登樓遠眺，而當時人們又把他和他的四位大臣喻為“五鳳”，並有“一鳳昇天，四鳳齊鳴”之說。“五鳳樓”之名便由此而來。
五鳳樓的後面有堯井亭。該亭始建於東晉太寧年間，距今已有一千六百多年的歷史。亭為六角高簷樓閣形式，小巧玲瓏，非常別緻。亭中水井據說是堯王親手所掘。井的直徑八寸，井壁為兩層，外層有卯榫磚九塊一圈，疊圈砌成。相傳堯井通海，至今井下泉水汩汩，清冽可飲。
廣運殿亦稱堯宮，是召見眾臣共商國事的地方，也是廟內的主體建築。始建於唐顯慶三年，距今已有一千三百多年的歷史。殿高二十三米，通進深二十六點三米，通面寬四十三米。殿內有十二米通頂立柱四十二根。柱下石基座雕刻精細，獅子、麒麟栩栩如生，各式花卉竟鬥可妍，實為國內罕見。大殿龕內，有高達二米八的唐塑堯王像，兩邊站著兩位宰相和兩位閣老。堯王，據說姓伊，是堯廟南八里伊村人。伊村現尚存刻有“帝堯茅茨土階”的石碑。相傳堯王以前就住在土階上的茅草屋子裡。《韓非子. 五蠹》中寫道：堯王住的茅草屋，吃的野菜根，不加調味，用土缸盛飲水，粗布僅掩身體，冬天披鹿皮，衣履不到破爛不堪不換。可見堯王的生活十分艱苦。
廣運殿後是寢宮，始建於唐代麟德年間，距今約一千三百多年。宮龕內塑有堯王和其夫人的像。據說堯王的夫人是鹿仙女，生於姑射山中。山上現有鹿仙女洞、鹿仙女照鏡石(一畝多大)、梳妝檯等。
廟內蒼勁的古柏，植於晉代，高十數米，直徑兩米多，十分罕見。其中的柏抱槐、柏抱楸，每至夏日，柏樹中間盛開著槐花、秋花、奇趣盎然，堪助遊興。
堯陵位於堯廟東北30公里的郭村和澇河之間。堯陵的陵丘為純淨黃土建成，高五十米，環周八十米，陵上松柏翠，周圍土崖環峙，澇河水經陵前南流。遠眺如一高聳的丘巒，十分壯觀。堯陵前築有祠廟，據說是唐初建立。金泰和二年公元1220__年)碑記說，唐太宗徵遼曾駐蹕於此外，因謁堯陵遂塑己像。元、明、清歷代均有修繕。祠內現存有山門、牌坊、廂屋、獻殿、垛殿、寢殿、碑亭等建築，佈局緊湊，木雕精細，紅牆綠瓦，格外醒目。
祠內，存有碑碣十餘通，碑文記載了堯王故績及堯陵沿革;明代嘉靖十八年(公元1539年)立的一塊碑上刻有堯陵全圖，至今儲存完好。
臨汾市是山西主要的糧食產區，該區境內有雄偉高峻的山峰，清澈奔湧的泉水，稀有珍貴的動植物。在普遍缺水的黃土高原上，臨汾市的綠化成果相當可觀，因而又有“花果城”之稱，並正越來越受到中外遊人的青睞。
到臨汾旅遊主要是為了欣賞距其165公里處的壺口瀑布，至於臨汾市本身的景點則是以歷史文化遺蹟為主。臨汾是我國曆史上第一個有文字記載的帝王——堯的都城，由此可知，在很久以前，這裡就是人類生息勞作的場所。
臨汾景點以臨汾為中心向四周呈現輻射狀。洪洞縣的霍山廣勝寺，其飛虹塔是中國最高的琉璃寶塔;古大槐樹，是明初山西向中原大移民的集合出發地;明代監獄(又稱蘇三監獄)是中國現存最早的古代縣級衙獄;襄汾的丁村文化遺址，以發掘出舊石器時代人類化石而聞名中外;丁村民俗博物館，原為典型的明、清民居，現為展示晉南民俗文化的場所;侯馬的晉國遺址，是春秋時代晉國都城新田所在地;堯廟和堯陵的存在，足以證實堯都平陽之說。
古帝堯廟位於臨汾市南約三公里處。堯廟漢魏時代始建於汾西古平陽城，晉惠帝元康年間徙堯廟於汾東原上。唐顯慶三年(658)徙廟於城南今址。歷代修葺，屢遭戰亂，今存山門、五鳳樓、廣運殿、寢宮等，櫺星門、儀門已毀。
山門正中門額嵌“古帝堯廟”四字，旁門東刻“就日”，西鐫“瞻雲”，意為人們依就如葵花向太陽，萬民瞻望如五穀盼甘霖。山門以南兩旁栽植柏樹，原東西廂房百餘間無存，僅有零散豎立著的歷代碑石。西邊新遷建琉璃九龍壁一座，面東。正面聳立五鳳樓，雄奇俊秀，原名光天閣，意為堯舜光天下之明。樓下有三個磚券門洞直通中院，樓上重簷之下，圍設圍廊門臺，登高望遠，宮內外景物盡收眼底。頂上脊飾陶俑31個，人物個個栩栩如生。五鳳和鳴象徵天降仁君，君臣團結，河清海宴，國泰民安。穿過五鳳樓，便是堯井亭，亭形六角，周設圍欄，井深十米，上加篷蓋，傳說為帝堯親鑿，實為啟示後人飲水思源，不忘帝堯功德。原來兩側的獬羊亭、冥莢亭今已無存。現存對稱的四株古柏，一日柏抱楸、二日柏抱槐、翠柏叢中紫紅楸花、潔白槐花盛開。三日鳴鹿柏，四日夜笑柏，傳說曾有梅花鹿來樹下嘶鳴。夜笑柏或說原產於印度，每年臘月三十日夜，樹上沙沙作響，似笑語聲，故名。
再後的廣運殿高大雄偉，為祭祀帝堯之主殿。1987年政府撥款大落架重修，廟貌嶄新。殿基高2米，長五條壓邊。殿前月臺寬闊可容數百人蔘祭。月臺前正中砌滾磚成坡，邊砌石條，中心嵌有二龍戲珠青石巨雕，除皇宮外，非一般廟殿所有。殿高27米，寬九間，進深五間，周設圍廊32間，內外共計77間，近似故宮太和殿。該殿重簷歇山頂，綠色琉璃瓦飾邊，脊立五彩琉璃脊飾，龍飛鳳舞，金碧輝煌。殿內豎立12根18米高的通天柱子，每根柱下都有石雕柱礎，水磨青石，光潔可鑑。浮雕麒麟、獅、象、花卉、禽獸，形象逼真，刻工精細，具有較高的藝術價值。殿中磚木神龕中，彩塑帝堯聖像，高2.8米，身著九章服，頭戴平天冠，帝王威儀，神采奕奕，旁立四男侍，龕臺下四大臣分立兩旁，傳說左為方季、五滿，右為單非、禾覃。龕前居中豎立兩根盤龍大往，彩塑纏柱盤龍，威嚴可怖，名曰虯柱。殿前正中上方有二層綵樓，與大殿一體構成，新穎別緻。殿內靠前牆兩分各有懸空木梯可上彩樓。登樓眺望，堯宮景色，一覽無餘。廣運殿取廣以配天，運以配地之意，殿前綵樓兩旁懸有“民無能名”四個大字。“民無能名”依張守節《諡法解》為：“民無能名曰神。”後院為帝堯寢宮，宮內彩塑帝堯及其夫人像。寢殿兩旁新修長廊東西各20間，供展覽參觀之用。北魏詔祀帝堯於平陽，以後歷朝“謹按祀典，諸前代帝王，三年一祭，其時以春之仲月，其地以當時所居國邑，祭祀……唐堯於平陽府”。元初大規模重建，“為地上百畝，為屋四百間”，忽必烈帝詔賜其宮曰“光宅之宮”，殿日“文思之殿”，門曰“賓穆之門”，並賜白金200兩，良田15頃，為贍宮香火費。明代擴建為三聖(堯舜禹)廟，清康熙帝親臨平陽詔令重修堯廟，建萬壽行官，御筆題匾，堯殿曰：光披四表;舜殿曰：浚哲文明;禹殿曰：萬世永賴。諾示每年三月十八日起廟會，會期一月，至四月二十八日祭堯。屆時官紳僑民隆重祭祀，三臺唱戲，廟會熱鬧非凡。戰亂以後，廟會廢止。令人遺憾的是，1997年，廣運殿被人故意縱火焚燒，火滅殿塌，造成難以挽回的損失。廣運殿已於1999年復建。
古帝堯陵位於臨汾市東，郭行鄉北郊村西，距市區35公里。
堯陵依山傍水，建在山腳下一個半島形的岩石丘上，澇河環繞，巖崖下潺潺西流，陵丘高50米，周3O0米，古柏蔥茂，世稱神林。山門面河臨岸，上建戲臺，下為磚券門洞，呈樓閣式。進了山門，東西原為看戲樓臺，北面為儀門，系木構牌坊，斗拱層層疊架，飛簷左右排出，結構精妙，巧奪天工。坊上前書“平章百姓”，背書“協和萬邦”，過去此處為下馬坊，文武官員晉謁堯帝陵寢時，至此均須下馬落轎。入儀門中院正中為獻殿，面闊三間，高大敞朗，東西為配殿。獻殿後有石階13級，踏階而上，原有正殿五間，現存搭建的碑廊，中豎“古帝堯陵”作為標誌的石碑，與殿宇同為明代萬曆年間修造，兩旁排列著元、明、清時代碑碣。中軸線兩側，各有廂房耳房，碑廊下石階兩旁，東西各有一院，正面留下磚券窯洞一排，原獻殿東西的齋室12間以及神廚已毀，陵西守墓人組成的村落亦荒廢了。
堯陵祠宇始建年代不詳，據金代碑載，唐太宗李世民征戰曾屯兵於此，祭掃帝堯。唐初改建陵園祠宇，並塑唐太宗像於配殿之中，宋、元、明、清歷代修葺。傳說堯死以後，萬民悲痛，人們不約而同，從數裡外的土丘上挖土揹負到這沙石巖丘上來，於是掬土成山，留下此純淨黃土堆積的陵丘。相傳獻殿後13級石階中的第七階後有洞可通懸棺井穴。傳說有人撬開階石，找到洞口，用繩索縛雞吊下，初則聞雞叫聲，待提繩而上時，卻不見了雞頭，此後這無人再去探究。還說懸棺穴底，有清水潛流，登殿頂俯首側耳，猶聞潺潺水聲。陵東3裡有下馬莊，再東3裡有上馬臺，傳為堯往浮山巡察或避暑由此上馬，回來時到下馬莊下馬步行，去堯廟祭拜其母，至今履跡可辨。過去堯陵由周圍八村共管，官府減免其差徭，確保祀堯的香火費用，春秋二祭相沿不廢，逢會唱戲，鄰縣鄉民齊集。日寇入侵、戰亂以後廟會廢止，至今未復。
中華始祖之一的堯死後，後人為了紀念他——古代的第一個名君，在臨汾城南四公里的地方建築了堯廟。所在地叫堯廟村，由於帝堯建都臨汾，因而史稱“堯都平陽”。堯廟建於臨汾，更證實了這一說法的正確。
堯，據說是帝嚳的兒子，黃帝的五世孫，名放勳，號陶(音yao)唐氏，是我國原始社會末期的一個古帝。孔子在《論語 . 泰伯》中說：“惟天為大，唯堯側之。蕩蕩乎，民無能名焉”。可見堯王功德無量，眾民愛戴。
堯廟前有一古樸門樓，正中刻有“古帝堯廟”四個大字，東、西兩邊橫楣上寫著“就日”和“瞻雲”。廟始建於晉代，後經唐、元、明、清歷代修建，不斷擴大。廟內前面有東西朝房、光天閣、堯井亭，後面有堯宮、舜宮、禹宮、萬壽宮，最後是寢宮，東西兩邊還有許多房舍、庭院。據史傳，堯廟規模最大時佔地七百八十餘畝。
進了堯廟，首先看到的是秀麗的五鳳樓。它始建於唐代乾封年間，距今已有1300多年的歷史。樓高十九點三米，三層十二簷，樓底有磚建窯廊三孔，有直通三層角柱十三根，甚為雄偉。樓頂直立陶人三十餘個，陶獅為中，風吹可上下走動，十分美觀。據說，堯王常同他的四個大臣(既兩位宰相。兩位閣老)登樓遠眺，而當時人們又把他和他的四位大臣喻為“五鳳”，並有“一鳳昇天，四鳳齊鳴”之說。“五鳳樓”之名便由此而來。
五鳳樓的後面有堯井亭。該亭始建於東晉太寧年間，距今已有一千六百多年的歷史。亭為六角高簷樓閣形式，小巧玲瓏，非常別緻。亭中水井據說是堯王親手所掘。井的直徑八寸，井壁為兩層，外層有卯榫磚九塊一圈，疊圈砌成。相傳堯井通海，至今井下泉水汩汩，清冽可飲。
廣運殿亦稱堯宮，是召見眾臣共商國事的地方，也是廟內的主體建築。始建於唐顯慶三年，距今已有一千三百多年的歷史。殿高二十三米，通進深二十六點三米，通面寬四十三米。殿內有十二米通頂立柱四十二根。柱下石基座雕刻精細，獅子、麒麟栩栩如生，各式花卉竟鬥可妍，實為國內罕見。大殿龕內，有高達二米八的唐塑堯王像，兩邊站著兩位宰相和兩位閣老。堯王，據說姓伊，是堯廟南八里伊村人。伊村現尚存刻有“帝堯茅茨土階”的石碑。相傳堯王以前就住在土階上的茅草屋子裡。《韓非子 . 五蠹》中寫道：堯王住的茅草屋，吃的野菜根，不加調味，用土缸盛飲水，粗布僅掩身體，冬天披鹿皮，衣履不到破爛不堪不換。可見堯王的生活十分艱苦。
廣運殿後是寢宮，始建於唐代麟德年間，距今約一千三百多年。宮龕內塑有堯王和其夫人的像。據說堯王的夫人是鹿仙女，生於姑射山中。山上現有鹿仙女洞、鹿仙女照鏡石(一畝多大)、梳妝檯等。
廟內蒼勁的古柏，植於晉代，高十數米，直徑兩米多，十分罕見。其中的柏抱槐、柏抱楸，每至夏日，柏樹中間盛開著槐花、秋花、奇趣盎然，堪助遊興。
堯陵位於堯廟東北30公里的郭村和澇河之間。堯陵的陵丘為純淨黃土建成，高五十米，環周八十米，陵上松柏翠，周圍土崖環峙，澇河水經陵前南流。遠眺如一高聳的丘巒，十分壯觀。堯陵前築有祠廟，據說是唐初建立。金泰和二年公元1220xx年)碑記說，唐太宗徵遼曾駐蹕於此外，因謁堯陵遂塑己像。元、明、清歷代均有修繕。祠內現存有山門、牌坊、廂屋、獻殿、垛殿、寢殿、碑亭等建築，佈局緊湊，木雕精細，紅牆綠瓦，格外醒目。
祠內，存有碑碣十餘通，碑文記載了堯王故績及堯陵沿革;明代嘉靖十八年(公元1539年)立的一塊碑上刻有堯陵全圖，至今儲存完好。
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