Yongle Palace

A structure from the Yuan Dynasty (13th-14th century) in China. It was originally located in Yongle Town, 60 km southeast of Yongji County, Shanxi Province, near the north bank of the Yellow River, but was moved to Longquan Village, north of Ruicheng County, in 1959 due to water conservancy work on the Yellow River. It is said to be the former residence of the late Tang Dynasty Taoist Lu Dongbin, famous as one of the Eight Immortals of Taoism, and magnificent Yuan Dynasty buildings such as Wujimen, Sanqing Hall, Chunyang Hall, and Chongyang Hall remain. Adjacent to it are Biyun Daoist Temple, Sanhuang Pavilion, Lu Zu Shrine, Sanguan Hall, and City God Temple, collectively known as the Great Chunyang Wanshou Palace. Yongle Palace is its nickname. Of particular note are the murals inside the hall, including the group statues of over 200 Sun Gods surrounding the eight main deities in the form of emperors and empresses (Sanqing Hall), and the painting "The Immortal Travels and Manifestation of Hua" (Chunyang Hall), which depicts the life of Lu Dongbin.

[Rei Yoshimura]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

中国、元代（13～14世紀）の建造物。山西省永済県の東南60キロメートル、黄河の北岸に近い永楽鎮にあったが、1959年、黄河の水利工事に伴い、芮城(ぜいじょう)県城北の竜泉村に移築された。道教八仙の一人として名高い唐末の道士呂洞賓(りょどうひん)の故居と伝えられるところで、無極門、三清殿(さんせいでん)、純陽殿、重陽殿など豪壮な元代の建築が残っている。隣接して披雲道院(ひうんどういん)、三皇閣(さんこうかく)、呂祖祠(りょそし)、三官殿、城隍廟(じょうこうびょう)などもあり、大純陽万寿宮と総称する。永楽宮は俗称。注目されるのは殿内の壁画で、帝王皇后の形をした主神八尊を囲んでいる二百数十の直日神(ちょくじつしん)の群像（三清殿）、呂洞賓の生涯を描いた『仙遊顕化図』（純陽殿）などが有名。

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