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Introduction
This is a temple that has been refreshed, as I know it. What is enshrined in the temple is neither Buddha nor Mazu . Instead, there are 27 statues. The majestic People's Liberation Army soldiers and the pilgrims who come here to pray, in addition to praying for peace, will also ask when the motherland can be peacefully reunified.
The No. 1 Temple in the World
So who built it and what is the story behind it?
In fact, as early as in ancient China, in order to pray for good weather, people would build temples to worship the gods. As the times changed, the things worshiped in the temples became various. Some people would pray at the Yuelao Temple. Marriage, or praying for peace at the Guanyin Temple, but this temple in Chongwu Town, Hui'an County, Fujian Province, let me know for the first time the existence of the People's Liberation Army Temple, and it has all the configurations that a temple should have.
A big bell is usually used in temples. Its function is to gather and tell the time, but the People's Liberation Army Temple uses a bugle.
The bugle is played on time at six o'clock every morning. Even the Great Compassion played in the temple is usually The mantras and scriptures have all been replaced by , classic songs such as I am a soldier, speak from the bottom of my heart, unity is strength and other classics .
PLA Plaque
Ordinary temples will have eye-catching mountain gates and pillars carved with gods. The PLA Temple is a temple bathed in the sun. There are no gods holding magic weapons on the red 81 five-pointed star pillars. Some are just People's Liberation Army soldiers holding guns in one hand and marching in front of the dragon.
Such highly imaginative and creative craftsmen make the whole temple exude charming personality. In the middle of the main hall, there is a plaque of the 27th Army of the Heroes , and in the sacred box below it stands The spiritual tablets of the martyrs of the People's Liberation Army . At the front is the statue of the gods at the core of the temple. Some are wearing gray military uniforms from the Red Army period, and some are wearing green military uniforms. Even the ones they hold in their hands are different. The gun-wielding one holds the medical kit of the Charge . Each statue is sitting upright. In addition to the above hardware facilities, the local government has also listed the People's Liberation Army Martyrs Temple as a patriotic education base .
People's Liberation Army soldiers who come here to worship
On special days such as Qingming Festival, July 181st, temple fairs will be organized to let the masses come here to commemorate the heroes. Students will also come here to hold ceremonies such as joining the party and the league. Rather than say This is a temple, rather it is a spiritual coordinate built by the military and the people. When this temple was first established, it was built solely by an old lady and spent her life savings.
Participated in the Battle of Kinmen, Xiamen
She was the one who had hated it. As you can tell from her name, her life was not all smooth sailing. This matter must be told from a personal experience in 1949. At that time, Ye Fei, commander of the 10th Corps, sent The 251st Regiment of the 84th Division of the 28th Army went to the Xisha Bay area of Chongwu Town to prepare to participate in the Battle of Xiamen and the Battle of Kinmen.
The People's Liberation Army soldiers who participated in the battle
At that time, Chiang Kai-shek had lost control of the mainland. However, because he had the support and assistance of the United States, weapons and equipment were still much more advanced than those of the People's Liberation Army soldiers. Therefore, in the battle between the two parties, the People's Liberation Army still There were a lot of casualties, but for the people at that time, the Anti-Japanese War was over. Although it was a civil war, they were all Chinese after all, and they had to live their lives no matter what.
At that time, the people were no longer afraid of war, but they all wanted to work as much as possible to earn more food for themselves. Zeng Axing's mother and daughter were also one of them at that time. That was her talent. 13 years old.
Farmers who cultivate the land
For us modern people, a 13-year-old girl should still be studying and playing in school, but at that time, she was 13 years old and had already started to work in the fields, so even if she knew that there was a war here recently, The mother and daughter still went out to work. When they saw the People's Liberation Army soldiers passing by nearby, they did not panic because the people knew that they were very disciplined and would not affect the daily lives of the people along the way.
The Kuomintang suddenly attacked
On September 17, the Kuomintang suddenly dispatched multiple fighter planes to attack the People's Liberation Army garrison . In order to avoid casualties among the people, the People's Liberation Army soldiers fired into the air, attracting the firepower of the fighter planes to themselves, and providing cover for the working villagers. , but even so, the fighter planes still aimed their firepower at Zeng Axing and her mother. Facing the bombs dropped by the plane, five People's Liberation Army soldiers used their own flesh and blood to attack Zeng Axing in order to protect them. She built a bunker, but unfortunately five soldiers died as a result.
In just one day, the bombing by the national army resulted in the sacrifice of 24 People's Liberation Army soldiers, but Zeng Azing miraculously survived.
From that day on, Zeng Axing changed his name to Zeng Hen. In order to pay tribute to the People's Liberation Army soldiers who protected the villagers, , the villagers buried these sacrificed heroes. In order to let future generations remember this incident, they built a In a small house, placed the spiritual objects of the 24 heroes in the house . From that day on, no matter it was windy or rainy, the mother and daughter would come to offer incense to the 24 martyrs.
The traditional virtue of the Chinese people is the picture of gratitude. In order to repay the soldiers of the People's Liberation Army, Zeng Hen used all the savings left by his mother and his own wealth to save 60,000 yuan. began to prepare to build the People's Liberation Army Temple in 1993, although the money was not worth a fortune in the early 1990s. A small fee, but far from the cost of building a temple.
I once went to beg alchemy in order to build a temple.
He told his fellow villagers that he wanted to build a temple. When the villagers heard that they wanted to build a temple for the People's Liberation Army, they paid for it with their own money. Even after the government learned about this, it provided nearly 1,000 yuan free of charge. square of land, nearly 600,000 yuan was raised for the People's Liberation Army Temple in half a year. Later, the People's Liberation Army Temple was finally built. Zeng Hen also invited the three martyrs who died in the battle on the same day to join Xishawan 24 martyrs merged to worship, and 7 Military Temple also officially debuted as a group, becoming the only PLA temple in the country.
When the martyrs were alive, General Ye Fei, the head of the army, was very excited when he learned about it. He immediately came to the People's Liberation Army Temple and wrote an inscription for the glory of the people's death. The 27 comrades of the martyrs who died also expressed their gratitude. This temple presented a plaque
This temple gradually gained a great reputation in the local area. After years of baptism, the People's Liberation Army Temple looks absurd and has a strong sense of violation. Many people may find it a bit uncoordinated, but if you think about it carefully, It is not difficult to find that this is actually highly consistent with the beliefs of the Chinese people. In the long history, most of the heroic deeds have been obliterated. The purpose of carving statues of those heroes during their lifetime is not only to commemorate the heroes, but also more. The purpose is to let the world remember their world and the fighting spirit they once had, just like Guan Yu Riding a Thousand Miles Alone and the Three Brothers in Taoyuan. When these allusions and temples are superimposed, they become a kind of encouragement to future generations. Learn their special spiritual methods, so people in all dynasties have done this.
I once hated burning incense
In fact, this is just our way. Different from the West, in Chinese culture, gods are those who have made great contributions to the people. For example, Mazu, worshiped by coastal people, is said to be A woman named Lin did countless good deeds throughout her life and was worshiped as the Chinese God of the Sea.
Although the 27 People's Liberation Army soldiers have become martyrs, their spiritual sustenance will continue to be passed down from generation to generation in the hearts of all people who pass by this temple in the form of a temple, and will give birth to new fruits. This in itself has transcended the existence of the temple and has become a spiritual legacy, and continues to influence the living people, giving more strength and support.
