Study On Chenghuang Belief In Linfen Area

The City God belief has a long history,and it rises in "Yao sacrifice eight wax".As the "Yaodu" Linfen area,the development of the City God belief is worth exploring.According to the historical data collected and collected,at least in the Song Dynasty,the relatively perfect Town God's Temple has appeared in the Linfen area.Since the two years of the reform of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty,the City God belief has been vigorously promoted throughout the country,more institutionalized and popularized,and the City God belief in Linfen has also stepped into the peak of historical development.The belief in the City God has been greatly developed,and the construction of the corresponding Town God's Temple has been gradually completed.With the joint participation of local officials and folk forces,in the early years of the Ming Dynasty,the Town God's Temple woo was modified in the early years of the Ming Dynasty.The building structure of the city god temple was gradually complete,and the city god system of the three levels of the prefecture,state and county was formally formed at the core of the Pingyang Prefecture,Town God's Temple.The official city god sacrifices regularly,and the folk sacrifices are rich and colorful.Town God's Temple will become one of the important forms of commodity and cultural exchanges between different states and counties in Linfen,and the temple fair economy has become an important part of the regional economy.Until the founding of the Republic of China,because of social changes and the impact of war,Linfen City God belief also entered a declining period.Since the birth of the City God belief in Linfen,its social function has been enriched with the change of history.The ancestors of the Linfen basin are mainly living in agriculture since ancient times,while some counties in Linfen are located in the mountains.Therefore,when suffering natural disasters such as floods and floods,the City God has the function of praying for rain,calming the mind and relieving social contradictions.The Linfen area is located in the three Jin Dynasties,with thick history and culture.The development of the City God belief is intermingled with the unique culture of Linfen.Inparticular,in the period of several great famines in history,Town God's Temple became the center of the disaster relief.All the parties gathered together to resist famine,and formed a cultural fashion to persuade the people to be good,to donate and lose relief and to caress the country.The City God belief of the Linfen region has come into being from the beginning,which is closely related to the people's life and production,and has become an indispensable part of the historical development of the Linfen region.