Longevity Baxian Temple, also known as Baxian Temple, is located in Changle Square, Dongguan, Xi'an City. The Eight Immortals Palace was built on the site of the original Xingqing Palace in the Tang Dynasty in the Song Dynasty, and the existing buildings were basically built in the Qing Dynasty. According to legend, this is the place where Lu Dongbin was enlightened by Han Zhongli's "a pillow of yellow beams". In 1900, the Eight-Power Allied Forces invaded Beijing, and the Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu fled to Xi'an for refuge. They once awarded 1,000 taels of silver and ordered Li Zongyang, the head of the Eight Immortals Nunnery, to build the archway, and awarded the temple's title "Building the Eight Immortals Palace for Longevity", hence the name of the Eight Immortals Palace. . The Eight Immortals Palace can be divided into three parts. Except for the mountain gate, archway, Zhaobi, and Bell and Drum Tower, the first part has 5 halls; the remaining part can be divided into two parts, the front and the rear, and the rear hall is dedicated to the statues of the Eight Immortals. The statues have vivid expressions, fluttering robes, and each statue has its own characteristics: Zhang Guolao's humor, Lv Dongbin's justice, Han Xiangzi's charm and so on. The third part is the main hall. On the door of the hall, there is a plaque with "Yuqing Zhidao" written by Emperor Guangxu himself. On both sides of the main hall are east and west courtyards. In the east, there are Lu Zu Hall and Yaowang Hall, dedicated to Lu Dongbin and Sun Simiao respectively, and the west courtyard is the residence of Taoist priests in the nunnery.
The most incense Taoist view of Xi'an, the water was blocked near the important day. However, this is the first time. Because it is not a holiday, it is very quiet inside. There are many precious inscriptions in the monument corridor. Lu Zu's inscriptions and Taoist heart laws are worth watching carefully.
The Wanshou Eight Immortal Palace is divided into three parts from the mountain gate to the back hall. The first part has 5 halls, and the second floor of the bell and drums is divided into about two parts. The second part can be divided into two parts before and after, with two temples before and after, and the back hall is dedicated to the mud-plastic eight immortal statues; the third part is the main hall, and the main hall is divided into east and west courtyards. The East Cross Hospital has Taibai Temple, Lu Zu Temple, Yaowang Temple, and the Temple of Wealth, the Western warehouse, canteen, Taoist dormitory and the Shaanxi Provincial Taoist Association Office; the West Cross Hospital is the Office and Guest House of the Yuzu Temple, Yunyintang, Supervision Institute and Xi'an Taoist Association Office and Guest House.
The Wanshou Baxian Palace covers an area of more than 10,000 square meters. The existing temple buildings are mainly Ming and Qing styles, simple styles and strict layout. Wanshou Baxian Palace is located on Changlefang Street, with Dazhao Wall built in the south and brick arches built in the north.
The central axis of the Wanshou Eight Immortal Palace has the Lingguan Palace, the Eight Immortal Palace, and the Douyu Palace; the East Cross Courtyard has the Lu Zu Palace, the Yaowang Palace and the Taibai Palace respectively; The west cross courtyard has the ancestral palace and the palace abbot housing, etc., the east and west sides of the palace self-contained courtyard, called the east cross courtyard, the west cross courtyard, and the scenery of the west garden. The whole area covers nearly 100 mu. The whole building is scattered and spectacular.
According to the 12 Years of Daoguang (1832), "The Ten-Fang Jungle Monument" records: "Dong Qingqi later Han Heyi, Liu Helun opened the altar to give up the ring, Zhu Jiao first created the West Garden." In the early years of Tongzhi, the war burned the middle temple and all the ancient cypress. In the ten years of Tongzhi (1871), Daoshi Liu Yongzhen will be destroyed to repair the temple.
In the five years of Yuan Zheng (1727), Daoshigao Yongqin and Dong Qingqi carried out a large-scale maintenance. Jiaqing 11 years (1806), "Barefoot Dong Real Man" Dong Qingqi abbot Baxianxuan, rectified the ten-fang Cong system, and added a western cross-court. During the Daoguang years (1821-1850 years), the Wanshou Baxian Palace was rebuilt. According to the 12 Years of Daoguang (1832), "The Ten-Fang Jungle Monument" records: "Dong Qingqi later Han Heyi, Liu Helun opened the altar to give up the ring, Zhu Jiao first created the West Garden." In the early years of Tongzhi, the war burned the middle temple and all the ancient cypress. In the ten years of Tongzhi (1871), Daoshi Liu Yongzhen will be destroyed to repair the temple. The temple was restored to life.