(Qingyan Temple, Panjin City, Liaoning Province)

Legend of crooked neck mother: According to legend, the South China Sea ebbs and a bluestone Buddha statue appears on the water. Everyone is going to move it to the Millennium ancient cave in the cloud. But the stone statue of mother with crooked neck is higher than the hole. Everyone laughs that the old Buddha can bend his neck into the hole, and the Buddha's neck will bend when it falls. Everyone was frightened, moved it into the cave and fled. Nobody gives up straight neck.

So it is still "crooked" and named "crooked neck mother"

The old mother with crooked neck has been familiar to more Shenyang citizens. Over 500 years ago 1500 years ago, Niang with a crooked neck enjoyed its peak incense and numerous followers. The crooked-neck mother is one of the incarnations of the world outlook, and the crooked-neck mother is praised by believers as an omnipotent and responsive effective god.

1500 years ago, where incense is flourishing and worshippers are like clouds. The crooked-neck mother is one of the incarnations of the world outlook, and the crooked-neck mother is praised by believers as an omnipotent and responsive effective god.

The only crooked-necked Buddha statue in the world. /kloc-for more than 0/500 years, incense has flourished here, and worshippers are like clouds. Believers praise it as an effective god, omnipotent and responsive. Mother with crooked neck is one of the thirty-two incarnations of Guanyin Bodhisattva. According to the anecdote of historical sites in Northeast China, "There was a bluestone Buddha statue at low tide in the South China Sea. Please go to Yungu Cave in Qingyan Mountain. A group of workers can't get into the stone statues and doors. There is a saying that' the old Buddha can go in if his neck is crooked', and the Buddha's neck is crooked. Everyone was frightened, moved in calmly, stood up in awe, and forgot to ask the old Buddha to straighten his neck, so it was still awkward. "

Panjin is the only city in Liaoning Province without mountains. Take the 102 line from Panshan downtown to the mountain gate of Qingyan Temple scenic spot, which takes 28 minutes.

Qingyan Temple began in the Northern Wei Dynasty 1000 years ago. There have been many developments and reconstructions in the past dynasties, especially during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. After nearly ten years of restoration and construction by the local government, the ancient temple is more prosperous and the qingyan is more beautiful. Today, Qingyan Temple has become a famous tourist attraction. At the same time, it is also a religious activity site approved by the province.

The whole of Qingyan Temple is divided into four courts: the lower house, the intermediate people's court, the upper house and the Wen Shu court. There are also many Buddhist temples, such as Wenshuyuan, THE TEMPLE OF JIALAN Hall, Shui Sheng Hall, Guanyin Hall and Yamatonokusushi Buddha Hall. The whole temple is dominated by Buddha statues enshrined in the caves in the upper courtyard. Because of its crooked neck, it is commonly known as "crooked neck mother". It is said that the Buddha statues of Guanyin Bodhisattva are mostly crooked necks, which are rare in the world and highly praised and respected by tourists. Also, Guanyin Bodhisattva is famous for its great kindness and compassion, and has been endowed with many beautiful legends by kind people. Moreover, these legends are integrated with the beautiful natural landscape surrounded by ancient Woods in Qingshan.

The cave dedicated to the old mother is called the old mother cave. The old mother cave is named "Qingyan Temple" because of its back against the blue rock. Passing through the mountain gate with the words "Qingyan Ancient Temple" and descending along the stone steps, a magical world is displayed in front of you. Hundreds of meters away from a natural terrace, the terrace is backed by a precipice and faces an abyss. The ancient temple on the stage is solemn, the sun is shaded by pines and cypresses, and the springs in the courtyard hang down waterfalls, and the clouds are lingering. The upper house is located at the horizontal fault in the middle of the northern mountain peak. The gap is more than 50 meters long, 9 meters at the widest point and less than half a meter at the narrowest point. It is more than 20 meters away from the foot of the mountain/kloc-0 and dozens of meters away from the top of the mountain. There is an artificial cave in the middle, which is 5.5 meters deep, 4 meters wide and more than 2 meters high. There is a granite sculpture of Guanyin's mother in the cave, with eighteen arhats beside it. There is a Buddhist temple next to the cave. The plaque of the East Gate is engraved with the words "nothingness and truth". There is a stone carving Guanyin sitting on the lotus platform in the cave, with a detached look, and it is called "crooked neck Niang" in the valley. Because of its peculiar shape, it is well known. According to "Anecdotes of Historic Sites in Northeast China", the stone carving Guanyin Buddha statue was carved at that time, and all the monks chose an auspicious day to lead the villagers to carry the Buddha statue into the Buddhist temple. However, because the Buddha statue is high and the cave is low, it is impossible to carry the Buddha statue into the cave. Just when everyone was in a hurry, someone joked, "If the old mother tilts her head, she can go in." As soon as the voice fell, people saw that the stone Buddha really tilted his head to one side. All the monks and villagers successfully carried the stone Buddha into the cave and placed it firmly on the lotus throne. Everyone was surprised that the old mother appeared. After running to worship, she hurried out. I forgot to call my mother in my hurry, so the stone Buddha still tilted his neck.

The legend of an old mother with a crooked neck in Lushan area has evolved since ancient times. During the Japanese puppet regime, Japanese planes could not bomb Qingyan Temple. At that time, two Japanese soldiers were killed by the anti-Japanese Coalition forces in Lushan. The Japanese said that Qingyan Temple had the eyes of the anti-Japanese allied forces, so they sent planes to bomb Qingyan Temple. Monks in Qingyan Temple knelt in front of their mothers and recited scriptures. When the Japanese plane swooped down, they only saw a sea. When they jumped into the water, they only saw a sea. They couldn't see the target, so the Japanese plane had to return.

There is a legend among Xibe people: It is said that a Xibe Eight Banners soldier fought against Nuerhachi, and was once surrounded by the Han army and cut off food and grass. At this critical moment, an old woman appeared with a leather bag on her back and a casserole in her hand. Grandma put the casserole on the fire, took some sheep bones out of her purse and put them in the pot. After a while, she cooked a pot of sheep bone soup. When the soldiers had enough to eat and drink, grandma and her things disappeared in the blink of an eye. However, Xibe warriors have made great contributions because of grandma's pot of sheep bone soup. During the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, this legend evolved into an old woman with a crooked neck who appeared on the Korean battlefield in a similar way to rescue volunteers. These legends circulating in different periods about the appearance of the crooked-necked mother made Qingyan Temple's incense flourish in different periods.