Suizhou in Troubled Times
by Li Hao
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"Suizhou Chronicles" records: In the second year of the Song and Yuan Dynasties, in Huimingyuan of the county, a statue of Guanyin suddenly appeared in autumn and winter. The elders thought it was auspicious, and they invited Emperor Zhenzong to grant him the title of "Guanyin Dojo". In the fifth year of Zhenghe's reign in the Song Dynasty, his father Xian said: "... Three years after the Buddha came out of Suining, His Majesty ascended the throne. This is an auspicious sign, and he begged to change the palace." In December, Huizong promoted Suizhou to the capital and gave Guangde Temple a "Guanyin Jewelry Seal", which represented supreme legal power. The holder could command the world. In the eighth year of Emperor Kangxi's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1669), Huang Zhongyu was recommended by Zhang Penghe Ding, a first-rank official in the dynasty, and was appointed to Suizhou. In the eleventh year of Kangxi (1672), Zhang Penghie celebrated his sixtieth birthday. In order to appreciate his kindness, Huang Zhongyu collected millions of rare treasures, including the "Guanyin Jewelry Seal", the treasure of Guangde Temple. He secretly sent the guardian Cai brothers to Beijing as a birthday gift. The motorcade arrived at Jianmen Pass and disappeared mysteriously...
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