Research On Geography Of The Jin Long Si Da Wang Diffused Religion In Ming And Qing Dynasties

The Jin Long Si Da Wang Diffused Religion was prevalent in the area of the Grand Canal and the lower Yellow River during Ming and Qing Dynasties,which was a folk faith that defending the river trouble and helping water transport of grain to the capital as the center. The generation of this belief was in the early of Ming Dynasty with the rise of transport,and AnXi in QianTang was transferred to the hometown and the land of narukami which was related to the god-creating in the late Ming Dynasty,but it was not the real origin area.In Ming Dynasty, the Jin Long Si Da Wang Diffused Religion formed the first center sacrifice area at YanZhou Prefecture,XuZhou Prefecture,HuaiAn Prefecture along Grand Canal and the Yellow River,and extended into the Grand Canal worship region,besides,it expanded to HeNan,ShanXi,ShanXi and so on. Temples of national uighurian were concentrated on XuZhou to ZhangQiu Reach where was seriously interference by the Yellow River. In Qing Dynasty,the temples at the Grand Canal were more dense, and its central worship area extended toYangzhou Prefecture.Patients affected by the Yellow River, temples in those areas where along the River in HeNan were dense, and formed to the Yellow River worship band. while in the central and southern of Henan where suffered less,temples were less too. Also subject to harassment of the Yellow River in northern Anhui, the religion extended wide and temples along the Yangtze River in southern were focused. Temples in Shanxi has increased.For the needs of controlling river and water transport, the Qing Dynasty through building temples, issuing inscribed boards,and bestowing titles and other forms to worship the god.Imperial power combined with religious authority by ritual sacrifice down to instilling ideas. Dragon King Temple in ZaoHe was built by YongZheng Emperor, commanding the Jin Long Si Da Wang.The site ZaoHe,which was located between the Yellow River and the Grand Canal,related to its geographical position. The official worship in Ming and Qing dynasty,government troops of water transport,businessmen scholas,Xie clan and other groups' Ritual activities all promoted its geographical expansion. The religion strengthened the authoritarian system of the Ming and Qing, and impacted the social culture and customs.