介紹
位于湖南通道(dao)侗族自治(zhi)縣播陽(yang)鄉,清(qing)乾隆二十(shi)四(si)年(nian)( 1759 )由侗族道(dao)士募(mu)建(jian),供奉太上老(lao)君和侗族崇(chong)拜的諸神。
播陽(yang)白(bai)衣(yi)(yi)觀(guan)始建(jian)(jian)于清乾隆(long)(long)(long)二十四年(nian)(nian)(1759),由侗(dong)族道士(shi)募建(jian)(jian),供奉太(tai)上(shang)(shang)(shang)老君和侗(dong)族崇拜(bai)諸神。乾隆(long)(long)(long)三十年(nian)(nian)(1765)復修(xiu),以后曾數次局(ju)部(bu)維修(xiu),“文化(hua)大革命”期間(jian),部(bu)分建(jian)(jian)筑(zhu)遭到破壞。1988年(nian)(nian)立架大修(xiu),并在原(yuan)址(zhi)上(shang)(shang)(shang)照(zhao)原(yuan)樣重修(xiu)純(chun)木結(jie)(jie)構(gou)門樓(lou)一座,新建(jian)(jian)磚木結(jie)(jie)構(gou)輔房(fang)一套三間(jian),構(gou)成一庭院式塔(ta)(ta)樓(lou)木構(gou)建(jian)(jian)筑(zhu)群。觀(guan)坐北(bei)朝南(nan),平面八邊(bian)形,立面八角五(wu)層,邊(bian)長5.7米,高18.92米,占地面積920平方米。主(zhu)樓(lou)為(wei)五(wu)層八角塔(ta)(ta)樓(lou)式純(chun)木結(jie)(jie)構(gou),攢尖葫蘆頂,飛檐翹角,懸鐸(duo)四十個,風(feng)拂金鈴流韻,聲(sheng)傳數里。樓(lou)內置(zhi)外檐柱(zhu)15根,金柱(zhu)8根。天花板上(shang)(shang)(shang)彩繪(hui)(hui)陰陽(yang)八卦。從第一層至五(wu)層設木梯旋上(shang)(shang)(shang),每(mei)層均(jun)開有(you)8扇(shan)窗戶。壁上(shang)(shang)(shang)有(you)彩繪(hui)(hui),頂梁上(shang)(shang)(shang)有(you)“皇清乾隆(long)(long)(long)貳(er)拾肆年(nian)(nian)歲次己卯冬月廿三日(ri)”題記。原(yuan)各(ge)層都置(zhi)有(you)神龕,惜現已不存。白(bai)衣(yi)(yi)觀(guan)是侗(dong)族地區(qu)保存完好的(de)唯一的(de)一座道教(jiao)古觀(guan)。1972年(nian)(nian)列為(wei)湖南(nan)省(sheng)文物(wu)保護單(dan)位。