明代初期(qi)，附近(jin)八個村莊村民集資始建(jian)(jian)真武廟(miao)（玄武廟(miao)），廟(miao)舍(she)九間，并(bing)將雞爪(zhua)山(shan)改名為金寶山(shan)。清(qing)光(guang)緒年間，八村擴建(jian)(jian)真武廟(miao)，規(gui)模(mo)擴大(da)，建(jian)(jian)筑宏偉(wei)。廟(miao)舍(she)分前后兩(liang)院，兩(liang)院各有一(yi)座大(da)殿，兩(liang)大(da)殿抱廈禪門，雕龍刻鳳，飛檐彩壁，瑰(gui)麗多(duo)姿，非常壯觀，后又增建(jian)(jian)六間高(gao)樓，廊坊(fang)兩(liang)廂(xiang)，前后廟(miao)舍(she)共計24間，占地30余畝。院內(nei)古木參天(tian)，有古碑四(si)座，大(da)鐘一(yi)口，水(shui)井一(yi)眼。常住和尚十數人(ren)，較(jiao)聞名者如(ru)元修(xiu)、元墩(dun)、元尊、元貴等。
清末民國初年(nian)，水(shui)患(huan)頻繁(fan)，戰亂不(bu)斷，真(zhen)武廟年(nian)久失修，逐(zhu)漸殘破，至一九(jiu)四八(ba)年(nian)，已成為一片(pian)廢墟，瓦礫遍地(di)，雜草叢生(sheng)。一九(jiu)九(jiu)二年(nian)春，附近村(cun)民，參照清代真(zhen)武廟建設規(gui)模和圖樣(yang)，計劃(hua)重建真(zhen)武廟。
二00四年冬熱心群眾在軍集村東小橋下發掘出土了《重修玄帝大殿挽廈禪堂碑》，該碑立與清嘉慶二十三年，碑文中記載“惟濮為帝丘舊地，堯陵舜廟唐虞故跡猶存，其以山名者，歷山吉山外有金寶山。”此外碑文還詳細記載了金寶山附近的文物勝跡：“金寶山西望谷林陶唐氏之陵隱隱可見，南望歷山，有虞氏廟在焉，北望吉山，傳為許由之居處”。
金鄉縣真武(wu)(wu)廟(miao)(miao)(miao)又稱(cheng)五里堠大(da)廟(miao)(miao)(miao)，坐(zuo)落在城中(zhong)心以北(bei)(bei)五華里。南(nan)北(bei)(bei)長、東(dong)西窄(zhai)，占(zhan)(zhan)(zhan)地(di)總面積約(yue)3500平方(fang)米(mi)(mi)。據(ju)記載，真武(wu)(wu)廟(miao)(miao)(miao)坐(zuo)北(bei)(bei)朝(chao)南(nan)，三重(zhong)大(da)院(yuan)，系(xi)元至元時(shi)所建(jian)，明(ming)主簿方(fang)伯輝重(zhong)修(xiu)，明(ming)崇禎年間民眾捐資又進行了修(xiu)繕。正門(men)有(you)(you)東(dong)西廂房，中(zhong)有(you)(you)大(da)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)、前(qian)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)、后(hou)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)。其(qi)后(hou)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)為(wei)(wei)戲樓(lou)(lou)式(shi)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)，前(qian)、中(zhong)、后(hou)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)均為(wei)(wei)琉璃瓦鋪頂(ding)，其(qi)中(zhong)大(da)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)最為(wei)(wei)壯觀，為(wei)(wei)二層建(jian)筑，主殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)七間，周邊圍有(you)(you)走廊，四面飛檐(yan)，琉璃瓦蓋頂(ding)。24根滾龍柱(zhu)支撐，均為(wei)(wei)盤(pan)龍透花雕(diao)刻，非(fei)常雄偉壯觀。廟(miao)(miao)(miao)院(yuan)大(da)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)中(zhong)供奉主神像(xiang)為(wei)(wei)玉皇大(da)帝，為(wei)(wei)木質結(jie)構，金面座式(shi)，形(xing)象(xiang)自如，目向遠方(fang)，神態(tai)安然，殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)前(qian)有(you)(you)四大(da)金剛（四大(da)天(tian)王），站(zhan)立式(shi)，形(xing)相逼真，威武(wu)(wu)強壯，各(ge)手(shou)內持有(you)(you)自行神器。大(da)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)內東(dong)、西、北(bei)(bei)墻有(you)(you)二十八宿諸神，面目威嚴(yan)，神態(tai)各(ge)異，各(ge)有(you)(you)神器在手(shou)，有(you)(you)望而生威之(zhi)神武(wu)(wu)。其(qi)后(hou)蓼三楹(ying)為(wei)(wei)寢室，中(zhong)間開闊地(di)有(you)(you)土筑戲樓(lou)(lou)。廟(miao)(miao)(miao)內東(dong)南(nan)角有(you)(you)坑塘一(yi)處(chu)，占(zhan)(zhan)(zhan)地(di)約(yue)6畝，廟(miao)(miao)(miao)院(yuan)內有(you)(you)古槐、古柏及(ji)石(shi)碑(bei)4座。廟(miao)(miao)(miao)院(yuan)前(qian)原有(you)(you)一(yi)處(chu)廣場，占(zhan)(zhan)(zhan)地(di)約(yue)12畝，有(you)(you)東(dong)西向大(da)道一(yi)條，舊(jiu)有(you)(you)廟(miao)(miao)(miao)會，香火(huo)十分(fen)興旺。文革“破四舊(jiu)”時(shi)真武(wu)(wu)廟(miao)(miao)(miao)被(bei)毀(hui)壞，現有(you)(you)廟(miao)(miao)(miao)基(ji)、石(shi)碑(bei)、碑(bei)座、坑塘少(shao)部(bu)。于2010年恢(hui)復重(zhong)建(jian)，按照“修(xiu)舊(jiu)如舊(jiu)”原則，再現其(qi)歷史原貌。真武(wu)(wu)廟(miao)(miao)(miao)占(zhan)(zhan)(zhan)地(di)約(yue)1.28萬平方(fang)米(mi)(mi)，建(jian)筑群(qun)長160米(mi)(mi)、寬80米(mi)(mi)，采用明(ming)清風格，主體呈(cheng)中(zhong)軸對稱(cheng)分(fen)布(bu)，縱(zong)向由南(nan)向北(bei)(bei)分(fen)布(bu)分(fen)別為(wei)(wei)山門(men)、真武(wu)(wu)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)、鐘鼓樓(lou)(lou)和三清殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)。
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