Meishan Temple

Meishan temple was built in the Sui Dynasty. Together with Lingxia huangfo temple and lunshan Fantian temple, it is one of the three ancient temples in Tong'an of the Sui Dynasty. The temple is built close to the mountain. On the rock wall at the south foot of the temple, there is a cliff stone inscription written by Zhu Xi of Song Dynasty in cinnabar calligraphy with the word "Tongshan", which is vigorous and elegant. Inside the temple are the largest cliff carvings in the province and the Brahman pagoda guarding Xi'an bridge in the Song Dynasty.

Meishan has beautiful scenery, dense forests, steep rock walls, beautiful plum blossoms, a broad vision and a panoramic view of Yincheng, xunheai and meirenshan. On the cliff wall at the south foot of the temple, there are cliff carvings written by Zhu Xi in Song Dynasty with the word "Tongshan". The handwriting is vigorous and elegant, and the Meishan grottoes are lifelike. There are "plum Pavilion" and "plum garden" on the top of the mountain. The macaques look lifelike when they listen to the sutras. The scenery of Tingtao pine in the northeast is very fascinating.

Meishan Temple

Meishan temple was built in the Sui Dynasty. Together with Lingxia huangfo temple and lunshan Fantian temple, it is one of the three ancient temples in Tong'an of the Sui Dynasty. The temple is built close to the mountain. On the rock wall at the south foot of the temple, there is a cliff stone inscription written by Zhu Xi of Song Dynasty in cinnabar calligraphy with the word "Tongshan", which is vigorous and elegant. Inside the temple are the largest cliff carvings in the province and the Brahman pagoda guarding Xi'an bridge in the Song Dynasty.

structure

The largest white jade Buddha statue in China Weighing 65 tons, the Buddha statue of Sakyamuni, is dedicated to the main hall of Meishan temple in Tong'an.

The total height of Sakyamuni Jade Buddha is 9 meters, which is composed of lotus seat, statue and backlight. The statue is a selection of Burmese white jade, 5.65 meters high, 4 meters wide and 3 meters thick, weighing 65 tons and costing more than 4.7 million yuan. According to the current abbot of Meishan temple, master Ciming, the Buddha is several times larger than the Jade Buddha in Shanghai Jade Buddha Temple, and can be called the largest white jade Buddha in Myanmar in China.

It is reported that Burmese white jade is an invisible crystal, with delicate texture and crystal clear. It has been handed down for its rare resources. In order to carefully select the perfect Burmese white jade, from 2004, master Ziming spent more than two years selecting more than 300 tons of raw materials, and finally found a rare raw material. After two years of careful carving, the whole carving work was completed.

It is reported that the Buddha was installed in place yesterday, and it will take another 2-3 months to polish, then use 99.9 gold foil light color to depict gold, and finally use seven kinds of gems to complete the inlay.

Scenery

It is said that Meishan temple was founded in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. The specific age is unknown. Now the abbot is master Ciming, and there are 11 monks. Meishan is known as Tongshan in ancient times. It faces the Jiaxi river of Dalun mountain, which is the barrier of Tongan. Because of its long history, the temple was destroyed and built many times, and the scale of the system was unclear.

Meishan was named "Tongshan" in ancient times. It was not high and steep. It was the barrier of Tongyi. It was also the basis of naming "Datong town" in the late Tang Dynasty and "Tongan county" in the Western Jin Dynasty. Due to the long history, the temples were destroyed and built many times, and the scale of the system is unclear. To the Song Dynasty, there are still two legends hall, carved mistletoe Dan Ying, carved walls Jun Yu. When Zhu Xi was the county chief, he often gave lectures on the left side of the temple and inscribed the word "Tongshan" in regular script on the cliff behind the temple, which still exists today.

Meishan has beautiful scenery, dense forests, steep rock walls, beautiful plum blossoms, a broad vision and a panoramic view of Yincheng, xunheai and meirenshan. On the cliff wall at the south foot of the temple, there are cliff carvings written by Zhu Xi in Song Dynasty with the word "Tongshan". The handwriting is vigorous and elegant, and the Meishan grottoes are lifelike. There are "plum Pavilion" and "plum garden" on the top of the mountain. The macaques look lifelike when they listen to the sutras. The scenery of Tingtao pine in the northeast is very fascinating.

Meishan Temple began in the Sui Dynasty. Together with Lingxia huangfo temple and lunshan Xingjiao Temple (later Fantian Temple), Meishan temple is one of the three ancient temples in the same city in the Sui Dynasty. It is built along the mountain, including the main hall, Erlang temple, zhugongde temple, Gongde hall, lingyingzu ancestral hall, as well as large-scale cliff carvings with the word "Buddha", grottoes, Brahman pagoda of zhenxi'an bridge in the Song Dynasty, and free life in the square The stone pagodas on both sides of the pool, the stone archway gate at the south of the temple, and the new cement driveway are winding directly to the square. The ancient stone steps are deep and open to the ancient temple. The whole temple area is well scattered, covered by green trees, solemn and quiet. The temple is not widely known

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history

At the West foot of Meishan mountain, Biyue village, Datong Town, Tong'an District. It is said that it was founded in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. Meishan was named Tongshan in ancient times. It faces the Jiaxi river of Dalun mountain and serves as a barrier for Tongan. Because of its long history, the temple was destroyed and built many times, and the scale of the system was unclear. In the Song Dynasty, it is said that there are still two halls, carved Jue Danying and carved walls. When Zhu Xi was the county governor, he gave lectures on the left side of the temple and inscribed the word "Tongshan" in regular script on the cliff behind the temple, which still exists today. During the period of Jiajing and Longqing (1522-1572) in the Ming Dynasty, Liu cunye, the younger brother of Liu cunde, vice envoy of Zhejiang and shipping officer of Guangdong Haidao and Zhufan City, presided over the reconstruction, opened up the site extensively, added Zen temples, and donated the mountain gardens as temple property; Chen Yilian, a native of Zhejiang Province, once again advocated the reconstruction.

During the reign of emperor Shunzhi of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1661), Liu Lin, a former Ming Dynasty Juren, was Ren Jixiu. Later, it gradually collapsed and fell into disrepair again. During the reign of Emperor Qianlong (1736-1795), Li Fen, Ming Xin and Zou Zhaonan, the county magistrate of Tong'an, successively donated and advocated. Li you, Chen Xian, Liu Yunjia and Lin Shiyang, the village elders, and Yi Zhen, the abbot of Shansi temple, collected money for renovation. On the left side of the temple, Zhu Zi temple and several small houses were built to serve as a place for scholars' Association. In 1884 and 1883, it was initiated by the gentry Wu Xihuang, Xu Zongchao, Lin Daodong and the rich merchant Wu Dingmei. It was rebuilt twice and the wall was built in the 33rd year. It was restored in 1909.

In 1924, when the warlords fought, the buildings of Meishan temple, Zhuzi temple and Meiting collapsed, leaving only the main hall. After 1949, the temple became desolate because of no one's management. Soon after, she was hired to continue her job as a lotus Narcissus, and the incense was flourishing again.

In 1953, Cai Gu Zheng Xinqing and Zong min came to live, and the temple was thriving. In 1964, the superstition was broken and the monks living in the temple were expelled. In the "Cultural Revolution", the Great Hall of heroes was destroyed again.

After the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, normal religious activities resumed, and the residents Wu Shuyi and ye Dachun actively went to work to recruit Mei Gu to live in. They first built Zhuzi temple and used it to carry out Buddhist activities. In 1980, Cai Gu Zheng Xinqing returned to Meishan temple. In 1984, Wu Shuyi and ye Dachun raised money to build the main hall, shape Buddha statues, repair Zhuzi temple, dormitory and kitchen, and incense is booming. In 1987, the front hall of nianfo hall was restored. In 1988, Zhuzi temple was rebuilt. In the same year, Meishan temple was listed as the third batch of cultural relics protection units in Tong'an county. In 1992, a cement road was built to reach the front hall of Dacheng. In 1993, the ancestral hall was built and the free life pool was built. After that, the Haihui tower, lotus pool and cliff Buddha cave were successively built.

On the lower right side of the temple, a man-made Canyon is formed due to quarrying. The surrounding cliffs are covered with rocks, and the bottom of the valley is crisscrossed with rocks. Not only the natural landscape has been seriously damaged, but also it has become a dangerous place for tourists. During the reconstruction of Meishan in 1995, Dong Qishi carefully planned to turn the deep valley into a pool, which was surrounded by stone railings and paved with stone slabs and bridges. Dozens of Buddha statues were carved on the cliff in front of the cave, and many inscriptions were carved on the surrounding cliff. The construction of grottoes and statues of Buddhas is the only one in Minnan rock temple. It should be a great invention to rebuild Buddhist temples according to local conditions to turn abandoned grottoes and dangerous places into treasures of Buddhist culture.

At the beginning of the 21st century, the people's Government of Tong'an District listed Meishan as a key tourism development project. The construction plan of Meishan temple and Meishan scenic spot has been approved and implemented. Now the abbot is master Ciming.

Stone gate

With a total height of 23 meters and a width of 23.6 meters, all of them are carved from granite, with a structure of four pillars and three gates. The total amount of stonework used in the large-scale Mountain Gate is more than 680 cubic meters, ranking the first among the existing stone mountain gates in China. The carving process of Shanmen is superb, and its complexity and difficulty are rare in China. The bucket arch adopts the whole stone, and the groove joint mode is used between the components, leaving no gap in the middle, which is very firm. The sculptors imitated the carving style of Song Dynasty, reflecting the theme of Buddhist stories and traditional stories.

The shape of the whole mountain gate is unique. The eight special dragon pillars guarding the Mountain Gate on both sides, also known as "lucky eight Dragon King Kong", form a solid triangle with the mountain gate, which is unique in the Stone Mountain Gate in the country. The other pillars supporting the gate are overlapped and hung vertically first and then upside down. There are more than 100 dragons throughout the gate, symbolizing wealth and auspiciousness. According to the report, nearly 60 first-class stone carving masters from Huian, Fujian Province were invited to build the mountain gate, which took three years and cost about 10 million yuan

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geographical position

Meishan temple is located at the foot of Meishan mountain in donglixu, Tong'an City, Xiamen city. It is small and exquisite. It faces the Fantian temple in Dalun mountain and Jiaxi, the newly built Tong'an film and television city.

Bus routes

Passengers can take the following bus routes: Xiamen 602, Xiamen 619, Xiamen 624, Xiamen 631, Xiamen 641, Xiamen 655, Xiamen 656, Xiamen 658, Xiamen 671 and Xiamen 692 to get off at Fantian Temple Station.

Passengers can take the following bus routes: Xiamen No. 602, Xiamen No. 619, Xiamen No. 624, Xiamen No. 631, Xiamen No. 641, Xiamen No. 650, Xiamen No. 655, Xiamen No. 656, Xiamen No. 658, Xiamen No. 671, Xiamen No. 692 and get off at Tong'an film and television city station.

Take Xiamen 610 Road, Xiamen 630A Road, Xiamen 630B Road, Xiamen 651 Road, Xiamen 690 Road, Xiamen 760 road

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