Xiangshan Temple

Xiangshan temple is located in the center of Zunyi City, the peak of Xiangshan Mountain, surrounded by mountains in Honghuagang District and nestled by Xiangjiang River. Bibo holds lotus pistils, green leaves protect red flowers. It is an elegant and beautiful Millennium Temple. It is a larger Buddhist temple in the city. From the gate, you can see a Guanyin statue several meters high. From there, you can climb the steps and reach the top of the mountain. On the left are the only original objects in the temple - the gate and the pagoda. Every year on June 19 of the lunar calendar, a grand temple fair is held here.

Xiangshan Temple

Xiangshan temple, located at the foot of Xiangshan Mountain in the west of Quanzhou County, Guilin City, Guangxi Province, was initially named "pure land courtyard". It is known as "prospering the Tang Dynasty and showing the Song Dynasty" and "the first famous temple in southern Chu".

Brief introduction to temples

Xiangshan temple, located at the foot of Xiangshan Mountain in the west of Quanzhou County, Guilin City, Guangxi Province, is known as "prospering the Tang Dynasty and showing the Song Dynasty" and "the first famous temple in southern Chu". It was founded by wuliangshou Buddha, an eminent monk in the Tang Dynasty in 756 ad. The four emperors of the Song Dynasty were granted five seals successively, and the Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty paid homage in person; Shi Tao, a famous painter in the early Qing Dynasty, lived in the temple for 21 years and left a picture of stone flowers; Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty personally inscribed "shoushiciyin" on the cliff.

Prosperous period

There are also flying stones, Xibo spring, miaoming tower, shoufo hall, Yuantong hall, animal stone sculptures in the release pool, etc. In its heyday, the temple covered an area of 18000 square meters. Xiangshan temple, as the oldest Buddhist temple in Guangxi, attracts many tourists from home and abroad to worship and visit, especially the three major Buddhist festivals and the sea of people. Xiangshan temple was built in the first year of the Tang Dynasty (756) and was originally named "Pure Land Temple". Monk Quanzhen, an eminent monk of Jingshan Taoism in Hangzhou, was the founder of the temple. In the past, Xiangshan Temple covered an area of 2 square kilometers, with 48 halls and 108 rooms. The temple dates back to the Tang, song, Ming, Qing and Republic of China. It has been more than 1250 years. Although it was repaired many times during this period, it gradually declined in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and then suffered from repeated wars.

Xiangshan temple was bombed by Japanese aggressors in 1943 and occupied by Japanese army in 1944. After the destruction of the temple and the remnant Buddha, Xiangshan temple was most severely damaged, with only more than ten squatters and miaoming pagodas left. After the catastrophe of the cultural revolution, the only remaining works of art are birds, animals, insects and fish carved from stone, as well as the seven story "miaoming tower" with a copper gourd top.

Layout structure

Since the reform and opening up, the religious policy has been gradually implemented. From 1986 to 1988, the government organized the design and construction of master Huaishan. The wuliangshou Buddha Hall, the free life pool, the Yuantong hall and three squatters were rebuilt. A new statue of wuliangshou Buddha, three Guanyin statues, 25 Yuantong Bodhisattva, one Manjusri and one Puxian Bodhisattva were carved. The Millennium Temple has taken on a new look and the Dharma lamp continues to burn. There are flying stones at the top of the mountain. It is said that they came from Xumi mountain. In the East, there are famous places such as Xibo rock and zhuanzhuangyan rock. It is surrounded by dense forests and deep caves. Standing in front of the temple, you can see the scenery of Quanzhou City. Miaoming pagoda is located at the foot of Xiangshan temple. It was built during the reign of song Chunyou for the burial of the body of Quanzhen master. At that time, the incense was very popular. Huizong of Northern Song Dynasty came to pay homage when he visited Nanyue. Gaozong of Southern Song Dynasty awarded it miaoming pagoda, which is the oldest Pagoda in Guangxi. Miaoming tower is a seven level floating figure, 26 meters high and 6.8 meters in diameter at the bottom. It has a unique structure and is majestic and spectacular. It's octagonal outside, hexagonal inside, hollow, with curved wall and spiraling upward. Xiangshan temple has more than 20 inscriptions of past dynasties; the top of the tower is gourd shaped, with dozens of copper bells hanging; the wind blows and the bell rings, and it is pleasant to swing in the void; looking from the fence, you can have a panoramic view of qingfengyu, Yuhua mountain, sanjiangshui and the new appearance of the ancient city, which makes you feel relaxed and happy.

Miaoming tower is a "treasure house of art" with dozens of cliff inscriptions, poems, Fanglan steles, etc. in particular, the famous stone orchids of Shitao monk in Qing Dynasty are inscribed "Shou Shi CI Yin" by Emperor Kangxi, which is in harmony with the inscription "miaoming tower" by contemporary Quanzhou Wenqiao native Professor Wu chundao. Miaoming pagoda has been standing in the south of Chu for more than a thousand years. Climbing the tower for sightseeing has been a great pleasure for Chinese and foreign tourists.

Buddhist relics

The existing Buddhist cultural relics in Xiangshan temple include various stone carvings, Guanyin statue, miaoming tower, etc. in addition, there is the famous natural heritage "xiboyan spring".

Xiangshan temple had a great influence in Hunan and Guangxi in history, and the princes of all dynasties also attached great importance to it. In Song Dynasty alone, there were five royal edicts. The emperor of the Song Dynasty granted monk Quanzhen the title of "master of benevolence, peace, and wisdom". Quanzhen is more than 160 years old. He has some strange deeds. He has repeatedly appeared Amitabha, which is said to be Yinghua of Amitabha. There are many eminent monks in the temple, such as the sixth generation of linjizong's founder, monk CI Ming, monk Chu Yuan, and monk Shi Tao of Qing Dynasty. During the reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty, the "Pure Land Court" was changed into "famous temple of Xiangshan Mountain". Up to now, the imperial court has granted it "the first jungle in southern Chu". Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty had his own imperial calligraphy "Shou Shi CI Yin" carved on the stone wall behind the temple.

cultural meaning

In the Wanli period of Ming Dynasty, Qingxiang County, where Xiangshan temple is located, was changed to Quanzhou, and Quanzhen monk's "Quan" was given the first name of Quanzhou. It is rare that the name of Chujiaren is used as a place name in Shibao, which shows the high cultural status of master Quanzhen and Xiangshan temple at that time.

Address: Inner Ring Road, Honghuagang District, Zunyi City, Guizhou Province

Longitude: 106.93121078491

Latitude: 27.654987732564

Tel: 0852-8824174

Tour time: 2 hours

Traffic information: starting from the former site of Zunyi Conference, you can take No.7, No.9, No.14, No.21, No.25, and then walk for about 10 minutes

Ticket information: 2 yuan.

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