Tushan Temple

Tushan temple is located at the top of Tushan mountain and the connecting room of Nanshan cableway, covering an area of more than 10000 square meters. It is the oldest existing temple in Chongqing. It is also known as Zunwu Temple because there are Zunwu ancestors in the temple.

According to historical records, Dayu married the Tushan family in Tushan. To commemorate the achievements of Xiayu, the ancients built "Yuwang Temple" on the mountain, followed by Yuwang temple and Zhenwu temple. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the temple was expanded. Because Zhenwu temple was merged with the former site of Yuwang temple, it was called "Tushan Temple". The gate of the temple was engraved with the word "Tushan Shengjing". At present, Tushan temple has 8 halls and more than 100 houses. In the main hall, there are statues of Sakyamuni and Venerable Master Wu. In the third floor, there are statues of King Yu and the back of Tushan. There is a "monument of King Yu controlling water". It can be called a temple where Buddhism and Taoism coexist harmoniously. Here, the mountains are towering, the ancient trees are towering, the forest valleys are deep, the haze light is dripping green, the cornices of the buildings are tilted, the buildings are majestic, and the incense is exuberant.

Tushan Temple

Tushan temple is located at the top of Tushan, covering an area of more than 10000 square meters. Tushan temple is located on Tushan in Nan'an District of Chongqing city. It is the oldest temple in existence. Because there were Zunwu ancestors in the temple in ancient times, it is also called Zunwu temple.

Tushan temple has a long history. According to the investigation, during the Western Han Dynasty, the statues of Dayu and tuhou were worshipped in the Yuwang temple, tuhou temple and temple. In the Tang Dynasty, Bai Juyi, a great poet who was appointed as the governor of Zhongzhou, wrote a poem "a tour of Tushan Temple alone". It can be seen that the temple had changed its name to Tushan temple at that time.

brief introduction

Tushan temple has 8 buildings and 100 rooms, covering an area of more than 10000 square meters. In the main hall, there is a statue of Sakyamuni, and there is a "monument of water control by King Yu", which can be called a temple where Buddhism and Taoism coexist harmoniously. At Tushan temple, the people of Pakistan seem to respect this son-in-law very much. Every year, from the first to the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, there is a grand meeting in Chaoshan, which is full of tourists and is very lively. Wang Shizhen, a famous person in the Qing Dynasty, once wrote a poem about "falling from the waterfall, visiting Yugong". Here, the mountains are towering, the ancient trees are towering, the forest valleys are deep, and the haze is green. A total of 8 halls, cornices Qiaojiao, majestic, incense exuberant. According to historical records, Dayu married the Tushan family in Tushan. To commemorate the achievements of Xiayu, the ancients built "Yuwang Temple" on the mountain, followed by Yuwang temple and Zhenwu temple. In the ninth year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1581), it began to become a Buddhist temple after exchanging with Laojun cave. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the temple expanded. Zhenwu temple was called "Tushan Temple" because it merged with the former site of Yuwang temple.

Local characteristics

The precipitous mountains and rivers in Chongqing have already become a concrete image of Bashu culture. Most of its ancient villages and towns are distributed along the Yangtze River. They are a natural, historical and cultural combination. They have cultural value, namely historical value, artistic value and cultural value. Some of the ancient towns in Chongqing are hidden in the deep and quiet ravines and built near the water; some of them are built on the steep rocks and built according to the mountains. The buildings seem to be slightly different, but the group composition is changeable. Based on the principle of adjusting measures to local conditions and using local materials to build a town, stones that can be found everywhere have become excellent materials for people to build houses, streets and other living facilities. Among them, Ciqikou Ancient Town, Hong'an ancient town, pianyan ancient town, Laitan ancient town and Zhongshan ancient town are the representatives of Bayu ancient town.

Best travel time

Chongqing is located in the subtropical inland area of the northern hemisphere, which belongs to the humid monsoon climate of the middle subtropical zone. In summer, because of the terrain shielding, the climate is muggy. The hottest July is about 27 ℃ - 38 ℃. In 1933, the highest temperature in history even reached 44 ℃.. The average temperature in January is 7 ℃, and the lowest limit temperature is - 4 ℃.

Chongqing is one of the cities with the shortest sunshine time in China. The rainy season in Chongqing is concentrated in summer and autumn, and the annual rainfall is about 1100 ml. From late autumn to early spring, it is foggy, so Chongqing has the title of foggy city. There is a saying in Chongqing: the temperature is unstable in the early spring, and the summer is long and hot. It is cool and rainy in autumn, warm in winter, less snow and more fog.

The most suitable season for Tourism: spring and autumn. The temperature is suitable. It is recommended to visit Dazu stone carving art, Simian Mountain Jinfo Mountain and Tongjing Gorge Scenic spot.

The most unsuitable season for Tourism: summer and winter. It's hot and cold. It is recommended to visit Ciqikou Ancient Town, Wansheng stone forest and Jiefangbei.

Accommodation introduction

Chongqing's accommodation prices, service level gap is very large. From 20 yuan / bed ordinary guest house to 620 yuan / five-star special rooms. Generally, the standard room of one star and two star hotels is 100-150 yuan / room. If it is in Xiushan, East Chongqing and other places with relatively backward economic level, the accommodation price is even cheaper. There are family hotels in Simian Mountain, Dazu stone carvings and some ancient towns. The accommodation is only 20 yuan per bed. Shapingba District is the starting point of Chengdu Chongqing Expressway and Chongqing Hefei expressway. Colleges and universities gather in the District, so the accommodation in Shapingba District is relatively cheap. Jiefangbei is the central business district of Chongqing. It is the first choice for night view and bar. If you want to leave Chongqing by plane, you'd better stay in a hotel in Jiangbei, which is close to Jiangbei Airport. Nan'an District is the starting point of the road from Chongqing to Wansheng, Nanchuan and Guizhou. If you live in Nan'an District, it is also very close to the catering street of Binjiang Road.

matters needing attention

Post: the post in Chongqing is very developed and convenient. Each district has its own central post office. Under normal circumstances, ordinary mail within the scope of Chongqing can arrive in 2 days, and it only takes about 5 days outside the city at most. The remote rural areas of Chengkou, Qianjiang and Xiushan are a little behind. If you want to handle postal business in these places, you'd better go to the general post office of the area.

Communication: after several years of network construction, mobile communication has a wide coverage in Chongqing. Even scenic spots in rural and mountainous areas have built communication base stations for tourists. In some remote mountainous areas and forest farms where mobile communication signals can not cover, wireless microwave telephone is used to ensure smooth communication.

Internet cafes: the distribution density of Internet cafes in Chongqing is no worse than that of hot pot restaurants in Chongqing. Around colleges and residential areas, Internet cafes are relatively concentrated, which can be divided into ordinary computers (1-2 yuan / hour) and liquid crystal displays (3 yuan / hour). In particular, Internet cafes around colleges and universities also provide information printing, CD burning and photo scanning services. Some of them also set up preferential Internet time, which is cheaper in the morning than in the afternoon, and usually cheaper than on weekends. There are also small Internet cafes in suburban counties and towns. The price of Internet access is cheaper, but the configuration is backward and the Internet speed is slow.

Banks: all major domestic banks have outlets in Chongqing, which support universal deposit and withdrawal. ATM machines are distributed around pedestrian streets, shopping malls and bookstores, and support UnionPay cards. In rural areas, there are only Agricultural Bank of China and Xinhe bank, so cash preparation should be made in advance.

Notice to visitors

traffic

There is a bus No.384 for Nanshan botanical garden in Nanping, Chongqing. You can get off at quanshuiji Street Station in Nanshan and get there in 10 minutes.

admission ticket

5 yuan

Opening Hours

8:00～17:00

Address: No.15 zhenwushan, huangmeiya, Nan'an District, Chongqing

Longitude: 106.60752868652

Latitude: 29.549516677856

Tel: 023-62462364

Tour time: 1-2 hours

Traffic information: take the bus to Tushan in Nanping, Chongqing, or take bus 384 to Nanshan botanical garden, walk up the mountain and visit Buddhist temples along the way

Ticket information: 5 yuan

Opening hours: 8:00-17:00

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