Aqiao Nanzong Temple

Aqiao Nanzong temple is located in Danxia landform central scenic spot of kambla National Forest Park, 5km away from nanzonggou. It is a Ningma sect Temple of Tibetan Buddhism. The Tibetan language is "sangerdanjelang". It has a history of more than 1100 years, 600 years earlier than Ta'er temple. In the north of the peak, there is a stone mountain in the shape of Tibetan letters, which rises into the clouds, so it is called "aqiannanzong". Nowadays, as a holy land of Buddhism, the arqiong Nanzong temple is an important place for Ningma sect believers in Jianzha and guide counties to gather together. Every year, there is a meeting on the third, fourth, ninth and December of the lunar calendar. Among them, the scale of the ritual on April 13th is large, and there is a Tiaowei activity. Many believers go to watch it.

In the northeast of the temple stands the majestic and steep Nanzong peak. In the north, there is the only stone path that can reach the peak. Most of it is cut from the cliff. The path passes through the cliff obliquely. Some sections almost go straight up and down from the cliff, which is extremely steep. Through a small stream in the northeast of the temple, you can see an ancient temple hidden in the pines from the stone path to the peak. Climbing Nanzong peak, you can have a panoramic view of the magnificent canbra.

Aqiao Nanzong Temple

Aqiao Nanzong temple is also known as "anqiong Nanzong Temple", "Anjun Temple", "nanzun Temple" and so on. In Tibetan, it is known as "Nanzong Sao Hedan Jilin", which means "Nanzong Mitha Dharma prosperous island". It is located in the northwest of maketang Town, on the east bank terrace of the stream, which is 5km away from nannanzonggou in kambula Township, and more than 60km away from the county. It is an ancient Ningma temple in Qinghai.

Historical evolution

The temple is located in the depth of kambulin District, surrounded by peaks, steep mountains, green trees, and gurgling springs. It is a famous scenic spot in Qinghai Province. Across a stream in the northeast of the temple stands a towering and steep mountain peak with stone steps in the north and a path to the top. Most of the mountain paths go straight up and down from the cliff, just like a cloud ladder, which is very steep. In the north of the peak, there is a stone mountain in the shape of the Tibetan letter "*", and it rises to the sky, so it is named "arqiong Nanzong". Historically, it is known as the "four Amdo sects" together with xiazong, prayangzong in Haidong and zhigerbei sect in Hainan. It is a famous quiet place for Tibetan Buddhist monks to stay away from mountains and forests and practice. In the middle of the ninth century, the Tibetan Zanpu Damo banned Buddhism, and Tibetan quchen wori mountain monks Zang raosai, Yao gejun, and maershiying Muni carried the Tibetan scriptures on their backs, traveled to Xinjiang and other places, and finally fled to Qinghai, where they once lived. After the settlement of the long Dan Dou, shaving raosei, the Tibetan Buddhism revived again, known as the "post Hong period". Therefore, arjunnan sect has become a holy land of Buddhism and one of the holy mountains worshipped by believers. During the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty (about 1685), banma renzeng, a living Buddha of Ningma sect in Jianzha area, presided over the construction of Aqiao Nanzong temple under the mountain peak. There are 5 original small grottoes, some of which are formed naturally, some of which are made by hand, the grottoes are built by hand, and the eaves are close to the mountain, which is elegant and beautiful. Due to its remote location and inconvenient transportation, the Nanzong temple in Aqiao has a long history, but its scale is small. According to records of Qinghai, there were five monks at that time. In the 1950s, there were one Sutra hall, one Buddha Hall, one angqian hall, 47 monk houses, and 18 monks living in 9 households. Another 9 mu of arable land, 15 cattle. Dihong and other villages are the main places of Xianghuo. It was demolished in 1958 and approved to open in December 1980. One Sutra hall, 14 monk houses and five monks were rebuilt. Banma renzeng, the master of the temple, has six generations. His present name is Mani, and he is the abbot of the temple.

Concentrated activities

Aqiao Nanzong temple is an important place for the concentrated activities of the Ningma sect in Kanbula and Duojia of Jianzha county and Gewa of Guide county. Every year, there is a meeting on the third, fourth, ninth and December of the lunar calendar. Among them, the scale of the ritual on April 13th is large, there is a Tiaowei activity, and there are a lot of visitors.

There are Nanzong nunnery Temple belonging to Ningma sect and nanzongzha southwest Jielin Temple (Gabu Temple) belonging to Gelu sect near the Nanzong temple in Aqiao, both of which are called "Nanzong Temple" for short, but they are different in nature.

Address: Kanbula National Forest Park, Kanbula Town, Jianzha County, Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province (5km away from nanzonggou)

Longitude: 101.809509

Latitude: 36.140093

Official website: http://kbljq.com/

Tour time: 1 hour

Traffic information: charter a bus or take a tour bus

Ticket information: included in the ticket of canbra scenic spot

Opening hours: 8:00-18:00

Chinese PinYin : A Qiong Nan Zong Si