Tianshui Pure Land Temple

Tianshui Pure Land Temple, also known as Manshu temple, is adjacent to Maijishan grottoes, one of the four largest Grottoes in China. Surrounded by mountains, the temple is one of the ten scenic spots in Qinzhou.

The Pure Land Temple was completely demolished in 1971, and all the steles and couplets were lost. Since the 1980s, the monks of the pure land temple have raised funds for the restoration and expansion of the temple, and now a grand building complex with one entrance and three Zen halls has been formed.

Tianshui Pure Land Temple

Tianshui Pure Land Temple is located in houchuan of Xianren cliff. Surrounded by mountains, the temple is one of the ten scenic spots in Qinzhou.

The Pure Land Temple was completely demolished in 1971, and all the steles and couplets were lost. Since the 1980s, the monks of the pure land temple have raised funds for the restoration and expansion of the temple, and now a grand building complex with one entrance and three Zen halls has been formed. In recent years, it has developed and built new buildings such as Luohan hall, Tibetan Sutra Pavilion, Jingmen archway, etc.

Tianshui Pure Land Temple is far more magnificent than it used to be. In recent years, "Buddha light" often appears in this scenic spot, and its reputation has been widely spread at home and abroad.

Brief introduction to temples

Manshu temple, also known as the Pure Land Temple, is located in the southeast of Tianshui City, Gansu Province. It is adjacent to the Maijishan grottoes, one of the four major Grottoes in China. It also forms a national famous scenic spot with the nearby Xianren cliff, Shimen, Quxi and other natural scenic spots.

historical origin

Manshu temple has a long history. Since the end of Tang Dynasty and the beginning of Song Dynasty, it has been performed as "Jigu Temple", "Kyoto temple" and "Pure Land Temple". In the 1990s, master Haizheng, the great monk of Wutai Mountain, was determined to build a temple here. After eight years of hard work, he built the magnificent Manshu temple.

The Pure Land Temple in Manshu is surrounded by mountains and pines, forming one of the eight sceneries in Qinzhou -- the pure land pines. Wu Xichuan, a Jinshi in the Qing Dynasty, wrote a poem praising: "in the pure land of Henian temple, the pines are in the air. Straight from the sky, not the same as the world. I've heard about it for a long time, but I haven't heard about it yet. I look up at He Ji, and I feel sad about the sunset. " The eighteen peaks around manjushu Pure Land Temple form the unique scenery of "Eighteen Arhats worship Manjusri". Each Lohan peak looks like a lotus petal, and the 18 green peaks all embrace the main peak of Manjusri, showing the wonder of "green sea Lotus". Some of them are like Maiji Mountain, and some are like Xianren cliff. They are praised as "the beauty of the square and round peaks, which can be seen all around. The aura of the Baili scenic spot is contained in the pure land." The sun moon cave and the practice cave hidden among the green trees on the cliff, the natural Buddha head statue formed by the rainbow and clouds, and the cliff convex stone are vivid and vivid, surrounded by auspicious images, which are even more extraordinary; Yaowang spring, Kuanxin spring, Zhizhi spring and Prajna spring, "four holy springs" are clear and sweet; tall Paifang building, pure and green manna pool; majestic Luohan hall, Changshou hall, dizang hall, Tianwang hall Jialan hall, Jifo hall, Manjusri hall, Mahatma hall, and Vajra hall are built along the mountain. The corridor waist is covered, the eaves are high, and the eaves are scattered in an orderly way. It is a solemn and quiet place. It has become a tourist attraction for tourists from all over the world.

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Tianshui City Maiji district bus tourism direct line

tourist guide

Tianshui's accommodation is very convenient, whether in the city center, or the county, can quickly find a place to stay. The price is low, the facilities are complete, generally speaking, 100 yuan can live in a very good standard room. It is recommended to live in Maiji district. Most of the main scenic spots in Tianshui are distributed in this district, so it is more convenient to travel. Of course, as the center of Qinzhou District is also a good place to stay.

Tourism has driven the development of the hotel industry in Tianshui. Although it is not as luxurious as hotels in some big cities, it is also comfortable and hygienic with reasonable prices. In general, it can provide comprehensive services for guests, such as plane, train, car, taxi, medical treatment, laundry and so on.

Tourists to Tianshui had better find a place with convenient transportation, shopping, catering and tourism, and must book return tickets in advance. As the saying goes, food is heaven for the people. If you don't have a taste of Tianshui's local specialties, you won't have a complete trip to Tianshui. If you don't have a taste of Tianshui's snacks, it will be a great pity.

Local food

Tianshui is located at the intersection of North and South China, with mild climate and rich products. The good natural environment and the important commercial port along the ancient Silk Road make Tianshui's food have high cultural taste and strong folk heritage. Tianshui people's food taste inherits Qin people's, mainly pasta, and is compatible with Sichuan people's and Jin people's sour and spicy food. Tianshui local cuisine is characterized by rich and thick taste. Steamed pork with rice flour, braised pork with preserved vegetable in soya sauce, and other traditional dishes such as chowder, chowder, stewed pork, stewed pork, steamed pork and sugar coated vegetables, and so on, are the essence of traditional banquet in Tianshui.

Tianshui local snacks reflect the details of Tianshui folk customs more truly. There are many varieties, various forms and fine production methods. After thousands of years, a large number of unique local snacks, such as Dalu noodles, Jiangshui noodles, halal broken noodles, Mianyu, Guagua and so on, have lasted for a long time, which fully shows that Tianshui's food culture has extremely strong vitality, condensing the wisdom and creative spirit of Tianshui people. Choose to taste the dishes and snacks with Tianshui characteristics. You can choose either star hotels or snack streets. The price of special dishes is generally about 10-15 yuan, and that of snacks is about 1-3 yuan.

Tianshui has been an important distribution center of goods and materials in Southeast Gansu since ancient times. It has the reputation of northwest "Textile City" and "electronics and electrical appliances city". The four major professional markets of fur, small department stores, vegetables and wool garments have their own characteristics. They are rich in products and a wide range of local products, especially famous for fruits.

Tianshui huaniu apple is superior in quality and delicious, which can be compared with American ace apple "snake fruit". The peach, apricot, melon, watermelon and Dongguo pear in Qin'an County are famous for their high quality and low price. Tianshui is also the birthplace of forest musk deer, Qingyang and maoguanlu. It is also famous for fungus, lacquer, chestnut and walnut. The traditional Chinese medicine mainly includes Codonopsis, angelica, Hedysari and rhubarb, and the forest by-products mainly include lacquer, pine resin, Paulownia and Zanthoxylum.

Many shopping malls, shopping malls, various shopping centers and wholesale markets in the city are the best places to buy Tianshui specialty products. The main shopping malls include Maiji Asia Pacific Shopping Center, maidu mall, Jingyuan building, Qinzhou mall, happy mall, Lantian city square, department store and Jindu mall Long building, Tianshui Qinan small commodity wholesale market, etc.

Inheritance of Dharma: Tantric school

Address: Kangya village, Maiji District, Tianshui City, Gansu Province

Longitude: 106.07029124395

Latitude: 34.425188535984

Tour time: 1 hour

Traffic information: take bus No.16 or 37 to the Pure Land Temple

Ticket information: Free

Opening hours: all day

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