Bishui Temple

Bishui Temple

Bishui temple is located at the edge of bishuiyan on the East Bank of Fujiang River in Mianyang City. It is a narrow riverside park with a length of about 40 meters and a width of more than 100 meters. It is a national cultural relic protection unit.

Bishui temple was built in the Tang Dynasty. It was once called shuigeyuan in the Tang and Song dynasties. There are temples in the Bishui temple, gardens in the garden, and pavilions with different styles. The famous one is Beiting. Yuewangtai, huanxianglou, lingguidong, Bibo Pavilion, Bishan Pavilion, Biyan Pavilion, Bitan Pavilion, Wangjiang Pavilion, bishuixuan, etc.

Looking from the urban area, the architectural complex extending at the foot of Guishan mountain and on the shore of Fujiang River is well arranged according to the mountain. The main building of Bishui temple, with its cornices and corners, refers to the blue sky above and the blue waves below. Ancient trees and fine trees block out the sky and the sun. Landscape and historic sites constitute a beautiful natural art gallery.

Historical evolution

Initial construction

Bishui temple was built in the Tang Dynasty. It was once called shuigeyuan in the Tang and Song Dynasties because the spring water on the cliff flows all the year round.

In the Song Dynasty, monks and believers expanded the temple according to the blue water cliff and changed its name to blue water temple. The Bishui Temple experienced the rise and fall;

In the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty, it was rebuilt and changed to its present name. After the Republic of China, it gradually declined.

During the period of the Republic of China, it was also called Dishui temple.

When it was announced as a cultural relic protection unit, only a dilapidated small temple on the first floor and one floor remained.

Restoration and reconstruction

In 1985, Mianyang Municipal Office of cultural administration started construction, renovating the Bishui temple, and building 10 new scenic spots, including Ningbi Pavilion, Lingyun Pavilion, Beiting, Huanxiu building, and Xinxiang garden, with a construction area of 3582 square meters.

In 1986, Mianyang Municipal People's government allocated funds for the reconstruction of a three story steel-concrete frame structure imitation temple and its ancillary buildings, which was announced as a cultural relic protection unit.

In 1991, Sichuan Provincial People's government announced it as a cultural relic protection unit.

In 2013, the State Council announced it as a national cultural relics protection unit.

On the gate, there is a plaque of "Bishui Temple" written by Feng Qiyong. Along the stone steps, Bishui temple from the winding avenue to the open riverside, stands a three story Xieshan style hall. At the bottom of the hall, there are stone statues of avalokitesvara of Tang Dynasty, 18 niches of cliff Buddhism, and 32 stone inscriptions of Vajra Sutra.

Scale system

Temple size

It is a 40 meter long and 100 meter wide narrow riverside park with temples and gardens.

architectural style

There is a temple in the Bishui temple, a garden in the garden, and each pavilion has its own style. Looking from the urban area, the architectural complex extending at the foot of Guishan mountain and on the shore of Fujiang River is well arranged according to the mountain. The main building of Bishui temple, with its cornices and corners, refers to the blue sky above and the blue waves below. Ancient trees and fine trees block out the sky and the sun. Landscape and historic sites constitute a beautiful natural art gallery.

Main landscape

The famous one is Beiting. Yuewangtai, huanxianglou, lingguidong, Bibo Pavilion, Bishan Pavilion, Biyan Pavilion, Bitan Pavilion, Wangjiang Pavilion, bishuixuan, etc.

Relief sculpture

The cliff statues are deep relief. The large statues are two meters square in each niche, while the small ones are not high enough. There are dozens of statues, but only one. The most representative is the figure of fifty one Bodhisattva. The figures are carved in relief and hollowed out with purple bamboo and other ornaments. The main Buddha sits on the lotus platform, and the waiters and Bodhisattvas are distributed in six layers, either seated or standing, with both form and spirit. The carving is fine, and there are traces of gold painting. Huang, a researcher of the National Heritage Publishing House, said: "the composition and carving techniques of the fifty-one Bodhisattva in Bishui temple are similar to those of the fifty-one Bodhisattva in Longmen Grottoes, but they are better protected than those of the fifty-one Bodhisattva in Longmen Grottoes. They are rare works of art."

On the second floor of the main hall, there are ten statues of Guanyin and stone inscriptions of Thousand Buddhas integrating Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism. On the third floor, Guanyin paintings by famous painters are displayed.

Buddhist cliff statues

The Buddhist cliff statues of Qianfo cliff were originally located on the cliff on the West Bank of Longxi weir at the bridgehead of Fujiang bridge on Baocheng double track railway. There were more than 1000 niches. Most of them were damaged when Longxi weir was built in 1940, and only more than 100 niches remained. Engraved on the 8.2-meter-long and 2.7-meter-high cliff, the statue has three inscriptions in the first year of Guangming (880). There is a rectangular niche 2 meters wide and 0.35 meters high in the center of the upper end of the statue. There are 160 small niches with 4-6 layers of statues in order in the niches. There are deep relief Buddha statues in the niches. In 1985, the people's Government of Mianyang City (county level) announced it as a cultural relic protection unit. In 1993, due to the construction of Mianyang Jiangyou high-grade highway to widen the pavement, it was stripped from the cliff and embedded into the cliff of bishuisi temple for preservation.

On the cliff, there are 18 niches of Buddhist statues on cliffs of Tang Dynasty and one side of stone carvings on Vajra Sutra. Due to the long history, the statues are seriously weathered. Only niches 1, 4, 5 and 16 and Vajra Sutra are well preserved. In the temple, there is a round statue of Guanyin of Tang Dynasty, 5 meters high. He wears a gold crown of Buddha, a gold ring in his ears, a necklace around his neck, a smile on his eyes, a calm and refined manner; he is topless, wears a cassock, girdles his waist, wears a jade skirt, and adorns his waist with exquisite ornaments; he holds a pure bottle in his left hand and applies a seal of immeasurability in his right hand. The body is plump, graceful and kind, with elegant style of the Tang Dynasty. This is the main hall of Bishui temple.

According to Mianyang county annals published in the Republic of China, "a stone Buddha in front of the gate is more than Zhang high, which was raised from the abandoned site of Kaiyuan Temple. Note: according to the old records, "there is a water Pavilion on the right side of Kaiyuan Temple, with rock portraits and Vajra sutras carved on the back, and a small pavilion built by the people in the temple to protect it.". It was created at the same time as the gold statue and Vajra Sutra carved on the cliff of Kaiyuan Temple. " The statue is carved with two stones from the waist. It is 3.2 meters high. The eyes are slightly closed. The earrings are hanging over the shoulders. The head is wearing a huaman crown. The wreaths are hanging from the shoulders to the knees. They are wrapped around the back from both sides. They are wearing a long skirt, a cassock and a belt. Its face is plump and smooth, with a serene look, which is a rare stone carving treasure of the Tang Dynasty.

"Mianyang county annals" also said: "Song Wenfu, Li Yihou and Zhong Hou visited Kaiyuan Temple together." the first year of Daguan (Note: 1107) Looking at the shuigeyuan built by Li Tongshu, the prefect of Beiya, when he was looking at it, he made a picture of the Sutra in the way of the fox's writing. He sighed that it had been gradually dim since Huichang, so his gold colored paintings were brightened. " Zhengguan (Zhengguan), the chronology of Emperor Taizong's Zhenguan (Zhenguan), lasted 23 years from 627 to 649. It can be seen that the Standing Statue of Guanyin was engraved in the early Tang Dynasty. The Diamond Sutra is 1.24 meters high and 2.7 meters wide on the cliff at the north end of the west wall. It is engraved with 32 pieces of Diamond Sutra and more than 4000 characters. The style is strong and has the style of Sui and Tang Dynasties. Due to serious weathering, some of the handwriting has been blurred.

North Pavilion

It was originally built in the Tang Dynasty to meet and see off officials. In the early Tang Dynasty, when Wang lived in mianzhou, he wrote the preface of farewell to Xue Shenghua in the official seat of mianzhou group in autumn night and the preface of the banquet of Beiting group in Beiting, which made him famous all over the world. The North Pavilion has been revived and abandoned for many times. Now I don't know where the site is. In 1990, Mianyang cigarette factory donated money to rebuild Beiting in Bishui temple.

Yuewang building

The site of Yuewang building is located on the top of Donggui mountain of Bishui temple, covering an area of 3 783 square meters. Now, Yuewang building has been rebuilt in the original site. The Yuewang building was built during the Xianqing reign of Emperor Gaozong of Tang Dynasty (656-661 AD) when Li Zhen, the eighth son of Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty, was the governor of mianzhou. One hundred years later, in the autumn of the first year of Tang BAOYING (762 A.D.), Chengdu Shaoyin Xu knew about the rebellion. Du Fu lived in mianzhou to avoid disaster. He wrote the Yuewang Lou Ge after visiting the building of the king of Yue: "he Leiluo, the capital of mianzhou, was written by the king of Yue during the Xianqing period. In the northwest of the isolated city, there are tall buildings, Biwa and Zhuzhou shining on the city. Downstairs, the Yangtze River is 100 Zhang clear, and the setting sun on the top of the mountain is half round bright. The old traces of the monarch are appreciated by people today, and we can see the eternal love. " In the early 1950s, part of the wall roots and broken bricks and tiles remained.

A study of the new book of Tang Dynasty: Li Zhen was good at riding and shooting, involved in historical books, had officials, and was first granted the title of "king of Yue". Chuigongzhong (685-688) of the Tang Dynasty was defeated and killed because he and his son Li Chong, the king of Langya, fought against Wu Zetian. His family name was changed to Hui. In 1693, Qiu Zhaoao of the Qing Dynasty wrote a detailed commentary on Du's poems, which said: "Gaozu received Zen, and many of them built clans. There were dozens of zongzi who granted the title of king. Taizong took over the throne and accepted the advice of Yi's virtue. All the kings died and only a few of them won the title. In June of the 11th year of Zhenguan (Note: 637), 21 people, such as king Jing and Yuan Jing, were not willing to do so The king of Yue stabbed Mian in the reign of Xianqing After Li Zhen arrived in mianzhou, she built the governor's palace and the Yue King's building. Because it was the king of Tang Dynasty, the palace was also called Yue King's palace, which was built by Biwa Zhuji. Li Zhen had a political voice in CI Mian. Although she was injured by Wu Zetian, she was still remembered by scholars of all ages. Therefore, Yue Wang Lou has a long reputation. Du Fu, Lu You and Li Diaoyuan all have poems about Yue Wang Lou. The Republic of China Edition of Mianyang county annals contains 16 poems about Yue Wang Lou.

Geographic transportation

Admission: 1 yuan

Transportation:

Take 3, 54, 58, 905, Wangjiang special line and get off at bishuisi station.

Take No.3, No.14, No.17, No.20, No.22, No.24, No.25, No.35, No.53, No.53, No.7, No.54, No.55, No.58, NO.67, No.68, no.801, no.905 and get off at the pharmaceutical factory station. Take No.52 and get off at Binjiang East Road station. All of them are 500 meters northbound to Mianshan road.

Address: East Bank of Fujiang River, Youxian District, Mianyang City, Sichuan Province

Longitude: 104.75486402866

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