Gingko Hall

Gingko Hall

Ginkgo hall, built in the early Ming Dynasty, has a long history of more than 500 years. It is the ancestral court of Shizhu Buddhism. It is a cultural relic protection unit in Chongqing.

brief introduction

Yinxingtang (yinxingtang), formerly known as Panlong temple, is located on Panlong mountain in HEZUI Township, Shiwan Road, Chongqing. It is a famous temple in Eastern Chongqing. It is as famous as Liangping Shuanggui hall. It was built in the early Ming Dynasty. After touyue monk became abbot, it was renamed yinxingtang.

During the reign of mingzhengde, Jiajing and Wanli, three eminent monks, guocong, Dazhou and Guangyuan, had been overhauled three times. Gingko hall covers an area of 8200 square meters. It is backed by Panlong mountain with towering ancient trees and faces Guandu river full of fish and shrimp. It is surrounded by green pines and cypresses. In the early years, there were three gingko trees standing in front of the temple. All the year round, the branches and leaves are sparse and the pedestrians look up. Therefore, it is also called gingko hall. In the backyard of the temple, there is a century old Luohan tree. The temple has been repaired dozens of times. The statue of Tathagata in the temple has been destroyed due to the fall of the roof, and the gingko hall has also been moved. There are many statues of Buddha in the temple, and there are many visitors, especially during the Spring Festival. In the back of the temple is a big mountain. The outer wall of the temple surrounds many cypresses and other trees in the mountain to the top of Panlong mountain.

scenery

Ginkgo hall was built on Panlong mountain, ginkgo village, HEZUI Township, Shizhu Tujia Autonomous County, Chongqing. It is surrounded by mountains, streams, bamboos, ancient trees, temples and beautiful scenery. Gingko hall temple has exquisite structure, wood and stone, carved beams and painted buildings, unique patterns, and flying eaves, which is full of national characteristics. The temple was built in the early Ming Dynasty and was originally named "Shanwang Temple". It was also named "ginkgo Temple" because of the ancient ginkgo trees in Panlong mountain. During the reign of mingzhengde, Jiajing and Wanli, monks guocong, Dazhou and Guangyuan successively presided over the renovation. In the second year of Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty (1737 A.D.), the monk touyue of Liangping Shuanggui hall came here to preside. In order to share the same name with Liangping Shuanggui hall, he changed his name to "Yinxing hall". At the end of Ming Dynasty and the beginning of Qing Dynasty, the famous monk of Shuanggui hall in Southwest China, master Poshan, once avoided the disaster of soldiers and went to Shizhu. After visiting ancient temples such as Yinxing hall and Sanjiao temple, he wrote couplets and poems. There are many vivid Buddha statues in the temple, tall and powerful, with extraordinary temperament! A room in the temple is dedicated to the holy places of several eminent monks! On one wall of the temple, there are many people with merits!

structure

In Tang Dynasty, there were Buddhist activities in Shizhu Tujia village. Among the seven famous Buddhist temples in Shizhu, the ginkgo hall in HEZUI of Shizhu

be the first to bear the brunt. Today, it is still famous for its endless visitors.

Starting from the county seat, take 81 kilometers northward from Shiwan line, pass Linxi town and HEZUI Township, and then arrive at Panlong mountain, and you will arrive at yinxingtang, an ancient temple with a long history. There were two towering ginkgo trees here, so it got its name. Gingko hall and Liangping's double hanging hall are known as the famous "two halls" in eastern Sichuan by the ancients. There is no specific research on the establishment of Ginkgo hall, but in the Zhengde, Jiajing, and Wanli years of the Ming Dynasty, three monks, guocong, Dazhou, and Guangyuan, rebuilt the temple door one after another. The old gingko hall has a quadruple hall, covering an area of 800 square meters. It is built along Panlong mountain in the shape of a dragon head. The first Hall of the temple is the mountain gate, which houses the statue of Guan Yu, the great general of Shu state in the Three Kingdoms period. The bell and drum towers are displayed on both sides. The second hall is Maitreya hall. In the middle of the hall, there is a statue of Maitreya Buddha, with the four heavenly kings of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom standing on the left and right.

The third is the main hall, with the statue of Sakyamuni in the middle and Guanyin Bodhisattva on the back. There are eighteen Arhats on the left and right. In the upper niche, there are 24 relief sculptures. On the left side, there is a Zen hall, and on the right side, there is a Zhai hall. The fourth is the Dharma hall, where the statue of Dharma ancestor is worshipped and the Scriptures are hidden in the upper floor. Yinxingtang temple is a brick and wood structure building with exquisite stone and wood carvings. At the gate of the temple, there is a stone standing in front of us: "the ginkgo hall is not ungrateful today, but the ancient temple is hard to keep water in the past.".

Behind the temple is a 1000 mu state-owned forest, in which pine trees are straight, tall and dense. On the trees, there are often hundreds of white cranes nesting habitat. When night falls, a pair of white cranes fly back thousands of miles, circling in Panlong mountain. From a long distance, on the green top of the tree, it looks like some white flowers dotted, and like the wisps of white clouds in the blue sky. The scenery is pleasant and beautiful. At the bottom left of the temple stands a thick and straight cypress tree, which can't be hugged by one person. Visiting here, all people have the feeling of "Qin Bai Han Song moral integrity, Shang Tong Xia Ding spirit". Ginkgo hall on Panlong mountain is a unique scenic spot in the northwest corner of Shizhu County because of its ancient temple, large trees, beautiful scenery.

Travel Tips

Ginkgo hall is located in Panlong mountain, ginkgo village, HEZUI Township, Shizhu Tujia Autonomous County, Chongqing, more than 80 kilometers away from Shizhu County and 40 kilometers away from Wanzhou District. It is a famous historical and cultural scenic spot in Huangshui National Forest Park. It is surrounded by mountains, streams, green bamboos, lush ancient trees, dense temples and quiet scenery, which implies the poetic meaning of "ancient temples hidden in deep mountains".

Transportation: there are shuttle buses to Shizhu County in Chongqing longtousi tourist distribution center and longtousi bus station

Self driving: Shanghai Chongqing Expressway (Changshou Dianjiang Zhongxian Shizhu), Shanghai Chongqing South Expressway (Fuling Fengdu Shizhu)

Admission: 10 yuan or 20 yuan

Address: HEZUI Township, Wanzhou Road, Shizhu Tujia Autonomous County

Longitude: 103.0998746212

Latitude: 36.225669793438

Tel: 400-7076-988

Chinese PinYin : Yin Xing Tang