Baosheng Temple

Baosheng temple is a famous thousand year old temple in the south of the Yangtze River. It is said that the sculptured wall arhat in the temple's Museum of antiquities is the work of Yang Huizhi, the sculptor of the Tang Dynasty. Baosheng temple, formerly known as Baosheng temple, was built in the second year of Liang Tianjian (A.D. 503), with a history of more than 1500 years. Xiao Yan, Emperor Wu of Liang Dynasty, believed in Buddhism and prospered temples as soon as he became emperor. Baoshengjiao temple is one of the 480 temples in the Southern Dynasties. Baosheng temple has been prosperous and disused in the past dynasties. At its peak, there were more than 5000 temples and thousands of monks. During the Chenghua period of the Ming Dynasty, there were still more than 200 buildings in the temple, maintaining the pattern of first-class temples, known as one of the four major temples in the south of the Yangtze River. The existing buildings in the temple include ershan gate, Tianwang hall, Antiquities Museum, etc. The gate of Baosheng temple was rebuilt according to the original appearance of Qianlong. Walking into the ershan gate, you can see that the Tianwang hall is magnificent, with a single eaves and a gable roof. The angle of the berm is raised with a flying eaves, which shows the style of Jiangnan Buddha Hall. In the hall, we can see the cocked Dougong structure with the architectural characteristics of Ming Dynasty. According to the research of Chen Congzhou, an expert of the ancient chieftain, the Tianwang hall was rebuilt on the foundation of the Song Dynasty in the Chongzhen period of the Ming Dynasty. The beam type is three-step beam with hump. The base of the column is a basin type stone base, engraved with the pattern of "a child prodigy peony hidden from the ground", which is a relic of Dazhong Xiangfu period in the Northern Song Dynasty. The original clay statue of the four heavenly kings was destroyed by the Japanese invaders during the Anti Japanese war. Now the exhibition in the hall belongs to the local unearthed cultural relics.

Baosheng Temple

Baosheng temple is a famous thousand year old temple in the south of the Yangtze River. It is said that the sculptured wall arhat in the temple's Museum of antiquities is the work of Yang Huizhi, the sculptor of the Tang Dynasty. Baosheng temple, formerly known as Baosheng temple, was built in the second year of Liang Tianjian (A.D. 503), with a history of more than 1500 years. Xiao Yan, Emperor Wu of Liang Dynasty, believed in Buddhism and prospered temples as soon as he became emperor. Baoshengjiao temple is one of the 480 temples in the Southern Dynasties. At its peak, there were more than 5000 temples and thousands of monks, covering almost half a town. During the Chenghua period of the Ming Dynasty, there were still more than 200 buildings in the temple, maintaining the pattern of a first-class temple. The existing buildings in the temple include ershan gate, Tianwang hall, Antiquities Museum, etc.

Famous scenic spot

The gate of Baosheng temple was rebuilt according to the original appearance of Qianlong. Walking into the ershan gate, you can see that the Tianwang hall is magnificent, with a single eaves and a gable roof. The angle of the berm is raised with a flying eaves, which shows the style of Jiangnan Buddha Hall.

In the hall, we can see the cocked Dougong structure with the architectural characteristics of Ming Dynasty. According to the research of Chen Congzhou, an expert of the ancient chieftain, the Tianwang hall was rebuilt on the foundation of the Song Dynasty in the Chongzhen period of the Ming Dynasty. The beam type is three-step beam with hump. The base of the column is a basin type stone base, engraved with the pattern of "a child prodigy peony hidden from the ground", which is a relic of Dazhong Xiangfu period in the Northern Song Dynasty. The original clay statue of the four heavenly kings was destroyed by the Japanese invaders during the Anti Japanese war. The hall now displays local cultural relics. To the north of the heavenly king hall is the courtyard.

There are two pieces of cultural relics in the courtyard, one is the blue stone Scripture building, the other is the iron bell.

Qingshi Jingchuang stands on the west side, its full name is "Zunsheng tuoluojing mantra Shichuang".

Jingchuang is a kind of Buddhist stone carving founded in Tang Dynasty, which is composed of cover, column and seat. The column is carved with Buddha statue, Buddha name or Sutra.

Baosheng Temple used to have one Scripture building in Tang and Song Dynasties, but now only one octagonal Scripture stone of this one and another is left.

The Sutra building of Baosheng temple was built in 854 A.D. and reestablished in 1145 A.D. in Shaoxing of Southern Song Dynasty. It is engraved with the Dharma of Dharma Sutra. Due to its long history, many handwriting can not be recognized.

If you look at it carefully, this sutra building is made up of several stone columns. Each stone column has a plate cover, which is larger than the column Sutra. It plays a connecting role between the preceding and the following, and also has the function of shelter and decoration.

The building is divided into seven floors. No matter its age or artistic value, this sutra mantra stone building is a rare treasure. Iron bell is not only the treasure of the Buddhist temple, but also the historical witness of the Buddhist temple.

The bell of Baosheng temple was cast in the late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty. It has a history of more than 300 years. The inscriptions on the clock are auspicious words such as "good weather", "abundant grain". There is a saying in the Buddhist Scripture that "when you hear the bell, you will have a clear mind, a long mind, and a Bodhisattva will be born.".

To the north of the courtyard is the Museum of antiquities built on the original site of Daxiong hall, in which there is the world-famous "plastic wall arhat". According to the records of Wuli annals of Wu Prefecture, the original Daxiong hall was built in 1013 ad. there are 18 Arhats beside the Buddha statues of Sakyamuni, which were copied by the holy Hand Yang Huizhi. Yang Huizhi (713-741), a native of Wuxian County, studied the brushwork of Suzhou painter Zhang sengyao with Wu Daozi during the Kaiyuan period of Tang Dynasty. Later, he specialized in clay sculpture. At that time, there was a beautiful talk about "Daozi painting, Huizhi sculpture, winning the magic brushwork road of sengyao".

Yang Huizhi has made many statues in monasteries all over the north and south, but because clay sculptures are not as durable as stone and bronze sculptures, it is difficult to preserve their original works.

In the summer of 1918, Gu Jiegang, a historian, visited Baosheng temple at the invitation of Ye Shengtao and others. When he saw this work by a master of Tang Dynasty in Daxiong hall, he was shocked and excited. But at that time, the Daxiong hall was in critical condition because of its disrepair, and the 18 statues of arhat were in danger of being destroyed at any time. So he published this work which had not been noticed for a long time Rohan announced to the public, calling for rescue, but the government at that time failed to take immediate measures.

Other information

In 1928, half of the main hall collapsed and half of the Arhats were destroyed, causing irreparable losses. Later, after the appeal of Cai Yuanpei, Ma Xulun, ye Chugong, Gu Jiegang and others, public and private joint efforts were made to raise funds for the construction. In 1932, an architectural expert fan Wenzhao designed and built the arhat hall, which is a combination of Chinese and Western styles. Sculptors Jiang Xiaojian, Hua Tianyou and others built the nine surviving Arhats In this position, although only half of the arhat statues in the museum are still incomplete, they are still treasures of classical art.

In 1961, the statue of arhat in Baosheng temple was listed as one of the first batch of key cultural relics protection units in China.

Tickets and opening hours

There is no ticket to enter the town. You can buy a joint ticket of 60 yuan (including Baosheng temple, Wansheng rice shop, Shen house, Xiao house, Wang Tao memorial hall, etc.).

8：00－17：00。

Transportation

Address: shuigounong Road, Luzhi

Shanghai Luzhi

Every weekend, holidays, Shanghai Yangpu Sports Center, Hongkou Football field, Shanghai Stadium, there are tourist bus to Luzhi, afternoon return, 120 yuan / person (including round-trip tickets, attractions tickets).

No. 806 Zhongshan North Road, Zhongshan passenger station to Luzhi, 22 shifts a day.

Suzhou Luzhi

Suzhou new railway station north temporary square can take No. 518, flip coin 4 yuan, 3 yuan, 2 yuan, Wuzhong bus station can take No. 52, flip coin

Coin 3 yuan, 2 yuan, 1 yuan, Fengmen terminal station can sit 18, flip coin 2 yuan, 1 yuan

Traffic in town

The transportation in the town is a sightseeing tricycle. You can take it to various scenic spots. The starting price is 3 yuan.

Self driving route:

Shanghai Luzhi

1. Shanghai - Yan'an elevated road - Huqingping Expressway (A9 road - suburban Ring Road (A30 Road) (in the direction of Huning Expressway) - Chonggu Daying exit - Beiqing road - Suhu Airport Road - Luzhi

2. Kunshan exit of Huning Expressway south via Changjiang Road West Suhu Airport Road Luzhi

Suzhou Luzhi

Suzhou east ring road (viaduct Suhu Airport Road Luzhi)

Highway mileage: 58 km in Shanghai, 18 km in Luzhi and 18 km in Suzhou

Address: Fucheng Road, Wuzhong District, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province

Longitude: 120.865142

Latitude: 31.263257

Tour time: 1 hour

Ticket information: included in the ticket of Luzhi ancient town.

Opening hours: 8:00 ~ 17:00

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