Tibetan Dragon Temple

Tibetan Dragon Temple, also known as Qianlong temple. It is said that after Wang Mang usurped power, he proposed to "eradicate Liu Xiu, the last disaster." Liu Xiu ran to baiyanyukou alone in order to escape the disaster of his death. He saw the smoke of cooking and the ridge of his house. Then he went inside. It was beautiful and lush. At this time, Liu Xiu's back was aching and his legs were sleepy, and his hunger was unbearable. In order to avoid the pursuit, he continued to flee to the mountains. Unexpectedly, he was paralyzed and fainted. Later, she was rescued by a beautiful and intelligent girl named Lihua in the mountain and hid in a temple in the mountain. Under the careful care of Lihua girl, Liu Xiu recovered her physical strength and avoided Wang Mang's pursuit for many times. After Liu Xiu became emperor in Luoyang, he sent people to Huaxian county to meet lihuaren palace, which was granted the title of empress of the main palace, and rebuilt the temple, named Qianlong temple as a memorial.

Tibetan Dragon Temple

Located on Panlong mountain at the north foot of Qinling Mountain in the South East of Huaxian city in Weinan, Shaanxi Province, the ancient temple is located in the north to the south. To the east of the ancient temple is baiyayu, and to the west is mihuyu. The mountain in the valley has dangerous peaks, towering ancient trees, green bamboos and continuous streams. In the south, the ancient trees are towering, and the only path in the forest is zigzagging into the distance. Standing in front of the temple, stepping on the green mountain and leaning on the dangerous peak, the spring breeze is pleasant. Panlong mountain is majestic, like a giant dragon, crawling from north to south in the mountains, green pines and cypresses.

Historical legend

The origin and story of the Tibetan Dragon Temple begins here.

brief introduction

Tibetan Dragon Temple, also known as Qianlong temple. It is said that after Wang Mang usurped power, he proposed to "eradicate Liu Xiu, the last disaster." Liu Xiu ran to baiyanyukou alone in order to escape the disaster of his death. He saw the smoke of cooking and the ridge of his house. Then he went inside. It was beautiful and lush. At this time, Liu Xiu's back was aching and his legs were sleepy, and his hunger was unbearable. In order to avoid the pursuit, he continued to flee to the mountains. Unexpectedly, he was paralyzed and fainted. Later, she was rescued by a beautiful and intelligent girl named Lihua in the mountain and hid in a temple in the mountain. Under the careful care of Lihua girl, Liu Xiu recovered her physical strength and avoided Wang Mang's pursuit for many times. After Liu Xiu became emperor in Luoyang, he sent people to Huaxian county to meet lihuaren palace, which was granted the title of empress of the main palace, and rebuilt the temple, named Qianlong temple as a memorial.

The origin of it

The origin of zanglong temple can not be studied in detail. It is said that it is related to Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of the Eastern Han Dynasty. It is said that in the last years of the Western Han Dynasty, Wang Mang, his brother-in-law, usurped power and became emperor, changing the name of the country to "Xin". After a short time, all over the country began to fight against the new mang regime. Nanyang Haoqiang and Liu Xiu, the patriarchal clan of the Western Han Dynasty, also joined in the war. It is said that in a battle with Wang Mang's army, Liu Xiu was defeated and separated from the army. He was chased by the enemy on his own. At the critical moment, I met a girl with wild flowers on her head on the roadside bridge, and helped him escape from the chase in the bridge cave. Later, when Liu Xiu became emperor, he named the girl with wild flowers "flower arrangement lady". He built a "flower arrangement Temple" in the place where he was in danger, and named the small bridge he was hiding "zanglong bridge". Today's zanglong temple is surrounded by three mountains, with beautiful mountains and rivers, overlapping peaks, beautiful trees, winding paths and secluded scenery. It is a good place for Buddhist believers to engage in religious activities.

architectural art

Structure of zanglong Temple

Above the gate of the temple, there is a banner with three vigorous characters of "Tibetan Dragon Temple" written on it. Entering the gate, the whole courtyard is very clean, and its architecture still retains the traditional architectural style of ancient China. Based on the North-South central axis, the temple is built from south to north with 11 gates, front hall, middle hall and 13 corridors on both sides. The structure is complete and the layout is reasonable. The whole temple is very strict and regular. There are carved beams and painted buildings in the temple. There are several big Buddhas with fine sculpture. The base of the Buddhas is painted with people, clouds, birds, animals, insects, fish and other patterns. According to comrades from the Cultural Administration Commission, it was in 1995 that hundreds of thousands of yuan were raised to renovate all the buildings and paint them. Only in this way can the temple take on a new look.

Between the front hall and the middle hall, there are six steles from the fourth year of Chenghua in the Ming Dynasty to the eighth year of Xianfeng in the Qing Dynasty, and an iron bell cast in the fourteenth year of Zhengtong in the Ming Dynasty He told the visitors about the vicissitudes of history, the rise and fall of the temple: "a total of 96 sets of Qing dynasty printed scriptures, a total of 881 volumes, with a capital of 90 years, and a total cost of more than 100 gold to review and install letters and vertical cabinets...". It can be seen that the scale of this place at that time, the number of monks, the number of scriptures, and the abundance of incense are actually different from those of today.

From the back of the temple, you can enter the West Tianmen gate and climb the lightning protection peak. You can see the peaks of Huashan Mountain clearly. Walking in the footprints of the monks in those years, you can see the magnificent scene of the monks practicing martial arts in the past. It's really imaginative. "Qianlong Temple embraces the flying dragon in the south, just like pinghan, looks at the Weishui River in the north, looks like a belt, crosses the white tiger in the East, the sanitation is on the left, the west is confused, the guests are on the right, the sky is magnificent, so it's Luling.... It's true that the elegant environment and beautiful scenery of the Tibetan Dragon Temple are worthy of the reputation of "Buddhist holy land, where gods live".

Cupressus pendula

In front of the middle hall of the Tibetan Dragon Temple, there is an ancient cypress with more than three branches. In the middle of the cypress, a locust tree grows obliquely, which is called "Bo Bao Huai". Although after thousands of years of vicissitudes, it is full of vitality and leaves. Cypress and Sophora tree, different species, different growth, high cypress and low locust, each show style. There are dense holes around the trunk of the tree. The diameter of the holes is about 1-2 cm, and the depth is different. It is said that it was caused by the soldiers who used to wear armor in the past, so it is also called "armor cypress". It's amazing that tourists come here to watch.

Address: Canglong temple, Tianbaoshan, Huahua village, Shangfeng Town, Jiangning District, Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province

Longitude: 118.98991221118

Latitude: 31.975712862882

Tel: 025-84148723

Chinese PinYin : Cang Long Si