Island Jinshan Temple

Jinshan Temple

synonym

Island Jinshan Temple generally refers to Jinshan Temple (Jinshan Temple, Qingyun County, Shandong Province)

Jinshan Temple, located in the north of Qingyun County, Dezhou City, Shandong Province, was built in the Sui Dynasty and flourished in the Tang Dynasty. It is said that Jinshan Temple on the island was the place where Xuanzang, an eminent monk of the Tang Dynasty, became a monk. This is also one of the most famous legends of the temple. During the period of the southern and Northern Division of the Jin and Song Dynasties, Jinshan Temple on the island reached its peak and became a famous temple in China.

In 2004, Qi Suping, a resident of Tianmu Mountain in Hangzhou, decided to invest 80 million yuan to rebuild Jinshan Temple on Qingyun island in order to promote the historical culture and restore the cultural landscape.

Jinshan Temple, with the strong support of the local government, after nearly a year of careful preparation, the project officially broke ground in 2005. Now, Jinshan Temple on the island of Qingyun county has become a "national AAAA tourist attraction". Shifo temple, small commodity modern wholesale market, Xianghai Zen forest and Qingyun memorial hall were awarded "national AAAA tourist attractions".

Brief introduction to temples

Island Jinshan Temple is composed of three parts: one temple, one street and one garden, namely the Millennium ancient temple, island Jinshan Temple, Antique Commercial Street and auspicious garden. It is a famous praying tourist resort in northern China, attracting guests from all over the world with its magical legend and strong traditional cultural atmosphere.

Island Jinshan Temple is the largest Pure Land Temple in northern China.

The ancient island Jinshan Temple is built on an isolated island at the intersection of the ancient Fenshui River and the ancient Xijin River, so it is named Island Jinshan Temple.

Prosperous period

The temple was first built in the Sui Dynasty, and was most prosperous in the Tang and Song dynasties. The history of Jin Dynasty geography records the beautiful scenery at that time: "the land is thousands of mu, the buildings are row upon row, and the incense is exuberant".

Folklore

According to legend, master Xuanzang, an eminent monk of the Tang Dynasty, grew up and studied Buddhism in Jinshan Temple on the ancient island.

The temple's Tianwang hall, Daxiong hall, sutra collection building, VIP Building and other buildings are magnificent, which are treasures of antique buildings. The magnificent architecture, the solemn Buddha sculpture and the Buddhist Scripture will bring you into a wonderful state.

Ticket Price

At present, there is no admission fee for the scenic spot. The underground palace in the temple is 20 yuan per person, and the rest of the scenic spots are free of charge.

Traffic information

Aviation: Qingyun county is 100 kilometers away from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport. There are taxis running day and night from the scenic spot to Jinan International Airport, so the traffic is very convenient.

Railway passenger transport: the scenic spot is 80km away from Cangzhou railway station (including Cangzhou railway station and new Cangzhou west station) and 120km away from Dezhou railway station (including Dezhou railway station and new Dezhou East Station). There are taxis running day and night between the scenic spot and Cangzhou railway station, Cangzhou west station, Dezhou railway station and Dezhou east station, so the traffic is very convenient.

Highway passenger transport: Qingyun county has convenient transportation, with Binde expressway, national highway 205, provincial highway 246 and 315 crossing. Road passenger transport is very developed, north to Beijing, Tianjin, Tang and northeast provinces and cities, South to Shanghai, Nanjing, Zhejiang, Guangzhou area. Qingyun bus station address: Southeast of the intersection of Shangcheng street and Xinhua Road in Qingyun county.

Main attractions

Jue gate is the gate to enter, the east gate of the scenic area, also known as "Jue gate", while the west gate of the scenic area is called "Wu gate", which means to realize life and to dedicate life

Fanggu street is built around the temple. It is Hui Style in Ming and Qing Dynasties, including East Street, West Street and South Street. Wall and tile, horse head and angle, ancient doors and windows Bit by bit, it conveys a heavy historical atmosphere. Here, you can buy rosary beads, antique furniture, craft fans and other rich and colorful traditional cultural goods, taste Buddhist vegetarian food, drink Buddhist tea, stay in Buddhist style hotel, and feel the happiness and tranquility brought by the traditional way of life. It's a perfect place for you to relax your body and mind and cultivate your sentiment.

The auspicious garden, located in the north of the temple, includes one gate (auspicious gate), one bridge (Jinshui bridge), one mountain (isolated mountain), two halls (Wanfo hall and Yuantong Hall), three lakes (three island lakes) and other scenic spots. It integrates the charm of the south of the Yangtze River and the characteristics of Buddhist culture. The small bridges, flowing water, pavilions and pavilions, and the scenery of lakes and mountains give people an indescribable beauty of artistic conception. Ten thousand Buddha Hall, 60 meters high, modeled after the temple of heaven in Beijing, is a landmark building in the surrounding area.

The underground palace, with more than 1000 Cinnamomum camphora wood carvings and sound, light and electricity, artistically presents the legendary hell scene in front of the world. It is strange and mysterious. It will let you fully appreciate the charm of traditional causal culture and ghost culture.

Twenty four filial piety museum is a large-scale wax museum with filial piety culture theme in China. With wax art, 24 stories of filial piety, such as Yu Shun plowing the fields and Dong Yong selling himself to bury his father, are shown in real scenes. There are 56 wax figures in the museum, which are very lifelike.

Ancient yanlingtai: it is said that it is the tomb of min, the eldest son of Ji Zi in Yanling of the state of Wu in the spring and Autumn period. Ji Zi died on his way to Qi. He was buried here for the sake of not carrying a coffin. It is said that Confucius came here to observe and study min's funeral. Later generations were grateful for Ji Zi's virtue. When he was old, he built the tomb of min to form a tall earth platform, which was called Yanling platform.

There are also Tianwang hall, Daxiong hall, sutra collection building, VIP Building, etc.

Traditional layout

In 2004, Qi Suping, a resident of Tianmu Mountain in Hangzhou, decided to invest 80 million yuan to rebuild Jinshan Temple on Qingyun island. With the strong support of the local government, after nearly a year of careful preparation, the project officially broke ground in 2005.

The overall structure of the new temple still continues the traditional layout of "Jialan seven halls". All the buildings face south, and they are symmetrical and orderly. Walking into the mountain gate, the first thing you can see is the temple of heavenly kings, in which there are six statues of Maitreya Buddha, four heavenly kings and Wei Tuo. There are bell and drum towers on the East and west sides of the Tianwang hall. Whenever the melodious and heavy bell rings, it will show the world a beautiful scene of "the ancient temple is fragrant in the morning and dusk, and the Buddhist temple is golden bell sooner or later". Stepping out of the heavenly king hall, you will see the main hall of the Buddhist temple, the great hall.

There are eighteen Arhats on the East and west sides of the main hall. Behind the Tianwang hall are the Sutra Pavilion and the abbot building under construction, and there are East and West halls on both sides. The construction of the auxiliary hall still adopts the classic architectural techniques of the ancient temple, with four corridors, cornices and arches, carved beams and painted buildings. Overlooking the Jinshan Temple, the buildings on the central axis are unfolded with a broken rhythm and scattered melody, while the buildings on both sides of the axis echo with it in a centripetal attitude, forming a whole of space-time integration, which is both solemn and decent, and does not lose the refined charm of Buddhist culture.

The significance of Tourism

Up to now, the main project of the temple has been basically completed, and the rest is under construction. After the completion of the project, it will become the largest temple in the border area of Hebei and Shandong.

The reconstruction of Jinshan Temple on the island not only restores a great historical and cultural landscape, but also adds a place for religious activities in Qingyun county. At the same time, its reconstruction is also of great significance to the development of tourism industry and the expansion of opening to the outside world. Jinshan Temple in Qingyun Island rebuilt Jinshan Temple on the former site of the ancient jade emperor temple. The temple has collected the essence of our Buddhist architectural art. Every building and every statue shows high artistic value and cultural connotation. It has become the most grand Jingzong temple in Jiangbei, known as "beijinshan".

Qingyun strives to build three tourism brands of "famous commercial and Trade City, religious holy land and ecological Zaoxiang", and improve five tourism systems of market shopping tour, leisure vacation tour, Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism culture tour, historical celebrity culture tour and ecological agriculture sightseeing tour. The legend of island Jinshan Temple has a long history in Qingyun. The story is very beautiful and the plot is moving. The original island Jinshan Temple is located in the west of fenshuiwang village, Qingyun county. It can't be verified when it was built. It existed in Sui Dynasty.

It is said that the temple has a large scale and covers an area of more than 1000 mu. There is a saying that the mountain gate is closed by riding a donkey.

Relevant examples

It is said that Tang Monk grew up in the temple. Xuanzang's ancestral home is Henan. He was born in an official family, and his native place is Chang'an. According to the anecdote of Qingyun county annals compiled in the Republic of China, Chen Guangrui and his wife Yin Mantang took office in Wudi County (now Qingyun is in the north of yujiadian village, Wudi's old city) in the Sui Dynasty. Passing by Liu village, Qingyun county annals, they crossed the river by boat. Liu Hong, a water thief, saw that Yin's family was charming and evil hearted. The boat went deep into the river, pushed Chen Guangrui into the river and drowned him, and forcibly occupied the Yin family. At that time, the Yin family was pregnant and had to live with humiliation.

After the child was born, Liu Hong wanted to do harm again. Yin sewed a piece of cloth with life experience on the child's chest, then hid the child in a wooden box and secretly put it into the river. The wooden box floated down the river to Jinshan Temple and was found and rescued by monks in the temple. Shortly after that, Yin committed suicide.

Elder faming entrusted his child to a Liang family in Kangjia Village (the village used to be in the northwest corner of taojia village in Qingyun Town, but it had not existed for a long time). After a little longer, he went back to the temple, commonly known as Hailiu monk, who was later called Tang Monk. Artists compiled the story into the opera "daotingmen" (yinmantang's complaint) or storytelling, which was handed down.

The original site of yanlingtai is located near the main hall of Jinshan Temple on today's Island. It is said that it is the tomb of Jizha's eldest son min. Jizha was a statesman and diplomat of Wu Guojie in the spring and Autumn period. Because he was granted the title of Yanling, he was also called Yanling Jizi. It is said that when Ji Zha went to the state of Qi, he came here. His eldest son died of illness, which meant he didn't carry a coffin. So he was buried here, and later generations admired him

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