Ten thousand Buddha Temple

--Wanfo temple is an ancient temple left over from the history of Suizhong County. There are many scenic spots around it, and the temple is full of incense.

Ten thousand Buddha Temple

Wanfo temple is an ancient temple left over from the history of Suizhong County. It is located in Shanhaiguan of Hebei Province and the "coast of Bohai Sea" of Wanjia, the first town outside guanwai of Suizhong County, Huludao City, Liaoning Province.

Brief introduction of ancient temple

According to the inscriptions, Wanfo Temple began to be built in Liao Dynasty, with three main halls and more than 40 rooms. In Ming Dynasty, Longwang hall, Niangniang palace, bell and Drum Tower and two Dharma protection halls were expanded. Incense became more and more popular, and Buddhism flourished here.

In the Qing Dynasty, it was expanded twice as much as the original one, with new Sutra building, ten thousand Buddha Pavilion, ancestral hall, dizang hall and more than 100 monks and officials. The number of monks who lived for a long time reached 120 at most. Here, there was an endless stream of Sutra preachers and countless people. Buddhism flourished for a time. For a time, Wanghai temple was famous both inside and outside the pass, with tens of thousands of believers.

Before the renovation, Wanfo temple was called "Wanghai Temple". In zamuling, laofuma village, Hongyazi Township, there is a Ming Dynasty building, Wanghai temple.

Layout structure

According to local records, the temple was rebuilt in the 23rd year of Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty. Before liberation, there were only three main halls, four ear rooms, three wing rooms, an ancient monument and an iron incense burner (smashed and sold in 1966). There is a statue of the king of medicine in the hall. After liberation, the temple was transformed into a school, and then into a fruit tree team. In 1992, the temple was rebuilt with the approval of the people's Committee of Xingcheng city.

The present Wanghai temple is 80 meters wide from east to west and 120 meters long from north to south. It has a mountain gate, including Longtu hall, Tianwang hall, Daxiong hall, Guanyin hall, Yuquan hall, Buddha Hall, nianfo hall, Zhaitang hall, three censers and one tripod. There are four presiding monks.

The temple is located in the forest, back to the Castle Peak, facing the reservoir, can be said to be located between the mountains and rivers, pines and cypresses. In spring and summer, when the mountain flowers are blooming, the pines and cypresses are green. It's like a fairyland to visit here. Every Lunar New Year's day, more than 15 believers come to the temple to burn incense and worship Buddha.

Folklore

Liaoning Wanfo temple was originally named "Wanghai Temple". There is a legend about Wanghai temple. Wanghai temple is located in the south of Huludao peninsula. The city is adjacent to the sea. The residential building nearest to the sea is only a hundred steps away from the sea. It's called Wanghai temple, but there is no temple. Even if it is only eaves tiles left over from ancient times.

Some people who love thinking hope to pick up a few tiles for the tenderness of thinking about ancient times, they will be greatly disappointed. According to the local chronicles, there used to be a "Wanghai Temple" here, and its origin is quite mysterious: in the Yuan Dynasty, there were two brothers who were shipping goods to the nearby sea. Suddenly, they encountered a heavy rain and storm, and the freighter was swaying in the black wind and waves, almost sinking. The two brothers were so scared that they rushed to heaven and knelt down on the boat. They promised that if they could save their lives and transport goods safely, they would cut their hair to become monks and build a temple on the nearby shore to repay the kindness of heaven.

Once the promise comes out, the sky will open and the clouds will disperse, and the waves will be calm. After the completion of the sea voyage, the two brothers went to build a temple on the hillside in the middle of the peninsula. It is called Wanghai temple. Two brothers, one is Jixin, the other is Jixin The local chronicles record the legal names of the two. In ancient times, this area was a barbarian state, and most of the Buddhist places were the products of the preaching of the Central Plains.

This legend is probably "created" for the purpose of building the culture of the hometown when some people see that there is no decent "legend" in the local area. That is to say, "creation", it is not difficult to see traces of inheritance. In fact, many of the so-called "Legends" that have been published here seem to be copied from the legends of ethnic minorities in the south. They are feminine and lingering, without the ruggedness and masculinity of northerners.

Even the description of some costumes seems to be borrowed from the Miao people in Yunnan. Some people say that they have seen the site of Wanghai temple and have searched for it intentionally, but there is no result. Those poor clues are hard to convince myself. Nevertheless, the true and false of history and legend are interwoven, which is the most original composition of the cultural tone of Wanghai temple.

It is said that Wanghai temple culture belongs to immigrant culture.

geographical environment

Wanfo temple is located in Huludao City, Liaoning Province. Huludao City is a newly established provincial city (Xingcheng City, Suizhong County, Jianchang County, Lianshan District, Longgang District, Nanpiao District) in January 1990. It has a total area of 10415 square kilometers and a total population of 2.67 million. Superior geographical location.

Huludao City Center is located in the southwest of Liaoning Province, 120 ° 38 'e and 40 ° 56' n. It is adjacent to Jinzhou in the East, Shanhaiguan in the West and Liaodong Bay in the Bohai Sea in the south. It forms the Bohai Sea economic circle with Dalian, Yingkou, Qinhuangdao, Qingdao and other cities. It is the west gate of Northeast China and the first city outside Shanhaiguan.

Huludao has a wide range of traffic, including 102 National Road, Beijing Harbin railway, Beijing Shenyang Expressway and Qinhuangdao Shenyang high speed railway. Jinzhou International Airport and Shanhaiguan International Airport are the main portals of air transportation in our city. Jinzhou port, Huludao port and Suizhong port provide convenient conditions for the sea transportation of our city.

Wanfo Chan City, located in Huludao City, belongs to the north temperate continental monsoon climate, with annual average temperature of 8.9-9.5ordm; C, annual rainfall of 550-650mm, sunshine hours of 2600-2800 hours, and frost free period of 175 days. Summer vacation to the seaside, relaxed and happy, lingering.

There are many local snacks, such as Xingcheng Quanyang mat, hongluoxian dried tofu, Banshigou jujube, Suizhong pear, Suizhong kiwi fruit, Huludao shrimp.

Surrounding scenic spots

Chrysanthemum Island, zhiluowan, Shengshui temple, qiansuocheng, hongluoshan, tazigou twin towers, Liaohe stele forest, Shoushan, Shifang, Bijiashan, Xingcheng, Huludao port, Longwan seashore, jiumenkou Great Wall, Wujintang reservoir.

Address: Wanjia Town, Suizhong County, Huludao City

Longitude: 119.917871

Latitude: 40.00492

Tel: 0429-6486000

Official website: http://www.wanfochansi.com/

Tour time: 1 hour

Ticket information: Free

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