Jinhu Great Buddha Temple

Dafo temple, built in 1794, is located in the north of Licheng old street and the south of Houda dike, covering an area of more than 30 mu. It is the center and symbol of the Buddhist culture and folk culture in Jinhu County.

Dafo temple in Jinhu County

synonym

Jinhu Great Buddha Temple generally refers to the Great Buddha Temple in Jinhu County

The Great Buddha Temple in Jinhu County was built 300 years ago, and then it was demolished for various reasons. The restoration project of Dafosi temple is an important and unique content of the transformation of the old urban area in Jinhu County, which has important significance and role for the inheritance and development of the cultural connotation of the old urban area.

Project background

The reconstruction site is located in the center of Jinhu County, which is the old city of Jinhu County. Within the planning area, the population is relatively dense, the nature of land use is complex, and the main public facilities and infrastructure are concentrated. It is the core area of the whole county and the old urban area of Jinhu County. The reconstruction plan is divided into four blocks, namely the Great Buddha Temple District, Antique Commercial District, waterfront Square District and Sanhu food city. And the Great Buddha Temple is the core and focus. The reconstruction of the old urban area will start with the reconstruction of Dafosi temple, which will drive the rolling reconstruction and development of other blocks and surrounding old urban areas.

The old city is the origin of the city, the accumulation of urban development history, and the focus of urban characteristics. The transformation of the old city focuses on the reflection of the cultural characteristics and folk traditions of the old city. The restoration of the Great Buddha Temple in the history of Jinhu County is an important form to explore and highlight the cultural characteristics of the old city. As a symbol of Jinhu's history and culture, the Great Buddha Temple will play the role of inheriting traditional culture and enriching folk cultural life in the process of transformation of the old city

Historical data

According to the records in Volume 23 of Baoying county annals of the Republic of China, the Dafo temple was built in 1794. The planned site for the reconstruction of the Dafo temple is the original site of the Dafo temple, which is located in the north of Licheng old street and the south of houdadi, covering an area of more than 30 mu. The restored Great Buddha Temple is a Buddhist temple with religious functions. According to the regulations of traditional Buddhist temples, it is designed in the Ming and Qing Dynasties style of Jiangsu Province. According to the current situation of the site and the characteristics of the surrounding blocks, a solemn and majestic traditional Buddhist temple is rebuilt, becoming the center and symbol of the Buddhist culture and folk culture in Jinhu County.

Planning and design

Planning basis

Urban Planning Law of the people's Republic of China (1989)

Environmental protection law of the people's Republic of China (1989)

Code for planning of scenic spots (2000)

Code for conservation planning of famous historical and cultural cities (2005)

Jinhu County town system planning 2002-2020 (2003)

Planning of Fulong Mountain Scenic Area

Current relevant national norms, standards and regulations

Report on the reconstruction of the old urban area of Jinhu County and the construction of the Great Buddha Temple and the Yao Emperor Temple (2009)

Red line map of planning and reconstruction of old urban area in Jinhu County

Party A's requirements and ideas on temple restoration

Electronic topographic map and other relevant documents provided by Party A

Site survey and investigation data

Planning scope

According to the red line map and topographic map of the planning and reconstruction of the old urban area of Jinhu County provided by Party A and the report on the preliminary ideas of the reconstruction of the old urban area of Jinhu County and the construction of the Great Buddha Temple and Yaodi temple, the planning scope of the Great Buddha Temple is located in the east of Licheng Road, the south of Huaihe Road, the west of the typhoon shelter and the north of Jianshe Road. Including antique business block. The land area of the Great Buddha Temple is about 16788 square meters, or 25 mu.

Regional location

Jinhu County is located in the lower reaches of the Huaihe River and the west of Central Jiangsu Province, north of the Yangtze River, south of the North Jiangsu irrigation canal, east of Hongze Lake and west of the Grand Canal. Located at the junction of two provinces and three cities, it borders on Baoying County and Gaoyou City of Yangzhou City in the East, Tianchang City of Chuzhou City in Anhui Province in the south, Xuyi county and Hongze County in the west, and Hongze County in the north. The terrain is high in the West and low in the East. The north, East and South are lacustrine plains alternating with lakes, and the southwest is gentle hills. Jinhu County has a vast water surface and dense river network, with 420 square kilometers of water surface and 44 square kilometers of beach. It is a beautiful water town in Northern Jiangsu. Baima Lake, Baoying Lake and Gaoyou Lake encircle Jinhu County, and the Huaihe River channel runs through the hinterland from west to East. The land for the Great Buddha Temple is located in the west of the middle part of Jinhu old city on the South Bank of Huaihe River.

Site status

The old city reconstruction is located in the center of Jinhu County, which is the location of the old city of Jinhu County. Within the planning scope, the population is relatively dense, the land use nature is complex, and the main public facilities and infrastructure are concentrated. The buildings in the area are old, the environment is disordered, and the urban landscape is poor.

The site of the Great Buddha Temple is located in the southwest of the dike along the river, which is about 4.8m lower than the dike in the longitudinal direction. The height difference in the site changes greatly, and the landscape along the dike and the river is not good. The site is mostly occupied by low houses on the first floor. The layout of houses is disorderly and the living facilities are poor. On the East and north sides of the levee, a number of fishing boats are moored and used as fishermen's living houses.

Waterfront environment and landscape is an important feature and advantage of the site and environment of the Great Buddha Temple.

Design situation

Project features and difficulties

The reconstruction of the old city and the waterfront environment are the most important background and characteristics of the restoration of the Great Buddha Temple. At the same time, this background and environment also bring difficulties and constraints for the restoration of the Great Buddha Temple

The restriction of old city reconstruction is as follows

The restriction and limitation of site scale are as follows

The restriction of terrain height difference of the site is as follows

The difficulties in the reproduction and shaping of traditional forms and atmosphere are as follows

Design concept and principle

Taking the old city reconstruction as the background, explore and inherit the historical and cultural connotation;

Based on the overall and overall design ideas, the pursuit of cultural background and place environment suitable for and highlight the characteristics of the design method;

Overall planning concept: the integrity and relevance of temples, commercial streets, waterfront square and food city;

Resolve the problems and restrictions of the site, adjust measures to local conditions, and form the corresponding characteristics;

Based on the limited space, we should shape the efficiency, characteristics and applicable space form;

It emphasizes the layout, form and style of temples;

Combining the functions of Buddhist temples with the life of modern citizens to create a cultural center of the old city integrating religion, culture and leisure;

Overall planning and implementation by stages: take the restoration of Dafosi temple as the starting point and center, carry out rolling transformation and development, and finally form an interconnected whole of various blocks.

design goal

Through the transformation of the old city, the religious culture center, folk culture center and sightseeing and leisure center of Jinhu County will be rebuilt. As a symbol of cultural heritage of Jinhu County, it will drive the driving force and core of the rolling development of the transformation of surrounding blocks.

The Dafosi Temple project has become a successful example with characteristics and influence in the transformation of the old city and a representative scenic and cultural spot in Jinhu County.

The restoration of characteristic Buddhist monasteries and monasteries has become a religious and folk cultural living space shared by Jinhu citizens;

To create the traditional style of Ming and Qing Dynasties, to show the characteristics of North Jiangsu water town, to make it become the carrier of inheriting Huaiyang culture.

Through the reconstruction of the Great Buddha Temple, together with the surrounding waterfront square, Antique Commercial Street and Sanhu Food City, it forms a unique cultural and leisure tourism place in Jinhu and even Huai'an area, and strives to make it an important part of cultural tourism in Northern Jiangsu.

Site condition and orientation selection

The comparison and selection of the orientation of the main axis of the temple

1. Facing south and East are the two main choices of traditional temples.

2. According to the specific site and environmental conditions of the Great Buddha Temple, the form of the temple facing east is selected. From the perspective of Feng Shui, Ziqi comes from the East, and the East is a auspicious direction.

3. The selection of the east direction of Dafo Temple mainly considers the following factors:

a. The relationship between Dafosi and the whole: the main axis of Dafosi faces to the East, which is conducive to the formation of the overall composition of the four blocks, highlighting the core position of Dafosi, and forming the centripetal composition with the lake as the center within the four blocks.

b. The maximum pursuit of the main axis of the temple: the east-west axis is 220 meters, the north-south axis is 119 meters, and the eastern layout of the temple can maximize the main axis of the temple, forming the central role of the temple in the overall composition, which can not only achieve the magnificent effect of the temple, but also arrange a large area of square in front of the temple on the axis, becoming a place for citizens' cultural activities.

c. The site of Dafosi temple is located in the inner side of the dam. The height difference between the site and the dam surface is about 5 meters. In history, the original Dafosi temple was located in the dam. The height difference of the site for the restoration of the Great Buddha Temple is a disadvantageous factor. Therefore, the selection of the eastern direction of the temple, through the long axis sequence, effectively eliminates the adverse factors of the terrain height difference.

d. It is the most organic and reasonable choice to choose the east direction of Dafosi temple, which is connected with the waterfront square surrounded by the East and north directions, and the Antique Commercial Street in the south direction.

General structural analysis plan

Four blocks: Dafosi temple, waterfront square, Antique Commercial Street, Sanhu food city

Structural relations: interrelated as a whole, but also relatively independent, streamline, line of sight connection, functional complementarity and correlation, landscape coordination and echo, style consistency and connection

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