Jinlian Temple

Jinlian Temple

Jinlian temple is located on a small peninsula of West Lake, belonging to Yican village, Guang'an square, West Lake County, Hanoi city. According to legend, the temple was built in the Li Shenzong Dynasty (1128-1138). So far, Jinlian temple, which has a history of nearly a thousand years, is one of the most beautiful ancient temples in Beijing.

legend

Located on a peninsula near Yichan village in the West Lake, it is said that in the 12th century, during the Li Dynasty, a princess named "Cihua" went to the West Lake to raise silkworms. After her death, the palace where the princess lived became Jinlian temple. There are pavilions and pavilions in Jinlian temple. The sanguanmen of Jinlian temple is a very unique building. From the side, it looks like a lotus blooming on the water surface of the West Lake. The main building of Jinlian temple is two stories high, with flying troughs and green tiles, carved beams and painted buildings, rockery and flowers and trees. The statue of Buddha in the temple is vivid, and there is also a statue of Zheng Zha, the emperor of the southern and Northern Dynasties of Vietnam. Jinlian temple has been rebuilt many times, the most recent in 1988. Today, there are still exquisite Buddha statues in Jinlian temple,

Such as the third Buddha, Amitabha Buddha and Avalokitesvara, they are of great artistic value.

structure

The sanguanmen of Jinlian temple is a very unique building, like a lotus blooming on the water surface of the West Lake. The wooden structure of the temple is carved with delicate dragon and flower patterns. The eaves are decorated with pottery four spirits dragon, Lin, turtle and Phoenix. The three characters of "Jinlian Temple" are hanging in the middle of the gate. Entering the temple from the sanguanmen, visitors will walk through the compound. The courtyard also retains a stone tablet with 0.8x1.2m relief and exquisite patterns. According to the researchers, this is the oldest stone tablet in Hanoi, which was erected in 1443, the first year of Taihe in the lirenzong Dynasty. The temple is built in the shape of three parallel houses. The outer seat is the lower temple, the middle one is the middle one, and the last one is the upper one. The three houses all have two-tier eaves and roofs, covered with scaly tiles, beautiful brackets and delicate carvings. From the side of the temple, 24 eaves on the two-story roof radiate everywhere, reflecting the architectural talent of the ancients. Jinlian temple still keeps exquisite Buddha statues, such as the third Buddha, Amitabha Buddha and Guanyin, which are of great artistic value. Visitors to Jinlian temple can not only worship Buddha and pray, but also sightseeing, integrating into the quiet space of the ancient temple. Over the years, it has attracted many tourists who like to explore the traditional culture and history of Hanoi.

origin

There are many strange things in the world. Even legends are similar. Jinlian temple in Xiaohe mountain has a very similar beautiful and moving legend with Putuo Mountain in the East China Sea, which is one of the four famous Buddhist mountains. Xiaohe mountain is located in the west of Laojiao mountain, which is more than 160 meters higher than Xiaohe mountain. At the south foot of WuChao mountain is Longmen Kan village, Longwu Township, which is famous for its rich production of various styles of bamboo baskets. Once upon a time, there was an honest and kind farmer in longkanmen village. One day, I went to Hangzhou and sold out my bamboo baskets. I took a boat to stay by Xixi. I took the mountain road, went over laojiaoshan, passed Xiaoheshan, and went home through Chaoshan at noon. In a small Taoist temple on Laojiao mountain, when he saw a statue of the great Xuanwu emperor, the farmer could not help but stop to look at it carefully. The more he looked, the more he liked it. When Taoist priest saw that he liked it, he gave him the statue of emperor Xuanwu. The farmer was overjoyed. He happily carried it on his back and wanted to go back to the village and offer it to him.

Who knows, when the farmer carries down all the way from laojiaoshan, the statue becomes more and more heavy. When he arrives at Xiaoheshan, he can't walk any more. As soon as I sat down to have a rest, there was a fog in the mountain. It was getting thicker and thicker. It was not long before I was lost. It seemed that the whole world was hidden. The farmer reached to the leeward side, stabilized the statue of Xuanwu emperor, and rested against the rock. I don't know how long later, the fog gradually faded away, the sun through the shade, shining on the Xuanwu emperor, as if to cover a layer of glory. In front of a stream, the water flows slowly, clear to the bottom. The lotus in the stream is shining with gold under the sunshine. When the farmer saw the land under his feet, facing south and facing mountains and rivers, it was a good place for the Buddhist temple. What a fate! Therefore, with the help of the villagers of Xiaoheshan, a temple was built on the spot to offer sacrifices, named Jinlian temple. Later, the Jinlian temple was expanded, with "100 mu of temple fields, incense and magnificent temples". There was an endless stream of pilgrims to the mountain, which also led to the prosperity of the economy.

reconstruction

Jinlian temple is located in Xiaohe mountain top of longmenkan village, Longwu town. It was built in Song Dynasty. Jinlian temple has a large scale. There are several Bodhisattvas in the temple. The Bodhisattvas include Sakyamuni, Songzi Guanyin, Qianshou Guanyin, Manjusri, four heavenly kings, eighteen Arhats, etc. Moreover, there are many titles and couplets of celebrities. The plaque in front of the temple is "Jinlian Temple", which is said to be written by Peng gongsuo. At that time, Jinlian temple was very famous in the south of the Yangtze River. It once became the three major temples in the suburbs of Hangzhou with Lingyin Temple, Dongyue Temple and fahua temple. The Zongde temple in Jiaxing, the Longquan Temple in Yuhang, the Bishan temple and the Xizhao temple are the subordinate temples, which shows the large scale and prosperous incense of Jinlian temple at that time. In 1958, Jinlian temple was demolished, and the foundation of the old temple still exists, but there are still broken walls, ancient ceramics and brick fragments everywhere. In the 1980s, the folk believers in longmenkan village raised funds to build a small temple on the original base. This is the present Jinlian temple, but its scale and decoration are far from comparable to the former Jinlian temple

Introduction to scenic spots

Jinlian mountain resort is located in Guyuan County, north of Hebei Province and south of Xilinguole grassland in Inner Mongolia. It is 50 kilometers away from the county, 2100 meters above sea level. The highest temperature is 28 ℃, the lowest temperature is - 30 ~ C, and the average temperature from June to September is 17.9 ℃. It is a natural summer resort and the most ornamental primitive forest ecological park in North China. There are 30000 mu of primeval forest. From a distance, the forest source is lush, green waves are surging, and the mountains are steep and undulating. In the village, the mountains and forests are uneven and well arranged. The pines and cypresses are green and luxuriant. The strange mountains and rocks or people or things are lifelike. In summer, the mountains are covered with flowers, and the valleys and streams are murmuring in the forest. In autumn, the mountains are red, and the forests are dyed. In winter, thousands of miles of ice cover, and thousands of miles of snow drift.

There are more than 1700 kinds of plants, including more than 500 kinds of Chinese medicinal materials, more than 30 kinds of wild vegetables, more than 100 kinds of ornamental plants, and more than 120 kinds of rare birds and animals. It is a natural animal and plant park in the northern plateau area.

Jinlian mountain resort was established as a resort in 1995, and was rated as a provincial tourist resort in 1997. It covers an area of 60000 mu, has 10 scenic spots and more than 100 scenic spots. At present, nine scenic spots have been opened up, with unique sentiment and different styles. It can be regarded as a unique scenic spot in northern China.

The villa has built 107 simple and elegant antique wooden houses, 300 square meters of song and dance hall with strong modern flavor, a conference center building composed of large, medium and small conference rooms, a restaurant for 300 people and 62 guest rooms for 150 people. There is a racecourse and shooting range. It receives 800-1000 tourists a day for five months.

Jinlian mountain resort is connected with Fengning beach tourist area and Chengde summer resort in the East, Chicheng hot spring and Kangxi grassland in the south, Zhangbei Zhongdu grassland in the West and Weichang Forest Park in the north. The geographical conditions are very superior. You can enjoy the natural enjoyment of different scenic spots in a short distance. In order to improve the overall level of the villa, the following investment projects are planned to be added: 1. 1000 meters of rock climbing ropeway requires an investment of 8 million yuan. 2. There are 20 three-star accommodation rooms. 3. A medium-sized ski resort needs to invest 50 million yuan. 4. Six courses of Alpine grass skiing will cost 600000 yuan.

Jinlianchuan is located in laozhanggou, Guyuan County, northern Hebei Province, 200 kilometers southeast of Beijing. There are overlapping mountains and valleys in the territory. There is a small stream in the center and a large number of springs beside the stream. This is the source of Heihe River, a tributary of Baihe River.

Historical record

Botany

It belongs to the transition zone from Mongolian Plateau to North China summer green forest. In the vicinity of jinlianchuan, most of them are forest covered, mainly secondary forests of Larix principis rupprechtii and Betula platyphylla. In forest gap and sunny hillside, mountain meadow and sparse forest grassland are widely distributed. There are more than 500 kinds of vascular plants, including many woody plants with economic value and ornamental value, as well as many beautiful herbaceous flowers. "Jinlianchuan" got its name from Jin Shizong (1161-1189 AD). When he rode here, the dazzling flowers of jinlianchuan were in full bloom. He took the meaning of "Lianzhe Lianye" from "Lianzhe Lianye", and renamed it jinlianchuan. Jinlianchuan is famous for its small golden flower with "Lotus like petals" blooming every summer.

scale

Jinlian mountain resort, built in jinlianchuan, covers an area of 60000 mu. It is a natural summer resort opened and built in 1995. It attracts tourists with its unique green and ecological tourism. A few miles to the north of Jinlian villa is the famous hinterland of jinlianchuan in history, where there is lightning River Grassland Lake Resort.

scenic spot

There are dozens of scenic spots and hundreds of scenic spots in the villa, most of which are natural landscapes without artificial decoration. Each scenic spot has a bold and unconstrained style, unique sentiment and unique charm, which can be called the unique northern part of the Great Wall.

Although the mountain of the villa is not high, it has green peaks and dense vegetation. Up the stairs, different styles of plant ring belt, each layer gives people a completely different new feeling. Its mountain stone shape, or people or things, or birds or animals, heaven

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