Jintai Temple

Jintai Temple

Jintai temple, formerly known as Jintai jingshe, is located in Doumen District of Zhuhai City. It is backed by the Huangyang mountain, which is known as the first peak of the Pearl River gateway, with an altitude of 583 meters. It is one of the eight scenic spots of Huangyang.

At the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, the loyal ministers escorted emperor Xiangxing Zhao Bing and set up thousands of warships to fight against the yuan soldiers in the sea of yamen, Xinhui, Guangdong. The Prime Minister Lu Xiufu carried the young emperor Xiangxing to the sea and died for his country.

Introduction to Temple

Jintai temple, formerly known as Jintai jingshe, is located in Doumen District of Zhuhai City. It is backed by the Huangyang mountain, which is known as the first peak of the Pearl River gateway, at an altitude of 583 meters. It is one of the eight scenic spots of Huangyang.

The origin of history

At the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, the loyal ministers escorted emperor Xiangxing Zhao Min to set up thousands of warships to fight against the yuan soldiers in the sea of yamen, Xinhui, Guangdong. The Prime Minister Lu Xiufu carried the young emperor Xiangxing to the sea and died for his country. General Zhang Shijie led the rest of his troops to break through the encirclement. He was killed by a windy boat in the South China Sea. His body drifted to the foot of Huangyang mountain and was buried by villagers at the foot of Huangyang mountain. Zhao Shicong, the heir Minister of Chengjie, Gong Xingqing, the Cheng of Dali temple, Deng Guangjian, the academician of Hanlin, and others built thatched cottages to avoid the pursuit of Yuanbing and lived in seclusion on the second peak of Huangyang mountain, named "Jintai jingshe".

According to the records of Qing Dynasty, in the spring and Autumn period, King Yanzhao built a "golden platform" in Yishui to summon officials from all over the world. Zhao Shicong and others built houses in Huangyang mountain. They also gathered together to compare with the sages. In the name of reading and chanting sentences, they plotted to resist the Yuan Dynasty. Later, the descendants of Zhao changed the name of "Jintai jingshe" to "Jintai Temple" and made it a place for their families to practice and do Taoism.

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The theory of getting a name

In 1772 A.D., master Guangjing initiated the expansion of Jintai temple. There is an inscription on the reconstruction of Jintai temple to record its details: the resort must be acquired after the famous and virtuous, and the famous and virtuous must choose the resort before living. The relationship between the earth and the people is often the same.

Kao Yi Zhi, when Zhao Gong avoided the chaos of Song Dynasty and left his hometown in Huangyang mountain, Guangcun Deng Gong, Xingqing Gong Gong, the best Minister of Song Dynasty, was friendly with Zhao Gong, avoided the chaos and chanted here, then the three sages were taken from the biography of Si Shan, and Si Shan also benefited from the three sages. If you don't have a will, you can test it. In the year of Gengshen of Ganlong, the Zhao family founded a temple because of its victory. It was the place where the eminent monks used their staff to stay in tin. It was named "Jinhan". However, the scale is still not wide.

In the year of Renchen of Qianlong, the light mirror was innovative, and the purpose was to raise money. Zhao advocated this move, and the experts from all over the world were happy to help. As a result, the former view was greatly changed. And beautiful water, green mountains, clouds and fog, not only for the virtuous officials of the banquet, but also for the praise of the capital

Expansion period

The expanded Jintai temple covers an area of more than 3000 square meters, with three entrances. The middle seat is the main hall, the East chamber is dedicated to the three ministers of the Southern Song Dynasty, and the back seat is the Kuixing Pavilion on the second floor. Carved couplets at the Mountain Gate: "the golden body is always there, and the mirror is always bright.". It was written by Huang huaisen, a governor of Guangxi in the Qing Dynasty.

Jintai temple is surrounded by beautiful environment, mixed with mountains and rivers, waterfalls and Longtan. Every Buddha's birthday and festival, the mountain visitors like clouds, temple pilgrims like tide. In the past 100 years, the abbot of Jiyi, one of whom was from Dongguan, entered the mountain in 1933, where he lived for more than ten years. He was quite accomplished in Buddhism and literature, and often talked with master Yifeng, abbot of Ganwu Xiangquan temple, about Zen and Taoism. His poem "Jintai Temple" says: "there has been drum sound in Jintai for a long time. A section of brocade pattern leaves the dirty land, and thousands of white flowers refine the wet sky. It's foggy and gathering in the early morning. It's cloudy in the desert and hanging in the morning. Who will get this situation? We should know that there is escaping Zen in Tongli. " Since then, the Jintai temple has been burned by soldiers and has become increasingly scarce. In the third year of the great leap forward, the main building was demolished. Later, due to the construction of Jintai reservoir, the wall was broken.

Religious places

After the reform and opening up, the people's government protects the legitimate religious sites.

In the early 1990s, the restoration of Jintai Temple started. Because the old site has been flooded and the traffic is inconvenient, so the new site is selected in the south foot of Huangyang mountain "general Jiejia". This place has beautiful scenery, overlooking the Yamen Haikou in front and the main peak of Huangyang in the back. Qinglong mountain stretches to the left, and Baihu mountain rides to the right. In front of it, there is a vast clear water, and the high rock on the other side. The name "Dengxian stone" is exactly where the cowboy king of Doumen folk legend ascends to heaven.

The couple of Shanxin Huang Yongfa and Yang Lianjiao in Hong Kong are in love with the landscape of Huangyang. They are happy to donate money to rebuild Jintai temple. After doing business, they go to Jiuhua to ascend Putuo. We sincerely invite the famous temple master to take charge of the reconstruction and management. The local Meifu also made great efforts to help. After several years of construction, the new Jintai temple has begun to take shape. Drive along the Huangyang avenue into the reservoir, straight to the mountain gate, along more than 300 stone steps up, you can see the majestic hall, the Buddha statue in the hall is resplendent, and the comprehensive house is antique.

According to the plan, the scripture collection building, bell and Drum Tower, Tianwang hall, wing room, guest hall, storeroom and Gongde hall will appear one by one in this geomantic treasure land. When the 3-ton bronze bell cast in Suzhou rings, Jintai Temple starts to play a new movement.

The significance of Tourism

In August 1998, Jintai temple was selected into the large-scale picture album "Chinese Buddhism 2000"; in December of the same year, it was rated as one of 20 Buddhist civilized temples among the 800 open temples in Guangdong; in April 2001, it was selected into the large-scale Chinese and English publicity picture album "Chinese Frontier Culture" compiled by the Ministry of culture; in June of the same year, it was selected as one of the top ten tourist attractions in Zhuhai. This is not a false name.

When the new Jintai temple was built, the "general's removing armor" became a bare "loess high slope". Now it's full of trees. Green eyes. This is the achievement of the monks and believers of Jintai temple in afforestation, planting and management. The Wangbao reservoir of Hongbi water has been supplying tens of thousands of people at the foot of the mountain without exceeding the standard of pollution, which depends on the mages' attention to environmental protection. They released a large number of fish, turtles and birds, allowing them to live and reproduce, creating an ecological environment of flying kites and fish, singing birds and fragrant flowers. With the increasing number of pilgrims, it has become a new tourist attraction and has also attracted film and television troupes from the mainland and Hong Kong to shoot location scenes here.

There are still many construction projects in Jintai temple to be funded. Nevertheless, the monks are still charitable and enthusiastic about social welfare. The two masters Hongru and Jiexin have sponsored three poor students in the old revolutionary base area of Jinzhai County in Anhui Province to study for four years. During the Spring Festival, the mages go down the mountain with the children of the Buddhas to send rice, oil and salt, fruits and clothing to the lonely old people in the nearby villages and towns. In the past few years, tens of thousands of them have been sent. During the earthquake in Hebei, the flood in the Yangtze River Basin and the flood in Guangdong and Guangxi, they donated more than 300000 yuan and 20000 pieces of clothing to all living beings.

The monks of Jintai temple have always loved their country and religion. After the grand Dharma meeting of more than 800 people from Zhuhai and Doumen Buddhist circles celebrating the return of Hong Kong to prosperity and stability was solemnly held in the temple in 1997, they also participated in the performance of Zhuhai people from all walks of life to welcome Macao's return to the motherland last year, and won high praise for their leisurely Sanskrit voice.

Jintai temple was built at the end of Song Dynasty and the beginning of Yuan Dynasty. It is said that some eminent monks lived here at that time. Later, Zhao, a descendant of the local royal family, proposed to build a Taoist temple and named it Jintai temple. In ancient times, "Jintai" meant to recruit talented people. Under this name, it meant that all the sages and sages of the ten directions came to the Taoist temple together, and became Buddhists and Taoists, extending to all living beings. During the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, master Guangjing raised money to expand the Jintai temple, raising its walls and building its halls. After the war, the temple was decadent.

In 1992, master Hongru presided over the reconstruction of Jintai temple. Two Hong Kong residents donated money to complete the main hall. At the beginning of 1995, a 600 square meter comprehensive house and main hall were built, with more than 1000 square meters of granite slab floor in front of the hall. In 1996, three more retaining walls were built to ensure the stability of Jintai temple and prevent soil erosion in rainy season. The statue of Buddha in the hall has also been rebuilt. It is planned to continue the construction of the Sutra collection building, bell and Drum Tower, Gongde hall, guest hall, storehouse, monk's room, Tianwang hall, etc. The famous ancestor was master Guangjing. At present, abbot Hongru is in his thirties, born in Jiangsu Province. He is also a director of Guangdong Buddhist Association and a member of Doumen County CPPCC. He is now a master of Jianyuan Jiexin, more than 30 years old, from Anhui Province. Don't ask about the ups and downs of the old cultural temple. Snow mountain and sea water are loyal officials. Shilang's former residence is an old one, and the palace is a new one.

Far light the Buddha's lamp, open the taste lock, and accumulate virtue to enlighten the people. The mirror heart body tree is attentive, pure and selfless. Jintai temple is on the top of Huangyang mountain. It is said that there is a woman on the mountain, whose name is dogwood. We all long for her. Her curve is like the backbone of the mountain. He and I went by bike. The ancients used those hard roads to test the perseverance and sincerity of the pilgrims, and what are we testing. He was carrying a bag with his hope in it. There were a lot of boxwood on the mountain, but it was not yellow. Autumn grass is brilliant, inundating the intermittent mountain road. The forest is full of life, and the boundless Buddhism appears incisively and vividly in the green of autumn

There is a reservoir at the mountain pass, like a tear of someone. So sad, so cramped. It's still early. It's better to have a rest here for a while. But as soon as we have a rest, the time goes by for several years. We are all getting older. Yes, soon. Time can travel all things. In a blink of an eye, we are from the end of the Song Dynasty to the Republic of China, and from the Republic of China to the 17th National Congress. What's important? We sweat so much and our clothes are in rags. Unfortunately, our ideals are getting farther and farther away Everything is just the plot of time. After a long farewell to my childhood, far away from my hometown, it's a luxurious dream to go back, and it's getting farther and farther away from the real scenery. What is lost can never be found

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