Qinglian Temple

Qinglian Temple

Qinglian temple, originally known as gaoshanting, is located at the north foot of Yanshan mountain, Xindian Village, Chidian Town, Jinjiang City, Fujian Province. In 1422, Emperor Yongdong of the Ming Dynasty, censor Chen Yingliang donated money to commemorate his old friend Chen Qinglian. At the beginning, it was a double-layer pavilion with four corners. The blue tiles were missing. The top floor was surrounded on all sides for Avalokitesvara Buddha. The lower floor was open on all sides. The pavilion was neutral, and the stele recorded the building of the pavilion. It's named after the mountain.

Historical evolution

In the 33rd year of Jiajing period, Chen Mingyang, a squire of Jiayin (1554), donated it for repair. In the fourth year of Tianqi (1624), Li Rongzhao and Chen Jinzhi built it again. In the Zhou Dynasty, the cloud wall was used as the protection. The water was dug through the spring, the pool was dredged, the bridge was built, the winding corridor was built, the ancient mountain was folded, and the flowers and trees were encircled. Zhang ruitu, the great Bachelor of Shijian Xiangbao hall. The book says "Kuang" and the code name is "famous resort"; sightseeing focuses on "high mountain Pavilion". At the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, the army destroyed it. In 1794, Li Kaixiang, Su Zhibin, Wu Yesen, Chen Dezi and other Zhongqi in Jiayin township of Qianlong county gave new donations. In the 22nd year of Daoguang (1842), the monk jieqin raised money to repair and changed his name. In the 27th year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu, Lai sugu, a female resident, vowed to rebuild the temple. At the beginning of the restoration, master huiquanjing planned for it. With the help of the good friends and believers, she expanded the old structure and renovated it into a single eaves Xieshan style with three bays and two entrances, and built a shelter. So she became a monk and presided over Buddhism. At that time, there were more and more people who admired Taoism. At that time, there were more than 50 people. After the light, they bought 25 mu of land and led the monks to work hard to achieve self-help in production.

In 1956, the temple was renovated again, the Xiangfan was built, and the Putong tower was created, so the scale began to take shape. Su Gu is eighty-eight years old. After her death, her granddaughter Li lianzang received the lantern. It was destroyed in 1966. In 1986 and 1987, the chairman of the world Buddhist Association and the abbot of pujue temple in Singapore, elder Hong ban, could not bear to repair the Qinglian temple. Zhu Jinbu, the laity disciple of Hongchuan, and Zhu Guozhen and Kunzhong took the lead in donating the title. Li Jimeng, Li Youfu, Li tingdian, Su Jinyin, Yang Zhushui, Lin Shuhao, Zhu Xin, Li Liqian and other good believers also interpreted the title. Qinglian temple was finally renovated in May 1987, and Zhao linchu, the chairman of China Buddhist Association and a great calligrapher, wrote the name of the temple. Master Hongchuan personally presided over the grand ceremony of the completion and opening of the restoration. In the world, Qinglian is the soul of Qinglian. Today, Qinglian temple also worships the relic of master Hongchuan and the Dharma ministers of Huiquan, the elder who shaved for Hongchuan. Master Xiang Yuan, the current abbot of Qinglian temple, adheres to the mantle of master Hongchuan and practices hard. He has always been good at learning, especially in classics and history. In 1995, the "Putong tower" was built. The tower is 15 meters high and can hold more than 100000 caskets. It has done great deeds for Chidian town. In 1997, the "orphanage adoption home" was built.

Architectural features

Nianqinglian temple is located in the East and West. It is mainly built in the main hall, with three bays and two entrances in the Xieshan style. The animals are decorated with dragons, phoenixes and beasts. There are pagodas and Falun in the main ridge. In the hall, there are worshippers of the third Buddha and Guanyin, good talents, dragon girls, Dharma protectors, heaven and eighteen Arhats. There are wing rooms and pavilions on the left and right. In front of the temple, there are walls, mountain gates, release pools, rockeries, winding corridors, flowers and trees. A cement double track with 24 stone tower lamps leads to the temple, which is called "Bodhi Road". In addition, there are Jingge, lecture hall, Dharma hall, Zen hall, monk's house, Putong tower, etc. There are more than 20 monks and nuns who have been living there for a long time. Now it is a cultural relic protection unit at the county level.

Tourism characteristics

Qinglian temple has a good geographical location, and Quan'an highway runs through the north and south. If you look at Pingzhan, the rice fields are small, and the black smoke servant girls, such as those in the family, are gathered in Si Temple. It's true that "you can't go on credit alone on the high mountain road, and Qinglian is in love with Waiyang. Correct the cement road and step on it. The flowers in different places. One path leads to seclusion and attracts the eyes of the guests. The sound of several bells is a Zen. Many temples are fragrant and bright, and the green gauze is covered in the gloomy jungle. "

Address: Ruilong Road

Longitude: 116.248387

Latitude: 26.075691

Chinese PinYin : Qing Lian Si