Qingxiu Temple

Qingxiu Temple

As the name suggests, Qingxiu temple is used by Buddhist monks for meditation. The temple can provide such an environment for people to meditate, reflect on themselves and examine themselves.

It is located on the top of Fengshan mountain in Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province. It was formerly known as ta'an. The temple was officially built in 1038, the first year of the reign of emperor Renzong of the Song Dynasty. It was granted by Emperor Yingzong of the Song Dynasty in 1066. In the third year of Jianyan (1129) of the Southern Song Dynasty, the Jin soldiers crossed the river. Zhao Gou, Emperor Gaozong, fled to the south in a hurry. He went to Haimen, boarded Qingxiu temple, looked at Jiaojiang River in the north, and looked at the sea in the East. He wrote a couplet of "Qingxiu scenery has existed for thousands of years, and the sea opens with a smile", and wrote two unique sentences in the monk's room. One of them said: "the ancient temple is more beautiful in spring, with long pines and bamboo trees. If you want to add tea sets, you will sleep on the couch." The gate and main hall of the temple still exist in the Qing Dynasty, some of which were left over from the reconstruction in the Kangxi period. In the Ming Dynasty, the four stone pillars of Fu Lian foundation in the main hall were shaped like shuttles. The Fu Lian was very shallow and the proportion was thick and short, so it was earlier. At the west end of the mountain gate, there is an ancient well. The spring comes out of the rock, and the well wall is supported by stones. It is located on the top of the mountain, but the drought is not dry. The "qingxiujixue" in the eight sceneries of old Haimen is here. A bronze bell of Southern Song Dynasty is hung in the Bell Pavilion on the hillside of Fengshan mountain. If you hit the bell in the morning or midnight, it will be heard ten miles away, and the sound will linger.

Address: 065 Heung Road

Longitude: 115.83653699991

Latitude: 29.570606000313

Chinese PinYin : Qing Xiu Si