Huiju Temple

Huiju Temple

Huiju temple, formerly known as Huiqing temple, is divided into upper and lower courts. The upper court was built in the Qing Dynasty, and the abbot monk renlin expanded it in the late Qing Dynasty. In 1938, the abbot monk Pu Ming raised money to rebuild the main hall, expand the squatter houses, and connect the public. It began to take on the scale of jungle, and changed its name to "Huiju Temple". During the Anti Japanese War, Qingyang middle school once moved to this temple to run a school. Huiju temple is the largest Buddhist temple in Minyuan area of Jiuhua Mountain.

Huiju temple is located on the back of a high mountain and faces the bamboo sea. The environment is very beautiful. All the Buddha statues in the temple are made of dry lacquer and ramie. They are beautiful in shape and vivid in appearance.

Huiju temple is one of the national key temples of Chinese Buddhism determined by the State Council in 1983.

Brief introduction to temples

From Minyuan to Tiantai, walk on the ancient stone steps and climb to the Huiju temple. Huiju temple, formerly known as Huiqing temple. Huiju temple is located on the back of a high mountain and faces the bamboo sea. The environment is very beautiful.

Huiju temple is magnificent and resplendent. The main hall has a high triangle door for access, and there is a monk's room beside it, where the "deacon" monk who specializes in the management of the hall lives. The front of the hall is dedicated to the three tall "three Buddhas" of Sakyamuni, pharmacist and Amitabha, and the statues of Manjusri and Puxian Bodhisattva. On both sides are the seated statues of the eighteen Arhats. All the Buddha statues in the hall are made of dry lacquer and ramie. They are beautiful in shape and vivid in appearance. Bells, drums and other instruments are well-equipped and very particular. The couplet beside the Buddha statue said, "the front and back three or three ginseng cross all saints; the peaks and mountains are 99, and the name is heavy in the southeast." The next couplet on the plaque inside the gate of the hall is: "the immortal moat of the Yangtze River, the vast sea of clouds, hears the wind from the sky and spreads the language of the pagoda; Jiuhua is a real Buddhist kingdom, the Vatican Palace is majestic, and you can see the smoke from the furnace in Shenling every day." Couplets, plaques of gold characters and the hall of gold Buddha, complement each other, dazzling.

Reconstruction period

In 1938, the abbot monk Pu Ming raised money to rebuild the main hall, expand the squatter houses, and connect the public. It began to take on the scale of jungle. It was renamed Huiju temple. During the Anti Japanese War, Qingyang middle school moved to this temple to run a school.

From 1943 to 1953, Guo Le, Guo Kuan and Li Kong successively served as abbots. In 1982, the temple was rebuilt. In 1984, all the Buddha statues were painted and gilded. The former abbot, master Wuchan, was appointed by the Jiuhuashan Religious Bureau and the Jiuhuashan Buddhist Association to build Huiju temple in 1986. The old master has made great contributions to Huiju Temple by building Weituo hall, zushi hall, sutra collection building, Sanmen hall, etc. on December 25, 2013, the old master passed away in the morning and passed away to the Western Paradise. He died nearly 100 years old, On December 31, 2013, his body was cremated, and the next day he got five color relic flowers. He is the only Taoist monk who has burned five color relic in Jiuhua Mountain for nearly a hundred years.

Layout structure

From 1988 to 1998, Weituo hall, sutra collection building and mountain gate were built successively. Huiju temple is a folk house style hall. It faces north from south. In front of the gate is a stone road leading from Minyuan to Tiantai. There are three halls in front and back. The front hall is the main hall, which is 10 meters high, 12 meters long and 10 meters wide. Inside the hall are statues of Sakyamuni, pharmacist, Amitabha, third Buddha, Manjusri and Puxian Bodhisattva. On both sides are statues of eighteen Arhats. They are exquisite in workmanship and vivid in shape. They are key cultural relics protected in Anhui Province. The back door of the front hall goes south through the 6-meter tunnel, and then goes up to the back hall.

The scale

Huiju temple, hall 2, downstairs is dizang hall, upstairs is Guanyin building. There are two floors in the west of the main hall, which are the guest hall and the Zen hall, connecting with the back hall. The building area of the front and rear three halls is 720 square meters.

Huiju temple is the current abbot of shidaci.

The new Weituo hall is opposite to Huiju temple, which is magnificent. Overlooking the valley in the corridor behind the hall, you can see a vast green ocean. Looking back, the peaks behind the temple are covered by the temple. Overlooking the southeast, there are golden rooster peak, Lion Peak, beauty peak, Jiaguan peak, vase peak, etc. Jiaguan peak is like the crown of an ancient official. The Golden Rooster peak is like a golden rooster at dawn. If you look at it from Tiantai peak, it will turn into a sheep, so it is also called sheep peak.

Under Tiantai peak, there are two high stone peaks, which are like a pair of stalagmites, named candle peak. From here, they are like a pair of vases, named vase peak. From here, you can also see the majestic and majestic lion peak, just like a majestic lion, while the beauty peak opposite the lion peak looks graceful and charming.

Walk down the back door of Weituo hall or the stone steps on the left side for about 5 minutes to Huayan ancient cave.

Surrounding scenic spots

Jiuhua Mountain: a famous Buddhist mountain in China, "Jiuhua Mountain" meanders in Qingyang County, Anhui Province, with Huangshan Mountain in the South and the Yangtze River in the north. It is 120 km in radius and the highest mountain

The peak is 1342 meters above sea level. The ancient temples in the mountains are full of bells and cigarettes. They are beautiful and quiet, and the ancient trees are towering. It is famous both at home and abroad for its Buddhist culture and customs as well as its wonderful natural scenery, especially in the Southeast Asian Chinese world. Jiuhua Mountain is known as ninety-nine peaks. There are more than 20 peaks more than one kilometer long, with fifteen peaks at the top. Tiantai, Tianzhu, Duxiu, Huatai, yunwaifeng, like a platform like a column, soars into the sky; Lianhua, Furong, Cuiping, with micro, cuigaifeng, with the appearance of Furong coming out of the water, "between towering navigation", "male call Tianmen" and other Maoshi are supernatural. In the mountains, there are beautiful streams, silver waterfalls and charming scenery. The beautiful and legendary shuyinyue and jiuziquansheng are full of the feelings of mountains and waters, giving people the enjoyment of beauty.

Jiuhua Mountain is a holy place for worshiping men and women with its numerous ancient temples and cigarette smoke. Jiuhua Mountain has beautiful scenery and pleasant climate, which is a scenic spot for summer tourism. There are more than 80 temples and more than 300 monks and nuns in Jiuhua Mountain, which has gradually become a scenic spot with Buddhist characteristics. Among the four famous Buddhist mountains in China, Jiuhua Mountain is famous both at home and abroad for its double laurels of "the best incense in the world" and "the first mountain in the Southeast".

Dawang Cave: located in Chuanshan village, pailou Township, 58 kilometers southwest of Guichi City, the main cave is 2200 meters long, with a total area of about 30000 square meters. It is a large karst cave with water and stone sceneries. The cave is large-scale, beautiful scenery, stalagmites, stone pillars, stone lotus and so on. The entrance cave is 135 meters above sea level. The exit cave is 65 meters above sea level. There are many ups and downs. The water fall difference of the river reaches 70 meters, so there are waterfalls, water curtain fountains, Bitan and other water wonders in the cave. There are two natural rock bridges outside the cave.

One is the overpass, which is 40 meters long, 40 meters wide and 68 meters high. The bridge deck is connected with the highway, and can be connected by car. The stream under the bridge flows through the river, and the dome of the bridge is good. One is the Tongtian bridge, which connects the peak at one end and extends to the entrance of the cave at the other end. It is magnificent and spectacular. It is 80 kilometers away from Jiuhua Mountain. Tianchi Temple: it's a temple for the safety of the whole family. It's located on Jiuhua street. Its style is different from that of the temples in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. It may be because it's located in the mountains and the space is not broad enough. The pattern of the main hall is not one-step, but parallel. However, the Buddha statues in the hall are not so different, and the treasure is solemn.

Accommodation guide

Jiuhuashan Julong Hotel: Jiuhuashan Julong hotel is a foreign-related tourist hotel, facing Zhiyuan temple, one of the four jungles of Jiuhuashan, is the most convenient hotel in Jiuhuashan. He has successfully received Chinese and foreign leaders such as Jiang Zemin, Wu Yi and Lu Taiyu. Jiuhuashan Julong hotel provides authentic Hui cuisine, Huaiyang cuisine and Jiuhua vegetarian banquet with local characteristics, known as "eating in Julong". Address: Jiuhua Mountain Scenic Area

Jiuhua villa: located in Xiaotangshan Town, Changping District, Beijing, it has been opened up as a royal garden since the Yuan Dynasty, and has become the exclusive enjoyment of feudal emperors of all dynasties. Jiuhua villa is a classical garden courtyard hotel, with Villa suites, quadrangles, standard rooms and hot springs for every household. You can enjoy the real Xiaotangshan hot springs at home. Jiuhua mountain villa is a collection of delicacies from all over the world. According to the records of imperial cuisine in the Qing Dynasty, more than 2000 kinds of medicinal foods have been sorted out.

Address: Jiuhua Mountain Scenic Area

Local cuisine

Ruanqiao salted duck: it's named for its producing area. It's fat but not greasy. It's tender and delicious. It's moderately salty and delicious. Huangshi Huangjing: it is an alpine plant from lianhuafeng mountain to Huangshizhai mountain in Qingyang County. It is extracted from natural Huangjing. After nine steaming and nine sun drying, it is pickled, crispy inside and yellow outside, and tastes sweet. It is known as "jiuzhihuangjing" and can prolong life. Stewed egg with Toon sprout: this dish features: the early spring toon sprout tip is used with farmhouse eggs, and the stewing technique is adopted. The Toon sprout is stewed in a small fire, and its fragrance penetrates into the eggs, so the final dish is fragrant, crisp and refreshing.

Transportation guide

Located in Jiuhua Mountain, you can take bus No.7 to the scenic spot.

Shopping Directory

Huidao tea: huidao tea, named by Emperor Qianlong, is produced in jitouling, the highest peak of Gegong town in Dongzhi County. With an altitude of 1187.2 meters, Lingfeng, together with Xianyu mountain, zishita and other famous tea producing mountains, has a primitive natural style and is the virgin land to be developed in Chizhou "national ecological and economic demonstration zone".

"Huidao tea" is originated from the wild plants of monks. It grows in the cloud shrouded mountains, pregnant pistils and flowers. It is full of primitive natural aura, thick leaves, strong buds, thick juice, green color and mellow taste. When you sip it slowly, it is fragrant. Mr. Huang Rongquan, a famous tea maker, exclaimed: "the quality of tea in this mountain is rare". The new generation of huidao tea will be bright in the market and win the reputation of merchants from all over the world.

Gaotan Cuiwei tea: also known as Guichi Cuiwei tea, it was produced as early as Ming Dynasty and was rated as provincial high-quality tea in 1987. Gaotan Cuiwei tea is produced in Tianping mountain, Shuangfeng Village, gaotan Township, Guichi City

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