Dongshan temple in Tuocheng

Dongshan temple in Tuocheng

The Shouying ancient temple is in the east mountain. The bell at the bottom of the temple is ringing towards the dusk. After one hundred and eight rings, the monks lock the Zen pass This is a seven character quatrain written by Su Shi, one of the "eight great masters of Tang and Song Dynasties", after he was demoted to Huizhou to visit Longchuan and enjoyed his visit to Dongshan temple. Dongshan temple is located in Dongyao village, TuoCheng Town, Longchuan, facing Wushan and Dongjiang, with Dongshan ridge on its back. Therefore, it is named "Dongshan Temple". It was built in the seventh year of Daye in Sui Dynasty (611 A.D.) and is an ancient temple with a long history. The gate of Dongshan temple is facing the Dongjiang River. A golden couplet of "the mountain is strong and beautiful to welcome guests, and the temple bells and drums recite the Buddha" is carved on both sides of the gate, which is especially simple and solemn. Along the gate, we can see that willows, pines and cypresses are planted in the temple. Dongshan temple is a courtyard with three entrances and four courtyards. It is built in a hard hilltop style, covering an area of more than 500 square meters.

brief introduction

"The Shouying ancient temple is in the East Mountain, and the bell at the bottom of the temple is ringing towards the dusk. After one hundred and eight rings, the monks lock the Zen pass." This is a seven character quatrain written by Su Shi, one of the "eight great masters of Tang and Song Dynasties", after he was demoted to Huizhou to visit Longchuan and enjoyed his visit to Dongshan temple. Dongshan temple is located in Dongyao village, TuoCheng Town, Longchuan, facing Wushan and Dongjiang, with Dongshan ridge on its back. Therefore, it is named "Dongshan Temple". It was built in the seventh year of Daye in Sui Dynasty (611 A.D.) and is an ancient temple with a long history. The gate of Dongshan temple is facing the Dongjiang River. A golden couplet of "the mountain is strong and beautiful to welcome guests, and the temple bells and drums recite the Buddha" is carved on both sides of the gate, which is especially simple and solemn. Along the gate, we can see that willows, pines and cypresses are planted in the temple. Dongshan temple is a courtyard with three entrances and four courtyards. It is built in a hard hilltop style, covering an area of more than 500 square meters.

characteristic

There are two worship halls, Sanbao hall and Guanyin hall, with two thick and stable gateposts. On the three treasures hall, there are five vivid statues of Buddha, Maitreya Buddha and so on; in the middle of Guanyin hall, there is a Guanyin, beside which there are nearly 20 vivid gods with different expressions. The door beams and screens in the temple are carved with dragons and phoenixes. According to Liu Bo, the temple's caretaker, a few years ago, a Hongzhong and an evening drum were placed in front of the Guanyin hall, which was later stolen. Whenever you ring the bell in the morning and beat the drum in the evening, you can hear the sound of the morning bell and the evening drum within ten miles. Dongshan temple is backed by the lush and ancient mountains, facing the East River, where the wind is blowing, the river is flowing, and the water is green and calm. Whenever the sun goes down, monks chant sutras, the evening drum sounds, birds return to their nests, and farmers return with hoes. This scene is particularly beautiful. Dongshan temple has been listed as one of the eight scenic spots in Longchuan. In 1691 A.D., Wang Ying, then the magistrate of Longchuan County, used a poem "Dongshan evening drum poem" to present the spectacular scene of Dongshan Temple incisively and vividly: "the mountains are far green, and the buildings in them are like the Vatican Palace. The shadows of the trees are still shining in the evening, and the bells are ringing in the sky. The residual smoke is far away from the deep valley, and the birds are flying into the far sky. At this time, the aftersound is especially audible, only half in the twilight clouds. ". Dongshan temple is not only a place where good men and women worship, but also a place where teachers and teachers are respected. During his demotion to Longchuan (1261 A.D., the third year of JINGDING in the Southern Song Dynasty), the famous Prime Minister Wu Qian founded "Sansha academy" in Dongshan temple, also known as "Dongshan academy". He often taught Taoist scriptures with literati and literati, and collected more than 100 students, which played a certain role in spreading the advanced Central Plains culture. For thousands of years, incense has been burning in Dongshan temple, and many people have come to this temple to pray for comfort. But in the late Qing Dynasty and the period of the Republic of China, wars, natural disasters and man-made disasters never stopped, and Dongshan Temple gradually declined. The dilapidated Dongshan temple also began to show the traces of years, and the roofs and houses gradually collapsed. In 1960, Dongshan temple was destroyed, and a rare storm suddenly came, and Dongshan Temple completely collapsed. Fortunately, in the 1980s, the public voluntarily donated money for the reconstruction of Dongshan temple. Although Dongshan temple is not as good as it used to be, the pace of going to worship has never stopped, and Dongshan temple has begun to smoke all day

Address: Dongshan, Dongyao village, TuoCheng Town, Longchuan County, Heyuan City

Longitude: 115.20188140869

Latitude: 24.059846878052

Chinese PinYin : Tuo Cheng Dong Shan Si