Shuimu mountain

Shuimu mountain

Xiangyun shuimushan cultural tourism area is located in the southwest of Xiangyun County, beside Chuda Expressway and the vast railway. It is 56 kilometers away from Dali Prefecture and 260 kilometers away from Kunming, the provincial capital.

Development history

Shuimu mountain is one of the earliest Buddhist holy places in China. It is the ninth generation founder of Chinese Zen Buddhism, the world's first son and grandson style relic Pagoda Forest holy land, the excavation site of Buddhist relic, the royal temple of Nanzhao state and Dali state. In 813 A.D., the king of Nanzhao advised Long Sheng to go to Shuimu mountain to build a temple. Since then, the ancestors of Buddhism, monks gathered, thousands of converts, at its peak up to 3000 monks and 800 nuns. The world's Tallinn relic, the earliest ring hall in southern China, the rare Temple Pagoda spectacle in China, the tea flower in the Tang Dynasty, the Dragon cypress in the Song Dynasty, the rose in the Ming Dynasty and other exotic landscapes, as well as the historical records of the ten kings of Dali, Xu Xiake's visit, Wu Sangui's divination, Lin Zexu's asking, and taking the ring, are amazing. The Buddhist history and cultural heritage of Shuimu mountain is unique and irreplaceable. It has outstanding characteristics in the world Buddhist circle and plays an important role in the history of Chinese Buddhism.

Shuimushan was approved as a national forest park by the Ministry of forestry in 1992, and was announced as a national key cultural relics protection unit by the State Council in 2006. It is intoxicating to be personally on the scene, as if it were a paradise in the world

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Features of scenic spots

Shuimu mountain is one of the earliest Buddhist holy places in Yunnan. In 813 ad, the ministers of Nanzhao asked to build this temple. Puji Qingguang Zen master chiseled the ground with his staff, "and there is a clear spring gushing out, because of the name of Shuimu.". On the opening day, the four nobles of Nanzhao came to congratulate. When incense was the most popular, it was known as "three thousand monks and eight hundred nuns". There are many eminent monks living in Shuimu mountain, such as Puji Qingguang, the founder of Nanzhao (Tang Dynasty), jingmiaocheng, Dali (Song Dynasty), wuzhu, such as Zen master and feixiangxing, in the late Qing Dynasty. In Dali, there were many royal people who became monks here. At the beginning of Qing Dynasty, the famous monk in charge also lived here for a long time. Since the Nanzhao period, shuimushan temple has gradually formed a huge architectural community after many repairs, including Shuimu temple, Xianfu temple, dizang temple, Lingguang temple, Tayuan temple, Sanjiao Pavilion, Pilu Pavilion, Mituo temple, etc. Shuimu mountain retains Shuimu temple, Puxian temple and Baohua temple, which are commonly known as Xiaan, Zhongan and Shangan. Xiaan Shuimu temple was rebuilt in 1910 and rebuilt from 1984 to 1987. Xiaan in turn is the mountain gate, Tapan courtyard, front courtyard, North and south side hall, Daxiong hall. There are monk's room, incense cabinet, office hall, Zhaitang, tea room and cloud hall on both sides. In front of Xiaan, there are dozens of acres of pears carefully cultivated by monks of all ages. Zhongan temple was rebuilt in 1992 with donations from the people. It is very quiet and simple. There is a thousand hand Avalokitesvara in the main hall. Shangan temple is the largest temple on the mountain. In 1996, Luohan Hall of Baohua temple was restored and opened in October 2008. In 2012, the Jade Buddha Hall was restored and rebuilt. Three Myanmar jade Buddhas are worshipped in it, which is a scene of Shuimu mountain. In addition, the dashanmen, Guanyin hall and Daxiong Hall of Baohua temple have been included in the reconstruction agenda. In the southwest corner of Baohua temple, there is a Tang Dynasty lion head Camellia for more than 1000 years. As a famous poem, "ten thousand flowers at the head of a tree swallow fire together, and the residual snow burns red for half a day." It is the beautiful scene of Camellia blooming.

In Beigang Pagoda Forest to the north of Shuimu temple, there are more than 70 ancient monk tombs. From Dali state to the middle of Qing Dynasty, these pagodas have buried countless monks and become a scene of Shuimu mountain. The relic unearthed in talin adds luster to Shuimu mountain, a famous Buddhist mountain. Up to now, the relic is still worshipped in the underground palace of talin.

Development status

Since the Tang Dynasty, more than 1000 years, Shuimu mountain has gone through the construction of generations, temples, nunneries, Qibu peaks. A richly ornamented building, have great originality, confused with errors and omission, and show the ancient architectural features of the laboring people. These buildings have absorbed the essence of Central Plains gardens and have unique artistic characteristics. There are Buddhist statues in the temple. These statues are lifelike, painted with gold and color, solemn and beautiful. In the courtyard, the flowers are always blooming, and the fragrance is floating, which makes the scenery more beautiful. From ancient times to the present, the literati choose to visit, and the tourists are endless, so they have become a good place for tourism.

In 1987, Shuimu mountain was listed as the third batch of key cultural relics protection units in Yunnan Province. Now Shuimu mountain has been renovated and has become an important scenic spot in Xiangyun County, attracting many Chinese and foreign tourists.

In 2006, shuimushan Beigang Pagoda Forest and Sibao pagoda were listed as national cultural relics protection units.

Address: shuimushan, Xiangyun County, Dali Prefecture

Longitude: 100.6498

Latitude: 25.3754

Tel: 0872-3354086

Chinese PinYin : Shui Mu Shan