Longzang Temple

Longzang Temple

Longzang temple, formerly known as cihui'an, was built in 629, the third year of Zhenguan reign of Tang Dynasty. It is located at No. 86, Rongjun Road, Xinfan Town, Xindu District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province.

History of cultural relics

The "longzang Temple" in Xinfan town was expanded into a temple and renamed as longzang temple during the reign of emperor Dazhong and Xiangfu in Song Dynasty. It was destroyed at the end of Yuan Dynasty and rebuilt at the beginning of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty and Kangxi in Qing Dynasty. He was presided over by Dalang, an eminent monk in the early Qing Dynasty, and Xuetang, a poet monk in the late Qing Dynasty. He respected talents and attracted a large number of scholars, poets and calligraphers. He built a forest of Steles in Longcang temple, built Dalang steles and built weirs to control water. Gu Changchu, a famous poet and calligrapher, lived in longzang temple in his later years. After his death, he was buried beside the temple with his stepmother fan Luojuan.

Layout of cultural relics

Longzang temple is the most typical "half offspring temple, half jungle" temple. The temple was built in 629, the third year of Zhenguan reign of Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty. In the early Qing Dynasty, Chan Master Dalang lived here. Dalang belongs to the lower sect of Po Shan Hai Ming Chan Master, but it is not the orthodox school of Lin Yuan Ji, but the branch school of Lin Ji cha. After the abbot of the temple was arrogant, they were handed down from generation to generation. There are Shijia Huijian temple, Pengxian Zhongzheng temple and so on. Outside the temple, there are ten foot temples (subordinate temples), with more than 1000 mu of land. In the temple, some of them received hanging slips from Yunshui monks, and in 1940, they passed on a commandment. The bangs (wooden fish) hanging in front of the Zhaitang of this temple are not like the fish tail facing the Mountain Gate of the ancestral temple, nor the fish head facing the Mountain Gate of the jungle. Instead, the fish head facing the outside of the Zhaitang is hanging horizontally parallel to the main hall.

Cultural relics protection

On October 7, 2019, it was approved as the eighth batch of national key cultural relics protection units by the State Council.

scale

Longzang temple, covering an area of more than 300 mu, is surrounded by rivers.

The temple has beautiful scenery, many ancient trees, and nine exquisite Ming Dynasty Murals. It gathers more than 200 steles of famous calligraphers such as Su Shi, Huang Tingjian, Wen Zhengming, Wang Shouren, Dong Qichang, Shi Tao, Liu Yong, Liang Tongshu, Wang Wenzhi and he Shaoji. Among them, the grand and exquisite murals in the main hall are regarded as fine works of art, known as the "eight heavenly dragons". (today, 80% of the inscriptions have been moved to the new capital shengdangui lake, which is renamed Guihu stele forest).

tourist guide

Longzang temple is a cultural relic unit of great value. Not to mention murals and forest of Steles, its architecture is unique. Its garden style is very different from the religious style of other temples. Secondly, it belongs to the nature of half "descendant Temple" and half jungle, which is of great research value. In addition, it established a Buddhist Academy in the Qing Dynasty and was the center of ancient Shu Qin culture.

Longzang temple is also the largest military academy in China - Sichuan military academy.

Suitable season: spring summer autumn winter

Ticket price: Free

Address: No.86, Rongjun Road, Xinfan Town, Xindu District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province

Address: No.86, Rongjun Road, Xinfan Town, Xindu District, Chengdu

Longitude: 103.988706

Latitude: 30.849997

Ticket information: free.

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