Evening Bell Ringing at the Nanping Hill

The "bell" in Nanping evening bell is in Jingci temple. At about 16:00 every day, you can hear the sound of the big mallet striking the pendulum clock. It is very strong and powerful. As soon as the bell strikes, the flavor of the temple will be fully displayed. Of course, it has to be mentioned that Jingci temple is also the place where Ji Gong practiced and passed away. In front of Ji Zu hall on the west side of Daxiong hall, there is a legendary ancient well carrying wood. It is said that there is the last piece of wood left at the bottom of the well when Ji Gong carried wood.

Evening Bell Ringing at the Nanping Hill

Nine of the ten sceneries of the West Lake, Nanping evening bell, is the bell of Jingci temple in Pingshan. Nanping mountain is on the South Bank of the West Lake in Hangzhou, north of Yuhuang mountain, and Jiuyao mountain in Shandong. The main peak is 100 meters high, with luxuriant trees and screen like stone walls. At the foot of the northern foot of the mountain is Jingci temple, and the bell sounds more and more melodious in the evening.

brief introduction

Nanping evening bell is the earliest one among the ten sceneries of West Lake. Zhang Zeduan, a painter of the Northern Song Dynasty, once painted the picture of Nanping evening clock. Although this painting is far less famous than his Qingming Riverside painting, it is recorded in the record of Tianshui iceberg.

The evening bell rings

The mountains in Nanping mountain area are composed of limestone. The mountain is porous, and the rock wall of the peak stands like a screen. Whenever the bell of Buddhist temple rings in the evening, the oscillation frequency of the bell spreads to the mountain wall, and the rock and cave are forced by it, which accelerates the vibration of the sound wave. After the amplitude increases sharply, the common vibration effect is formed. The rock and cave produce acoustic echo, which enhances the resonance. At the same time, the bell also spread on the water surface of the West Lake with the same frequency, directly to Baoshi mountain on the opposite bank. When it encounters the Geling mountain composed of igneous rocks, echoes repeatedly, symphonically mixing between heaven and earth, resonating and singing together. At this time, visitors in the water area of the West Lake can hear the voiceless voice of Buddhism.

Jingci temple at the northern foot of Nanping mountain was founded in 954 A.D. in the first year of Zhou Xiande after the Five Dynasties. It has a history of more than 1000 years. It was built by Qian hongchu, the king of Wu and Yue, to support Yongming Zen master, the founder of Buddhism in Nanshan. It was originally named "Huiri Yongming Temple". It is located in Nanping mountain, which is like a barrier. In the Southern Song Dynasty, it was renamed as "Jingci Temple", which was also called "four jungles of West Lake" together with Lingyin Temple, Zhaoqing temple and Shengyin temple. When Jingci temple was first built, there was a bell tower. In the 11th year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1378 A.D.), the old bell was too small, and a huge bell weighing 10 tons was recast. Because of the loud bell sound and the many holes in Nanping mountain behind the temple, the bell rang in the evening, and the bell reverberated through the hole, spreading to the valley, and floating to most of Hangzhou. During Kangxi's tour to the south of the Qing Dynasty, dawn was about to break. "The night air was clear, and all sounds were quiet. The bell suddenly rose and rang into the sky, which was thought-provoking. It was renamed" Nanping evening bell ".

After the Northern Song Dynasty, the layout of Jingci temple and Xingjiao Temple declined with each passing day. The reputation and success of Nanping evening bell was exclusively under the name of Jingci temple. Jingci temple built a bell tower with gorgeous paintings, which gradually became the most attractive attraction of the Millennium ancient temple. The bell tower of Jingci temple has been destroyed and rebuilt, and the big bell has also been abandoned and recast. One of the most large-scale bonworks was built in the eleventh year of Ming Hong. The Zen Master Xin Zhiyi bamboo slips collected more than 20000 Jin of copper and cast a huge bell. The sound of impact is far away from the valley. Another time, in 1986, the newly cast bronze bell was 3 meters high, 2.3 meters in diameter and weighing more than 10 tons. Inside and outside the clock, there are seven volumes and inscriptions of miaofe Lotus Sutra, totally 67000 characters. It uses "Dragon carving in pu'ao" as the bell button and eight petals of lotus as the bell lip. Each petal has a striking clock, and six of them have Sanskrit. There are seven niches on the ridge of the bell, including Nanwu Buddha and Nanwu Sakyamuni Buddha.

The bell has been silent for nearly a hundred years. The present clock was recast with the help of the Japanese Buddhist community in January 1984 and hung in the rebuilt two-story three eaves clock tower. On December 14, 1984, the Yongping Temple of taibenshan, caodongzong, Japan, donated 30 million yen to repay the kindness of Zuting. A great Vatican bell, the same size as that in the Ming Dynasty, was made by Hangzhou oxygen plant as a commemoration of the friendship between China and Japan. With a height of 3.6 meters, a diameter of 2.3 meters and a weight of more than 10000 kg, the bronze bell is simple in shape and has a Lotus Sutra with a total of 68000 characters. Each time it is struck, it will last for two minutes. There is a pavilion in front of Jingci temple. Nanping late Bell Pavilion in front of Jingci temple is a square pavilion with four stone pillars. Xihu annals Volume 9: in front of Jingci temple in Nanping mountain, it was formerly called Nanping dawn bell. Emperor shengzuren wrote ten scenes in the 38th year of Kangxi, changed Nanping evening bell and built a pavilion. A brief introduction to Hushan (Volume 7): facing wangongchi at the gate of the temple. Chen Qingbo and Zhang Zeduan of Song Dynasty and Dai Jin of Ming Dynasty all have the picture of Nanping evening bell and the four characters of emperor Shengzu's imperial script, which is one of the ten sceneries. Gong imitated the stone and built the pavilion here. This pavilion was built in 1986. There are pavilions but no steles. In 2002, the monument was erected in the pavilion.

In 1986, Nanping evening bell, which has been famous in Hangzhou for a hundred years, was reborn. At about 10:00 a.m. on November 21, 1986, 108 magnificent, gloomy and majestic bells echoed over the mountains and blue lakes of Hangzhou, announcing the rebirth of the century old Nanping evening bell. On New Year's Eve, people from all walks of life, foreign guests, overseas Chinese and tourists gather inside and outside the bell tower of Jingci temple to hold a new year's bell ringing activity. When the 108 th bell rings, it is just the beginning of the new year. This activity, which symbolizes peace, joy, stability and unity, has injected new meaning and charm into the old Nanping evening clock.

"Nanping evening bell" is the good name of Jingci temple, which has become one of the ten famous sceneries of West Lake. Nanping evening bell is opposite to Leifeng sunset, and the tower shadow bell is the most charming of the ten sceneries of the West Lake.

Nanping mountain: sunset in Nanping

Nanping mountain is a branch of Jiuyao mountain. Its peaks are towering and beautiful, its rocks are exquisite, and its walls and slopes are like barriers. Because it is located in the south of Hangzhou, there are stone walls like barriers, so it is named Nanping mountain. Nanping mountain, stretching across the South Bank of the West Lake, is no more than 100 meters high, but its extension is more than 1000 meters long. The strange rocks on the mountain are beautiful and the green trees are pleasant. On a fine sunny day, the mountains are beautiful against the blue sky and white clouds. In rainy and foggy days, the clouds and smoke cover up. The mountains seem to dance lightly, ethereal and detached. Huiri peak, the main peak at the top of the mountain, is 131 meters above sea level and is composed of Permian limestone. There are many cliffs and caves in the mountain, and there are many stone scenes, especially the scene of "Nanping evening bell" in the north foot of the mountain, which is called Shengxi lake. There are many ancient cliff inscriptions and Buddhist monuments on the mountain. Oak and pine are the main trees. In the old days, there were many Buddhist temples at the foot of the mountain, which was called the Buddhist mountain. There are more than ten historical sites here.

Buddhist master Rujing tower

On the east side of the stone path outside the back door of Jingci temple is the tower of Zen master Rujing. It is said that master Rujing was the master of the caodong sect in Japan. Up to now, every year, Japanese disciples of caodong sect come here to worship, which is of certain significance in Japan China friendly activities. To the west, you can see the dense forest, the beautiful scenery here, countless stone peaks and caves hidden in the grass under the forest, overlapping, looking at the ancient vines and thorns everywhere, which makes you feel unfathomable. It really has the feeling of deep mountain and wild Ao.

Lianhua Cave

After the Jingci temple in Nanping mountain, you can see it not far west along a 50 cm wide path. Lianhua cave is a karst ditch formed by long-term dissolution of surface limestone.

Stone Buddha cave

On the right side of Lianhua cave in Nanping mountain, it belongs to limestone karst ditch. "Jingci Temple records" Volume 13: "the two stones are sandwiched like niches, with two statues of stone Buddha engraved inside. On the left wall, Hu Zhongcheng's emperor engraved the four characters "huanzhongtianshi" in regular script, one foot and two inches in diameter

Fahuatai

Also known as Yuhuatai. Because it pulls the ground several Ren, towering special stand, therefore also known as Duxiu Peak.

Inscriptions on Shaolin cliff

It is located above the lotus cave. "Shaolin rock" is said to be the place where the Zen master of Shaolin Temple in Songshan traveled to the front wall. It is engraved with the character "Shaolin" in regular script, which is three feet in diameter and still exists today. It is the key book of Song Dynasty.

The Pavilion

In the Ming Dynasty, there was a "Jingci Pavilion" at the entrance of the cave. According to historical records, the pavilion was behind Jingci temple. In front of the lotus cave and during Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, Zhang Wenren, the Criminal Justice Department, built a pearl for Shaoxing's Shouhong village. He took Zhu Zi's sentence of "one day Mao Dongcheng, unexpectedly I spring stone" as his face.

Huanxiyan

At the foot of Huiri peak in Nanping mountain, walk right from Lianhua cave. Qiantang county annals is quoted in the fifth volume of Xihu annals: "the two stones stand apart from each other and look like an old man's encounter. One of them is like Dai Li, with a small Buddha statue under his chin. His eyebrows and eyelashes peel off, and the inscription on the cliff is indistinguishable." Now we can see three small stone Buddhas with their heads damaged and their bases and headgear clear.

Seclusion cave

From the entrance of Nanping club on the right to the ridge, you can see a water pipe path circling up. The door here is like a curtain. It is also called secluded cave, commonly known as immortal cave. "Hu Shan Bian Lan" Volume 7: "it is said that GE Xianweng is the place of cultivation. There are two seats in zhongkebu, including the mogangen hexagram and the damaged hexagram. They are all written in official script, with a diameter of six inches. There is a small stone gate on the left. You can climb up the Qintai by stooping. Today I am in xiaoyoutian garden. " The words "Nanzhi", "Renshen" and "birdsong" can be seen under the cave. There is a small stone gate on the left. You can go up slowly to reach the top, which is the "Qintai" written by Mi Pei.

Zhou Chang's title book

Next to the family divination in Nanping mountain. Cliff official script "south mountain of Kuma, white stone towering.". There are Danya on the top and Qintai on the bottom. Master MI, swim with me. The name of Shi Jian, the future of Shu Bo. In the mid spring of Jiawu, Wu Xing and Zhou Chang wrote on the stone wall of Nanping. It's hard to find a trace today.

Family divination

To the west of Nanping is the most famous family hexagram of yousima Wengong. Cliff inscription, Sima Guang Li Shu, "family hexagram" vertical seven feet four inches, horizontal six feet, Li Shu 12 lines, line

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