Mitha Temple

Mitha Temple

It is said that the night gate god Zhong Fei came to the temple and was named "bell and Drum Tower". The bell drum tower monastery is located on the Bank of the river. The eaves are tilted and the momentum is magnificent. As the saying goes, "there is a bell drum tower in Wanzhou, half of which extends into the sky.". In its heyday, there were more than 300 monks in the temple, with morning bells and evening drums, and the sound of Scriptures was loud, which was really called "blessed land in the cave". Therefore, Mitha temple is not only a famous Buddhist temple in Southwest China, but also famous in China and abroad.

brief introduction

Mitha Temple

Originally known as Zhonghuai temple, Zhonggu tower, Mituo temple, etc., it is located at the east end of Yima Road, Wanzhou District, Chongqing, standing on the Bank of the Yangtze River. Built in the middle of Ming Dynasty, built during the reign of Emperor Qianlong of Qing Dynasty, and rebuilt in 1890, Mituo temple is a famous Buddhist temple in the Three Gorges area and even in Southwest China.

move

With the construction of the Three Gorges project, Mituo temple and Yunyang Zhangfei Temple

All of them are under the submergence water level of the Three Gorges project, which makes it difficult to move temples in the reservoir area. In order to save, protect and develop the precious historical and cultural heritage in the Three Gorges Reservoir area, from 1996 to 1998, with the approval of the former people's Government of Tiancheng district and the people's Government of Wanxian city, it was decided to move the Mituo temple to the hillside of Duli mountain, which is one of the "Eight Sights of Wanzhou" (Duli Ferris), that is, Beishan temple, a religious resort.

The project was started in October 2000 and completed in December 2006.

characteristic

Beishan temple has a superior geographical location and convenient transportation. It is surrounded by water on three sides and close to mountains on one side. It can be described as a "fairy mountain Pavilion" and a "Pearl of the Yangtze River". The newly built Mituo temple is located in guanlongji of Beishan Mountain, covering an area of 16.2 mu, with a construction area of 9500 square meters. It is composed of main hall, side hall, Zen room, Dharma hall, sutra collection building, blessing tower, seven star group, welcome building and service department.

After completion, Beishan temple is not only a Buddhist resort, a legal religious activity place for believers to burn incense and worship Buddha and live a religious life, but also a place for people to play, relax, view and shop. It provides tourists with many services, such as appreciating Buddhist architecture, appreciating Buddhist culture, bird's-eye view of Wanzhou panorama, Qin, Qi, calligraphy and painting, Buddhist ornaments, tourist crafts, selling and touching Buddha, releasing life, drinking tea, appreciating flowers, vegetarian meals and accommodation It is a new religious tourist attraction with unique scale, high grade and complete functions in Wanzhou city.

The new Mituo Buddhist temple integrates traditional Buddhist culture, Three Gorges folk culture, modern funeral culture and tourism and leisure culture. The pavilions are built on the mountain, with high and low levels. It has become an attractive landscape of the Yangtze River and a landmark of Wanzhou.

Scenic activities

Since the end of the new coronavirus epidemic in 2020, qifanghuagu scenic spot will resume its business. By the end of 2020, it will implement a free admission policy for medical workers in China.

Address: No.199, Beishan first branch road, Wanzhou District, Chongqing

Longitude: 108.386207

Latitude: 30.823854

Ticket information: market price: 3.0 yuan

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