Guanghua temple, Longmen, Luoyang

Guanghua temple, Longmen, Luoyang

Guanghua temple is located in the west of Longmen Village. It was first built in the yuan and Wei dynasties (386-534 AD). On the hillside in front of the temple, which is 31 meters high, there are 199 stone steps with a width of 10 meters, which set off the magnificence and extraordinary momentum of the temple. All the buildings in the temple are in imitation of the Qing Dynasty, with green tiles and red bricks. Along the central axis, there are five large two-story high mountain gates, Tianwang hall, Jialan hall, Sanzang hall and dizang hall. All of them are high eaves, Xieshan peak, painted buildings and beams, with antique flavor. There is also a fearless master tower in the temple to commemorate the fearlessness of the Tianzhu monks who came to China to spread Buddhism in the Tang Dynasty. In the Tang Dynasty, shanwuwei, a monk from Tianzhu Kingdom, came to China to spread Buddhism. He came to Luoyang with Emperor Xuanzong in 724 ad, died in Dashan temple in Luoyang in 735, and was later buried in Guanghua temple in Longmen. In 758, Emperor suzong of Tang Dynasty set up a stele for fearless Zen master in Guanghua temple. In the temple, there is a tower of fearless master. In the history of Guanghua temple, it has been rebuilt several times. According to the old Luoyang county annals, in the 44th year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty, Zhao Hong, a monk, had been recruited to repair the temple. In 1966, the Millennium Temple was destroyed in the cultural revolution. In 1992, Longmen Village restored the majestic posture of Guanghua temple on the site of the old temple. In April 1993, the "Peony Flower Festival" opened to welcome visitors. In the temple, there are also wuweishi tower, bell and Drum Tower, wing room, etc. Among them, there is a thousand year old spring in the "Shenshui Pavilion". It is said that when a good person drinks, there is water, and when a bad person wants to drink, the well is dry. Wangchao Pavilion, which stands on the top of the mountain, can climb and overlook the city of Los Angeles. It is said that in the old days, an emperor came to Longmen for a spring outing. When he came here to look back at the capital city, he suddenly saw rebellion and rebellion in the palace. He quickly returned to the palace and was able to calm down in time, so he built this pavilion to remember it.

Guanghua temple is located in the west of Longmen Village. It was first built in the yuan and Wei dynasties (386-534 AD). On the hillside in front of the temple, which is 31 meters high, there are 199 stone steps with a width of 10 meters, which set off the magnificence and extraordinary momentum of the temple. All the buildings in the temple are in imitation of the Qing Dynasty, with green tiles and red bricks. Along the central axis, there are five large two-story high mountain gates, Tianwang hall, Jialan hall, Sanzang hall and dizang hall. All of them are high eaves, Xieshan peak, painted buildings and beams, with antique flavor. There is also a fearless master tower in the temple to commemorate the fearlessness of the Tianzhu monks who came to China to spread Buddhism in the Tang Dynasty. In the Tang Dynasty, shanwuwei, a monk from Tianzhu Kingdom, came to China to spread Buddhism. He came to Luoyang with Emperor Xuanzong in 724 ad, died in Dashan temple in Luoyang in 735, and was later buried in Guanghua temple in Longmen. In 758, Emperor suzong of Tang Dynasty set up a stele for fearless Zen master in Guanghua temple. In the temple, there is a tower of fearless master. In the history of Guanghua temple, it has been rebuilt several times. According to the old Luoyang county annals, in the 44th year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty, Zhao Hong, a monk, had been recruited to repair the temple. In 1966, the Millennium Temple was destroyed in the cultural revolution. In 1992, Longmen Village restored the majestic posture of Guanghua temple on the site of the old temple. In April 1993, the "Peony Flower Festival" opened to welcome visitors. In the temple, there are also wuweishi tower, bell and Drum Tower, wing room, etc. Among them, there is a thousand year old spring in the "Shenshui Pavilion". It is said that when a good person drinks, there is water, and when a bad person wants to drink, the well is dry. Wangchao Pavilion, which stands on the top of the mountain, can climb and overlook the city of Los Angeles. It is said that in the old days, an emperor came to Longmen for a spring outing. When he came here to look back at the capital city, he suddenly saw rebellion and rebellion in the palace. He quickly returned to the palace and was able to calm down in time, so he built this pavilion to remember it.

Address: a cliff 500 meters north of Longmen Grottoes, Longmen Town, Luolong District, Luoyang City

Longitude: 112.46929931641

Latitude: 34.569480895996

Tel: 0379-65952655

Ticket information: market price: 30.0 yuan

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