Jingfeng Temple

Jingfeng Temple

Jingfeng temple is located in Jingfeng mountain, Jingfeng Town, Hui'an County, Quanzhou City, Fujian Province. It is adjacent to huinvwan in the East, dagangwan in the South and Liancheng Acropolis in the north.

Built in Tang Xiantong 3 (AD 861), Jingfeng temple, also known as Jingshan, Jianshan and Qianshan, is 97 and 5 meters above sea level. It consists of Guanyin hall, Lixian temple, Wenchang temple and Sanbao hall. Master Hongyi once studied Buddhism here. He is the only ancient temple that has not been abandoned in Huian County. He was rated as a 3A tourist attraction on November 5, 2013.

historical origin

Jingfeng temple was built in 861, the second year of Xiantong in the Tang Dynasty. It was rebuilt in song, yuan, Ming and Qing capitals. It was burned down by a fire in the 28th year of Guangxu. In 1902, the neighboring villages proposed to be overhauled. With the response and support of Xu Zongcheng, Zhang Chunqi, Xu Shaoxi, Wangzhuang and Liu Wenyuan, the restoration of the old buildings of the temple was started in 1904. During the "Cultural Revolution", it was destroyed. In 1982, enthusiasts organized a board of directors for the restoration and protection of cultural relics and historic sites of Jingfeng temple. All the old temples, courtyards, cloisters, gardens, mountain pavilions, and ancient mountaineering roads were renovated with donations from the masses and overseas Chinese. Later, they donated to build mountain gates, parking lots and other buildings, making the whole temple both ancient and new.

essential information

Location of Jingfeng Temple:

Jingfeng temple is located in Jingfeng Town, Hui'an County. Jingfeng temple is located on Jingfeng mountain. It is adjacent to huinv Bay in the East, Dagang Bay in the South and Liancheng Acropolis in the north. It was built in 861 A.D. in the third year of Xiantong period of Tang Dynasty. Jingfeng Temple consists of Guanyin Hall, Lixian temple, Wenchang temple and Sanbao hall. Master Hongyi studied Buddhism here

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Tickets and opening hours

Admission: Free

Time: 8:00-22:00

Tourism information

Most of the existing buildings in Jingfeng temple were rebuilt in 1904 and rebuilt after 1980. They are composed of Guanyin hall, Lixian temple, Wenchang temple and Sanbao hall. They are arranged in one line. Beside them are Hongyi memorial hall, Haiyue building, Zen room, more than ten pavilions and towers, parking lot, mountain gate and other buildings, forming a scenic spot with the temple as the center. Jingfeng temple has always attracted many scholars to visit, worship and study Buddhism with its elegant environment. In his later years, master Hongyi, a famous monk, Hung Tin and preached Dharma in this temple. He wrote for more than half a year and left a lot of valuable ink

There is a poem in the memorial hall of master Hongyi: "I came here to plant, but my flowers have not yet bloomed. Is there no good color left for later generations?" Especially appreciated by later generations. These are of great reference value to the study of master Hongyi's life.

Li Xianci in the temple worships Li Tieguai among the eight immortals, and the Guanyin pavilion next to it worships Guanyin Bodhisattva. Jingfeng temple was planned as a cultural scenic spot in 1982 and was rated as "Fujian provincial cultural relics protection unit", which plays an extremely important role in the protection and construction of Jingfeng temple. Nowadays, Jingfeng temple is gradually known to tourists at home and abroad, and its influence is expanding.

Legend of Jingfeng Temple

The Jingfeng mountain in Hui'an is round and graceful. There are many strange rocks on the mountain, and shells are often found in the crevices. Its origin is a very interesting legend

It is said that Jingfeng mountain was not a mountain before, but a vast sea, which was under the jurisdiction of the Dragon King of the East Sea. One day, oyster king, the commander of Donghai king, wanted to report to Donghai Dragon King. It happened that the Dragon King was not there. As the commander of the Dragon King of Donghai, oyster king was free to go in and out. He saw a kapok box with exquisite packaging on the desk of the Dragon King, and it also sent out a golden light. With curiosity, the oyster King opened the lid of the box and saw that it was an immortal elixir, so he had a bad heart and ate it secretly.

When the Dragon King of the East China Sea came back, he lost his elixir and lost his temper. He ordered all civil and military officials to search for it, but there was no result. After eating the elixir of immortality, the oyster king said that he was ill at home for a long time and did not dare to see the Dragon King. Dragon king saw that his army division was ill, and it took him a long time. First, he sent shrimp generals to see him, and then he went to see him himself. But see oyster King complexion ruddy, seem not morbid, just look a little suspicious. Besides, when the oyster king saw the Dragon King coming by himself, he was guilty of being a thief, faltering in words, and his expression was not natural.

When the Dragon King of the East China Sea returned to his official post, the more he thought about it, the more wrong he was. When I think about it, I once said that oyster king had been here that day. So he ordered the oyster king to come to the official meeting. The oyster king came to see the Dragon King. In the Dragon King's strict questioning, oyster king had to recruit. The dragon king saw that the elixir couldn't come back, and the oyster king had a lot of credit, so he ordered it to be locked in the solid oyster shell and not allowed to come out. However, the oyster king was used to freedom, locked in it, and suffered a lot. When the shrimp soldiers and crab generals didn't pay attention, he rolled the shells into the sea and escaped from the Dragon Palace in the East China Sea. Then he used all his strength to lift himself up step by step. In this way, the oyster King's body became a mountain peak connected with the land, and the top of the mountain came out of the water, becoming today's Jingfeng mountain. The oyster shell found in the rock crevice on Jingfeng mountain is the oyster king.

There is another folk legend about Jingfeng temple. It is said that Li Tieguai, the immortal among the eight immortals, stepped on the huge stone on the top of Jingfeng mountain with one foot, and crossed to Xiangong mountain in Quanzhou with the other foot. From Jingfeng mountain to Xiangong mountain, Li Xiangong's footprints were left on a huge stone on the top of Jingfeng mountain. Now there is a "immortal trace" beside the huge stone. Among them, many nearby people and pilgrims also call Jingfeng mountain "Xiangong mountain".

The legendary relationship between master Hongyi and Jingfeng Temple

In 1935 < 24 years of the Republic of China, he was 56 years old at the end of spring. At Kaiyuan Temple in Quanzhou, after talking about a dream full of words written by lawyer Jianyue, he moved to Wenling nursing home to teach the old people about their daily work, and planned to spend the summer in Qianshan, Hui'an. The master and Hui'an had a special chance to win. When he went to live in Jingfeng temple in Hui'an, his disciple Guangqia and Chuanguan second division accompanied him.

During his five months in Jingfeng, the master not only studied the three major departments of Nanshan and the three records of Lingzhi lawyer, but also planned to hold daily classes for Guangshi. During this period, he wrote several times to his old friend Xia Mianzun, who was a stranger. He praised the beauty of Jingfeng's environment and its simple folk customs, which were like a paradise in the world. Therefore, before moving to caohan in the late autumn, he wrote the poem "farewell to the chrysanthemum chanting from lijingfeng" (I came here to plant, but my flowers have not yet bloomed, so there is no good color left for later generations) And he wrote down his mood when he was leaving Jingfeng: "Yihai first came to Jingfeng in summer, planted chrysanthemums to fill the border, and returned in autumn evening, still containing buds and not spitting, and taking up a unique mouth to say goodbye.". Now there is a stele beside the door of master Hongyi's former residence in Jingfeng temple, which records the poem.

Cultural information

At the beginning of the year, he ascended to the Buddha sect.

Island ring three water, temple towering corner peak.

The Sand Bay is shallow and the shadow of the trees is thick.

The sea is beautiful, and the margin is verdant.

Love ancient and modern, wall along Yan Erythrina.

Wake up the garden without a dream, the Zen room is fragrant.

The dust is gone, the mountains are clean, the wind is coming, the candle is burning.

Master Zeng hand plant, ask chrysanthemum full of red

Address: Jingfeng Town, Hui'an County, Quanzhou City

Longitude: 118.96335601807

Latitude: 24.976591110229

Ticket information: market price: 10.0 yuan

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