Jigongyuan

Jigongyuan

Jigong yuan is divided into East and West. Jigong east courtyard was built in 1996 to commemorate the Buddhist Zen master Jigong. Jigong east courtyard is built on the mountain, with two floors and four bays, 14.5 meters high and 410 square meters of building area. There is Jigong Baitai hall in the hospital. In the hall, there are three big Buddha statues carved in camphor wood and 79 small Buddha statues made of copper on both sides. There are also 18 statues of Jigong in different shapes in the corridor, with different expressions of joy, anger, sadness, joy, sadness and sorrow.

Jigong West courtyard, built in 1987, is the place where Jigong studied when he was a child. Its architectural style is unique, and houses are built according to the situation, reflecting the image and personality of Jigong. This is the masterpiece of academician qikang, an architect from Tiantai. It is mainly composed of a series of pictographic "sketches" such as broken cassock, broken hat, wine gourd, broken shoes and broken fan. It is the first architectural group in China, which is connected by veranda, with unique, novel and interesting ideas. Among them, there are 108 Buddhist beads. There is Jifa Zhuanda (Temple) in the temple, which is 10.5 meters long, 3.5 meters high and 5.35 meters deep. There are dragon pools and Phoenix marshes in the temple, which are built in natural caves. It has been highly praised by the construction industry at home and abroad. Zhan ran, an eminent monk of the Tang Dynasty, gave a lecture on Tiantai religion. In 1993, it won the national "architect Cup" excellent award, and in 1996, it was rated as the excellent building of Zhejiang scenic spots.

The original site is at the top of the stone wall in the north of the city. Now it covers an area of 2671.65 square meters. It is dedicated to the statue of Jigong Buddha. After several ups and downs, it was renovated twice during the reign of Shunzhi and Xuantong in the Qing Dynasty. Qiu Liaozhen invested in the reconstruction of jigongyuan, which was moved to Ruixia cave in Chicheng mountain. The West courtyard is composed of bagaige, huluzhai and cassock gate. They are the symbol of the monk's clothes, hat and shoes. Above the West courtyard of Jigong is Wuyue tower, which is the place of Jigong's enlightenment.

There are two strange waters in the hospital, which are very special and eye-catching. The one on the left is called "wind marsh". Water drips down from the top of the cave. It is strange that water drips continuously in dry days, but there is no water in rainy days. The one on the right is called "dragon pool". The water flows out from the ground all the year round. It is called "fairy water". It is said that it can cure skin diseases.

Jigongyuan

Jigong West Hospital

The architectural style of Jigong West courtyard is peculiar. The house is built according to the situation, reflecting the image and personality of Jigong. This is the masterpiece of academician Qi Kang, an architect from Tiantai. It has been highly praised by the construction industry at home and abroad. In 1993, it won the national "architect Cup" excellent award, and in 1996, it was rated as the excellent building of Zhejiang scenic spots. Jigongyuan is composed of a series of pictographic sketches such as broken cassock, broken hat, broken shoes, broken fan, wine gourd, etc. It is the first architectural group in China, which is connected by veranda, with unique, novel and interesting ideas.

Jigong East Hospital

Jigong east courtyard is located in the east of Jigong courtyard and at the intersection of the upper part of Shibapan. It expands Baiyun cave and is built according to the mountain situation, covering an area of 1704.7 square meters. There is a gourd shaped pond at the foot of the mountain. The moon reflecting pond is sparkling, and there is a scene of "washing the moon in the gourd pond". The Mountain Gate of Jigong east courtyard opens to the southwest. There is a plaque of "Jigong east courtyard" hanging at the gate, and there is a couplet of "living Buddha passed down from generation to generation, Chicheng Lingxiu Jia southeast." Inside the mountain gate is the hall, and on the column is a couplet written in lively and humorous syntax: "go up to the mountain gate to face the living Buddha, and come and go to and from the world to visit mortals." When you enter the mountain gate, you can only see an open-air staircase. The top of the staircase is high, and the plaque "south gate of Taiyue" is written on the door, implying that Chicheng mountain is the South Gate of Tiantai Mountain and the entrance of Jigong hall. Step into this door, the magnificent Jigong hall will appear in front of you. Jigong hall faces south in the north, with four bays and a construction area of 410 square meters. The plaque of "Jigong hall" is hung at the front door. It is glittering with gold. It is written by Mr. Quan Xijun, the consultant of the National Book Association. His writing is vigorous and elegant. The platform in front of the hall, with nearly 100 square meters in it, has a wide field of vision, and the mountains are vividly visible. It is a viewing platform for watching "HUTANG washing the moon" on a moonlit night. There is a couplet at the door of the hall: "the moon is washed in the HUTANG, the trees are whirling, the bells are ringing in the clear night, the caves are welcoming the sun, the red glow is brilliant, and the morning is auspicious." Entering the hall, I saw a 3.08-meter-high statue of Ji Gong sitting in gold. The statue is carved from camphor wood and pasted with pure gold. It is based on the portrait of Daoji Chan Master of the 50th generation of Chan sect and the portrait of the Ming Dynasty. It is a holy statue of Ji Gong who returns to simplicity. This is the help of Zhu Dade of Shengshou palace in Taipei City, Taiwan Province. On the top of the plaque is a couplet: "seek wisdom, sleep in the clouds, understand the moon, build a temple in Xiacheng, cherish high officials, reform the old and bring forth the new, cultivate the heart of chixian, and praise Jigong." The two couplets hung on the four pillars are full of philosophy. One of them says: "it is not long for hegemony to deceive the world and pretend to be good." The second cloud: "being upright and selfless, if you go astray, what's the use for me; if you act in a proper way, it depends on what you do." The mounds of Jigong statue are divided into two layers, the upper one is octagonal, carved with stones, and the upper one is carved with "eight sceneries" of Tiantai Mountain; the lower one is piled with stones, which are arranged in an orderly way and connected with eight veins; it symbolizes the living Buddha sitting on the Tiantai, shining on the world. Behind Jigong hall is Baiyun cave, which is 8.5 meters high, 27 meters wide and 10 meters deep. Inside, there are various statues of Jigong pretending to be crazy. Each Jigong statue expresses a little story about Jigong helping the poor, punishing the evil and promoting the good. The plaque of "paiyun cave" and "master Yuanjue" hung on the top of the cave, with a couplet on both sides: "the three bodies of Baitai get rid of corruption, eliminate evil and promote healthy qi, and the nine doors and one cave are better than the old one." Relying on the East and west of Baiyun cave, there is a distinctive "double Pavilion". Up and down three layers, cornice angle, corridor connection, full of interest. On the left is "Yongning Pavilion". It is named after the birthplace of Jigong, implying the meaning of eternal peace; on the right is "xinyuanting", which is named after the Dharma of Jigong, implying the meaning of lofty mind. The ingenuity of the designer is amazing.

Main attractions

The front gate of Jigong West courtyard faces east and is called "cassock platform". The plaque of "jigongyuan" is hung on the door, and on both sides there is a couplet of "Chicheng Ganyu is passed on to China and foreign countries, and Zen master Kuang in Song Dynasty is ancient and modern".

The cassock terrace was built on the mountain. The column is 13 meters high, from the foundation to the roof. The structure of the platform is similar to the broken cassock. It is windy on all sides and looks like ragged. It has a sense of transcendence. The rafters of the roof of the platform are obliquely inserted into the soil, implying that the spirit of Ji Gong is always rooted in Tiantai Mountain. Between the roof and the rock wall, there is a string of ring-shaped Buddhist beads, which outlines a Jigong hat, full of humor.

The main courtyard looks like the broken hat of Ji Gong, named "bagai Pavilion", which means that Ji Gong's hat is powerful and covers all directions. Among them, the Standing Statue of Jigong looks like a smile on the left, a cry on the right, and a smile on the front, which vividly reproduces the humorous and free and easy image of Jigong.

The plaque of "eternal holy monk" is hung in the bagai Pavilion, and the four pillars and two couplets depict the spirit of Jigong's feigning madness to spend the world, punishing evil and promoting good. One is: "two sandals, to the world to help the poor; a broken fan, divided into between the right and evil." The second is: "don't chant, don't talk about Zen, don't abide by the rules of fasting, take charge of the injustice in the world; don't worry, don't fear, have no boundless magic power, to save the end of the world." There are balustrades and chairs in the pavilion for visitors to have a rest.

The shape of the whole building is like a horizontal gourd. It's very interesting to eat dog meat noodles and drink gourd wine here. Standing on the veranda, you can see a gourd pond at the foot of the mountain. It is said that it was the wine gourd of Jigong. Walking down the steps, there are also buildings with only shoes like the broken shoes of Ji Gong and small guest rooms like the broken fans.

Gourd Zhai down is "only foot door" (that is, after the Mountain Gate). Its architecture is like a broken sandal of Jigong. The mountain gate is open on all sides, with vines on the top. A plaque of "Sangzi satisfyingde" is hung on it, which embodies the whole life of the chivalrous and virtuous people. There is a picture of Ji Gong hanging on the wall. He is not fully dressed. He only walks across the bridge, elegant and natural. There is an inscription on the painting: "if the cap is broken, the shirt is broken, the wind is clean, the water is flowing, the bridge is dead, why not just walk; if the name is boasted, the virtue is boasted, the heart is bright and the moon is shining, the clouds are rich and noble, so it's not necessary to practice in the mountain gate." "Songyuexuan" is built on the west side of the "zhilumen" gate, which is a tourist reception room. There are several elegant rooms facing south. It is warm in winter and cool in summer. Its structure is wide in front and narrow in back. It is shaped like a broken fan of Ji Gong, implying that Ji Gong is a knight errant with a fan. Surrounded by pines, the environment is quiet. Yingjinglian: "the moon and Cangsong search for the Old Testament, and Xuan welcomes the poets to write new poems.

Address: Chicheng mountain, Tiantai County, Taizhou

Longitude: 121.0239944458

Latitude: 29.164867401123

Ticket information: no ticket required. It is included in the 15 yuan ticket of Chicheng mountain.

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