Gaofeng Temple

Gaofeng Temple

Gaofeng temple is located in Shizishan at the confluence of xiaoqinglonghekou and Tuojiang River in Dongxing District, Neijiang City, Sichuan Province, about four kilometers east of Neijiang City.

Gaofeng temple, originally known as Tielong temple, was built in the Song Dynasty and renamed Gaosi in the 12th year of Jiaqing.

Brief introduction to temples

Gaofeng temple is located at the confluence of Xiaoqinglong river mouth and Tuojiang River, about four kilometers east of Neijiang City. Built in the Song Dynasty, it was formerly known as Tielong temple and renamed Gaosi in the 12th year of Jiaqing.

In the temple, the high pagoda sits from east to west, with a height of 313.3 meters. It has nine floors, octahedron, stone structure, and many spires. It has the prestige of "lion town", "dragon lock" and "Cultural Movement".

In Gaofeng temple, there are 50 and 6 steps in the tower, which can be rotated to five floors. The windows on each floor are carved with stone plaques such as "hundred light empress", "Yuanshi Tianzun", "Hunyuan Yiqi" and "West heaven nature". The entrance and exit are engraved with the pattern of two dragons playing with pearls and the regular script of Wenchang master. On the outside, it is engraved with the mountain rain of Jinyun Town, a famous resort. On the inside, it is engraved with the inscription of Xu Feng, the governor of wenlinlang, on the auspicious day of the summer of Bingyin in the 11th year of Jiaqing. In Huizhen cave, there are stone statues of twelve Jinshi of Tang Dynasty. In Danhua cave, there are stone beds, Danzao and stone statues of real people.

Gaofeng temple is located on a high mountain 7 km downstream of guabang mountain. The temple was built in the Tang Dynasty and destroyed in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. During the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, there are more than 100 cliff statues and two grottoes. The five brothers of Meishan, armed with live ammunition, are very distinctive. The pagoda is located at the top of the mountain. Su Minghe presided over the preparation of the pagoda in the Qing Dynasty. There are 8 layers in total, about 30 meters high. Each layer is carved with holy statues of Yuanshi Tianzun, Chenguang Tianhou, Wenchang master and so on. It's a place for famous people to visit and chant.

Gaofeng temple is located on Gaosi mountain, at the intersection of Xiaoqinglong River and Tuojiang River, four kilometers south of Neijiang City. Gaosi mountain is also called Shipan mountain and Shizishan mountain. This mountain has an abrupt peak, lives independently and stretches for several miles.

Reconstruction period

Gaofeng temple, formerly known as Tielong temple, was built in the Ming Dynasty. It was burned in the Ming and Qing Dynasties and rebuilt and restored in the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. It has always been appreciated by tourists, such as Zhao Zhenji, a Bachelor of Ming University, who wrote "green bamboo is stored in dense shade, Lianjiang is called Changchun". He was born in Zhitian and lianhaicheng The altar of immortals is silent and cold, and the Dharma Realm is empty and bright with a long light. " "The ancient temple is in the sky, the wild is misty, and the millet leaves dance in the autumn wind in the middle of the mountain" and so on. On the stone wall, there is a statue of Moyan, which is more than 100 in size.

There are Huizhen and Danhua caves in Gaofeng temple. Stone statues of twelve Jinshi of Tang Dynasty are carved in Huizhen cave. The statues of the ancestors in Danhua cave are all life size. Smooth lines and different styles. The stone bed and Danzao in the cave still exist. Besides the original temple, there are two remaining earth temples built in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Among the decaying walls of Gaofeng temple, there are two stone tablets. One is the record of rebuilding the temple in the 54th year of Qianlong (1789) in the Qing Dynasty; the other is the record of "Wannian Liuli tablet" in the 49th year of Qianlong's fall in the Qing Dynasty. It recorded the rebuilding of the temple and the donation.

Gaosi pagoda, now the most historical and ornamental value of Gaosi mountain is the Gaosi pagoda built in the 12th year of Jiaqing in Qing Dynasty. The tower is 33.3 meters high, with nine floors in total. The tower is octahedral structure, and is made of hard and fine white stone.

Gaosi pagoda is on the left bank of Tuojiang River in Neijiang City, facing Sanyuan pagoda across the river, with a space distance of about 3000 meters. The two towers were built in the same year. Built of hard white stone, the tower stands on the peak where Qingliu river flows into Tuojiang River, giving people the feeling of "mainstay". On September 11, 1992, the top of the tower was suddenly attacked by thunder. Although the metal top of the tower fell, the whole tower still stood towering on Gaofeng mountain. Gaofeng temple is beside the tower.

Layout structure

It was built in the 12th year of Jiaqing in Qing Dynasty. The tower is 33.3 meters high and has nine floors. There are 56 steps in the tower that can be rotated up to the fifth floor. The body of the tower is octahedral structure and is made of hard and fine white stone. The pagoda is located at the top of the mountain. Su Minghe presided over the preparation of the pagoda in the Qing Dynasty. Among them, there is a poem inscribed by tourists in the Ming and Qing Dynasties: "thousands of white clouds embrace the remote mountains, and the caves are full of flowers." "The ancient temple is filled with mist in the sky, with chestnut leaves dancing in the autumn."

Liu Yangzhi's poem of Ming Dynasty: "when the crane goes to Shangyu Danke cave, the dragon's return still looks at the Vatican Palace." In the Ming Dynasty, Yang yiduan wrote a couplet of Gaofeng Temple: "the river flows a hundred Zhang and the mountains are beautiful; the pastoral flute flows three Hengshan and Longtou." Liu of Ming Dynasty wrote a poem about Gaosi Temple: "the sound of all kinds of music comes to your seat, and a river flows like a rainbow." Wang Guo, a native of Jinshi town in the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty, visited Gaosi temple with his friends on the day of the Double Ninth Festival. There is a poem on the title: "nine days, I like the new sunshine, and two boats will sail to Seoul. Five sets of oblique path risk, three sides of dawn smoke horizontal.

Related allusions

The clouds are playing flute. The mountain spirit should admire me, and the plants should be affectionate. " There is a couplet saying: "Gaosi White Pagoda, unparalleled blessing; Huizhen Danhua, unique cave." Wang Yuancheng, a modern man, has a couplet: "the blue water is long and the pagoda is high and cold."

Address: Group 7, Mingxing village, Longchang City, Neijiang City

Longitude: 105.26275

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