Guandoushan stone carving

Guandoushan stone carving

The eighth hall is Maitreya hall, dedicated to "one Buddha, four heavenly kings and two disciples", both of which are stone statues. The ninth hall is the Jade Emperor hall, which is dedicated to the Jade Emperor, the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, the general of the heaven, and the soldiers of the heaven. Jiuzhong temple, more than 100 exquisite stone carvings, is a grand sight.

Located 40 kilometers northeast of Weixin County, between xinhuafen mountain and Luohan mountain in Gaotian Township, with an altitude of 1880 meters. Guandoushan temple was built from Ming Dynasty to the Republic of China. In Ming Dynasty, with Guandou mountain as the center, there were more than ten temples such as Kunlun Mountain, Xiaoxitian mountain and shensulin mountain. The temple was burned several times. During the period of the Republic of China, nine main halls were restored. They are located on the ridge of Guandou mountain from east to west, covering an area of 6200 square meters. It has been destroyed, only nine hall remains.

The first hall is the Buddha Hall. Among the "two disciples of one Buddha and five Bodhisattvas", there are three stone statues of Avalokitesvara, Manjusri and Huochi Bodhisattva. The second hall is Guansheng hall, which is dedicated to Guanyu, Zhoucang, Guanping and the gods in folklore, such as giving birth to a son, giving birth to a baby, protecting production, douma and Zhangxian. The third hall is the palace of the queen mother, where the queen mother, the second disciple and the eight immortals are all stone statues. The fourth hall is the hall of three religions, which is dedicated to Sakyamuni, Confucius and the Supreme Lord, all of which are stone statues. The fifth hall is the Lei Zu hall, dedicated to Lei Zu and 10 "heavenly kings" of Lei Bu, all of which are wood carvings. The sixth hall is yaochi hall, which is dedicated to yaochi and Wuji. There are stone statues of Nuwa, Pangu, Shennong, Xuanyuan, Fuxi, Doumu and other Taoist gods and ancient mythological figures. The seventh hall is the Heisha hall. It is dedicated to Zhang Xianzhong and his followers, general 2, Lu Ban, Zhang Lang and Zhao Qiao. They are all stone statues.

Address: between Xinhua fenshan and Luohan mountain in Gaotian Township, Weixin County, Zhaotong City

Longitude: 105.12438964844

Latitude: 27.997394561768

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