Quanfu Temple

Quanfu temple was built in the first year of the song and Yuan Dynasties. It was built in the house of Zhou Digong, a li man.

The temple, built on the lake, is one of the eight ancient scenic spots in Zhouzhuang. Unfortunately, it was destroyed by the disaster and rebuilt in recent years.

It's spacious and distant. It's connected with the South Lake. In addition, there are few tourists. It's quite quiet. Occasionally, there are bells struck by tourists. It's really meditative.

Quanfu Temple

Quanfu temple is a temple built in the Song Dynasty. It is said that it was built by Zhou digonglang, a Li, who gave up his house as a temple. It is located on the Bank of the white clam lake. The structure of the whole temple is neat, the palace is magnificent, the yellow walls are exposed, and the carved beams and painted buildings are magnificent.

Brief introduction to the temple

In the first year of song Yuanyou (1086), Zhou digonglang, who lived there, gave up his house as a temple and was located on the Bank of white clam lake. After the expansion of the past dynasties, the Vatican Palace overlapped, incense exuberant, become a well-known temple. In the 1950s, the temple was transformed into a grain depot. With the development of tourism in Zhouzhuang Town, Quanfu temple was rebuilt in 1995. In less than a year, a temple garden with water as its scenery was built. Water scenery, wonderful, pavilions and temples, row upon row. Both the profound Buddhist culture and the magnificent architectural art, the garden scenery, picturesque, make visitors linger.

Temple structure

There are five entrances in Quanfu temple. The main building of the temple is the Mahatma hall, which is majestic. Entering the hall, the Tathagata Buddha, who is more than three feet high, sits with his knees crossed. One person can lie in the palm of the Buddha, and the Buddha's body is twice that of the major temples in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. According to the records of Zhouzhuang Town in the Qing Dynasty, the Buddha statue of Yunyan temple in Huqiu Haiyong peak, Suzhou, was stationed in baishen Lake in 1648. The statues of Manjusri and Puxian standing on the left and right of the Great Buddha are as great as two peaks. The eighteen Arhats on both sides have different and vivid expressions. Li Xiangen, a calligrapher of the Qing Dynasty, visited Quanfu temple, where he saw the beautiful scenery of lakes and mountains. He carved a huge plaque of "water Buddha" on the mountain gate, which was shining. As soon as you enter the mountain gate, you stand on the Bank of the South Lake. In front of the gate, the lake is bright, and the Shuibu wharf is flat and blue. At the entrance of the mountain, the five hole stone arch bridge is on the lotus pond. The stone railings on the bridge support each other and stop on the bridge. People are intoxicated in the poetic painting mirror of "thousands of layers of green cover and thousands of makeup red". The arch bridge leads to Zhigui Pavilion. The three entrances are the main hall. The eaves are tilted and surrounded by porches. The height of the house is 18 meters, and the four characters "Buddha's light" on the ridge of the neck are shining. The brick carvings of plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum have unique composition and delicate elegance. When you enter the hall, numerous grand and small Buddhas with solemn and precious features come from all directions, like the kingdom of Buddha.

position

In the first year of you (1086) of the song and Yuan Dynasties, Zhou digonglang, a li man, gave up his house as a temple,

Located on the Bank of white clam lake.

Address: South Lake at the southernmost end of the ancient town

Longitude: 120.84945437839

Latitude: 31.110574453204

Tour time: 30 minutes

Transportation information: it is located 38 kilometers southeast of Suzhou city. When you get to Zhouzhuang, you usually choose to take a train or bus to Shanghai, Suzhou, Kunshan and Nanjing First, and then transfer to a special tourist line or shuttle bus, which is very convenient

1. Coach

① Suzhou - Zhouzhuang: there is a special tour bus to Zhouzhuang every 20 minutes at Suzhou north bus station.

② Kunshan Zhouzhuang: Kunshan bus station, there are tourist lines and buses to Zhouzhuang.

③ Zhejiang (Jiaxing) - Zhouzhuang: there are buses to Zhouzhuang at Jiaxing north bus station.

2. Self driving

① Starting from Shanghai: Shanghai → Yan'an viaduct road → G50 → Jinze exit → Shangta → Zhouzhuang Ancient Town

② Starting from Nanjing: Nanjing → Shanghai Nanjing Expressway (G2) → Kunshan exit → kunzhou highway → Jinxi → Zhouzhuang Ancient Town

③ Starting from Suzhou: Suhong Airport Road (s343) → kunzhou highway → Jinxi → Zhouzhuang

④ Starting from Zhejiang: Huzhou → Shanghai Jiangsu Zhejiang Expressway (G318) → Jinze exit → shangtan → Zhouzhuang Ancient Town

3. Bus: you can take bus from Zhouzhuang bus station to Zhouzhuang Ancient Town tourist area.

No. 261 in Zhouzhuang area gets on the bus from Zhouzhuang bus station, gets off at Zhouzhuang new pailou station, and then walks 50 meters to Zhouzhuang Ancient Town exhibition area.

4. Taxi: you can take a taxi from Zhouzhuang bus station to Guzhen, Santana 10 yuan / taxi, Xiali 5 yuan / minicar.

Tips: in addition, you can also choose to take a rickshaw, the price is 3 yuan / car. But it only takes ten minutes to walk from the bus station, which is the most cost-effective. And don't believe what some tricycle masters say that they can take you to the scenic spot for free.

Opening hours: all day

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