Guangfu scenic spot

Guangfu scenic spot

Located in Wuzhong District of Suzhou City, Guangfu scenic spot is a subtropical monsoon climate, AAAA scenic spot. It is open all day, with a collection of famous scenic spots such as tongguanyin temple, Guangfu temple tower, Guangfu temple bridge, xiangxuehai, situ temple, Shengen temple, shilou'an, etc. the joint ticket price is 56 yuan. It is a good place to experience Taihu Lake customs and farm life.

Historical evolution

After being recommended by Jiangsu provincial scenic spot quality rating committee and assessed by national scenic spot quality rating committee, Suzhou Wuzhong Guangfu scenic spot has been approved as a national 4A scenic spot.

Since 2012, Guangfu town has invested about 400 million yuan in accordance with the requirements of national 4A scenic spot construction, so as to make the overall appearance of the scenic spot take on a new look and improve the tourism quality significantly. In the middle of October 2013, it accepted the examination and evaluation of the establishment of national 4A scenic spots, and was fully affirmed by the evaluation team.

geographical environment

Guangfu is 21.5km away from the center of Suzhou, bordering on Taihu Lake, with winding hills, narrow rivers, rugged mountain paths and crisscross fields. It borders on Cangshu town in the East, Xukou town in the south, Taihu Lake in the West and Dongzhu in the north.

Guangfu belongs to the north subtropical humid monsoon climate type, which is regulated by Taihu Lake. It has four distinct seasons, warm and humid, abundant precipitation, sufficient sunshine and long frost free period.

natural resources

There are more than 20 mountains, such as Dengwei mountain, Xuanmu mountain and Xiqi mountain, and Donggu, Xigu and other lakes in the town. There are many places of interest, such as Xiangxue sea, situ temple and Shengen temple, including 2 provincial cultural protection units and 13 municipal cultural protection units. Taihu Lake fishing port is the largest inland fishing port in China and an important birthplace of Wu culture and Taihu Lake fishing culture. Guangfu has been rated as a famous historical and cultural town in Jiangsu Province, a national town with beautiful environment and a national health town.

Guangfu is the famous hometown of Chinese flowers and trees, and the hometown of Chinese craft carving. Osmanthus fragrans is the most famous nursery stock planting area in China. In the traditional handicraft industry, nuclear carving, jade carving, red wood carving and Buddha carving are well-known. Guangfu nuclear carving has been listed in the national intangible cultural heritage protection list.

Main attractions

Tongguanyin Temple

Tongguanyin temple is located in the south foot of Guishan street, Guangfu Town, Wuzhong District, Suzhou. Formerly known as Guangfu Temple

It was first built in the second year of Tianjian (503) of the Liang Dynasty. It has a history of more than 1500 years. It was once a place for eminent monks to teach and preach, and reached its peak in the Tang Dynasty. Because there was a bronze Avalokitesvara in the temple, also known as the bronze Avalokitesvara temple. The main hall, the Western Hall, the temple bridge and the Guangfu tower are preserved. The bridge across the river in front of the temple is very simple. The bridge is 16.1 meters long and 3.05 meters wide. It is of beam type, with Wukang stone on both sides. It is carved with double dragons playing with pearls and Wanzi ornamentation. It is an old thing of the Song Dynasty. As the oldest temple in Wu, the stone bridge in front of the temple in Song Dynasty, the Guangfu pagoda on the top of the temple, and the ancient steles and carvings on the corridor wall of the temple have become important treasures of Suzhou.

The predecessor of Guangfu temple is private residence, which is the residence of King Guye, a servant of Huangmen. During the reign of Empress Wu Zetian in Tang Dynasty (685-704), it was changed into Guangfu temple, and the incense was very prosperous. In June of the first year of Kangding in Song Dynasty (1040), a villager got a bronze Avalokitesvara from the side of Guangfu temple and presented it to Guangfu temple. This caused a sensation in all parts of Wujun county. There was an endless stream of worshippers and a sea of people. People changed the name of Guangfu temple to tongguanyin temple. After several years of abandonment and prosperity, the existing Daxiong hall and the Western Hall were built in 1832.

Now Guangfu copper Guanyin temple, Guangfu pagoda and Xianghua bridge are announced as cultural relics protection units in Jiangsu Province.

Guangfu Temple Pagoda

Guangfu temple tower is located in Guishan, Guangfu Town, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province.

Built in the Datong period of the Liang Dynasty (535-546), it is originally known as the relic pagoda. It is said that the original collection in the pagoda was the Huayan Sutra of Dafang Guangfo and the relic of monk wuche, the founder of Guangfu temple. Guangfu temple tower was destroyed by fire in the last year of Huichang (846). During the reign of Xiantong (860-874), it was rebuilt by the abbot of tongguanyin temple. The eaves wood of the pagoda was destroyed by lightning in Jiaqing of Qing Dynasty. After being destroyed and repaired for many times, it has been destroyed for a long time and suffered from wind and rain erosion. Now it is a provincial-level cultural relic protection unit.

In 1999, Suzhou municipal government invested in renovation and protection. The pagoda stands on the top of Guishan mountain behind the temple. It is a seven level Pagoda with a height of 27.95 meters and a square plane. It is a brick and wood mixed structure Pavilion style pagoda. On the northwest side of the ground floor, there is a ticket door. On the four sides above the second floor, there are pot doors. On the inner wall of each floor, there are Buddhist niches on the left and right, displaying 49 Buddha statues. The top of the tower is equipped with square, round, octagonal and other different caisson. Each layer is set with a waist eaves flat seat, which is simple and simple. The bottom floor of the tower is equipped with a corridor, and each floor has a floor, which can be stepped up. The tower has a simple appearance. Due to the proper location and the surrounding scenery, it has the artistic conception of "not in the painting but in the painting". If you climb to the top of the tower, you can look at the Tianping and Lingyan mountains as if they are close at hand. When you climb the pagoda and look at it, you can see the mountains and the lakes in the East and the West. It is worth mentioning that Shen Zhou, a scholar in Suzhou in the Ming Dynasty and the founder of Wumen School of painting, climbed the Guangfu pagoda many times and wrote a poem "climbing the Guangfu pagoda", which vividly describes the scenery of climbing the Pagoda: "surrounded by mountains, surrounded by water, embracing farmers and mulberry trees, the scenery of happy land is really in the picture.". At the end, he said with deep emotion: "three years of poor decoration (waterlogging) I have no home, and I hate to live here without books.".

Guangfu Temple Bridge

Guangfu temple bridge is located in front of tongguanyin temple, Guangfu Town, Wuzhong District, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province

For the beam type stone bridge, also known as Tiansi bridge, Xianghua bridge. Because of the two concave axisymmetric patterns connected with the stone steps in front of the temple gate, it is commonly known as "overturned bridge". The railings, lock stones and coping stones are all made of Wukang stones. The buckles are loud and sonorous, so they are called Pipa bridge or Xiangshi bridge. The stone carvings on the bridge are of cloud dragon and Wanzi pattern, simple and powerful, and smooth lines. The temple bridge is very simple. The bridge is 16.1 meters long and 3.05 meters wide. It is of beam type, with Wukang stone on both sides. It is carved with double dragons playing with pearls and Wanzi ornamentation. It is an old thing of the Song Dynasty. It is a rare example of stone bridge in Song Dynasty.

Xiangxuehai

Xiangxuehai is located in Dengwei mountain, Guangfu Town, Wuzhong District, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province. It is one of the four famous plum blossom resorts in China.

In the 35th year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi, song Bi, the governor of Jiangsu Province, praised the plum blossom and inscribed the word "xiangxuehai" on the cliff,

Since then, xiangxuehai has become famous all over the world. Qianlong visited xiangxuehai every time during his six tours to the south. There is now a Qianlong poem stele. Beside the stele is the famous plum blossom Pavilion, which was created by Yao Chengzu, a craftsman of modern Wuzhong and a descendant of Xiangshan gang. There is a plum Pavilion in the middle of the mountain, where visitors can enjoy tea and plum. A plum Pavilion will be built on the top of the mountain. In addition, there are many cliff stone carvings and spring "meiquan" such as "Huaguang Wanqing", "no one is in charge of the reception of guests, only the ancient plum blossom", "qiongzhi Shuying", "Youzi Lengyan" and Song poetry. In addition to enjoying plum blossoms in early spring, large areas of Schima superba open in mid June every year. Schima superba is known as the forest guard, because it does not burn, it is used as a fire forest all over the world, and has ornamental value. The plum blossom Pavilion and the plum blossom pavilion are just like the jade Pavilion floating on the vast snow sea. People walk along the tortuous and deep path of flowers, and have the feeling of "flowers and plants are everywhere in the mountains, and I don't know the distance between high and low roads". Climbing the plum blossom Pavilion, you can see the mountains and fields, the valleys and mountains, the snow sea and the silver waves.

In 1986, xiangxuehai was announced as a cultural relic protection unit of Wuxian County, and now it is a cultural relic protection unit of Suzhou city due to administrative division adjustment.

Deng Wei and Mei

In Guangfu, it has long been a custom for Deng Wei to explore the plum blossom. Dengwei mountain plum planting began in the Han and Tang Dynasties, developed in the song and Yuan Dynasties, and flourished in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. In addition to ornamental plum, it can be used as medicine and edible, so the local people all plant plum. There is a sentence in Song Xiaolian and Zhang Cheng's poem "exploring the plum trees" that "thousands of families are expected to grow the plum trees as if they were planted in the valley." Ten Mile plum village "is a portrayal of the real situation at that time. Kangxi's southern tour wrote the poem "Deng Wei has been famous for a long time, watching the plum blossom and early spring, colorful trees, relatively comfortable and beautiful". In the 35th year of Kangxi reign (1696 AD), song Luo, the governor of Jiangsu Province, came here to enjoy the plum blossom and wrote a poem "exploring the plum blossom in the tomb of Yuan Dynasty in the rain". Emperor Qianlong visited Deng Wei six times to explore Mei, and wrote poems six times, as evidenced by steles and stone carvings.

Situ Temples

Situ temple is located in the southeast of Jianlang village, west of Guangfu Town, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province

It is the ancestral temple of Deng Yu, the great disciple of Emperor Guangwu of the Eastern Han Dynasty. It is also called gubai'an, Baiyin society and Baiyin jingshe. There is no historical record of the founding of situ temple. The temple was rebuilt in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. It is also called Dengwei temple. There are four ancient cypresses in the temple, nearly 2000 years old. There are more than 20 existing temples in situ temple. The layout is traditional courtyard style. In front of the gate is a wall gate. In front of the gate is a pair of stone lions. Along the main axis of the gate is the mountain gate and the main hall. The two are separated by courtyards with side chambers on both sides. On the left side of the temple, there is a courtyard with famous ancient cypress trees and a hall for appreciating cypress trees. Behind the hall are four famous ancient cypress gardens.

In 1986, situ temple and ancient cypress were announced as cultural relics protection units in Wuxian County, and now they are cultural relics protection units in Suzhou city due to administrative division adjustment.

Quirky

The four 2000 year old ancient cypresses in Suzhou Guangfu situ temple are strange and strange. It is said that they were planted by Deng Yu himself and have been planted for many years

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