Zhanshan Temple

Zhanshan temple is located in the famous city of Qingdao. It is located in Shinan District, the most beautiful area of buildings. It is close to the mountain and faces the sea. The scenery is very beautiful. In 1934, Buddhist monks raised funds to start the construction. In the autumn of 1934, the "three saints of the west" was completed and the opening ceremony was held. In 1944, the mountain gate was completed, lasting for ten years. It is the youngest famous temple in China. Zhanshan Temple belongs to Tiantai Sect of Buddhism, and its first chair is the famous monk juxu. Chuxu founded the Zhanshan Temple Buddhist College. The eminent monks from the sea came here by flying tin. Master Hongyi held a sutra feast. The ten Buddhists gathered together, and the faithful men and women gathered together. It was very prosperous and famous. Since the 1980s, it has been a prosperous time. The government funded the renovation of the fanyulin palace. Zhanshan temple is prosperous in Dharma, solemn in Buddhist practice, devoted to good faith at home and abroad, creating a new historical peak and increasing the glory of the times. Zhanshan temple is built on the mountain. It has four entrances from the mountain gate to the Sutra library. All of them imitate the palace buildings of the Ming Dynasty, with exposed columns and wooden and stone structures. The temple covers an area of more than 200 mu. It is divided into three courtyards: Central, West and East. The central courtyard has the heavenly king hall, the main hall, the three holy halls and the Sutra collection building. In the West courtyard of the temple, there are memorial hall, three schools and Qi hall. The east courtyard has a nursing home and a vegetarian house for the old monk to spend his days and the guests to eat and board. In the southeast of the temple, there is a pagoda of the Buddha, which is made of glazed pottery, a pharmacist. There is an Orchid Pavilion beside the pool. The white jade Guanyin Bodhisattva stands in the pool. The white jade railings protect the clear waves. The water and the sky wash the dust. A pair of stone lions in front of the mountain gate, solemnizing the Famen, are exquisitely carved. They are treasures left by the palace of King Heng of Qingzhou in the Ming Dynasty. There are gold characters "Zhanshan Temple" on the horizontal plaque of the mountain gate, "three treasures" are often noted on both sides of the gate, "Zhuanda Falun" on the East and West stone walls "and" Buddha Day Zenghui "on the East and West stone walls are all written by master juxu, whose handwriting is ancient and unsophisticated, extraordinary and refined. The entrance to the mountain is the temple of heavenly kings, which is for Maitreya without crown. There are four heavenly kings on the left and right, and later it is the Dharma protector Weituo Bodhisattva of "Daxiong hall". The main hall is the hall where monks chant in the morning and in the evening and worship in the Dharma Association. The palace has a wide courtyard, green pines and stone slabs. The hall is majestic. Inside it are Sakyamuni Buddha, Manjusri Bodhisattva, and Mahang Puxian Bodhisattva. There are 16 statues on the left and right. Behind the hall are Island Guanyin. The stone court in front of the three holy halls in the west is smooth and wide, which shows the solemnity of Guangting Chongdian. Inside the hall are Amitabha Buddha, Guanyin Bodhisattva and dashizhi Bodhisattva, and then the Bodhisattva of Tibetans. On both sides of the hall are Gongde hall. In front of the hall, there is a horizontal plaque of "sea seal legacy". Han Shan, a famous monk in Ming Dynasty, was a great teacher of Qing Gong. He built Haiyin Temple beside naroyan Grottoes in Laoshan. Later Han Shan was framed and relegated to Shaozhou, Guangdong Province. Haiyin temple was destroyed and Buddhism disappeared. Three hundred years later, the residents donated money to build Zhanshan temple. The experimenters called it Hanshan again, so that the gold plaque of "Hai Yin Yi Feng" could be hung in front of the Sansheng hall to express the cause. Behind the three temples is the Sutra collection building. Sutra house, the upper and lower floors of the ancient attic, strong fire, unique style. There are 7240 volumes of the 724 letters collected by Qianlong in the Tibetan Scripture building, including 1675 Buddhist scriptures. It is one of the largest official engraved Chinese Tibetan scriptures in ancient China. In addition, we have collected a Hong Kong Edition of the continuation of the Sutra of dazang, 151 volumes in hardcover, which is a photocopy of the original collection.

Zhanshan Temple

In the east of Qingdao, southwest of Zhanshan and east foot of Taiping. It is the only Buddhist temple in the city. It was started in 1934 and completed in 1945. It covers an area of 23 mu. There are two stone lions at the mountain gate, which are said to be relics of the Ming Dynasty. The lotus pool in front of the temple is a place for release. In the courtyard, there are the main hall, Sansheng hall, Tianwang hall and guest house. At the back of the hall is the Sutra collection building, with more than 6000 old sutras and ancient Buddha statues. On the east side of the hill behind the temple, there is an octagonal seven level brick tower with a cloud table. The temple faces the Yellow Sea in the south, with Fushan, Zhanshan and Taiping mountains on the East, West and North. Zhanshan qingfan, one of the "ten sceneries of Qingdao", refers to Zhanshan temple.

General situation

Zhanshan temple is one of the youngest famous temples in China. The project started in 1934 and completed in 1945, which lasted for ten years.

Zhanshan temple was built in the summer of 1931. Ye gongchuo, Minister of transportation of Nanjing National Government (member of the National Committee of the Chinese people's Political Consultative Conference after the founding of the people's Republic of China), Chen feiqing, director of the Middle East Railway Inspection Bureau, and Zhou Shujia, a Buddhist scholar, proposed to build Zhanshan temple. They were supported and sponsored by Hu Ruoyu and Shen Honglie, the then mayor of Qingdao, Ge Guangting, chairman of Jiaoji railway, and Wang Xiangting, President of Qingdao Buddhist society, and entrusted the then abbot of Harbin blissful temple Master juxu came to Qingdao in 1932 to take charge of the construction. The first phase of the project started in April 1934, with the construction of sanshengdian, sengliao, enclosure and release pool. It was completed in September of the same year, and the opening ceremony was held on December 8. In 1935, the lecture hall, Abbot's house, Deacon's house, kitchen, storehouse, teahouse and bathroom were built. All the money needed is from fund-raising. The second phase of the project started in 1937 with the construction of the main hall and the old east courtyard (later changed into the Buddhist hall for male residents), and was completed in 1938. All the required funds were donated by Wang Xiangting. The third phase of the project started in 1937 with the construction of the Tibetan Scripture building and the pharmacist tower, which was completed in 1938. The funds were donated by Zhou Zhifu and Zhou Zhijun (former manager of Qingdao Huaxin yarn mill, and former deputy director of the Standing Committee of Shandong Provincial People's Congress after the founding of the people's Republic of China). The fourth phase of the project started in 1941, with the construction of the Tianwang hall and the new east courtyard (later changed into the nunnery Buddhist Hall), and was completed in 1943. The funds were donated by Zhang Boxiang and Cui Daidong. The fifth phase of the project started in 1944 with the construction of the mountain gate and steps, and was completed in 1945. The required funds were donated by Lin gengyu.

After the liberation of Qingdao, Zhanshan Temple got further development under the care of Qingdao Municipal People's government. However, in the "Cultural Revolution", Zhanshan temple was forced to close down, monks were sent away, and the main hall and supporting rooms were used for other purposes. After the Third Plenary Session of the 11th CPC Central Committee, the party's religious policy has been restored and gradually implemented. In 1983, the State Council designated Zhanshan temple as a key Buddhist temple in the Han nationality area. In July 1984, all the units that occupied Zhanshan temple were moved away. The Qingdao Municipal People's government successively allocated 1.5 million yuan, which was contracted by Qingdao housing construction company. The damaged main hall, Tianwang hall, Sansheng hall, sutra collection building, Mountain Gate, stone lion, pharmacist tower, Abbot's hut, monk's hut, guest room, lecture hall, etc. were overhauled. Meanwhile, toilets, roads and other facilities were also built Transmission lines, water supply and drainage equipment, telephone switchboard, etc. Fifteen Buddha statues, such as Sakyamuni, were carved with camphor wood by Xialu and Sanhe craft factories in Tiantai County, Zhejiang Province; 22 Buddha statues, such as four heavenly kings and 16 statues, were carved with clay by Ningbo Buddhist Art Research Institute, Zhejiang Province; and bells and Baoding were cast by Suzhou Minfeng pot factory. In the process of repairing Zhanshan temple, we got the full assistance and support from master Mingmin of Shanghai Longhua temple, master Zhenchan of Yufo temple and master Anshang of Suzhou Xiyuan temple. In 1985, master Daguang of Hong Kong presented Buddhist relics and master ruxu relics to Zhanshan temple in Qingdao. Zhanshan temple was officially opened to the public on December 30, 1986. In 1988, the first Mingzhe master of Guangji temple in Beijing was invited to Zhanshan temple as abbot. On June 6 of the same year, Zhanshan Temple held a grand ceremony for the opening of the statue of Buddha and the elevation of the abbot. Zhao Puchu, President of the Chinese Buddhist Association, Ma xutao, deputy director of the Standing Committee of the Shandong Provincial People's Congress, Yu Peigao, Secretary General of the Shandong Provincial People's government, Jin Baozhen, director and Xu Huanxin, deputy director of the Shandong Provincial Ethnic Affairs Committee, Liu Zhen, deputy secretary of the Qingdao municipal Party committee, and Qingdao Municipal People's Congress Li Yanling, deputy director of the Standing Committee of the association, and 170 guests from Zhanshan temple in Hong Kong and major temples all over the country went to celebrate. In 1989, Japanese overseas Chinese Wang Shulan and sun Shenglan donated money to build a "Orchid Pavilion" in the release pool of Zhanshan temple. The word "Orchid Pavilion" was written by Zhao Puchu, President of China Buddhist Association. In the same year, Hong Kong resident Guo Zhaoming donated money to build the bell tower and Drum Tower in Zhanshan temple.

Development History

It was built in 1933 and completed in 1945. It covers an area of 23 mu. There are two stone lions at the mountain gate, which are said to be relics of the Ming Dynasty. The lotus pool in front of the temple is a place for release. In the courtyard, there are the main hall, Sansheng hall, Tianwang hall and guest house. At the back of the hall is the Sutra collection building, with more than 6000 old sutras and ancient Buddha statues. On the east side of the hill behind the temple, there is an octagonal seven level brick tower with a cloud table. The temple faces the Yellow Sea in the south, East, West and North, with Fushan, Zhanshan and Taipingshan on the screen. "Qingfan in Zhanshan", one of the "ten sceneries of Qingdao", is just like this.

Zhanshan temple is located in the famous city of Qingdao. It is located in Shinan District, the most beautiful area of buildings. It is close to the mountain and faces the sea. The scenery is very beautiful. In 1934, Buddhist monks raised funds to start the construction. In the autumn of 1934, the "three saints of the west" was completed and the opening ceremony was held. In 1944, the mountain gate was completed, lasting for ten years. It is the youngest famous temple in China.

Zhanshan Temple belongs to Tiantai Sect of Buddhism, and its first chair is the famous monk juxu. Master juxu founded the Zhanshan Temple Buddhist College. The eminent monks from the sea came here by flying tin. Master Hongyi had a grand Sutra feast. Ten Buddhists gathered together, and there were many faithful men and women. They were famous for their prosperity.

Since the 1980s, the government has allocated funds to rebuild the fanyulin palace.

Architectural features

Zhanshan temple is built on the mountain. It has four entrances from the mountain gate to the Sutra library. All of them imitate the palace buildings of the Ming Dynasty, with exposed columns and wooden and stone structures. The temple covers an area of more than 200 mu. It is divided into three courtyards: Central, West and East. The central courtyard has the heavenly king hall, the main hall, the three holy halls and the Sutra collection building. In the West courtyard of the temple, there are memorial hall, three schools and Qi hall. The east courtyard has a nursing home and a vegetarian house for the old monk to spend his days and the guests to eat and board. In the southeast of the temple, there is a pagoda of the Buddha, which is made of glazed pottery, a pharmacist.

In front of Zhanshan temple, there is a releasing pool with spring water. Beside the pool, there is a Orchid Pavilion and a white Pavilion

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