Qingtan Temple

Qingtan temple is located in the narrow valley of Chu and Han mountains, 3.5km west of Yicheng, Zaozhuang City. It was built in the Tang Dynasty. It is a large Buddhist temple in the south of Shandong Province. It is a scenic spot in the ecological and cultural tourism area of Guanshi Liuyuan in Zaozhuang. Qingtan temple is famous for its abundance of Qingtan trees and the amazing number of ancient Qingtan trees. Originally named Yunfeng temple, it is located in the Qingtan gorge composed of Chu and Han mountains. Because the gorge is full of Qingtan trees, it was later renamed Qingtan temple.

Qingtan Temple

Qingtan temple is located in the narrow valley of Chu and Han mountains, 3.5km west of Yicheng, Zaozhuang City. It was built in the Tang Dynasty. It is a large Buddhist temple in the south of Shandong Province. It is a scenic spot in the ecological and cultural tourism area of Guanshi Liuyuan in Zaozhuang.

Qingtan temple is the main scenic spot in Guanshi Liuyuan ecological and cultural tourism area. It is a national AAAA scenic spot, the first batch of national agricultural tourism demonstration sites, provincial scenic spots, key cultural relics protection units in Shandong Province, service brand in Shandong Province, service standardization demonstration sites in Shandong Province, and the most popular self driving scenic spot in Shandong Province.

Construction history

From the Tang Dynasty to the song and Yuan Dynasties, temples were flourishing day by day, and there were many temples in the valley, so it was said that the monk's house was like a nest. To the Ming and Qing Dynasties, this place for literati, dignitaries play resort. In the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, the temple was destroyed by war. Qingtan temple was rebuilt in 1985.

Qingtan temple is famous for its abundance of Qingtan trees and the amazing number of ancient Qingtan trees. Originally named Yunfeng temple, it is located in the Qingtan gorge composed of Chu and Han mountains. Because the gorge is full of Qingtan trees, it was later renamed Qingtan temple. At the entrance of Qingtan Temple archway, the black plaque reads "autumn color of Qingtan" in four gold characters, and the column couplet says: "in the dew, you can see the green shadow of the mountain, and you can hear the bell of the temple.". The famous poet Mr. Xu Shuxin's "you Qingtan Temple" sentence: the spring cold on the durian ridge, the language of the secluded people in the valley is incomplete. The flowers of Pterocarpus tatarinowii are few in nectar, and the shadow of Pterocarpus tatarinowii is single.

Famous calligrapher and painter Mr. min Yinnan's "title of ginkgo tree in Qingtan Temple": there are two Ginkgo trees in the temple, which are said to be small patchwork plants. I was shy at first, but I am crazy today. Is it a perverse thing to be a joyous companion forever. Whether the world can be compared or not is a touching poem.

According to the volume of "Yi county annals. Mountains and rivers", seven Li in the west of the city is called Qingtan mountain, also known as Yunfeng mountain. The old Yunfeng temple was established in the Tang Dynasty, but now it is destroyed. In the confrontation with the Han Wang mountain, the mountains are high and steep. Qingtan temple is under the North rock, one of the eight sceneries of the city. Sandalwood is born on the stone, twists and turns like Qiulong, hundreds of years of things. After the temple is the "golden world" building. It's said that Yue Wumu once stationed here. It's impossible to investigate. "

Location context

Qingtan temple is located in the narrow valley of Chu and Han mountains, 3.5km west of Yicheng. Longitude and latitude are 34 ° 46 ′ 13.27 ″ N and 117 ° 33 ′ 53.80 ″ E.

special snacks

Yicheng pomegranate is characterized by its large thin skin, bright and bright color, and full grain. In 1986, Yicheng pomegranate entered Beijing to participate in the National Forest Products Exhibition and was known as "a unique in Qilu". There are more than 20 varieties in total, among which 'Sanbai Bingtang seed' is famous for its snow like flowers, jade like skin and ice like seeds. It's sweet to eat and saibing Bingtang is the most famous variety. 'daqingpi' is the main variety. Its single fruit weight is 350-800g, and the maximum is 1580g. Its petals overlap, reaching more than 50 petals. Its leaves are as green as green, and its flowers are as red as fire. Yicheng "ten thousand mu durian garden" is a major local tourist attraction.

Festival activities

The traditional Spring Temple Fair of Qingtan temple in Yicheng District, Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province is held two days before the Qingming Festival (April 4 and 5 every year). This is an ancient temple with a history of more than 400 years from the Qing Dynasty. Qingtan temple fair takes Qingtan temple as the center, including the valley with a length of 5 km and an average width of 500 m in front of and behind the temple. It is the most famous temple fair in southern Shandong, which affects the four provinces of Jiangsu, Shandong, Henan, Anhui and some areas in the South of the Yangtze River. On this day, more than 200000 citizens and tourists will go to Qingtan Temple scenic spot to "catch up with the temple fair". As one of the main reception places of the temple fair, Qingtan Temple receives more than 100000 tourists in two days.

Autumn Temple Fair: it's the 19th day of the ninth lunar month, after the busy season.

Ticket price: 10 yuan / person time.

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Features of scenic spots

Introduction

Qingtan temple, an ancient temple in southern Shandong, is a large Buddhist temple in southern Shandong. The scenic spot consists of: Qingtan autumn archway, Qingtan lake, waterside pavilion, Avenue, Zaozhuang image tree (Zaozhuang persimmon), international friendship calligraphy stele corridor, reclining Buddha Hall, towering tree, Baozi tree in arms, Liaofang, Millennium ancient sandalwood, Jiaolong tengkong tree, Shanmen, peacock Kaiping tree, relic tower, Tianwang hall, couple ginkgo tree, min Yinnan's poem tablet of "tiqingtan Temple ginkgo tree", Daxiong hall and It is composed of a side hall, a long Pavilion, a dense forest of Green Sandalwood, Butterfly Valley, unique Dongtian bridge, Chu and Hanwang mountains, Chu and Hanwang pavilions, deep mountain ancient Buddha, tea (Zen) club, Yuefei eye building, pharmacist tower, etc.

Qingtan temple has scenery all year round: spring scenery, summer flowers, autumn fruit, winter rhyme. Different seasons have different scenery. Every year, tourists from all over the world will come here for the "Durian Festival" in May and the "pomegranate picking Festival" in September to experience the happiness of health and leisure. It is an ideal place for tourism and leisure.

Architectural features

Green Sandalwood in autumn

Qingtan Temple "Qingtan autumn" gate square is an antique building with three doors, four columns, double vertical eaves and bucket arches, and mixed structure of wood structure and reinforced concrete. On the top of the door is a black marble inlaid horizontal plaque with the four characters "autumn color of Green Sandalwood", written by Liu Yifu, vice governor of Zhejiang Province.

Inside the gate square is a narrow valley about 1.5 kilometers long, which is full of Pterocarpus tatarinowii trees. There are 36 Pterocarpus tatarinowii trees over 1000 years old, and countless trees over 100 years old. At the end of the narrow valley is Qingtan temple.

The plaque on the Mountain Gate of Qingtan temple is written by Shutong, a calligrapher. The temple covers an area of 1050 square meters and a building area of 330 square meters. The main building is a five room hall with flying eaves and brackets, in which three Buddhas are worshipped. There are three rooms in the West and a long Pavilion in the East. There is a ginkgo tree in front of the hall. It is over a thousand years old and has strong stem and luxuriant leaves. Mr. min Yinnan's inscription on ginkgo tree in Qingtan temple is located under the tree. There is a "paotang well" in front of the hall. During the drought, the water flows continuously. During the rainy season, the water will gush out from the wellhead like a fountain, which is very shocking. On the cliff of Dongshan mountain beside the pavilion, there is the inscription "forget to return" written by Wenfeng mountain people, which means that tourists who come here forget to go home because they see the beautiful scenery of Qingtan temple.

Yuefei Yangyan building

The stone wall behind the main hall is also engraved with the words "return to me". On it is Yue Fei's eye care building. It is said that Yue Fei, the national anti gold hero of the Song Dynasty, suffered from eye disease due to internal and external troubles. At that time, master Huicong, the abbot of the temple, smoked Yue Fei's eyes with the tender leaves of Qingtan temple every day. Because the leaves of Qingtan tree had the effect of clearing fire and brightening eyes, Yue Fei's eyes soon disappeared He will be able to recover and return to the battlefield. The stone building was built in Song Dynasty, but it was destroyed in the period of "Cultural Revolution". The government rebuilt the building in 1985, with a total floor area of 112 square meters. The thin gold "Jinjie" stone tablet on the original door plaque of the building is preserved. There is a sitting statue of Yue Fei in the building. In 2012, Yue Fei's descendants launched large-scale clan activities at home and abroad to commemorate their ancestors.

Tibetan Palace

Tibetan Palace: located in the back of Yuefei Yangyan building, there is a natural fissure cave, 97 meters long, with four revolving skylights. There are seven branch caves with stalactites all over the cave. According to the folk legend "ten floors" concept, it is composed of four parts, including the temple of Bodhisattva in dizang and the "Cangsang Zhengdao". There are 25 groups of statues, more than 150 shapes, more than 200 colored lights in the scene. It adopts modern techniques of sound, light and television, and combines dynamic and static. It was originally a scene of Qingtan temple, which has been closed to the public in recent years.

Main attractions

Wenfeng mountain, the highest peak on the border between Jiangsu and Shandong, is characterized by its majestic, dangerous, strange and beautiful features;

Hongtubu site is a representative and important ancient site in the late primitive society. It was listed as a provincial key cultural relic protection unit in 1992;

Nuwa tomb site, the legendary place where Nuwa mended the sky, remains of tomb cave still exist;

Yinping ten thousand mu jujube garden is the largest jujube fruit base in the south of Shandong Province. It has high ornamental value and can carry out picking and eco-tourism activities

Pomegranate basin garden shows visitors the pomegranate bonsai art which embodies the essence of pomegranate culture and a unique professional pomegranate bonsai garden economic model;

Qingtan temple, the main content is to watch the Millennium ancient sandalwood and Buddha.

Honors

Scenic spot Title: Zaozhuang City top ten tourism product innovation brand, self driving camp, popular science education base.

Cultural relics protection

Qingtan temple was announced as the third batch of provincial cultural relics protection list of Shandong Province in 2012

Cultural relics protection units above the municipal level in Zaozhuang City

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tourist guide

Booking information

The ticket price is 60 yuan

Opening hours: 8:00 a.m. - 18:00 p.m

Free crowd: children under 1.2m free

Senior citizens over 65 years old are free of charge with senior citizen's card or ID card

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