Dinglin Temple

Dinglin temple is located in Juxian County, Rizhao. Liu Xie, a famous literary critic and author of Wen Xin Diao Long in the northern and Southern Dynasties, once lived in Dinglin temple, and there is still Liu Xie's Scripture building in the temple. There is also a nearly 4000 year old "the first ginkgo tree in the world" in the temple. Around October, the huge ginkgo tree is covered with golden leaves, attracting many interests in photography

Dinglin Temple

"Fulai mountain", also known as "Fulai mountain", is famous for its blessing from the heavenly palace. Dinglin temple is located at the foot of Fulai peak.

Dinglin temple was built in the northern and Southern Dynasties. It has a history of more than 1500 years. The whole temple is about 95 meters long and 52 meters wide, with a total area of 4940 square meters. The whole building is divided into front, middle and back courtyards, with the main body of "Daxiong Hall". It is symmetrical on both sides of the East and the west, and rises step by step backward according to the mountain trend. The building of Daxiong hall is magnificent, with cornices, carved beams, painted buildings and porches Open and bright, elegant and generous, with the style of ancient northern architecture.

Dinglin temple has been listed as "key cultural relics protection unit of Shandong Province" by Shandong Provincial People's government. Not far from the south of Dinglin temple gate, it is one of the landscapes of Fulai mountain - strange stone valley. Among the grotesque rocks and in the shade of trees, there is a "Wenxin Pavilion", named by Guo Moruo himself and inscribed to commemorate the 1460 anniversary of the collection of Wenxin Diaolong.

geographical position

Fulaishan is located in Ju county, Rizhao City, Shandong Province. Fulaishan scenic spot is a national AAAA tourist area, a scenic spot in Shandong Province, and one of the four major Geoparks in our province. The main landscapes include Dinglin temple, the first ginkgo tree in the world, Liuxie school building, Chaoyang temple, tangen king, Wenxin Pavilion, Qingquan gorge, queshiyu, lifeguard spring, Wolong spring and Juzi tomb.

Cultural relics protection

Dinglin temple is one of the oldest temples in Shandong Province. It is also the former residence of Liu Xie, the author of Wen Xin Diao Long, the earliest literary critic in China. It is a key cultural relic protection unit at the provincial level and has a history of more than 1500 years. More than 4000 years ago, ginkgo tree is the first ginkgo tree in the world.

Yunlong Cliff: when you cross the ravine and pass through zhenmang, you will arrive at the "Yunlong cliff" at the east foot of Feilai peak. It is 100 meters long and 2-3 meters high. It looks like an artificial embroidered belt on Feilai peak. From afar, it looks like a dragon dancing and flying. It is a wonder in the stone.

Historical records

According to historical records, Dinglin temple in fulaishan of Juxian County was built in Jin Dynasty, and its ancestor was Zhu fatai and sengyuan. It is said that there used to be a passing archway at Dongshankou of Fulai mountain. The couplets on the front and back sides are the record and interpretation of this historical anecdote.

The couplet on the front of the memorial archway is: "the Lord of Fuqiu drives the crane to the mountain, saying that the villagers believe in it, and Zhu Fati has passed on that the name of the Zen temple is unknown to the distant visitors." On the back of the couplet is: "Lu Gong Juzi League place, FA Tai monk far sitting on the mountain of Zen."

Thus, Zhu fatai and another Zen master named sengyuan were the earliest abbots of Dinglin temple. According to the second part of the temple in Volume 46 of the book of rebuilding Ju annals, there are also "tanguan" elder of Renshou in Sui Dynasty who sent the relic from Chang'an to Dinglin temple in Ju Zhou; Liu Xie in Southern Dynasty who came back from nandinglin temple and lived in seclusion in Judi mountain; monk who built three stone pillars in Jingkang period of Song Dynasty In the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty, "Hongke" was raised to build the temple of heavenly king and rebuild the palace of Taishan to remodel the body of Bixia Yuanjun; Jirong was rebuilt to rebuild the temple of dizang wangci; Longji was the abbot of Dinglin temple in the reign of Tongzhi of the Qing Dynasty. All the monks in Judi are branches of Linji sect of Zen. Longji was the master of Fucheng. He made important contributions to the restoration of Dinglin temple in Tongzhi period.

Folklore

According to legend, in the early years of Tongzhi, Dinglin temple was seriously damaged, which was in urgent need of repair, but with little money. In the second year of Tongzhi reign, Chang Geng (a flag man) who was a cadre in Lanshan and Yizhou, also served as the main hall of Juzhou. (in the inscription written by Chang Geng himself in Volume 48 of the revised records of Ju, there is a record that "more than in May of Tongzhi's Jiazi, in the summer of Lanshan, he ordered Jian to take Ju Zhuan.". In May 1864, Chang Geng went to Dinglin temple to worship Buddhism. Abbot Longji lost no time to ask him for funds to build the temple. Chang Geng excused himself. However, when Chang Geng, who was eager to be promoted, heard that the incense of Dinglin temple was very effective, he swore to the god Buddha in front of all the monks: "if the Buddha shows his spirit, he can make me a provincial official, and I promise to overhaul Dinglin temple." As a result, less than a year later, Chang Geng was promoted to the rank of inspector general of Shandong Province. But he didn't make it in time. Long Ji sat in front of the provincial Chief Secretary and knocked on the wooden fish to make love, urging Chang Geng to "fulfill his wish.". Fearing the power of God, Chang Geng had to keep his promise. He allocated 5000 liang of silver and ordered Chen Zhaoqing, the governor, to be in charge of supervision. In the 13th year of Tongzhi, he restored the Dinglin temple.

Ju county has a long history and splendid culture. Ju culture, Qi culture and Lu culture are known as the three major cultures of Shandong. Fulaishan is the birthplace of Ju culture. Liuxie school economic building is well-known and unique at home and abroad. It has high cultural relic research value and tourism attraction. Located behind the school building is the three churches, the third courtyard of Dinglin temple and the main building in the courtyard. The three religions refer to Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism. In the hall, there were statues of Confucius, Laozi and Sakyamuni, and now it is a special exhibition room for academic discussion on Wen Xin Diao long. Fulaishan scenic spot is located 9 kilometers west of Ju county, with an altitude of 298.9 meters. Mild climate, four distinct seasons, temperate monsoon climate. There are Dinglin temple, Xiaojing building, gingko tree, Qingquan gorge, strange stone Valley, Xianshu stone, Juzi tomb and chijiyan eight landscape, there are lifeguard spring, Wolong spring and other three famous springs. Dinglin temple, an ancient temple with a history of more than 1500 years, is one of the oldest temples in Shandong Province.

Related allusions

Fushan Shoudi, one of the top ten charming scenic spots in Shandong Province, has added another wonder to fulaishan in Juxian County. A 6-meter-long and 0.8-meter-thick "Millennium tree dragon" has appeared on the scene, which makes the visitors marvel and clap their hands. The newly discovered "Millennium tree dragon" has put a mysterious veil on Fulai mountain, which is already full of mystery, and further increases the charm of Fulai mountain. According to the collector, the "Millennium tree dragon" grows in the West foot of Fulai mountain. The tree species is curved tree. It is nearly a thousand years ago. Before excavation, the trunk of the original tree has been cut off. The discovery of "Millennium tree dragon" is purely accidental. An old farmer was planting trees on the mountain. He found that the roots growing in the rocks looked like giant mang lying in it. So it took about nine companions seven days and seven nights to dig out the "Millennium tree dragon". The "Millennium tree dragon" has three peculiarities: first, the root is curved without carving and looks like Wolong, which is lifelike; second, the tree dragon is thicker than the trunk; third, the trunk only has one dragon root, which grows obliquely to form a tree dragon. The "Millennium tree dragon" and the "natural longevity turtle" found in fulaishan in 2004 are in contrast. "Natural longevity turtle" is a karst landform rock 400 million years ago. It is formed naturally by sea water erosion. Now it lies in Qingquan gorge, one of the eight floating scenic spots. Facing the East, it has the potential of "exploring the sea by divine turtle", and its shape is extremely lifelike. Zuo Zhuan records: "in the eighth year of Lu Yin Gong (715 BC), in September of Xinmao, Gong and Ju Ren allied in Fulai.". It can be seen that the tree had become a famous tree at that time. According to experts, the tree has a history of at least 3500 years. The height of the tree is 26.3 meters, the crown covers more than 20 mu, and the circumference of the trunk is 15.7 meters. It needs eight people to stretch their arms to encircle it. This ancient tree is a tree left over from the ice age. It is known as "living fossil". It was identified as "the first ginkgo tree in the world" by experts from the Ministry of forestry of the people's Republic of China.

Great significance

This ancient ginkgo has gone through many vicissitudes

Suddenly look at the ginkgo tree towering, read the vicissitudes, regardless of the year.

Qin Bai and Han song are all descendants, and the ancient Buddha Genpan was not born.

During the reign of emperor Shunzhi of the Qing Dynasty, Chen Guoguo, the prefect of Juzhou, set up a stone tablet and wrote a poem

The big tree will be the Marquis of Lu, and the clouds will be like a floating hill.

The shape is divided into petal lotus seat, and the quality is higher than that of the bun.

Shi zaihuang has been a king for twenty generations, and many people have passed the immortal interpretation.

It seems that the present and the past are illusory, and the only son will accompany the guests for a long time.

Address: at the foot of Fulai peak, Fulai mountain scenic spot, Ju county, Rizhao City, Shandong Province

Longitude: 118.758624

Latitude: 35.598383

Tour time: 1 hour

Traffic information: self driving: Juxian Museum - Zhenxing East Road - Zhenxing West Road - Dinglin Temple

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