Ciyun Temple

It is located at the north foot of Dakeng mountain in the west of Huangtan Town, 6 kilometers out of the west gate of Ninghai, formerly known as Qiyun temple. It was first built in the third year of Xiantong (862) of Tang Dynasty, and changed to the present amount in the third year of Zhiping (1060) of Song Dynasty. During the Keng Japanese War, the temple was the site of Ningbo min Bao, the predecessor of Ningbo daily. In 1941, Ninghai middle school moved to this school to avoid the Japanese bombing. During the cultural revolution, Huangtan Wuqi high school was set up here.

The temple is built on the side of the mountain with a cascade layout. Entering the temple gate, seven incense wheel pagodas stand on the side of the road, as if to welcome pilgrims and travelers. There are three main temples in the temple: Tianwang, Daxiong and Yuantong. There are symmetrical rooms on both sides of Daxiong hall. The East chamber has 12 brick and wood buildings, and the west chamber has 9 new concrete buildings. The East chamber is separated by a patio. There are twelve two-story rooms for pilgrims. The passage through the room is separated by a small patio, which is the dizang hall. The west chamber is separated by a patio, and there are seven ancient wooden buildings with square columns and lattice doors and windows. It is a pilgrim's room built by demolishing Cheng Ganqing's classical building materials in JIhang street during the reconstruction of the old city. There are five kitchens in the north of Zhaitang. In the west of Yuantong hall, two lanes, two floors, a new cement structure building, the upper floor is a Buddhist place, and the lower floor is a high-grade room for pilgrims. The total construction area is 6000 square meters.

Ciyun Temple

Ciyun Temple, located in Zhenze Town, Wujiang District, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, was founded during the Xianchun period of Song Dynasty (1265-1274 AD). Ming Zhengtong (1436-1449) reconstruction, formerly known as Guangji temple. Ming Shun years (1457-1464) granted this amount.

It is said that the temple was first built in the 13th year of chiwu in the Three Kingdoms (250 years), and the temple and pagoda were rebuilt in the 5th year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1577 years). From Wanli of Ming Dynasty to Wang Kangxi, Qianlong and Daoguang of Ming Dynasty, temples and pavilions were built many times, becoming a large-scale Buddhist temple in Wujiang district. There were many eminent monks, including daoze and Cilin of Ming Dynasty, Jingyan and Chaowei of Qing Dynasty, and Tianyi monk who swore to build Tianwang temple. Ancient temples and famous temples have always been visited by scholars, leaving many poems. Jin Shengtan's farewell poem in the Qing Dynasty: "Zhenze is full of delicacy, and Ciyun is a master. Furniture only ancient Buddha, family members always Xuanxin. Where are the people of the later Han Dynasty? So far, I've met you and wanted to leave. What can I do for you? " "Ciyun sunset" is one of the eight famous sceneries in Zhenze. There is a poem in the Qing Dynasty: "the isolated tower is inserted in the clear sky, and it is abrupt.

In Ciyun Temple, a cloud comes from the West and interacts with the pagoda. " In the past dynasties, countless poets have praised and chanted the ancient temple. As long as people who have visited the ancient temple, they are all attracted by its elegance and simplicity. Up to now, Ciyun Temple is still a landmark building in Zhenze.

historical origin

Ciyun Temple, formerly known as Guangji temple, will be changed to Ciyun Temple in shunshi (1457-1464) tomorrow. The pagoda of Ciyun Temple is the only existing building in the temple. From the perspective of the existing tower architecture, except that the lower three layers of the tower are in the form of Song Dynasty, other buildings are in the form of Ming Dynasty.

Layout structure

The pagoda of Ciyun Temple is a pavilion type pagoda, with hexagonal plane and wooden eaves outside the brick body. The inner part of the pagoda is composed of an ambulatory, a tower wall and a tower core. The tower is five stories high, with a flat seat and a waist eaves outside the wall. There are two pots on each floor, and the upper and lower doors are staggered. In the center of the fifth floor of the tower, the top column of nanbencha is erected to the Tasha. The Tasha is made of iron, which is composed of covered bowl, Yanglian, Xianglun, Baogai, Baozhu, Yuanguang and copper vase.

In Ciyun Temple, there is a inscription on Yanglian: "the seven capitals of Wujiang County believe in human level Kun on the 11th. They have the same wife Yang, the eldest son Ying Fu, the eldest daughter watching Xiu, and they like to give up." In October of the fifth year of Wanli, the name "jidanli" and other words can be seen that this tatacha is also a relic of the Ming Dynasty.

Cultural relics protection

In 1860, the temple was destroyed by war, and only the pagoda survived. In 1924, Xu Bi's daughter donated eight thousand silver to rebuild the main hall. In the 17th year, Ciyun pagoda was built, which is one of the eight sceneries in Zhenze. On the left side of the tower, there is an arched stone bridge commemorating Dayu's flood control, which echoes with the tower and forms a unique natural landscape of the ancient town of water. Ciyun Temple Pagoda is a cultural relic protection unit in Jiangsu Province.

At the end of the 1960s, the Buddhist temple of Ciyun was destroyed by the silkworm erosion of the Buddha's land, and its factory was expanded.

Opening to the outside world

With the approval of Wujiang people's government, the restoration of Ciyun Temple is agreed, aiming at restoring Buddhist temples, promoting religious culture and perfecting scenic spots and historic sites. Look forward to people from all walks of life, work together, enthusiastic sponsorship.

Temple Landscape

The pagoda of Ciyun Temple is located in the courtyard of the Mountain Gate of Zen temple. You can see the pagoda from the door and look up at the top of the pagoda. The pagoda of Ciyun Temple is a pavilion type Pagoda with brick body and wooden eaves. It has five levels on six sides and a total height of 38.44 meters. There are corridors at the bottom of the pagoda and each side is 7 meters long.

The pagoda of Ciyun Temple is light in appearance, exquisite and straight. There are stairs inside the pagoda for climbing. As one of the eight scenic spots in Wujiang, "Ciyun sunset", the beautiful legend about why Ciyun Temple Pagoda is also called "Wangfu pagoda" adds infinite interest.

In the southeast corner of the pagoda, there is a single arch stone bridge, Yuji bridge, which was built in the Qianlong period of Qing Dynasty to commemorate Dayu's flood control. It echoes with the pagoda and forms the unique natural landscape of "arched bridge tower shadow" in the water town.

Folklore

"Ciyun" is a woman's name. There are two sad legends about the origin of this name. One is that during the Three Kingdoms period, Sun Quan cheated Mrs. Sun Xiang back to the eastern Wu Dynasty. Mrs. sun missed her husband, but she couldn't see her. In desperation, the queen ordered her to build the tower and let her climb the tower to look west to express her love for her husband. Therefore, the tower at that time was called "Wangfu tower". In the Northern Song Dynasty, Princess Ciyun, the daughter of Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty, took refuge in Zhenze and rebuilt the tower. Looking to the north, she hoped that her father would return to the South as soon as possible, so the tower was renamed as Ciyun tower.

An ancient pagoda that has gone through thousands of years gets its name because of the two sad cares of two women. But whatever it is, it will make people feel strangled and sigh. It can be said that Zhenze is famous for Ciyun Temple and the pagoda named "Ciyun" located in the temple. Ciyun Temple has experienced more than 700 years of vicissitudes of life. The temple has been destroyed many times, but it has been destroyed and built many times. The Buddhist heart of good men and women can not be changed and destroyed by war.

main hall

As the breeze blows by, the iron horse clanks under the eaves of the Ciyun pagoda, and the Sanskrit sound bursts in the main hall opposite. Suddenly, I feel relaxed and happy, and my troubles disappear. You can have a panoramic view from the tower. Whether you are a new visitor to this place, or a traveler who returns to his hometown, you must visit Ciyun Temple when you come to Zhenze. As soon as I step into the ancient temple, all the worldly things become the past. Mood, will feel quiet and safe; step, will become relaxed and comfortable.

Address: West of Huangtan Town, Yinzhou District, Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province

Longitude: 121.693754

Latitude: 29.742395

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