Baima Longtan Temple

Baimalontan temple is located at the foot of Shizishan in the south of Lijiang ancient city. Baimalontan, also known as Bailongtan or lion milk spring, is a clear and sweet spring. The water gushes out from the stone, the ancient trees are shady by the pool, and the fish are leaping in the pool, which is regarded as the holy spring by the Naxi people. Longtan is a round, clear stream from the temple to the outside of the temple, in turn into three pools, which is what the local people call three wells. There is a wooden pavilion opposite Longtan, which is called "God of wealth hall". The baimalongtan temple on the Bank of the pool was built in 1754, the 19th year of the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty. It was destroyed in the war in Xianfeng, and rebuilt in 1882, the eighth year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu. The inner walls of the main hall and wing of Baima Longtan Temple are inlaid with steles carved by Naxi poets Yang Zhulu, Ma Ziyun, sang yingdou and Niu Tao in the Qing Dynasty. It was also an important place for Lijiang literati to recite poems and Fu at that time.

Baima Longtan Temple

Baimalongtan temple is located at the foot of Shizishan in the south of Lijiang ancient city. It was built in 1754 A.D. and destroyed in the war in Xianfeng. It was rebuilt in 1882 A.D. it was also an important place for the literati in Lijiang to recite poems and write Fu.

Baima Longtan Temple, with beautiful mountains and picturesque scenery, has attracted countless literati and poets from ancient times to the present. On the inner wall of the south mountain wall in the left wing of the main hall, there are five Tang poetry steles carved by the famous Naxi poets Yang Zhulu, Ma Ziyun, sang yingdou and Niu Tao in the Qing Dynasty. There are 11 steles with a total area of 1.57 square meters. It provides rare materials for the study of Naxi literature and art. There is also a monument to the hometown of Li ruzhe, a Bachelor of law in France.

Development history

Baimalontan temple is located at the foot of Shizishan in the south of Lijiang ancient city. Baimalontan, also known as Bailongtan or lion milk spring, is a clear and sweet spring. The water gushes out from the stone, the ancient trees are shady by the pool, and the fish are leaping in the pool, which is regarded as the holy spring by the Naxi people. Longtan is a round, clear stream from the temple to the outside of the temple, in turn into three pools, which is what the local people call three wells. There is a wooden pavilion opposite Longtan, which is called "God of wealth hall".

The baimalongtan temple on the Bank of the pool was built in 1754, the 19th year of the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty. It was destroyed in the war in Xianfeng, and rebuilt in 1882, the eighth year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu. The inner walls of the main hall and wing of Baima Longtan Temple are inlaid with steles carved by Naxi poets Yang Zhulu, Ma Ziyun, sang yingdou and Niu Tao in the Qing Dynasty. It was also an important place for Lijiang literati to recite poems and Fu at that time.

Main attractions

Baima Longtan Temple was built in 1754, the 19th year of Emperor Qianlong of Qing Dynasty. It was destroyed by the military disaster in Xianfeng. In 1882, the local people rebuilt it. In recent years, the urban construction department has expanded the construction embankment and restored the construction, which has become a fascinating recreational place in the ancient city. Baimalontan temple has a history of more than 250 years. In 1982, it was announced as a key cultural relics protection unit at the county level in Lijiang.

Baimalongtan temple has its gate, main hall, wing room, terrace and pavilions, with exquisite structure. The gate of the temple faces east from the West and is magnificent. The main hall faces south in the north, with a single eaves and a beam lifting wooden structure. The abutment is 1.04 meters high, with 3 rooms in width and depth. The front eaves go out of the corridor, passing through the square, and the sparrow is carved in succession. There are vertical bands on the left and right. The left wing room is a two-story building, the ground floor is a ground floor building, and there are corridors on both floors. In the temple, a spring gushes out from the rocks at the foot of the mountain, forming a round pool with an area of nearly 100 square meters, which is called baimalontan.

Address: No.38, Guangbi lane, Guangyi street, Gucheng District, Lijiang City

Longitude: 100.2303042037

Latitude: 26.867095762253

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