Humen Town is located in the southwest of Dongguan, on the east bank of the Pearl River Estuary, with the central coordinate of113 49' 33 "and the north latitude of 22 49' 38", with an area of 170 square kilometers. It has jurisdiction over three residential areas, belonging to the town-level administrative system, and the town is under the jurisdiction of Taiping.
Humen Town is located on the east bank of the Pearl River, adjacent to Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macau, bordering Lingdingyang in the south, with an area of 170 square kilometers, a resident population of about 1 1.5 million and a foreign population of about 500,000. In the ranking of "Top 1000 Towns" in China, Humen Town ranks first!
Humen is a place of heroes. Humen has a long history of humanities and rich tourism resources. From Beiqiu in the ancient Neolithic Age to 160 years ago, the national hero Lin Zexu led Humen soldiers and civilians to sell cigarettes to defend against the enemy, and wrote the first page of the tragic modern history of China. From the former residence of Jiang Guangnai, a famous anti-Japanese, to the monument to Zhu Zhixin, a democratic revolutionary soldier who spilled blood in Humen, all reflect this heroic land!
Today, the heroic descendants of Humen carry on the past and forge ahead into the future, and a modern city full of vitality and infinite dynamic is rising. She not only has patriotic education bases such as opium war museum, Naval Battle Hall and Weiyuan Fort, but also has Humen Bridge, the first large suspension bridge in China. She is beautiful, not only has five-star Longquan International Hotel, Grand Hotel and other perfect tourism and holiday facilities, but also has beautiful mountains and rivers full of natural charm; She has a variety of customs, including seafood such as Baisha oil duck, Humen cream crab, south shrimp lion fish, and Lingnan customs such as dragon boat race and litchi festival.
In the near future, Weiyuan Island Tourism Development Zone, which integrates military theme natural history park, high-tech theme park, Humen Bridge, bridge observation deck, opera house, high-grade leisure business district and other wonderful projects, will be presented to the world with a brand-new look, adding infinite charm to Humen!
One of the eight temples in Emei Mountain. Founded in the Tang Dynasty, it was rebuilt in Shaoxing in the Southern Song Dynasty and in the Shunzhi period of the Qing Dynasty. After 20 years, it became one of the largest temples in the whole mountain. Entering the temple gate is the Maitreya Buddha Hall, where there is a golden clay statue of Maitreya Buddha with four kings carved on both sides. Behind Maitreya Temple is Wei Tuo Temple, which contains a statue of Wei Tuo. There is Huayan Pagoda Pavilion in the temple, with a red copper Huayan Pagoda cast in the Ming Dynasty in the middle. The pagoda is 5.8 meters high and has *** 14 floors. There are more than 4,700 small Buddha statues cast on the tower, and the words "Hua Yan Jing" are engraved on the tower. Huayan copper tower has a long history, is tall and well-cast, and is the best in China.
Khufu Temple is a famous temple in Emei Mountain, located about one kilometer west of Guobao Temple. It was founded in the Jin Dynasty, when it was called the Teachers' Hall. Later, it was renamed as "Dragon Palace", "Huxi Zen Forest" and "Huxi Jingshe". Because the mountain shape is like a crouching tiger, the temple is called "Khufu Temple", and because there are many tigers in the forest, the "Zunsheng Building" was built, which is shaped like a tower and engraved with Brahma's mantra and placed in front of the Infinite Hall. The buildings in the temple have been promoted and abolished in the past dynasties, and have been promoted and abolished several times. Eight-year reconstruction of Qing Shunzhi (165 1). Now, all the monks live in Khufu Temple, which has become one of the largest Buddhist temples in China. Xixiangchi Scenic Area is also a famous temple in Emei Mountain, also known as the smallpox Buddhist Temple. In the Ming Dynasty, it was called Chuxi Temple, also known as Huanxi Pavilion. During the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, it was expanded to become a temple, which was actually a place for tourists to rest. There is a small hexagonal pond in front of the temple, which is said to be the place where Samantabhadra washes elephants, hence the name.
There are mountain gates, Maitreya Hall, Daxiong Hall, Guanyin Hall, Guest Hall and Zhaitang in the temple. 1983, Xixiangchi Scenic Area was designated as a national key temple in Han area.
From late spring to early autumn, in Khufu Temple, among the flowers, in the grass, on the winding path, or in the hall, you will often see dead-leaf butterflies dancing with the wind. It likes to fly long distances alone, rest while flying, eat flowers or tree sap, and once it encounters "enemy situation", it immediately flies down on branches or grass, disguises itself as dead leaves and hides quietly in the green leaves. With its special self-defense ability, the butterfly has been handed down from generation to generation in Emei Mountain.