Tang Caoyan Temple Site is a cultural relic protection unit at Pinghe County, Zhangzhou City, Fujian Province. It is located in the deep forest at the junction of "brewing barrel" and "two counties and three systems" in Qianpu Village, Wenfeng Town, Pinghe County, Fujian Province, about 5 kilometers away from Sanping Temple in Pinghe County. From the entrance of Qianpu Village to the southeast, there is a stone road with 3600 steps. Interested tourists can count the ruins of Cao Yan Temple, a famous cultural relic of the Tang Dynasty, in this mountain.
Cao Yan Temple was built in the third year of the Tang Dynasty (827), with a history of more than 1 100 years. It is the oldest recorded Buddhist temple in peace, which was built 38 years earlier than Sanping Temple. According to the old county records, the temple was founded by Master Guanghui. According to folklore, Guanghui is the brother of Guangji (the founder of Sanping), but this statement is not recorded in history, so I just want to listen.
According to legend, as far back as the Tang Dynasty, the She and Tu nationalities lived in Sanping area. Master Guanghui came here to preach Dharma. In order to educate his ancestors, he built a temple shaped like a snake head at the foot of the mountain and named it "Cao Yan Temple".
Cao Yan Temple was destroyed in the late Qing Dynasty, with a magnificent appearance and a large scale. The original Sanjin Temple is 32 meters wide, and the foundation of Sanjin Temple is 3 meters high in turn. There are still a large number of circular stone pillars, stone piers and stone strips around the site. Among them, the stone trough bathed by the monk Wu Da was intact. The stone trough is1.76m long, 0.48m wide and 0.7m high, with overflow trough. The unique architectural style of Cao Yan Temple is that the back wall of the third entrance hall is a sandwich wall, and there is a passage with a width of 0.64m between the two walls. According to legend, it was built by monks who were in charge of the temple in Ming and Qing Dynasties, and there is still a 2. 1 meter-high broken wall in the sandwich wall. There are six groups of stone carvings in the southwest intersection and southeast ravine of the site, all of which are comprehensive and clear. From these ruins, we can imagine the prosperity of Cao Yan Temple in the past. 1986, Mr. Zhu Lishui, a scholar from Zhangzhou, built a temple on the site of the third temple.
There are mainly three mountains around the ruins of Cao Yan Temple. The first mountain is located at the southwest of Cao Yan Temple 1.5km, and it is called "Lion Peak", formerly known as "Lion Head Mountain". The local name of the Tatan is "Brewing Barrel", which is the main peak of Sanping Scenic Area, with an altitude of 903.6m m. The mountain is bare and towering, and the city walls are towering, which looks like a lion's head. The mountains meander like a lion's body and tail, and look like a giant lion from a distance. They are lifelike and full of vitality. Climbing to the top of the mountain, commanding, there is a feeling that all other peaks are short in the sky. And there is the artistic conception of "the lion is boundless, I am the peak of the mountain". The second peak is located in the north of Lion Peak, about 0.5km south of Cao Yan Temple, and it is named "Cao Yanfeng", with an altitude of 737.5m.. Cao Yanfeng is tall and straight, surrounded by strange rocks on the north side of the mountain. The main stone scenes are Forgotten Stone, Millet Stone, Shouzi Stone, Jigong Hat Stone, "Cangue Deep", Pneumatic Stone and "Stone Candle". The original secondary forest vegetation grows luxuriantly, and the mountains, water, rocks and caves set each other off. There are caves hidden in rocks, running water in caves, vines entangled in rocks, and root rocks, one scene at a time, one hole at a time. Literati in Tang Dynasty praised this peculiar landscape as "chinese odyssey" with Gu Zhuo stone carvings. The third mountain is located due north of Cao Yan Temple 1.2km, and is called "Bijia Peak", which is the backing of Cao Yan Temple. There is a local saying: "Cross Cao Yan Temple at the written place and cross Sanping Temple at the brewing barrel", which means that the written place goes southwest, or goes up the mountain from Qianpu Village to the southeast, or goes northwest along Lunzaiding in Neixikeng, and the Sanping Temple is from the brewing barrel to the southwest.
The environment around the ruins of Cao Yan Temple is quite beautiful. On the north slope of Caoyan Peak and in the ravine in front of Caoyan Temple, dangerous rocks stand tall and there are more than 30 rubbings everywhere. According to preliminary calculations, the most famous ones are Cangue Deep, Scenery in the Western Regions, Yuan Gong Stone, A Chinese Odyssey, Shouzi Stone, Guyan and Wide Tongue, and most of them are carved. Among them, Cang Li Shen and Xi Jing, which are full of handwriting, are descriptions of Cao Yan's scenery. When people sit on the rocks engraved with "the depths of the cangue" and look out of the temple, listening to the sound of pines like morning bells and drums, a feeling of being far away from the world and indifferent to life arises spontaneously. The huge stone inscription "Shou" in regular script wishes people a long life. The stone carving is 3.7m high,1.9m wide and 0.18m wide, which is the best stone carving. Located at the southwest intersection of the site, a "four-faced Buddha Pagoda" is beautifully carved and lifelike, with the style of Longmen Grottoes. According to archaeologists, this stone carving is the only remaining cultural relic of the Tang Dynasty in Cao Yan Temple. There is a sarcophagus in the "Lunzi Land" to the north of Cao Yan Temple. Not Grandpa himself, but a Gu Jian and a priceless "wordless gobbledygook" were stolen. On the hills around Cao Yan Temple, there are also many vivid and strange stone Jigong hats. According to legend, glistening rice flowed out from the cracks in the grain stone. Forgot to go back to the stone. If you sit on the stone for a while, you will linger on the beautiful scenery in the mountains and forget to return with joy.
About 300 meters southeast of Caoyan Temple site, there are many natural caves. The peaks here love each other. There are towering ancient trees, strange rocks and caves, which were called "all around scenic spots" in ancient times. There are more than 200 caves in the cave group, large and small, and the garden is like a treasure maze, with caves connected and winding paths leading to a secluded place. The hole is about 5m high and12m wide. The entrance of the cave is made of granite, which is a "mountain gate". Entering the "Tibetan Cloud Cave", the cave hall is spacious, about tens of square meters, and can accommodate more than 30 people. This is a spectacle with stone tables and benches. "Dragon Cave" has clear water and sweet spring water. In addition, there are wonders such as "Fengyun Cave", "One Sight of Heaven" and "Spiral Road". The spring water in the cave is gurgling, and the vines outside the cave are winding. The mountains are stacked, the ancient trees are towering, grotesque caves are clustered, the landscape caves are integrated with the temple stone carvings, and the landscape is beautiful and peculiar, which is known as "the western scenic spot of chinese odyssey".
The original ecological forest around Caoyansi site covers an area of 4 square kilometers, most of which belong to the original secondary forest (*). Dense evergreen trees, vines and landscape stones form a zonal community tree species, mainly composed of FAGACEAE, Lauraceae, Camelliaceae and Magnoliaceae, which developed in Cretaceous. Rare tree species preserved in the forest: there are three types of gymnosperms preserved in Cretaceous, and other rare tree species are: Golden Hairy and Alsophila spinulosa (the oldest existing tree in the world, a famous living fossil plant); The national second-class protected plants include Fokienia hodginsii, Taxodium ascendens, Red Vertebrate, Cinnamomum camphora, Pterocarya stenoptera, Taxodium ascendens, Cryptomeria fortunei and Ye Nan.
Remarks: (*) Primary secondary forest is a natural forest formed after many unreasonable logging and serious damage.
Cultural Relics of Tang Dynasty —— Nantianmen Land Temple
According to legend, when Zen master Zhong Yi started from Zhangzhou and arrived at the end of Tianwei in Datan Temple along the west of the city, he happened to meet the Land Lord here. After learning about the tragic experience of Jackson Zhong Yi, the Earth God was willing to personally help Jackson Zhong Yi lead the way. Accompanied by Duke Tu, Jackson Zhong Yi finally arrived at Sanping Kaiji. After the founder Sanping founded the foundation, in order to thank the land Lord for his kindness, he designated the land Lord here as the Nantianmen Land Lord and guarded the South Gate. After the pilgrims returned to Sanping, the first stop, they bowed to the Nantianmen Land Lord, saying that they could protect the pilgrims from reaching Sanping safely and smoothly, and all the roads along the way were under the "jurisdiction" of the Nantianmen Land Lord.
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Abada Guanyin Buddha, a cultural relic of the Tang Dynasty
Dantianyan was built in the Tang Dynasty in 828 (when the founder of Guangji started Sanping Temple). It is an important temple in Fuquan, Zhangzhou, Xiamen and overseas where good men and women go to Sanping to enter the incense. In the third year of the Republic of China, nun Lin began to raise money and made a comeback. Legend has it that Guanyin Bodhisattva, formerly known as Mercy Channel, traveled around the world after being worshipped by gods. One day, while traveling in the clouds, she saw a woman lying on a secluded mountain road giving birth to a child, and immediately went down to give birth to a village woman. After giving birth to the fetus, the village woman knelt down to thank her, but the people on Echo Channel smiled and said, "Don't thank me." Then he drove away. Since then, people have worshipped Guanyin as a female Buddha for the peaceful continuation of life.
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Galand Tang Dynasty Cultural Relics-Lufen Pavilion
This pavilion goes all the way to Chengxi Town, all the way from Lin, where it meets Tatan to Sanping, hence the name. This pavilion is dedicated to Lord Galand, whom the locals call the God of Wealth. According to legend, Galand was a rich gentleman before his death. He was charitable by nature and donated his life's property. Once, a monk begged him for alms, and at this time there was nothing valuable at home. At this time, he found himself holding a jade bracelet in his hand. When he was young, he couldn't get away, so he cut off his wrist with a knife and gave it to the monk. In order to commemorate his achievements, later generations sacrificed to Galand in the nave of the temple. Because "as long as you ask him for money, you will definitely give it", so the locals call it the God of Wealth. Now business owners often come here to worship the god of wealth in order to pray for their prosperous business and rolling financial resources.
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Tang Dynasty Cultural Relics —— Shi Die Sanwang Temple
Not far from the entrance of Tatan village like Chinatown, there is an ancient temple where three kings are enshrined: King Liu Xin, who is good at medical skills, often collects herbs to treat villagers; Ye Cheng, the second king, is skilled in martial arts and familiar with geography. He often helps mountain people find springs and dig wells. The three kings are brave and often go into the mountains to fight wolves, kill tigers and leopards and protect human and animal safety. According to the old man in Tatan village, there is a small village where Shi Die Temple is located, and there is a tiger hole opposite the village. Tigers often haunt and hurt people. Since then, the founder has touched three stones and piled them into three statues of the Prince, thus breaking the den and seeking peace, hence the name Shi Die Temple. The statues of these three princes were carved by later generations.
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Tang Dynasty Cultural Relics-Waiter Temple (formerly known as Waiter Pavilion)
Attendant Gong Ling, originally affiliated to Tatan Village, Longhai City, is located in Sanguantang Natural Village, Madong Village, Chengxi Town. This is the only way to go to Sanping Temple for pilgrimage. It was built by a monk in Zhong Yi during the Xian Tong period of the Tang Dynasty (860-873 AD). According to legend, at that time, Tang Wuzong opposed Buddhism, Sanping Town in Zhangzhou was burned far away, and Zhong Yi took refuge in the nine-story rock mountain in Qingningli in the northwest of Longxi County (now under the jurisdiction of Pinghe County). At that time, there were two monsters in Tatan village, namely "Tiger General Gong" and "Shi Mao Cave". They often made trouble. Yu Yi subdued them one by one and asked them to be bodyguards. "Shi Mao" was a bit cunning, and made a condition to the monk in Zhong Yi, saying, "Master can ask me to be a bodyguard, but I must enjoy the first fragrance first." The righteous monk agreed to this condition in order to eliminate violence and settle down. So today, a waiter temple was built on the mountain south of Sanpingyuan, so that the waiter Mao could enjoy the first wick incense. The temple has been donated by pilgrims for many years and is still intact.
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Cultural Relics of Ming Dynasty —— Qing Ji Mansion
Qing Ji Building in Tatan Village, Longhai City is the Ouyang Ancestral Hall, also known as "Muer Building". It was built during the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty. It is not only the first large-scale Ouyang ancestral hall in Zhangzhou, but also the first ancestral hall in the history of Ta (Tan) and the largest ancestral hall in Ta (Tan) so far. There is a popular saying that the ancestral temple is about to apply for promotion to one of the first batch of Taiwan-related cultural relics protection units in Tatan Village. At the end of Qing Ji Tower, there is a "God Token" dedicated to the ancestors who made great contributions to Tatan. At the gate of Qing Ji Mansion, there is a special couplet that reads: "Jin Yong in Bohai Sea is an instrument of strengthening the country, and the jade pen in Oushan is unprecedented". At the end of the building, there is a couplet saying: "Dong Jun gathers in bucket handle, Xibo gathers in Yuan", and the second couplet says: "The writing style is unprecedented, and it is called Zhenyuan Dragon and Tiger List; Wugongning, Juekai Jiajing ",the couplet of this season is:" Bohai Jiaxin along the swallow wing, Oushan Jiadi reelected ".
Cultural Relics of Qing Dynasty —— Tomb of Ouyang and Xie
The tombs of Ouyang and Xie were discovered in the Qing Dynasty, located about 1.5km northwest of Tatan Village, Longhai City, Fujian Province. There is a stone tablet in front of the tomb, which reads:, Min (1): This is a beautiful month, showing: 1, Kao and Xie Ouyang Gong; 2, Yan Rouhui Chen "Confucian, Jiacheng, male: no difference, a pendulum, because of the stand", * * * 32 words. The tombstone is elegant and handsome in shape, superb in stone carving technology and unique in style, which reveals such a historical and cultural information to the world in real time: this tomb 1 0,000% is not the tomb of ordinary people, and outstanding social grave owners Ouyang and Xie were buried together with their wife, Miss Chen Rouhui, and it is certain that they once had a glorious history. Tatan Village, Longhai City was originally affiliated to Nanjing County, Zhangzhou City, and the historical archives related to this tomb may only be available in Nanjing.
Remarks: (1) "Jing": "stone" in traditional Chinese characters.
Cultural Relics of the Republic of China-Founder Peng Shui
Pengshuizu Temple, formerly known as Cao Yan Temple, is the second branch of Cao Yan Temple in Tang Dynasty. Pengshui Temple is located in Pengshui section of Tatan village. 1953 reconstruction and expansion, there is a statue of Zen master Cao Yanguang for people to worship. The local old man said that Guanghui (brother of Guangji) had visited Zhong Yi Jackson on the mountain and passed by Pengshui. He found that there are often "water ghosts" here, and floods have caused disasters and the people are miserable. Glory and the "water ghost" will fight bravely and will eventually subdue the "water ghost". Later generations built a temple statue here to commemorate the kindness of Master Brilliant.
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