What temples can I go to in Lanzhou? Next, let me introduce to my friends the top ten temples in Lanzhou! Among them are the Jade Buddha Temple, Mani Temple, Zhuangyan Temple, Junyuan Temple, etc. Please see the detailed introduction of more temples below, come and take a look! 1. Jade Buddha Temple
The Jade Buddha Temple is located in Changjia Lane, Chengguan District, Lanzhou City. It is a famous Chinese Buddhist temple in Gansu Province and is listed as a cultural relic protection unit in Lanzhou City. The main existing buildings of the temple include the Tianwang Hall, the Main Hall, the Guanyin Hall, the Ksitigarbha Hall, the Maitreya Hall, etc., which were built in the first year of Daoguang's reign in the Qing Dynasty. It was destroyed during the "Cultural Revolution". After the 1980s, the temple was reopened and the temple was renovated. The last renovation was in 1992. The temple houses five large white marble Buddha statues invited by Myanmar, namely the statue of Sakyamuni, The Nirvana statue of Sakyamuni, the Dharma statue of Amitabha Buddha, the Medicine Buddha statue and the nectar-purifying wine statue of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva are all exquisitely carved from high-quality Burmese white marble. They are crystal clear, round, pure and solemn.
Address: No. 181, Jingning South Road, Chengguan District, Lanzhou City, Gansu Province 2. Mani Temple
Mani Temple is also called Wuquan Mountain because it is built in Wuquan Mountain, Lanzhou City, Gansu Province. Mani Temple. This temple was first built in the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty and was later destroyed by fire. It was rebuilt on the original site during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty. It covers an area of ??4637.75 square meters and belongs to the Gelug sect of Tibetan Buddhism. During the Cultural Revolution, the temple ceased activities and Wuquan Mountain was occupied. In 1982, the religious policy was implemented, returned to the religious community and approved to be opened as a Tibetan Buddhist temple. Mani Temple currently has two large and small halls, mainly dedicated to Guanyin, Manjushri, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, etc.; the main religious activities are Dharma meetings on the first and fifteenth day of every month, etc.
Address: 3. Zhuangyan Temple in Wuquanshan Park, Chengguan District, Lanzhou City, Gansu Province
Zhuangyan Temple is located on the west side of the Drum Tower in the old city center of Chengguan District, Lanzhou City. It was built in the Tang Dynasty. According to legend, it was the former residence of Xue Ju, the Jincheng captain in the late Sui Dynasty. In the thirteenth year of Daye (617), after Xue Ju proclaimed himself emperor in Lanzhou, it was his palace. After Xue Ju was pacified in the Tang Dynasty, it was converted into a Buddhist temple. It consists of three courtyards: the mountain gate, the wing room, the front hall, the main hall, and the back hall. According to documentary records, the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties carried out many renovations, and there are now three main halls. Zhuangyan Temple is famous for its "Three Wonders" of sculpture, calligraphy and painting. The statue of the Buddha in the main hall is well-proportioned and vivid, and its clothing patterns are delicate and lifelike. The original plaque on the mountain gate has the six characters "Emperor Zhuangyan Zen Temple" written by the famous calligrapher Li Puguang of the Yuan Dynasty. The font is powerful The mural of Guanyin on the back wall of the main hall is dignified and graceful. She is dressed in white and looks like yarn. The willow branches in the pure vase are as green as new. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, it was opened as a tourist attraction.
Address: 4. Junyuan Temple, west side of the Drum Tower of the Old City, Chengguan District, Lanzhou City, Gansu Province
Junyuan Temple is located in Wuquan Mountain, Lanzhou City. It was built between Emperor Shun of the Yuan Dynasty and Zheng Shi. In one year (1351), it was originally named Huangqing Temple. In the fifth year of Hongwu's reign (1372), Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, it was rebuilt according to the ruins of the Yuan Dynasty and renamed "Chongqing Temple". It experienced wars during the Qianlong and Tongzhi years of the Qing Dynasty, and was repaired again during the Guangxu period. At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, Liu Er, a famous scholar in Longshang, once again raised money to renovate and renamed it "Junyuan Temple". The temple's majestic buildings and rigorous layout fully reflect the style of domestic national architecture. The main existing buildings include the Main Hall, the East-West Side Hall and the Diamond Hall. The bronze Buddha enshrined in the temple was cast in the third year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1370). It has a dignified and kind appearance and is well made. It can be called the treasure of the temple.
Address: 5. Shidong Temple in Wuquanshan Park, Chengguan District, Lanzhou City, Gansu Province
Shidong Temple is located in the southeast of Gaolan County, leaning against mountains to the east and streams to the south. Beilian County has an advantageous geographical location, a long history and rich human resources. Shidong Temple was called "Shikong Hula" during the Yuan and Ming Dynasties. It was originally the local Yang family ancestral hall. In the lunar calendar of the 13th year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, the "Jincheng Yang Family Tombstone" was established in the eighth lunar month. The tombstone still exists today. Since the reform and opening up, in order to develop the county's tourism and cultural resources, the Main Hall was built on the original site. Three main caves with a depth of more than 20 meters and a width of more than 10 meters were opened and connected to side caves of 40 meters long and 2 meters wide, reshaping the palace. With the addition of Buddha statues such as Sakyamuni, Thousand-Armed Avalokitesvara, and the Laughing Buddha, the former solemnity gradually emerged, and Shidong Temple has become a relatively standardized place for Buddhist activities in the county.
Address: Weijiazhuang Village, Shidong Town, Gaolan County, Lanzhou City, Gansu Province 6. Thanksgiving Temple
The Thanksgiving Temple in Hongcheng County, Yongdeng County, a cultural relic protection unit, commonly known as the Big Buddha Temple, is a The Tibetan Buddhist temple with Chinese-style architecture is a national key cultural relic protection unit. The temple was built by Lu Lin, the fifth chieftain of Lu. Construction started in the fifth year of Hongzhi in the Ming Dynasty (14
92) and was completed in the seventh year of Hongzhi in the Ming Dynasty (1494), which lasted three years. The main building in the temple is the Main Hall (Big Buddha Hall), which has a front worship hall and a cloister structure. The statues are still the original works of the temple built in the early Ming Dynasty and are quite well preserved. In the front of the worship hall are the two attendant disciples of the Third Buddha, and on both sides are the two-bodied and eleven-faced Avalokitesvara, the eight great Bodhisattvas and the two-bodied protectors. Outside the worship hall is a corridor for walking through, which is a common system in general temples.
Address: 7. Baoen Temple, Yong'an Village, Hongcheng Town, Yongdeng County, Lanzhou City, Gansu Province
Baoen Temple is located in Shajingyi, Anning District, Lanzhou City, backed by Fenghuang Mountain and facing the Yellow River. The temple was first built during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. The ancestors of the past dynasties preached Dharma and comforted monks, and saved countless people. However, due to changes in the world and the vicissitudes of time, it was unfortunately destroyed by the Cultural Revolution. Nowadays, majestic buildings such as the Heavenly King's Hall, the Main Hall, the Bell and Drum Tower, the Five Views Hall, the Sutra Library, the Abbot's Courtyard, the Guanyin Courtyard, the God of Wealth Courtyard, the Ksitigarbha Courtyard, the East and West Wings, and the Mountain Gate have been gradually built. It has become the largest temple of Han Buddhism in Gansu. One of the monasteries.
Address: 8. Lingyan Temple, Shajingyi Village, Shajingyi Street, Anning District, Lanzhou City, Gansu Province
Lanzhou Shifogou Lingyan Temple is located in the hinterland of Shifogou. In the Shifogou National Forest Park, 16 kilometers south of Lanzhou City, is the Gelug Sect (Yellow Sect) temple of Tibetan Buddhism. Shifogou Temple was discovered in the early Qing Dynasty. A stone cave was found on the cliff with a stone Buddha statue on the cave wall. During the Jiaqing period (AD 1796-1820), some monks raised money to build the Shifo Temple and kept it as its abbot for many years. Shifogou also got its name. In the fourth year of Emperor Taiwu of the Northern Wei Dynasty (AD 431), Murong Gui, leader of the Xianbei tribe and king of Tuguhun Bailan, expanded and built a temple based on the Shifogou Lingyan cave he had built as a hermit. Because there were stone Buddha statues in the cave, he took the Named "Stone Buddha Temple". The temple was destroyed twice during the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty (1862-1874) and during the "Cultural Revolution", and was rebuilt in 2008.
Address: No. 9, Shifo Road, Agan Town, Qilihe District, Lanzhou City, Gansu Province, Baita Temple
Baita Temple is located on Baita Mountain on the north bank of Lanzhou City. On the north bank of the Yellow River, with an altitude of about 1,700 meters, it is named after the white pagoda on the top of the mountain. There are many peaks on the mountain, and there are two passes, Yudie and Jincheng, at the bottom. The situation is dangerous and it was an ancient military strategic point. On the mountain, there are balconies and corridors leading up and down, including the "Fenglin Xiangxi" archway, the Luohan Hall built on the mountain, the Sanxing Hall and the Baita Temple, etc. There are "three mountain treasures" in Baita Temple, one is the elephant skin drum, the second is the bronze bell, and the third is the redbud tree. It is said that the elephant skin drum was given by an Indian monk when he visited the White Pagoda. Now there are only imitations here; the bronze bell was cast during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty and weighs 153.5 kilograms; the leafy redbud tree was replanted by later generations.
Address: North side of Zhongshan Bridge, Beibinhe Middle Road, Chengguan District, Lanzhou City, Gansu Province (Baitashan Park) 10. Wanshou Temple
Wanshou Temple is located in Xigu District, Lanzhou City. The year of its construction is unknown. It was renamed Wanshou Temple during the reign of Emperor Jianwen of the Ming Dynasty. The temple has a long history, is majestic in appearance, and is full of incense. It is an important place for pilgrims and worshipers in Xigu, doing good deeds, accumulating virtue, and purifying people's hearts. After reconstruction, the halls of the Wanshou Temple are unfolded sequentially along the north-south central axis, from bottom to top according to the mountain terrain, climbing step by step, and the courtyards are connected. The mountains and green trees surrounding the temple complement each other, with the rising sun and sunset, morning bells and evening drums, and the clear sound of Buddhist chants. The completion of Wanshou Temple has become a beacon on the Jiuqu Yellow River and a scenic spot of Chinese Buddhism. It has added beauty to Lanzhou City and contributed to tourism, economic prosperity and cultural landscape.
Address: Xinghutai Village, Sijiqing Street, Xigu District, Lanzhou City, Gansu Province,