Qixia temple, also known as Qixia Ancient Temple, is located at the west foot of Qifa Mountain in Qixia District, Nanjing. It was built in the second year of Yongming in the Southern Qi Dynasty (484) and has a history of 1500 years. It is one of the four famous temples in China and the ancestral home of Buddhism "Sanlun Sect", which plays an important role in the history of Buddhism in China. It is the Buddhist center of the Southern Dynasties in China, and enjoys the same fame as Jiming Temple and Dingshan Temple.
In the twenty-fifth year of Ming Hongwu (1392), it was rebuilt and named qixia temple; During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, they made five southern tours, all of which were stationed in qixia temple, and allocated funds to build more than 2,000 French-style buildings, which were the most magnificent in the southeast. 1in April, 983, qixia temple was identified as a key Buddhist temple in the Han area of China, and Qixia Mountain Branch of China Buddhist College was established in the same year. 1988 1 month, which was announced by the State Council as a national key cultural relics protection unit; In 2009, it was listed as a national AAAA tourist attraction.
Architectural layout of qixia temple
Qixia temple covers an area of more than 40 mu, with Pilu Hall and Tibetan Scripture Building, which serve the Third Hospital, rising step by step along the mountain, and the pattern is neat and beautiful. In front of qixia temple is an open green lawn, with a mirror-like lake and a crescent-shaped white lotus pond, surrounded by lush trees and flowers, and winding peaks in the distance. The air is fresh and the scenery is quiet and beautiful.
The main buildings in the temple are the mountain gate, Maitreya Buddha Hall, Pilubao Hall, Dharma Hall, Buddhist Hall, Buddhist Scripture Building, Jian Zhen Memorial Hall and the stupa. There are Ming Dynasty steles in front of the temple, and thousands of Buddhist rocks and other places of interest behind the temple. In front of the temple, there is a Ming monument on the left, which was erected in memory of Shao, a famous monk in the early Tang Dynasty. The inscription was written by Li Zhi, written by calligraphers in the Tang Dynasty, and the word "Qixia" was written by Li Zhi himself. This is one of the historic sites in the south of the Yangtze River and a precious cultural relic.
The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-qixia temple.