Three wonders of Lushan temple

Three wonders of Lushan Temple: literary talent, calligraphy and sculpture.

The precious cultural relic preserved in Lushan Temple is the Lushan Temple Monument, which was carved in the ancient Lushan Temple in the 18th year of Tang Kaiyuan (730). There was a pavilion cover in Ming dynasty, which was embedded in the wall of Yuelu Academy during Xianfeng period in Qing Dynasty. It is now preserved in Hunan University. The monument is 2.72m high and1.33m wide. This was written by Li Yong, a great calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty. The inscription has four characters, namely "Lushan Temple Monument". The content describes the rise and fall of Lushan Temple from the early Jin Dynasty to the establishment of a monument in the Tang Dynasty, the restoration of the temple, the Buddhist teachings passed down by Zen masters in previous dynasties and the scenery of Yuelu Mountain. The full text is * *. Li Yong (678-747) was born in Jiangdu, Yangzhou. He is famous for his meticulous brushwork, acting and regular script, and is unique. This monument has a great influence on future generations. Su Shi and Mi Fei attacked the Basic Law slightly in the Song Dynasty, and Meng Yue, a calligrapher in the Yuan Dynasty, wrote big characters with one mind. In the Ming Dynasty, Dong Qichang praised him as "the right army is like a dragon and the North Sea is like an elephant". This monument is a famous Tang monument in China, which belongs to the provincial key protected cultural relics.