Qingshan Temple was built 1500 years ago at the end of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, but the original building has been abandoned and rebuilt many times, because the name Qingshan Temple was called from this century. In the past, it had many names, such as Pudu Temple, Doumu Temple, Beidu Temple, Beidu Temple and Qingyun Temple.
The scenery around the Castle Peak Buddhist Temple is beautiful. The couplet in front of the Buddhist Temple, "Ten miles of pine and fir hide the ancient temple, and a hundred miles of clouds and water surround the Castle Peak", is the most vivid portrayal of the environment in which the Castle Peak Buddhist Temple is located. Castle Peak is 583 meters above sea level, standing tall and magnificent. During the Southern Dynasties, Zen Master Beidu came here to stay in Xi and help Qingshan (formerly known as Beidu Mountain). "Dongguan County Records" records: "Guangzhou passes through the circle, and Beidu Mountain is 38 miles in the border of Tuen Mun, Dongguan. According to the old legend, the former cup ferry owner came to live in Tun, hence the name. " The four pages of the twenty-first volume of Xin 'an County Records wrote: "I don't know the name of the Zen master, but I tried to cross the water with a wooden cup. Because I thought it was a number, I stopped swimming and practicing fine lines. My power was excellent. The reason was tested in the morning. In the fifth year of Yuanjia (AD 428), he climbed Tuen Mun Mountain in March, and later generations crossed the mountain because of his fame.
In the Song Dynasty, Beidu Temple (also known as Beidu Temple) was built on the north waist of Beidu Mountain, which was built by later generations to commemorate the Zen master. Therefore, today, the memorial arch in Qingshan Temple is engraved with the words "Beidu Site". There is an oil-passing rock on the right back hill of Daxiong Hall. This rock is not steep, but it is high and wide. On the rock altar, there is a rough statue of the Zen master. The original statue was carved and provided by Chen Yanming, a craftsman who knew Tuen Mun Town during the Southern Han Dynasty and the Five Dynasties, but it no longer exists. This new image is an approximate imitation. Although the ancient style is lost, its significance still exists. The statue of the Zen master is hidden in a small niche, which has long been connected: "Jin Meng Biehou North Temple has created history, and the rock road in the mountain temple has been passed down to future generations because of its name. Interestingly, there are thirty or forty porcelain statues of Guanyin, Tianhou and Guan Gong in front of the statue of Zen Master, which were all placed here when people moved, in order to protect them.
During the light years of the Qing Dynasty, Beidu Temple was converted into Qingyun Temple. Due to years of disrepair, the original scenic spots were lost. There is only a small room, which was built by a decent woman named Huang Gu. 19 14, the master who never became a monk got the support of the Dow family, the owner of this land, became Zhu's secretary and built the whole building. 19 18, Master Qi Xian returned from Guanzong Temple in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, and he and Zhang Chunbai raised funds to build it. Master Qi Xian was originally a businessman in Fujian, and later became a monk. It has successively built Beidu Pavilion, Zhutianbao Hall, Daxiong Hall, Dizang Hall, Dharma Hall, Abbot Room, Jushilin, Guanyin Pavilion, Haiyue Pavilion, Beidu Ruins Archway, Dehai Mingshan Brand Education Bureau, Hanling Pianshi Pavilion, Fish Grave, Longyan, Beidu Rock, Beidu Garden, Han Changli Monument and Huangyechuan Monument.
1926, the opening ceremony of Qingshan Temple was held, and the temple was revived by Master Miao Shen, so Master Qi Xian was called the founder of "Zhongxing Qingshan". Master Qi Xian died in 1932, and monk Foucault became the abbot of Qingshan Temple. After that, Zhang Chunbai went to Xiamen to worship the old monk Xu Yun as a teacher, and the dharma number became illusory. After returning to Hong Kong, the magician presided over the temple affairs in the name of a master, devoted himself to building a monk's room in Tang Qi, and fully developed the Castle Peak Buddhist Temple. Since then, Master Daan and Master Luo Sheng have successively served as the abbot of the temple. After the death of Master Luo Sheng, his nephew, Jiangsu layman, came to Hong Kong to become a monk and succeeded the abbot. Ten scenic spots in the eastern province of Qingshan include: Yixiao Pavilion, Xianghai Famous Mountain Archway, Fishbone Tomb, Qingyun Temple, Cup Elephant, Keelung Rock, Mountain Head, Han Tombstone and Qingshan Monument, Hehe Mountain Gate and Sky Observation. Things have changed, and now we can only find half of them.
At the foot of Castle Peak, there is a Buddhist Castle Peak Primary School. There is a small pavilion halfway up the mountain road next to the school. There are stone chairs and stone platforms for people to rest in the pavilion. There is a monument in the pavilion, which was built in 1932 to describe Sir He Dong's "hard work".
Shortly after the pavilion, there was a magnificent stone archway built in 1929, which read "Xianghai Mountain", which was inscribed by former governor Jin. The vigorous calligraphy shows that it has made great efforts to promote China's calligraphy. The archway was built to commemorate Kim's two visits to Castle Peak in June 1927 and March 1928.
Cultural relic archaeology
Lung Kwu Tan Site in Tuen Mun: In 2002, entrusted by the Antiquities and Monuments Office, the Sino-Hong Kong Archaeological Research Office conducted a rescue excavation in the site affected by four small house buildings, so as to obtain as much archaeological information as possible before the site was permanently destroyed.
Longgutan site is an important site from Neolithic Age to Bronze Age in Hong Kong. Lung Kwu Tan is located at the southern foot of Castle Peak in the southwest of New Territories, Hong Kong. Its north, south and east are surrounded by green hills, and only the west is the sea. This is a bay with a large area of sea sand deposits. The beach is divided into high and low positions, and there are also differences between ancient and modern times. Because Gaotan is not affected by modern tides, ancient cultural relics of Neolithic Age and Bronze Age are often found on Gaotan.
The excavation site is located in Shapugang village in the middle of Longgutan site, with 9 exploration points. Unearthed cultural relics include blue-and-white porcelain pieces from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, pieces of Kuiwen pottery pots from the Western Zhou Dynasty to the Spring and Autumn Period, sand-filled pottery pots and stone tools in the middle Neolithic period.
There are two biggest gains from this excavation: one is to clarify the clear relationship of stratigraphic superposition, and the other is to excavate and sort out the combination of many artifacts.
Stratigraphic superposition relationship is the focus of this excavation. In the process of excavation, from exploration to final exploration, new strata will appear at each stage, and new explanations and new problems will be put forward. Under the guidance of these new explanations and new problems, the relationship between the excavated strata is gradually clear, and the three layers with clear relationship represent the cultural accumulation in the middle Neolithic period, Shang Dynasty and the Spring and Autumn Period of Western Zhou Dynasty respectively. This continuous overlapping relationship is rare in Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta. This report gives a detailed introduction and analysis of the recorded data of stratigraphic superposition relationship.
The combination of utensils is precious in Hong Kong. In this excavation, there are 13 handicrafts, 6 pottery and 7 stone tools stored in a relic unit. In addition, artifacts belonging to other strata can also be arranged in different periods.