Zuyue Temple, Longquan Temple, Nanquan Temple, Xiangyan Temple
Zuyue Temple Qianshan Zuyue Temple
Zuyue Temple is the earliest temple in Qianshan One of the temple buildings. According to legend, when the temple was first built, an ancestor passed by here and carefully inspected the temple's architecture, so it was named Zuyue Temple. According to research, it was first built in the Tang Dynasty. The building at that time was broad and magnificent, several times larger than now. Later, during the Jin and Yuan dynasties, flash floods broke out and the temple was washed away. The ruins were located in a low-lying open area in front of the current site. Large relief stone railings, pillar bases, lotus Buddha seats, pillar bases, residual stone stele heads, porcelain fragments, etc. have been excavated from the site. These relics provide important clues for investigating the temple architecture and religious history of Qianshan. The current site of Zuyue Temple was built during the Ming Dynasty. It was renovated and renovated successively during the Qianlong, Daoguang and Guangxu years of the Qing Dynasty. After liberation, it was repaired many times. There are seven existing buildings. The Shiying Hall is the main hall. To the east are the Hu Xiantang and guest rooms. Under the steps of the main hall are the east and west side halls. There are bell towers and drum towers in the south of the side halls, which are symmetrical from east to west. The Sakyamuni Hall is directly opposite the temple gate, and outside the gate is a stone wall more than fifty meters long. The buildings of Zuyue Temple are relatively compact, concentrated and regular. It was built in a winding, narrow trumpet-shaped valley. The terrain of the mountain is high in the north and low in the south. The edge of the flat land in front of the temple is about ten meters away from the slope below. The low-lying parts of the temple are all raised by stones, which shows the construction works at that time. It's very difficult. Zuyue Temple has magnificent temples, beautiful mountains and beautiful scenery. The peaks on the east and west sides hug it tightly, like holding a bright pearl in both hands. The peaks above are green and the walls are green, and the forest waves are surging; below there are red pillars and green tiles, and the palace is brilliant. Next to the temple, the mountains and rivers are gushing down, fresh and cool; in the back mountain, a small pavilion stands precariously, which is quiet and elegant, making people linger and forget to leave. Many ancient people visited Zuyue Temple and sang poems in praise of peace. Today, many people also praise the beauty and magnificence of Zuyue Temple. The ancients praised it with the poem "There are many wonders in our ancestors, and the work of heaven is also illusory". Xu Wenhua, a man of the Ming Dynasty, also wrote a poem to praise it: "I often go back to the lake to see the murmuring water, and the road is full of twists and turns. The bells of the upper world are ringing in the sky. In the setting sun, the tower in front of me is reflected, the waves are rising, the rocks are ringing, and the flowers are raining in the sky. Xue Tingchong, the supervisory censor Zhu Chi, the patrol censor Shi Baoshan and others all sang in harmony. Some praised Zuyue Temple for "the rocks and pines are always green, and the stone streams and springs are full of falling flowers." Some praised the "mountains leading to the towers and the blue sky." "Xing", enjoying the trip and forgetting to return. Longquan Temple Longquan Temple is located in the middle of Qianshan Beigou, about 1.5 kilometers east of Wuliang Temple. It stands surrounded by peaks. It has a broad terrain and magnificent architecture. It is the largest existing Buddhist temple among the five Zen forests in Qianshan. The temple was first built in the Tang Dynasty. It was still small in the Jin and Yuan Dynasties. In the Ming Dynasty, there was a lot of construction work and there were many buildings. It was later renovated and still maintained the Ming Dynasty style. The temple is half built on a cliff and half built on a short wall. It is located in a secluded jungle. The main existing buildings in the temple include the Main Hall, the Tianwang Hall, the Weituo Hall, the Pilu Hall, the Dragon King Temple, and the Sutra Pavilion. The statues in the temple are exquisitely shaped and carved, and are lifelike. There is a clear spring behind the temple, with gurgling water all year round. According to legend, it is the "dragon's birth water". Because the mountain water flows downward and curves like a dragon, it is named Longquan Temple. There is a back pavilion in the Shouhou Mountain Col, which was built by monk Liu Bin during the Jiaqing period of the Ming Dynasty. There are 16 scenic spots around the temple, including Pine Gate Pagoda Shadow, Pingfeng Morning Green, Luofeng Moonlight Night, Strider Stone Sunrise, Lion's Mouth Bell, etc. It has also long been famous in Qianshan Scenic Area. Wang Erlie, a native of the Qing Dynasty, once wrote a poem praising the scenic beauty of Longquan Temple: "Thousands of peaks appear in the haze, and sixteen scenes contain pictures." Nanquan Nunnery Nanquan Nunnery is a Taoist temple. According to the record of the reconstruction of the monument in the 40th year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1612 AD), since the nunnery was built in the Tang Dynasty, it has been rebuilt many times in many dynasties. Until the You year of Wanli (1609 AD), "Sun Gong" and others saw that the ancient temple was in ruins. They raised money to cut down stones and began to rebuild Nanquan Nunnery. Buddhist halls, dining halls, gate towers, walls, etc. were built successively. Later, after several years of repairs, three more temples were opened. After Taoism entered Qianshan in the Qing Dynasty, it was successively rebuilt in the fiftieth year of Qianlong (1785 AD), the fifth year of Jiaqing (1800 AD), the fourth year of Daoguang (1824 AD), and the twenty-sixth year of Daoguang (1846 AD). The expansion gave Nanquan Nunnery its current scale. Nanquan Nunnery was a place where scriptures were collected and scriptures were engraved. According to the inscriptions erected in September of the 14th year of Jiaqing in the Qing Dynasty (1809 AD), the 4th year of Daoguang (1824 AD), and the 10th year of Guangxu (1884 AD), the Taoist priest of Nanquan Temple "discussed at Nanquan Temple" and "Chu Xin" After several years and eight years of fundraising, more than 100 sutra editions have been published." "All those who printed sutras came here." The printing and printing process was reworked and the edition of Golden Rules was added." The Sutra Hall where the sutras were collected and printed in Nanquan Nunnery no longer exists, but the ruins can still be seen. As soon as you enter the courtyard gate, you can see the bluestone foundation underground, which is the remains of the Sutra Hall. Xiangyan Temple Xiangyan Temple is located in the south of Qianshan Mountain. Although it is surrounded by peaks, you don't feel that it is narrow when you enter it. On the contrary, you feel that the distant peaks and near slopes are distinct, far-reaching and open. "Liaoyang County Chronicle" records: "The temple is located in the mountain sun, and the mountain flowers are in full bloom. At the turn of spring and summer, the mountains are covered with flowers and the fragrance is thick, so it is named Xiangyan Temple. In the past, people said that Xiangyan Temple has the most scenic spots and is the crown of the mountain. Gailongquan In the narrow area, Da'an is close to danger, and Zu Yue rarely goes back. However, the outside of Xiangyan Rock is vast, and it is protected by two cliffs. There are thousands of bird paths, just like going back and forth. Thousands of trees are scattered and shadowy, and strange rocks appear and appear in it from time to time. ". Xiangyan Temple is an early building in Qianshan. It is said that it was built in the Tang Dynasty, no later than the Jin and Yuan Dynasties.
The "Twin Peaks Pagoda" on the east mountain of the temple is an ancient pagoda left from the Jin Dynasty. It is the oldest existing building in Qianshan. There are brick carvings of flying sky and other patterns on the pagoda. The architecture is beautiful and generous. It is one of the famous attractions of Xiangyan Temple. In front of the temple, there is also the tomb tower of the monk Xue'an of the Yuan Dynasty, and the monument of Xue'an during the Emperor's Qing Dynasty of the Yuan Dynasty. There are more than ten stone steles from the Ming and Qing Dynasties in the temple. According to literature, Xiangyan Temple was destroyed by disaster, and its current location was rebuilt on the abandoned site. In the Qing Dynasty, Xiangyan Temple was famous far and wide. During the Yongzheng, Qianlong, Daoguang and Guangxu years of the Qing Dynasty, it was renovated and expanded one after another. The architectural art of Xiangyan Temple is admired by people. Its exquisite structure, exquisite carvings, and beautiful and gorgeous decorations are unparalleled by other temples in Qianshan. The temples here are all of the hard-mountain type with a single eaves. The ridges are decorated with colorful relief stone carvings. There are running animals on the oblique ridges. There are five pavilion tweens, pillars, corner brackets, etc. under the eaves. There are swallowtails under the canals, and there are coiled dragons and ridges. There are openwork carvings such as cows, and the beams and capitals are decorated with triple beams and realistic animals, flowers, and other colorful decorations. Such exquisite carvings and decorations fully reflect the wisdom and artistic talent of the working people. Xiangyan Temple has many historic sites, most of which are connected with the monks. As the saying goes: famous temples produce eminent monks. Xue'an is the eminent monk of Xiangyan Temple. The "Review of Northeast Literature" records: "The monk Xue'an's name was Puguang, his courtesy name was Yuanhui, his name was Xu'an, his common surname was Li, and he was from Datong. From the Yuan Dynasty to the Yuan Dynasty, he was specially granted the title of Bachelor of Zhaowen Hall and was awarded It is said that he was good at painting landscapes, learned from Guan Tong, and learned about Huzhou in ink and bamboo... Xue'an was good at writing the Eight Great Masters' Awakening Sutra, and his penmanship was brilliant, and he was deeply influenced by Lu Gong's Samadhi." From this point of view, Xue'an is quite talented. "Liaoyang County Chronicle" also records an anecdote about Xue'an: Xue'an was from the Yuan Dynasty and lived in Xigoujiazhai, Anshan. There were frequent wars at that time. Xue'an had been on the war for ten years. One day, when he returned home, it was already midnight. Through the moonlight, he saw his wife sleeping in the same bed with a young man through the moonlight. He was furious and had murderous intentions. But then I thought, why should I care about the troubles of the world? It is better to abandon my home and run away to get rid of the worries of the world. So he threw the knife under the window and became a monk at the "Sunset Temple" in Cuijiatun near Qianshan. When his wife found out about him, she took her daughter to him and said, "You have wronged me. The one sleeping in the bed is the daughter you gave birth to after you left." But Xue'an Buddha's heart was determined and he vowed not to return to earth. , to avoid the crying of his wife and daughter, he went to Xiangyan Temple, where he practiced hard and became a eminent monk. The "Snow'an Pagoda", "Laozu Cave" and "Magic Refining Stone" in Xiangyan Temple are all historic sites related to Snow'an.