Where is Chaoyang Temple in Ju County located?

Thousand-year-old Temple - Chaoyang Temple

Thousand-year-old Temple Chaoyang Temple was first built in the Tang Dynasty. Because it is close to the Longquan that is inexhaustible all year round, the Buddhists first built it and called it Longquan Temple. The feng shui is excellent and it has become a treasure land for Buddhism and Taoism. The name of the temple has been changed three times and the name of the monks and Taoism has been changed four times. In the late Qing Dynasty when Taoism became strong, it was renamed Chaoyang Temple to this day. According to legend, the Taoist Zhang Sanfeng once taught martial arts and refined elixirs here, and the incense was very popular. Chaoyang Temple is located on the backside of Fulai Peak, the main peak of Fulai Mountain. It is located in a mountain col that is sheltered from the wind and faces the sun. In the early winter, the mountain flowers are still in full bloom in front of the temple, the grass is as green as spring, and occasionally you can hear the calls of grasshoppers. In midsummer, here, The area behind Guan is as cool as autumn. Therefore, there was once a couplet on the gate of Chaoyang Temple: Chaoyang Temple, watch the morning sun, watch the sun, the severe winter is as warm as spring; the Buddha comes to the peak, the peak comes to Buddha, the shadow of the peak in midsummer is like the coolness of autumn. This couplet is enough to show that this place is a blessed place with a microclimate.

According to "Ju County Chronicles", Chaoyang Temple underwent large-scale reconstruction during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty. Later, due to disrepair and vandalism, although incense continued, most of the courtyard walls were gone and the roof collapsed. . The current Chaoyang Temple was restored in 2002. The restored Chaoyang Temple is a Qing-style building. None of the trees in the original temple were damaged. The entire building complex is half-hidden in the mountain, nestled between the forest and sea, hiding the wind and water, and full of auras. When you are in it, you can understand the loftiness of morality, and when you go outside, you can feel the peace of heaven and earth. Chaoyang Temple mainly includes the Jade Emperor Hall, the Parents Hall, the Medicine King Hall, the Wealth Hall, the Sanguan Hall, the Taishan Palace, the Wenxuan Hall, the Che God Hall, the Longevity Hall, and the Moonlight Old Man Hall.

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