What are the interesting attractions of Danxia Temple in Nanzhao?
Overview of Danxia Temple
Danxia Temple is a provincial-level cultural relic protection unit, one of the eight famous temples in Henan Province, the head of Funiu Mountain Temple, and a Zen shrine in southern Henan. From the perspective of tourism, this scenic spot takes Danxia Temple as the center of gravity, including temple area, Tallinn, Qinglong Mountain, Baihu Mountain, ancient and famous trees and Damen District.
The biggest advantage of this scenic spot is that it is surrounded by mountains and waters, and the humanities are naturally integrated, especially the picturesque temple environment around Danxia Temple. At the same time, the scenic spot is close to the county seat, and the tourism advantage is very obvious.
Introduction of Danxia Temple Scenic Spot
(1) Miaoqu: Located in Mawan Village, it was founded in the fourth year of Tang Changqing (824). The Song Dynasty flourished and the Yuan Dynasty was in a state of chaos. It was rebuilt many times in the Ming Dynasty, and now it is a building in the Qing Dynasty. It is magnificent, simple and elegant. Danxia Temple has 1 10 temples and 49 Buddha statues. In its heyday, there were more than 500 monks and nuns, covering an area of 60,000 square meters. There are Tianwang Temple, Daxiong Hall, Pilu Hall, Zushi Hall, Dizang King Hall, Guanyin Hall, abbot's room, Zushi Hall, Tibetan Scripture Building and Boarding Building, which are magnificent. There are eight stone tablets of Song, Ming and Qing dynasties in the temple, which records the rise and fall of Danxia Temple. On the left is Qinglong Mountain, and on the right is White Tiger Mountain. Jiulong River lingers in front of the temple. Two square kilometers of ancient Berlin is lush, and it is known as "800 Li Niu Li Fu, 500 Li Danxia" in history. There is a pagoda on the back slope of the temple, surrounded by various red-leaf plants such as yellow-green firewood, butter and loblolly pine. Around the whole temple area, red flowers such as red plum, peach blossom and crape myrtle are planted, and red-leaf plants such as red-leaf Berberis and red-leaf plums are planted to set off the artistic conception of' Danxia'.
(2) Qinglong Mountain: Qinglong Mountain is steep and straight, just like a dragon roaring loudly. The Buddha cave on the mountainside is the place where the natural Zen master first came to Danxia to practice.
(3) Wofo Mountain: also known as Dangzi Mountain. When you climb Qinglong Mountain, you can see the "giant" of Dangzi Mountain lying on his back, lifelike. There is a big cave on the mountainside with stalactites and bamboo shoots. It's really spectacular
(4) White Tiger Mountain: White Tiger Mountain is magnificent, and Spider Mountain is small and exquisite, just like a ruby embedded beside a temple.
(5) Tallinn: In the early days of liberation, there were many ancient pagodas around Danxia Temple, which were bigger than Shaolin Temple. Today, there are only a dozen sporadic buildings, all built in the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, namely Danxia Temple and Monk Cemetery. In Yuan Dynasty, there were 5 brick towers, 5 Ming towers and 4 Qing towers.
(6) Berlin: Danxia Temple Berlin is the largest Buddhist activity place in China, with towering ancient trees and shady cypresses. Its planting is arranged according to Yin and Yang gossip.
(7) There are many ancient and famous trees: Danxia Temple, far away from the belly, near the entrance of the village, with mountains on its back and flowing water, with a tower of Zhenshan above and a bridge into the city below. There are two ancient cypresses in the temple, and ginkgo biloba is male and female in front of the temple. According to historical records, it was planted in the Tang and Song Dynasties and has a history of thousands of years. Cinnamomum camphora, white melon trees, Tasmania and hollow sandalwood trees, as well as berry vines in the temple, make the temple simple and elegant. Two cypress trees with wings on both sides of the front steps of the abbot's house have a history of nearly a thousand years.
Brief introduction of Danxia Temple
Danxia Temple, also known as Xianxia Temple, is a key cultural relic protection unit in Henan Province. Danxia Temple is surrounded by mountains and waters, with pines and bamboos and towering Buddhist temples. It is actually a historical relic of Nanyang and a tourist attraction in Nanzhao. The temple is divided into four buildings. The whole main building is arranged on a central axis, with east-west cloisters and scripture-stored buildings.
Liu Shan Rebuilding Danxia Temple in Qing Dynasty and Records of Nanyang County in Ming Jiajing. Danxia Temple in Nanzhao was founded by a natural Zen master in the fourth year of Tang Changqing. This temple has a history of 1 160 years.