Nanyan Temple has a long history, with a history of 1600 years. It is one of the early cave temples in southeastern Zhejiang, and it is famous far and near. Yonghe in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, where monks began to shine. Hui Jiao's Biography of Eminent Monks and Biography of Stones record that there lived a eminent monk in Nanyan Temple during the Liu and Song Dynasties. Silver moon Temple and Yuan Hua Temple built in Shicheng Mountain after Nanyan Mountain, Yuan Jiazhong Temple in Liu and Song Dynasties, named Nanyan Academy, was abandoned by Tang Huichang. Xian Tong was rebuilt in the eighth year (867). In the first year of the Northern Song Dynasty (1008), it was changed to Zuyin Academy, and Xuanhe Middle School (1 120) was destroyed by fire. In the 15th year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (1382), it was called Nanyan Temple. The old stone tablet in the temple, Tang Xuanwei's behavior, was written by Li Yi, and the stone tablet has been lost. The temple was destroyed by Taiping Army in Xianfeng period of Qing Dynasty. After nine years of tongzhi (1870), the monks gave up collecting money for reconstruction. After many vicissitudes of life, he was repeatedly robbed. In the Republic of China, there were still halls, wings, wings, inscriptions and couplets. 65438-0950, the county people's government listed Nanyan Mountain as a scenic spot and implemented protection. 1985, Nanyan Mountain is included in the Great Buddha Temple Scenic Area. In Nanyandong Temple, there is a clear spring, which oozes from the cracks in the rocks. The water quality is clear and sweet, and it will not dry up after a long drought, commonly known as "Xianshuiquan". On top of Nanyan Temple, the high rock is abrupt, the dangerous cliff is at the top, and there is a flat hole between the cliffs, which is called Yunuji. Xiao Min, a magistrate of a county in the Ming Dynasty, said, "There are strange rocks on the rocks, and it's lonely for half a day. Sun and Moon fly, Yunjin, Jade Girl Ji Ye. " Legend has it that a fairy lived in a brocade, and at the end of the year, the cloth hung down from the hole to make clothes for the monk.
The cliff stone above Moonlight Cave is called Frankincense Rock. When it rains, waterfalls hang high in stone crevices, thunder and rain splash, and water drops are as fine as beads on sunny days, commonly known as "frankincense drops".
There are also scenic spots such as Huayun Cave (Tiefo Temple), Biyandong Cave (Big Cave), Keyandong Cave and Bat Cave around Nanyan Temple.
According to legend, Nanyan Mountain was recorded by Zhuangzi as the place where childe fished for the rock. Ren Gongzi is a legendary giant. He used fifty cows as bait, and a few years later, he caught a big fish. After drying, it is enough for southeast people to eat dry food for half a year. Because Nanyan Mountain is a "sea mountain", stones are different from other mountains, and hands can be broken, but they will not collapse naturally. It is said that fish and snail shell fossils can sometimes be seen in the meantime. According to legend, when Dayu was in charge of water control, Nanyan was originally "Haimen" and "injected sandstone to the east".