Travel guide to Jinshan Temple in Zhenjiang

Zhenjiang Jinshan Temple Tour Route:

Jiangtian Zen Temple→Sunset Pavilion→?Guanyin Pavilion?→?Lengjiatai?→?Foyin Shanfang?→?Four Treasures of Jinshan?→ Ci Temple Tower→?Ancient Fahai Cave?→?Liuyunting?→?Miaogao Terrace?→?Qifeng Pavilion?→?White Dragon Cave?→?Chaoyang Cave?→?Ancient Immortal Cave?→?Yudai Bridge?→?Yuquan ?→ Guo Pu Tomb→?The best spring in the world

The best time to visit Zhenjiang Jinshan Temple:

3 → November

Zhenjiang’s famous snacks include fire noodles , crab roe soup dumplings, meat dishes, etc. Jiaoshan anchovy is a famous dish unique to Zhenjiang. Other famous dishes include crystal hoof, stewed crab meat lion head, catfish in white sauce, braised silver carp head, and dried chicken sauce. Shredded saury, steamed saury, fish ball soup with vegetable saury, vegetarian citron tofu, vegetarian mandarin fish, vegetarian goose skin, osmanthus and ginkgo, etc.

Extended information:

Jinshan Temple is located in the northwest of Zhenjiang City and is a national 5A-level scenic spot. Jinshan Temple was built in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. It is the birthplace of Chinese Buddhist rituals on water and land, which include chanting sutras, setting up fasts, worshiping Buddha and repenting, and commemorating the souls of the dead.

Jinshan was originally an island in the Yangtze River. Due to the "meandering of the river", it was connected to the land around the end of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty (1903). There are many scenic spots in Jinshan, full of historical legends and myths. The ancients praised it as "the most scenic spot in the south of the Yangtze River".

Jinshan is famous for its Jinshan Temple. Jinshan Temple has a history of more than 1,600 years. Its original name is Zexin Temple, also known as Longyou Temple. Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty once inscribed "Jiangtian Temple" in his own handwriting, but since the Tang Dynasty, people have called it Jinshan Temple. It is the birthplace of Chinese Buddhists' water and land rituals of chanting sutras, setting up fasts, worshiping Buddhas and repenting, and commemorating the dead.

The gate of Jinshan Temple faces west and is built against the mountain. The palaces are side by side and the pavilions are connected. The mountain is covered with magnificent buildings, making it impossible to see the original appearance of the mountain. Therefore, it is called "Jinshan Temple wrapped around the mountain". said.

Jinshan Temple in Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province is one of the four famous temples of Chinese Zen Buddhism. Jinshan Pagoda is located in Jinshan Temple in Jinshan Scenic Area in the western suburbs of Zhenjiang. According to the "Jinshan Temple Chronicles": the pagoda was built in Qi more than 1,400 years ago. , Liang Dynasty,

The tower was 30 meters high. There were twin towers in the Tang and Song Dynasties. In the Song Dynasty, they were called "Jianci Tower" and "Jianshou Tower". Later, the twin towers were destroyed by fire. In the Ming Dynasty, a tower was rebuilt and named "Ci Tower". longevity tower". According to ancient Buddhist customs, a pagoda is usually built at the same time as a temple is built. Especially for famous mountain temples, every temple must have a pagoda.

During the Xianfeng period of the Qing Dynasty, this tower was destroyed by war again. The current pagoda was built in the 20th year of Guangxu's reign by Yinru, the abbot of Jinshan Temple, who appealed to the Beijing court and was ordered to raise funds for reconstruction. At that time, the Yin Confucians traveled north and south, begging for alms along the doorsteps, raising funds from various sources, and received the support of Liu Kunyi, the governor of Liangjiang. They raised 29,600 taels of silver. In the 26th year of Guangxu (1900 AD), after more than 5 years of hard work, it was rebuilt, which is now Cishou Pagoda.

Jinshan Mountain is only 44 meters high. When you come to the front of the mountain, you feel towering and lonely, and suddenly feel a sense of sublimity and solemnity, because of the Cishou Pagoda on the top of Jinshan Mountain. The temple tower and the Jinshan Mountain are integrated into one, creating an optical illusion, and the height of the tower is also included in the height of the mountain.

The temples and palaces on the mountain are lined up in rows, and the towers and towers compete for glory. From a distance, the mountain is a temple, and from a close distance, the temple is a mountain. It forms the anchor point of "Jinshan Temple wraps around the mountain" and fully embodies the outstanding architecture of ancient times. Art. Jiangtian Zen Temple is Jinshan Temple. The original Jinshan Temple was built in the first half of the fourth century during the reign of Emperor Ming of the Eastern Jin Dynasty and was named Zexin Temple. It was destroyed seven times in history, but it has a great reputation and has many eminent monks.