Huangyang Jintai Temple tourist attractions [Zhuhai, Guangdong]

It is known as "the first peak at the gateway to the Pearl River". The Western Guangdong Coastal Expressway passes under the mountain. Looking north through the car window, among the green mountains, an antique building with a golden glazed tile roof is eye-catching. This is the famous Huangyangshan Jintai Temple. Jintai Temple, formerly known as Jintai Jingshe, is one of the Eight Scenic Spots of Boxwood. In the late Southern Song Dynasty, loyal ministers were guarding Emperor Xiangxing. Zhao Bing was in Guangdong. Thousands of warships were deployed on the sea at Yamen, Xinhui, Guangdong. They failed to fight against the Yuan soldiers. Prime Minister Lu Xiufu, carrying the young Emperor Xiangxing on his back, threw himself into the sea and died for his country. General Zhang Shijie led the rest of his troops to break out, but encountered a strong wind in the South China Sea and capsized his boat. His body drifted to Dachikan at the foot of Huangyang Mountain and was buried by the villagers at the foot of Huangyang Mountain. The remaining minister Chengjie Lang Zhao Shicong, the Prime Minister of Dali Temple Gong Xingqing, the Hanlin scholar Deng Guangjian and others lived in seclusion in Huangyang Mountain and built a house named "Jintai Jingshe". According to historical records, during the Spring and Autumn Period, King Yan Zhao built the "Golden Platform" in Yishui to summon officials from all over the world. Zhao Shicong and others built a house in Huangyang Mountain, and they also compared themselves to the gathering of wise men. They read and recited sentences as a name, and conspired to resist the Yuan Dynasty as a reality. Jintai Jingshe is the predecessor of Jintai Temple. In the Renchen year of the Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty (AD 1772), Master Guangjing initiated the expansion of Jintai Temple. There is a "Stele Inscription on the Reconstruction of Jintai Temple" to record the details: A good place must be obtained by a famous person, and a famous person must choose a good place and then live there. The intersection between earth and people is often the same. According to the county annals, Duke Zhao avoided the chaos of the Song Dynasty and settled in Huangyang Mountain. He kept Deng Gong and served as a minister to Gong Gong. He was also a minister of the Song Dynasty. He was friendly to Duke Zhao. He also avoided the chaos and chanted here. These are the three wise men. It is based on the biography of Si Shan, who also benefited from the three sages. If there is no evidence of ambition, it can only be tested by birds. In the Gengshen year of Qianlong, the Zhao family established a temple because of its victory. It was a place where eminent monks could walk and station their staffs. It was named "Jinhan". However, the scale is still not large. In the Renchen year of Qianlong's reign, the mirror was renovated and people were determined to raise money for it. The Zhao family immediately advocated this move, and the experts and scholars from all over the world were happy to help. Its walls are high, its halls are wide, and it is the place where the Ming God appears, so the outlook is greatly changed. The beautiful water, green mountains, and misty clouds are not only a place for wise men and officials to have banquets, but also a place for singing... After the expansion, the main body of Jintai Temple has three chambers. , the back seat is Kuixing Pavilion on the second floor. Couplet on the temple door: The golden body is always there, the mirror is always bright. It was written by Huang Huaisen, a Doumen native who served as governor of Guangxi. During Buddha's birthday and customary festivals, there are crowds of tourists on the mountain and throngs of pilgrims in the temple. Over the past hundred years, the abbot has changed several times. Among them, Master Zhiyin, a native of Dongguan, came to the mountain in 1933 and stayed there for more than ten years. He is quite accomplished in Buddhism and literature, and often talks about Zen and Taoism with Master Yifeng, the abbot of Qianwu Xiangquan Temple. His poem "Jintai Temple" says: "The sound of drums has been heard from Jintai for a long time, and auspicious smoke gathers every morning. A section of brocade pattern is separated from the dirty ground, Qianxun white refines the wet flower sky. The mist gathers in the early morning, and the desert is covered with clouds. The sun is hanging in the sky. Who can experience this scene? You should know that there is a Buddhist temple in Tongli." After that, Jintai Temple was burned by soldiers many times and gradually fell into decline. The main building was demolished in the third year of the Great Leap Forward. Later, due to the construction of Jintai Reservoir, the remaining walls were broken. When everything is prosperous, everything will prosper. The people's government protects legitimate religious sites. In the early 1990s, the restoration project of Jintai Temple was launched. Because the old site was flooded and the traffic was inconvenient, the new site was chosen at the "General's Disarm" at the southern foot of Huangyang Mountain. The scenery here is beautiful, overlooking Yamen Haikou in the front and the main peak of Huangyang in the back; Qinglong Mountain stretches to the left, and Baihu Mountain rides on it. On the right, there is clear water in front, and on the other side there is a high rock on the top of the mountain named "Dengxian Stone", which is the place where the Cowboy King ascended to heaven in Doumen folklore. Hong Kong believers Huang Yongfa and Yang Lianjiao were in love with the Huangyang landscape. Oxfam donated money to rebuild Jintai Temple. After doing business, they went to Jiuhua to visit Putuo. They sincerely invited the famous temple master Nan to preside over the reconstruction and management work. The local Meifu also provided great assistance. After several years of construction, the New Jintai Temple has now begun to take shape. Drive along Huangyang Avenue and turn into the reservoir to reach the mountain gate. Climb up more than 300 stone steps and you will see the majestic Mahavira Hall, with the golden walls of the Bodhisattva statues and the antique comprehensive buildings. According to the plan, the Sutra Library, Bell and Drum Tower, Heavenly King's Hall, Wing Room, Guest Hall, Storehouse and Merit Hall will be unveiled one by one in this Feng Shui treasure land. When the three-ton bronze bell cast in Suzhou rang, Jintai Temple played a new movement. There are at least hundreds of open temples in Guangdong, and the ancient and new Jintai Temple was rated as one of the 20 Buddhist civilized temples. This is not a false name. I remember when the mountain was opened to build the new Jintai Temple, the "general removed his armor" and became a bare "high loess slope". Nowadays it is covered with green trees. Eyes full of green. This is the result of several years of diligent planting and management by the monks and believers of Jintai Temple. The Wubao Reservoir, with its abundant blue water, has been supplying drinking water to tens of thousands of people at the foot of the mountain without being polluted beyond the standard. This is due to the masters' emphasis on environmental protection. They released a large number of fish, turtles and birds and allowed them to thrive, creating an ecological environment with flying kites and leaping fish, and the singing of birds and the fragrance of flowers. Therefore, it is refreshing to visit Xinjintai Temple.

As the number of pilgrims increases, it has become a new tourist attraction, attracting film and television crews from the mainland and Hong Kong to shoot location scenes. Jintai Temple still has many construction projects that need to raise funds. Despite this, the monks are still charitable and enthusiastic about social welfare. Two masters, Hongru and Jiexin, have been sponsoring the study of three poor students in the old revolutionary area of ??Jinzhai County, Anhui Province for four years. During the holidays, the masters and Buddhist disciples go down to nearby villages and towns to deliver rice, oil, salt, and fruits to the lonely elderly people. and clothing, etc., tens of thousands of which have been given away over the past few years. When there was an earthquake in Hebei, floods in the Yangtze River Basin, and floods in Guangdong and Guangxi, they successively donated more than 300,000 yuan in charity and more than 20,000 pieces of clothing, showing love and charity to all living beings. The monks of Jintai Temple have always been patriotic and love religion. After the ceremonial puja held in 1997 by more than 800 people from Zhuhai City and Doumen Buddhist circles to celebrate Hong Kong's return and pray for prosperity and stability, last year they participated in the Zhuhai City people from all walks of life to welcome Macau's return to the motherland. During the gala performance, Jing received high praise for its long Sanskrit music. The following poem by the contemporary poet Liu Junxu is a portrayal of the ancient and modern Jintai Temple: There is no reason for the ups and downs of the old temple, and the snowy mountains and the sea speak of loyal ministers. The former residence of the minister has old articles, but the palace is full of glory and the land is new. The Buddhist lamp that shines from afar opens the door to enlightenment, and the accumulated virtues and good deeds enlighten the people. The mirror, mind, body and trees are diligently brushed, clean and selfless and not stained by dust.