The largest Buddhist shrine in Dongguan has beautiful scenery and is open for free. It's a pity if you haven't been there.

The largest Buddhist shrine in Dongguan has beautiful scenery and is open for free. It's a pity if you haven't been there.

Wentu/Listen to the snow in the north of the city

It is said that Buddhism is one of the most popular religions in China, and there are many good men and women. On holidays and weekends, everyone likes to go to the temple to worship the gods and offer incense, praying for the health of their families, smooth work and all their wishes come true. Temples are generally built in beautiful mountains and forests, and naturally they have become the favorite leisure and holiday resorts for the masses.

There are quite a few Buddhist temples in Dongguan, such as Guanyin Mountain in Zhangmutou, and Zifu Temple in Tongsha Reservoir in Dongcheng under construction. However, the largest and most beautiful temple in Dongguan is not them, but Kannonji, which is located in the center of Shidong Scenic Spot in Dalingshan Forest Park, Dongguan.

Dalingshan Forest Park is densely forested, with deep canyons, lush vegetation, birds singing and insects chirping, winding paths leading to secluded places, and Feiquan Waterfalls everywhere. The top of the Forest Park, Tea Peak, is 53.1 meters above sea level. Climbing to the peak, you can enjoy the new look of the city and the surrounding lakes and mountains.

Kannonji is located halfway up the forest park, with convenient transportation. You can take a bus to the gate of the forest park, then walk or ride into the mountain, or you can drive directly to the parking lot in Kannonji. It takes about 1 hour to walk to Kannonji from the gate of Forest Park.

according to historical records, Kannonji was founded in the Ming dynasty, which has been more than 3 years. According to legend, there is a clear spring in the temple, which is sweet and delicious. If you drink it for a long time, you can stay young forever and prolong your life. The place where this clear spring flows, everything nourishes and trees grow sturdily. People only smell the sound of the spring, and then it is called Guanyin Shengquan. Hence its name from Kannonji.

once in Kannonji, Dongguan, incense was at its peak, and eminent monks came forth in large numbers. However, as the times changed, the centuries-old temple was destroyed by war, and visitors did not sigh for it. Later, with the efforts of monks and pilgrims in past dynasties and the support of the government, Kannonji in Dalingshan resumed its heyday of incense.

the first time I met Kannonji, I was impressed by its scale and grandeur. Kannonji is built on the mountain, and the buildings are stacked on top of each other. The courtyards overlap and expand vertically, and cooperate with the lateral expansion, so as to highlight the solemnity of the main building through the changes of different enclosed spaces.

Kannonji retains the style of ancient palace architecture, with a magnificent exterior carved with dragons and painted with phoenixes, and a very modern interior with vertical elevators and escalators. This is a temple with modern characteristics. Although the mountain is high and the road is far away, it still can't stop many good men and women from coming here to pay homage to the Buddha.

There is also a smiling Maitreya Buddha near Kannonji, whose smiling mouth is always open to welcome guests from all over the world. By the way, don't forget to try the vegetarian meal in the temple when you come here. It's really delicious.

Buddhists walk through the temple, and their bodies seem to be stained with the breath of Buddha, and their mood is as quiet as a cloud. Standing in front of the dense incense burner, pious worship or loneliness, stranded in the world. Maybe I can't. I have too much to let go. I think going to the temple is a kind of drifting sightseeing!

I still like it here very much. I like to walk here in my spare time on weekends, like cicadas chirping on pine trees in front of the mountain gate, summer after summer. As soon as I arrived here, it was like a ship docked in the harbor, the noise was calm, and all the pressures of work and life were relaxed. The scarlet column is fiery and determined. Ancient trees and temples wash away the lead.

when autumn comes, the yellow leaves are spread all over the floor, and it is lonely and silent. Birds sing in the empty mountains, and people live in the clouds, like the hidden spring given by the legendary Guanyin master, which is long and hidden. All the winds that have blown and the Sanskrit songs that have been listened to are better than those, unnecessary paranoia.