When is the best time to go to Guobao?

The best time for Guobao Temple (Leshan): Spring and autumn are the best time to travel to Leshan.

Leshan is located in the influence area of southeast monsoon and southwest monsoon. The northeast plain and hilly areas belong to subtropical humid monsoon climate, with mild climate, long frost-free period, the same season of rain and heat, abundant rainfall and distinct four seasons. The annual average temperature is 65438 06.5℃.

Guobao Temple is located under Mount Emei. It is the first temple under the mountain, the gateway to Emei Mountain, the center of Buddhist activities in Emei Mountain, and the only place for tourists to go up the mountain by car (the bus station for individual tourists is near Guobao Temple) or climb mountains on foot. Leaving Guobao Temple, there are two mountain roads going up the mountain. The left line goes directly to Jinding via Khufu Temple and Yin Qing Pavilion, with a total length of 64 kilometers; The right line reaches Jinding via Wannian Temple.

Guobao Temple was built in Wanli period of Ming Dynasty, and it is one of the eight famous temples in the whole mountain. The main hall in the temple was originally dedicated to the representatives of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism. It was once called Hui Zong Hall, which means "the Sect of Three Churches". Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty took the meaning of "serving the country and benefiting the Lord" from Buddhism and renamed it the National Security Temple. The temple gate sits west to east, and a pair of stones in front of the mountain gate were carved in the Ming Dynasty. The "National Security Temple" plaque on the mountain gate was inscribed by Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty. This temple used to be a place of "three religions", but now we can still see some couplets with a touch of Taoist charm, such as "thinking alone and learning from the classics". The whole temple covers an area of nearly 40,000 square meters, with a huge scale. * * * There are four halls, all of which were built during the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty. From front to back, there are Maitreya Buddha Hall, Ursa Mahayana Hall, Seven Buddha Hall, and Tibetan Scripture Building. The building is built on the mountain, rising step by step, typical Sichuan quadrangle residential style.

Guobao Temple has a quiet garden and clean rooms for tourists to spend the night. The Buddhist vegetarian meal in the temple has a unique flavor and is one of the rare healthy foods today. Visitors to Guobao Temple should not miss the opportunity to appreciate couplets and plaques, because the couplets in the temple are full of charm. On one wall of the Seven Buddha Hall, there is also the handwriting left by Mr. Chiang Kai-shek at 1935: "Serve the country faithfully". Its side is the guest room, and it also has a very elegant name: "Waiting for the Moon Mountain Room". On the hill opposite the temple, there is a bronze lotus clock cast in Ming Dynasty. One of the "Ten Scenes of Emei", the "Night Bell of the Miracle" refers to this clock. This clock is 2.8 meters high, 2.4 meters in diameter and weighs 12500 kg. Known as the "King of Tianfu Bell". There are 665,438+0,600 words cast on the bell body, including Buddhist scriptures, inscriptions, rare and rare, and the names of emperors and monks since the Jin and Tang Dynasties.

Saint Gibel.

When you arrive at Guobao Temple, don't forget to look at the "Shengji Night Clock" on the Phoenix Castle in front of the temple. The pavilion layout of the "Miracle Night Clock" is the shape of "people" standing in groups, telling everyone that flash is the center of historical activities. The pavilion is a wooden attic with double eaves, which is presented to people with an ancient and novel architectural image. The red eaves of blue tiles are hidden deep in the ancient Berlin of Cangnan, and the high brake lever marks the forest. A scarlet "Drunk Yang Fei" chair was placed around the pavilion, and the words "Night Bell of the Miracle" on the white marble banner were written by Wei Chuantong, former president of China People's Liberation Army Art College. The forest composed of Cangnan, Bai Cui, Zhangshu and Gurong, and the forest of steles composed of more than 100 stone carvings such as Qin Zhuan, Han Li and Tang Kai, although they have different natural and humanistic concepts, embrace the bell tower tightly here.

There is a huge bronze bell hanging in the pavilion, which was originally in Shengji Temple in the south of Emei, hence the name "Shengji Copper Bell", also known as "Shengji Night Bell". Shengji Temple was founded at the end of A.D. 14, among which Zongbao, Dongming and Deng Jian, the eminent monks, successively established themselves in Zhuoxi Temple, enjoying a high reputation. In A.D. 1535, a monk named Duimeng (now Anlu County, Hubei Province) bid farewell to Zongbao as a teacher and made a vow to present a bronze bell to Eshan Buddha. In A.D. 1564, three bronze bells were raised in Jiangyang, Sichuan (now Fushun and Luzhou), one in Baishui Temple (now Wannian Temple) and the other in Yan Yong Temple (now Xianfeng Temple). The biggest one came to Hongxi Bridge in the east of Emei the following year, which was inscribed for the four disciples. It was hung in Shengji Temple in A.D. 1567. With a height of 2-6 meters, a belly diameter of 2-2 meters, a lip thickness of 20 cm and a weight of 25,000 Jin, Zhong Tong is known as the "Bell King of Bashu".