Introduction of Danxia Temple Scenic Spot in Nanzhao Shiren South Foothill Tourist Area.

Danxia Temple scenic spot at the southern foot of Nanzhao Shiren is a famous religious tourist attraction in Nanyang.

Danxia Temple is located in the northeast of nanzhao county, five kilometers north of Liu Shan Town. Because there is red soil in front of the back hill, the temple was originally named Xiahong Temple and Xianxia Temple, and later renamed Danxia Temple. It is named after the "sunset, colorful clouds, from the valley, the color is like a flower, and the brightness is as follows". It is one of the 3,000-year-old ancient temples in southwest Henan, with the same name as Xiangyan Temple in Xichuan and Bodai Collection in Zhenping. The whole temple is north-south, with Mangshan on its back, Qinglong Mountain on its left and Baihu Mountain on its right. There is Starscream Mountain nearby, with Dangzi Mountain as the barrier, and Linglong Mountain in the distance, which is majestic and quiet. Jiulong River winds through the front of the temple, and the environment is quiet and beautiful.

Danxia Temple is a provincial-level cultural relic protection unit, one of the eight famous temples in Henan Province, the first temple in Funiu Mountain, and a Zen shrine in southern Henan. From the perspective of tourism, this scenic spot focuses on Danxia Temple, including temple area, Tallinn, Qinglong Mountain, Baihu Mountain, ancient and famous trees, gate area and so on. The biggest advantage of this scenic spot is that it is surrounded by mountains and waters, and humanity and nature are integrated, especially the temple environment around Danxia Temple is picturesque. At the same time, the scenic spot is close to the county seat, and the tourism advantage is very obvious.

(1) Miaoqu: Located in Mawan Village. In the fourth year of Tang Changqing (824), a natural Zen master built a temple here. Since the natural Zen master founded the Buddhist temple here, to the fourth year of Chongning in the Northern Song Dynasty (104), Dechun, a Buddhist monk, repaired and improved the temple and purchased land, which became increasingly prosperous. At the end of the yuan dynasty, it was burned down because of the war. In the 11th year of Yongle in Ming Dynasty (14 13), the monk Tan Kuan built another temple on the ruins of the temple. In the first year of Ming Dynasty (1436), the natural Zen master tried his best to plan reconstruction. In the second year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty (1523), the Monk's Day was expanded, and Danxia Temple was revived with a new look. "North and South Camp Hall, East and West Hall, and the middle one stands out from the top of the mountain, with three Buddha statues and eighteen arhats.

In the past, the quietness spread, but now it is majestic. Those who are close to it are awed, and those who travel are open-minded. "But at the end of the Ming Dynasty, wars were frequent and temples were destroyed again. In the early Qing Dynasty, the scattered monks returned one after another, and the monks in the temple cleared away the thorns, cleaned up the ruins and rebuilt the temple. Then Jing 'an and Guan Zhu, two monks, followed their ambitions, burned incense and practiced monasticism, trying their best to persuade them to help. After the reconstruction, the temple became more brilliant. Inside and outside the temple, the ancient trees are towering, the cypresses are shaded, and the scenery is lush and pleasant. It is listed as one of the eight major landscapes in Nanyang. Danxia Temple has since entered its heyday. At that time, there were more than 300 monks, and the output of monasteries increased greatly, which had an unprecedented impact on the Buddhist cause in southwest Henan. Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty gave him a "Long Live" card. Up to now, there has been a folk saying that "800 Li Niu Fu, 500 Li Danxia".

The existing halls of Danxia Temple are all buildings of the Qing Dynasty. The whole temple covers an area of more than 50 mu, with more than 40 halls/kloc-0. The buildings on the central axis are, in turn, the Shanmen Gate, the Galapagos Hall, the Ursa Major Hall, the Pilu Hall, the Tibetan Scripture Building, the abbot's room and the Houzu Hall. There are stone lions, porches, restaurants and women's courts on both sides. Its layout is rigorous and reasonable, and it is patchy.

There are big cowhide drums and ancient clocks with a diameter of more than two meters in the temple, which are feasible for ten miles; The stone lions separated by two meters on both sides of the mountain gate are engraved with the characters "Danxia Temple" and "Shifang Jungle" on their bases. There are two ancient ginkgo trees nearby, which are planted on both sides of the door. They are about tens of feet high, thick in diameter and surrounded by lush leaves. There are two cypress trees beside the temple, which are long with wings, thick arms and high feet, towering into the sky, and a bunch of vines under the tree are coiled between the two trees, commonly known as "Baibai (chestnut) grape trellis"; 400 meters southwest of the temple, there is an ancient Berlin covering tens of acres, which is uniform and criss-crossed. Deep in the jungle, it is the burial place of Zen monks of past dynasties. There were eight brick pagodas in Yuan Dynasty and four stone pagodas in Qing Dynasty. This ancient temple with a long history (handed down to the 57th generation) has a far-reaching influence because of its strict Buddhist rules, commandments, complete organizational system and glorious Buddhist etiquette. In the early years of the Republic of China, eminent monks from all over the country gathered here to hold a one-month grand ceremony of being ordained.

There are several stone tablets of the Song, Ming and Qing Dynasties in the temple, which record the evolution of Danxia Temple. In the 13th year of Daoguang in Qing Dynasty (1834), the inscription reads: "... The temple began in Tang Dynasty, flourished in Song Dynasty, was burned by soldiers in Yuan Dynasty, revived in Ming Dynasty and rebuilt in Qing Dynasty". Danxia Temple has been abandoned several times and experienced many vicissitudes. By the time of the Republic of China, soldiers and bandits were mixed and wars continued for years. The temple is in disrepair and incomplete. In particular, Zen master Qingfeng and monk Jing Guan were both defeated because of their opinions and property disputes. Later, Ming Xinhe was killed while selling the temple property, and monk Yupu was arrested and imprisoned one after another, and the Buddhist temple declined from then on. After liberation, only three monks, Juelai and Juexian, were left. With the attention and protection of the party and the government, many houses have been renovated. 1960, the county people's sanatorium was established here and a number of new houses were added. To 1963, there are temples in the temple, and the temple * * * 14 1. Among them, the Buddha statues in the three halls, the wing, the east and west courtyards are well preserved and brightly colored. 1982, the government allocated 30,000 yuan for maintenance and assigned special personnel to take care of it.

The temple is located in a quiet environment: "there is a peak behind the temple, with wind, rabbits and stones, and the left and right peaks are juxtaposed, near the peak arch"; "The mountains hover gracefully, like a phoenix spreading its wings, and clear springs surround its feet, like the sound of rushing ..."; "Surrounded by mountains, winding water, bamboo forests, pine and cypress, and towering Buddhist temples, it is really a monument in Nanyang and a scenic spot in Nanzhao." In the Tang Dynasty, Meng Xiaoyou wrote a poem: "The loose color refuses to fall, and the jade refuses to be soft. Climbing the mountain must be straight, and the water should be diverted to DC. The white crane writes letters, and Suoyun makes clothes and fur. " Fairy village has a long way to go, and the staff are crossed. It is still a good tourist attraction. The existing buildings and halls also have certain reference value in the study of ancient architectural technology. On the back slope of the temple area, there is a viewing tower, surrounded by a variety of red-leaf plants, such as yellow-green firewood, butter, loblolly pine and so on. Around the whole temple area, a variety of safflower plants, such as red plum, peach blossom and crape myrtle, and red leaf plants, such as red leaf Berberis and red leaf plums, were planted to set off the artistic conception of "Danxia".

(2) Qinglong Mountain: Qinglong Mountain is steep and straight, just like the roar of a dragon. The Buddha cave on the mountainside is the place where the natural Zen master first came to practice in Danxia.

(3) Wofo Mountain: also known as Dangzi Mountain. When we boarded Qinglong Mountain, we could see the "giant" of Dangzi Mountain lying on his back, lifelike. There is a big hole on the mountainside, and stalactites and bamboo shoots are staggered, which is very spectacular.

(4) White Tiger Mountain: White Tiger Mountain is magnificent, and Spider Mountain is small and exquisite, just like a ruby embedded in a temple.

(5) Tallinn: In the early days of liberation, there were many ancient pagodas around Danxia Temple, which were larger than Shaolin Temple. Today, there are only more than ten scattered buildings, all built in the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, which are the tombs of monks in Danxia Temple. In the Yuan Dynasty, there were 5 brick towers, 5 Ming towers and 4 Qing towers.

(6) Berlin: Danxia Temple Berlin is the largest Buddhist activity place in China, with towering ancient trees and shady cypresses, and its planting is arranged according to the layout of Yin and Yang gossip.

(7) There are many ancient and famous trees: Danxia Temple, far from the abdomen, close to the village, backed by mountains, active in the water, with the tower of Zhenshan on the top and the bridge of Tongcheng on the bottom. According to historical records, there are two ancient cypresses in the temple, a female and a male ginkgo in front of the temple, which were planted in the Tang and Song Dynasties and have a history of thousands of years. The camphor tree, white melon tree, pine tree, hollow sandalwood tree and cypress grape trellis in the temple make the temple look simple and elegant. The two cypress trees on both sides of the steps in front of the abbot's house are white pines with long wings, which have been around for nearly a thousand years.