Where is Chongyuan Temple? What are the characteristics? How much is the ticket?

Suzhou spent 800 million yuan to rebuild a temple, which is called the most beautiful temple and won the top ten in China.

If you want to go on holiday, you must choose Suzhou. Suzhou is a city with many gardens. Besides the ancient gardens, there are a large number of temples. In addition, you can find the world-famous temple Hanshan Temple in your own urban area. Other temples are not well-known, but they also contain beautiful scenery. There is a temple in Suzhou, which is located beside Yangcheng Lake. It is an ancient temple with a history of thousands of years, and it has also become a must-see destination for tourists on holidays.

Suzhou Yangcheng Peninsula has beautiful scenery and is the best choice for many people living in big cities to travel and relax. There is a Chongyuan Temple by the lake of Yangcheng Peninsula, which is known as one of the most beautiful temples in Suzhou. The architectural style of Chongyuan Temple is very special. Part of the temple is built in the lake, and the other part is closely connected with the bridge.

Chongyuan Temple has a history of 1500 years, and was built at the same time as Hanshan Temple outside Gusu City. Chongyuan Temple used to be called Chongxuan Temple. Because the name of Emperor Kangxi in Qing Dynasty was Xuanxuan, the word Zi Xuan was exactly the same as that used in Chongxuan Temple. To avoid it, it was changed to Zi Yuan. Since then, the name of Chongyuan Temple has been used to this day.

The architectural style of Chongyuan Temple is quite different from other temples. It is built on water and looks simple and elegant. What tourists see is Chongyuan Temple, which was rebuilt at a cost of 600 million yuan in 2003. After its completion, no one expected that it would become a landmark building beside Yangcheng Lake. Because of this, it attracts a large number of tourists every year. Besides sightseeing, even Xiaogang Feng's "Private Custom" was filmed here.

The temple was first built in 503 AD, that is, during the Southern and Northern Dynasties. At that time, Xiao Yan in Liang Wudi ruled the country with Buddhism, so people all over the country worshipped the Buddha at that time, so many temples were built at that stage. Chongyuan Temple flourished in the next few hundred years. Wei, a great poet in the Tang Dynasty, also wrote a poem "Dengchongyuan Temple Pavilion".

As long as visitors come to Chongyuan Temple, they can see a very striking Hall of the Great Hero, with a building scale of about 2 100 square meter, which is the largest single building in China. Guanyin Island in front of the temple is dedicated to the largest indoor Guanyin statue in China, with a height of 33 meters. Anyone who sees it will be amazed.

So far, Suzhou Chongyuan Temple has won ten national awards. When the holiday comes, tourists who have always wanted to visit Chongyuan Temple but failed to realize this wish can go with their families. Here, visitors will definitely see the unique temples. There are also some tourists who will take photos with the buildings here after coming to Chongyuan Temple. In this way, tourists will have a deeper impression on Chongyuan Temple, and even some tourists will visit Chongyuan Temple every year.

Address: No.333, Yangcheng Ring Road, Wuzhong District, Suzhou. Admission: 16 yuan.

Another temple in Suzhou became popular with a history of over 1500 years. It took 800 million yuan to rebuild, and now the ticket is only 1.6 yuan.