When is the best time to visit Chongyuan Temple?

The best time to visit Chongyuan Temple: It is better to travel to Suzhou between January and April. The temperature at this time can reach about ten degrees above zero. From the end of January to the beginning of February, various places in Suzhou Flowers are blooming, and various flower festivals are held one after another until June enters. Suzhou is a special place at this time.

Thousand-year-old ancient temples have experienced rise and fall of honor and disgrace. Suzhou Chongyuan Temple was first built in the period of Emperor Wu of Liang in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, 1503 years ago. The rebuilt Chongyuan Temple has become a major feature with its 33-meter-high Guanyin statue in the Guanyin Temple on the Water, which reflects the unique style of the Lotus Buddha Kingdom and Guanyin Dojo of Chongyuan Temple. The restored and rebuilt Chongyuan Temple is located in Qianshui Bay, Weiting Town, Suzhou Industrial Park. According to records, Chongyuan Temple was built in the second year of Tianjian of Emperor Wu of Liang Dynasty (AD 503), and was contemporaneous with Hanshan Temple, Lingyan Temple and Baosheng Temple. During the Cultural Revolution, Chongyuan Temple was destroyed and its stone buildings were smashed. Weiting Lingnan Primary School was built on the temple foundation. In order to promote traditional Buddhist culture and meet the religious life needs of Buddhist believers, it was restored and rebuilt with the approval of the Jiangsu Provincial People's Government in November 2003. The reconstruction of Chongyuan Temple adheres to the inheritance of Buddhist tradition and follows the five principles of being based on classics, inheriting history, being convenient and distinctive, artistically creative, and functionally responsive. Shuizhi Guanyin Temple - Chongyuan Zen Temple - Medicine Pagoda echo each other, and cooperate with Buddhist cultural attractions to build a Buddhist cultural area with the purpose of caring for life, saving lives and protecting the Dharma, showing the characteristics of the Guanyin Taoist Temple in the Lotus Buddha Kingdom, and the ten thousand Buddhist cultural attractions. The solemn and unique style of the Buddha. According to reports, Suzhou Industrial Park tourism is one of the seven major sectors in the Suzhou tourism pattern, among which Chongyuan Temple is a distinctive highlight. The rebuilt Chongyuan Temple has three main attractions. One is a giant drum, which is located in the "Drum Tower" of the temple. The body of the drum is made of bronze, and the two sides of the drum are made of cowhide with a diameter of 2.19 meters. The height and width of the drum are both 2.8 meters and it weighs 4 tons. It took more than 100 workers more than 4 months to complete. The second is the Main Hall, which covers an area of ??more than 2,400 square meters and is the largest Main Hall in the country so far. Third, in the Guanyin Pavilion on the water in the center of the lake, there is a 33-meter-high indoor Guanyin statue, which is currently the highest in the country.