Introduction to Tiantai National Temple Scenic Area Tiantai National Temple Scenic Area

1, Guohou Palace is located 3 kilometers north of Tiantai, Zhejiang. It is also called "Four Wonders of the World" with Lingyan Temple in Jinan, qixia temple in Zhenjiang and yuquan temple in Jiangling. It is the birthplace of Tiantai Sect of Buddhism and the ancestral home of Tiantai Sect of Japan. Located 4 kilometers north of Chengguan Town, Tiantai County, Zhejiang Province, with a scenic area of 2.4 square kilometers; Congress Temple was built in the 18th year of Emperor Kai of Sui Dynasty (598), formerly known as Tiantai Temple. Later, under the name of "if the temple is completed, the country will be bright", it was renamed as the National Assembly Temple. Xiaoguo Temple was destroyed by Wuzong's destruction of Buddha and Xuanhe in the Northern Song Dynasty. Song Jianyian was restored in two years and listed as one of the "Five Mountains and Ten Temples". The imperial edict was rebuilt in the eleventh year of Yongzheng in Qing Dynasty, and it was added in the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China. The temple covers an area of more than 2 hectares, and more than 600 ancient buildings are arranged along four north-south axes, covering an area of more than 6,543,800 square meters.

2. Main buildings

(1) Tower Monument

On the hillside behind the main building complex of Congress Temple, among the lush pine forests, there is a stone pavilion with double eaves and upturned corners. The forehead of the pavilion has the words "Fa Ru Qian Qiu" in gold, and three rectangular stone tablets are arranged in the pavilion.

(2) Sui Tower

Sui Tower is located 6 miles northeast of Tiantai Chengguan Town. In the eighteenth year of Emperor Kai of Sui Dynasty, the King of Jin was protected by a bodhisattva and built a tower of gratitude for his master. Tang Huichang's method is not easy to be damaged, and it was repaired in the second year of Jianyan in the Southern Song Dynasty (1 128). With a residual height of 59.4 meters and a side length of 4.6 meters, it is one of the tallest ancient pagodas in Zhejiang. It is a hollow pavilion-style brick-wood structure, with cornices and arches destroyed by fire, and cavities are formed around it.