A must-visit place for a day trip to Tongnan

A must-visit place for a day trip to Tongnan is the Tongnan Grand Buddha Temple.

The Tongnan Buddhist Temple is located at the foot of Dingming Mountain, one kilometer west of Tongnan District, Chongqing. It was first built in the Xiantong period of the Tang Dynasty (860-873). It was originally named "Dingmingyuan", also known as "Nanchan". Temple". Later, due to the Song Dynasty, a large Buddha was carved into the mountain inside the temple, and it was renamed "Big Buddha Temple". It is a national key cultural relic protection unit with rich tourism resources and profound cultural heritage.

The Great Buddha Temple not only has the seventh and largest indoor Jinmoyan Buddha in the world, the earliest ancient building to use a full glazed roof, the "Seven-Eaves Buddhist Pavilion", and the "Seven-Eaves Buddhist Pavilion", one of the four major echo buildings in my country. Eighteen scenic spots including the "Sound of the Qin", the country's largest calligraphy "Buddha" carved on stone, and the rare natural echo wall "The Sound of the Sea" are also preserved that began in the Sui Dynasty, flourished in the Tang and Song Dynasties, continued in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and continued to this day. By the Republic of China, there were cliff statues of Buddhism and Taoism that lasted for more than 1,400 years, as well as inscriptions, couplets, inscriptions, and inscriptions written by literati and important officials of all dynasties. They have extremely high historical, artistic, and scientific value. It is a precious historical and cultural heritage.

In August 1956, Chongqing Tongnan Grand Buddhist Temple was designated as one of the first batch of provincial key protected cultural relics; in 1999, it was rated as a Chongqing Scenic Area; in 2006, it was listed as a national key cultural relic protection unit by the State Council; in 2010 In August 2014, the scenic spot successfully created a national AAA (3A) scenic spot; in September 2014, Chongqing Tongnan Grand Buddha Temple Scenic Spot was officially approved by the National Tourism Administration as a national AAAA (4A) scenic spot.

The Tongnan Buddhist Temple was built in Suining County, Suizhou during the Xiantong period of the Tang Dynasty (860-873). It was originally named "Dingmingyuan", also known as "Nanchan Temple". Later, due to the Song Dynasty, a large Buddha was carved into the mountain inside the temple, and it was renamed "Big Buddha Temple". In the Ming Dynasty, a seven-layer flying pavilion was built over the large statue to protect it from wind and rain. It is still intact today. The Great Buddha Temple was rebuilt three times in history. The first two times (1151, 1278) were built by Deng Licheng, Feng Li and Qinghui respectively; The first time was the reconstruction in the 11th year of the Republic of China.

Tongnan Great Buddha Temple currently has four ancient wooden structures, namely the Great Buddha Pavilion, Guanyin Hall, Jade Emperor Hall and Jian Pavilion, most of which are relics from the late Qing Dynasty. The Jade Emperor Hall was first built in the 11th year of the Republic of China (1922). It is said that it was originally built by local people to pray for rain and worship the sky. The Guanyin Hall between the Jade Emperor Hall and the Great Buddha Hall was built during the Song and Yuan Dynasties and rebuilt in 1946. It houses the Thousand-Armed Avalokitesvara. It is said that Guanyin is listed on the right side of Buddha, which is what distinguishes Tongnan Grand Buddha Temple from other temples and jungles.

On the cliff on the left side of the Seven-Eaves Pavilion, flood marking lines and inscriptions from seven decades are concentratedly engraved. The inscriptions began in the Ming Dynasty and continued in the 14th year of Zhengde in the Ming Dynasty (1519), the 46th year of Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty (1781), the 12th year of Tongzhi (1873), the 15th year of Guangxu (1889), and the 34th year of the Republic of China (1945). ) and the Great Flood Marker Line of 1981. These flood marking lines of different ages are concentrated in one place. It is possible to compare the elevations of previous Fujiang floods in this territory, which is of certain scientific value for exploring the evolution of ancient floods.