The Regional Culture of Youlan Town

According to historical records, Youlan began in the Tang Dynasty and is located in a tributary of Qinglan Lake. Qinglan Lake was once a gathering place for business travel and became a market town because of its convenient transportation and superior geographical location. During the reign of Xianheng (670-673), the fourth son of Wei, a famous minister in the Tang Dynasty, made a secretariat of Hongzhou. Because of missing his father Wei Zhi, he was buried in Xian Mountain in Chang 'an, so he changed the Phoenix Mountain in the southeast of Youlan Town to Xian Mountain and built the East Zen Ancient Temple. Emperor Qing Qianlong passed through Jiangxi traveling incognito for the first time, visited his cousin Dagan in Dongchan Ancient Temple, and inscribed "Fairy Mountain Zen Forest" on the temple plaque. Dongchan ancient temple is favored by historical and humanistic scholars, thus making Youlan famous all over the world.

Youlan Town is famous for its ancient temples. The long and profound Buddhist culture is the biggest feature of the town, and the Buddhist humanistic landscape and natural scenery are organically integrated, with remarkable characteristics. There are more than 30 temples in Youlan Town, among which Dongchan Ancient Temple, Wenchang Lecture Temple, Dizang Temple, Longhua Temple, Guangdu Temple and Jinlong Temple, which have a long history and rich humanities, are the representatives. The reporter learned that Youlan Town has been listed as a characteristic town of Buddhist culture in our city. At present, the town is taking this opportunity to tap Buddhist cultural resources and accelerate the construction of characteristic towns.

In order to speed up the construction of villages and towns with Buddhist cultural characteristics and further expand the popularity and influence of Youlan Buddhist culture, the town held the launching ceremony of Nanchang Youlan First Buddhist Cultural Tourism Festival and Nanchang Buddhist Charity Week hosted by Nanchang Buddhist Association and hosted by Nanchang Buddhist Association and Wenchang Lecture Hall of Youlan Town on May 20 13. It is reported that this activity will last from May 13 to May 19. In addition to the opening ceremony on May 13, it also includes the Christmas blessing ceremony of Manjusri Bodhisattva and the ecological and cultural release activities. The publishing and circulation ceremony of Buddhist classics such as Shou Kang's Treasure Mirror, Wenchang Yin Zhiwen, Religion Should Not Be Confused, Pure Land Mystery (transmitted by the elders); Buddhist calligraphy and painting exhibition charity sale, all funds donated to charity week; Seminar on the development of tourism resources with Buddhist characteristics in Youlan and the creation of characteristic villages and towns.