The Shaolin Temple in Simianshan, Jiangjin, not only worships Zen and worships Buddha, but also promotes Zen and martial arts culture. It is really magnificent.

Who among the older people can’t sing this song?

Shaolin Shaolin

How many magical stories are there

Spread you everywhere

Your superb martial arts are unparalleled in the world

Shaolin Temple is powerful all over the world

It has a long history

Shaolin Temple has a brilliant reputation...

This familiar song is the theme song of the movie "Shaolin Temple" , singing this song, people look for the Shaolin Temple where the story is hidden.

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Arriving in Jiangjin District, Chongqing, I was immediately intoxicated by the beauty of the mountains and rivers here. Zhong Jie, Chief of the Cultural and Tourism Promotion Section of the District Culture and Tourism Development Committee, told us that Jiangjin is named after its strategic location on the Yangtze River. It was founded in the fifth year of Yongming in the Southern Qi Dynasty (AD 487) and has a history of more than 1,500 years. In 1992, the county was removed and a city was established, and in 2006, the city was removed and established as a district. Jiangjin is the hometown of Marshal Nie Rongzhen and the residence of Chen Duxiu in his later years. It is the hometown of longevity, martial arts, couplets, pepper, citrus, selenium-rich food... Jiangjin also has a Shaolin Temple surrounded by mountains!

"Is there a Shaolin Temple in Jiangjin?" Zhong Jie's introduction aroused my interest, and I asked hurriedly.

"Yes, we also have a Shaolin Temple in Jiangjin. This time we focused on the landscape collecting activities in Chongqing and specially arranged a trip to visit the Shaolin Temple in Simian Mountain in Jiangjin." Zhong Jie told me.

On August 16, 2020, we focused on the "Landscape Chongqing" style collection group. After appreciating the "appearance" and "characteristics" of Jiangjin's tourism, we came to the Simianshan Shaolin Temple with great interest.

Beautiful mountains and clear waters seem to be the special idiom of the Shaolin Temple in Simianshan. When autumn comes to Jiangjin, it is like wind flowing on the water and fruits falling to the earth. The Shaolin Temple in Simian Mountain is like a scroll of freehand brushwork with splashed ink. It is picked up by the autumn colors at your fingertips, and it seems to have a pleasant painting scene of green mountains and rivers and flowing smoke and clouds.

Standing on the high point of the Shaolin Temple in Simian Mountain and looking south, the Shaolin Temple Zen Temple with its golden roof spreads out among the mountains, showing its unique beauty and majesty. The scenery here is smiling and beautiful.

The Simianshan Shaolin Temple, also known as West Shaolin with a profound historical accumulation and a large scale, has a total area of ??15,000 square meters. It is located in Baihe Village, 15 kilometers south of Zhongshan Ancient Town, Jiangjin District, at the double edge of Zhongshan Ancient Town, Jiangjin District, Chongqing. It was rebuilt on the old site of Feng Temple.

According to the inscriptions in the temple, Shuangfeng Temple was built around the end of the Tang Dynasty and was repaired successively during the Ming Dynasty and the Kangxi and Daoguang years of the Qing Dynasty. At that time, people rebuilt the temple here according to the pattern of Shaolin Temple, the ancestral temple of Zen Buddhism, and it was named "Jingde Temple" at that time. Later, it was renamed Shuangfeng Temple because it was backed by the twin peaks of Chiaqi Mountain.

Shuangfeng Temple adheres to the practice concept that students should live in the mountains and stay away from the hustle and bustle of the world. It implements self-sufficiency in production, regards daily labor as an integral part of Zen practice, and implements the Zen guiding ideology of combining agriculture and Zen. Shuangfeng Temple once opened a school called "Academy Head" in Taihechang, nearby Zhongshan Town. There were a large number of temple properties within a few dozen miles of the temple, and Shaolin Temple martial arts were introduced. At its peak, there were five monks alone. Hundreds of people.

Shuangfeng Temple is a rare and famous duplex Zen temple that is well-preserved in Xishui, Guizhou, Hejiang, Sichuan, Jiangjin, Qijiang, Chongqing and other nearby areas. The preserved ancient building covers an area of ??about 6,500 square meters. Except for some residents, the temple building covers an area of ??about 3,500 square meters. The main building is a civil structure with a small green tile roof. The temple is divided into four halls. The main hall is a civil structure with a hard mountain roof and a bow-shaped wind and fire wall. The beam frame structure uses five columns, with a breast-shaped crossbar in the front, two arched beams in the middle, and four horizontal beams in the back. The pillar, the pillar has not reached the ground, and is placed on the back of the toad. Shuangfeng Temple has hundreds of majestic ancient buildings and more than 70 Buddha statues of different styles. Damaged and unrestored Buddha statues can be seen everywhere. There are more than 30 square and round stone pillar foundations in various forms and exquisite carvings. There are 5 ancient tombs, 155 Han tombs, more than 10 couplets, more than 15 murals, and many stone and wood carvings. In front of the temple, there is a 500-level giant stone road leading directly to the upper reaches of Sunxi River. These stone slabs are 1.2 meters long, 0.7-0.8 meters wide and 0.2 meters thick.

According to legend, in order to become a monk in the temple, everyone had to carry such a stone and practice one step before being ordained as a warrior monk. The site was selected in the Simian Mountain Scenic Area. The architectural style blends southern Fujian and southwest characteristics and has a deep historical connection with the Shaolin Temple. In 2012, with the approval of the Jiangjin District Committee and District Government, the Shuangfeng Temple was rebuilt on the old site. In 2014, with the approval of the Chongqing Municipal and District Buddhist Associations, Shuangfeng Temple was renamed "Simianshan Shaolin Temple".

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The Simianshan Shaolin Temple is built on the mountain, backed by the twin-peaked Flag Mountain, with dragons and tigers crouching on the left and right, the confluence of three rivers in the vestibule, and thousands of winding mountains in the distance. Looking at it, the red bricks and glazed tiles with southern Fujian characteristics shine brightly among the towering green mountains, contrasting with the blue bricks and black tiles in the southwest, creating a unique charm.

On the premise of fully retaining the Shuangfeng Temple, the Simianshan Shaolin Temple was extended and expanded along the mountain. The Shuangfeng Temple was rebuilt in the spring of the Renchen year (2012 AD) and completed in the autumn of the Yiwei year (2015 AD). It includes the Tianwang Hall, the Main Hall, the Zhunti Hall, the Sutra Pavilion, the Manjusri Pavilion, the Samantabhadra Pavilion, the Guanyin Pavilion, the Bell Tower, the Drum Tower and other palaces and facilities. It was built in accordance with the regulations of the Quanzhou Shaolin Temple and covers an area of ??800 acres. It is an overall protected area. ***More than 2,000 acres. The name of the temple was inscribed by the former president of the Chinese Buddhist Association, the great monk Chuanyin. After the temple was built, it was managed by Shi Changding, the vice president of the Fujian Buddhist Association and the abbot of the Quanzhou Shaolin Temple, and the abbot of the temple. It passed down Zen Buddhism and Shaolin martial arts and became the fourth largest temple in China. Shaolin Zen Temple.

Quannan Shaolin has spread to Chongqing, continuing the tradition of Shaolin culture. In 2012, at the invitation of the Chongqing Jiangjin District Ethnic and Religious Affairs Department and the Buddhist Association, Shi Changding, vice president of the Fujian Buddhist Association and abbot of the Quanzhou Shaolin Temple, led Master Chang Xian and monks from the temple to the Simianshan Shaolin Temple to lay the foundation for the construction. A consecration ceremony was held in 2015 and it was officially opened to the public. Simianshan Shaolin Temple takes Quanzhou Shaolin Temple as the origin of its dharma lineage. A few years ago, Zheng Derong, a Fujianese businessman developing in Chongqing, visited the Quanzhou Shaolin Temple. At that time, the loud sound of fists and the reciting of sutras in the Quanzhou Shaolin Temple made him feel alive and Zen. Quanzhou Southern Shaolin cultural brand has long been well-known. At home and abroad, they came up with the idea of ??introducing Shaolin culture to the west, and then enthusiastically donated funds for construction.

With the strong support of Chongqing Jiangjin District Committee and District Government, it took 3 years to complete. Since Abbot Shi Changding led Master Chang Xian and monks from the temple to settle in the construction and management in 2012, the Simianshan Shaolin Temple has continued the Dharma lineage, inherited Shaolin martial arts, Buddhist culture, integrated local tourism, religion, commerce, landscape and other resources, and has built It has developed into a spiritual temple integrating religion, martial arts and tourism, and is an important cultural brand in Jiangjin District, Chongqing.

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Simianshan Shaolin Temple vigorously promotes the Southern Shaolin martial arts culture, and holds martial arts inheritance classes every summer to promote the Shaolin martial arts spirit of not complaining or tired, and actively integrates into the national fitness strategy. Chongqing Simianshan Shaolin Temple supports poverty alleviation. While preparing for the construction of the temple, it adheres to the spirit of being enthusiastic about charity and charity, promotes the atmosphere of rescuing the poor, and promoting solidarity and mutual assistance. It actively cares for the disadvantaged groups in society, carries out activities of respecting the elderly and subsidizing the poor. various charity activities.

Master Chang Xian led the monks to carry out warm-winter charity activities in the mountainous areas of Guizhou. He visited villages and homes to express condolences to those in need in Quanzhou, carried out Zen and martial arts cultural exchanges with local people, and donated money and materials to the villagers, sending blessings to the people of Guizhou. Warmth and blessing demonstrate the compassionate spirit of Buddhism through practical actions. Children are the future of our country, and donating money for education is a cause that will serve the present and benefit the future.

Simianshan Shaolin Temple has always paid attention to and cared for students from poor families, actively carried out student aid and other charity activities, and sent four poor students from Chongqing to Quanzhou to study, and continued to pay their tuition until they graduated from college, giving full play to The role of the Buddhist community in promoting social harmony.

With the help of Zhong Jie, the Simianshan Shaolin Temple arranged Shaolin Temple martial arts performances for believers and tourists. This is a vivid and wonderful Shaolin martial arts performance, which is simply a reappearance of the movie "Shaolin Temple".

The Shaolin martial arts performed by the teenagers who studied martial arts in the Shaolin Temple were very popular, which opened the eyes of tourists and believers. The spectators cheered loudly and applauded warmly.

"There is no distinction between high and low Buddhism, Shaolin is everywhere in the east, west, north and south." Simianshan Shaolin Temple is becoming a new place for Zen and martial arts culture, attracting people's attention and visits.