Kaiyuan Temple

Kaiyuan Temple is located in Daqiao Town, Jiangdu, and named after it was built in the Kaiyuan period of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty. The name of the temple was inscribed by the great calligrapher Li Yong. The temple consists of the mountain gate, the Daxiong Hall, the Guanyin Pavilion, and the South Tower. It is tall and grand, dignified and dignified. The great poets Liu Changqing, Lu Lun, Luo Yin and others have appeared to write poems to express their feelings. In the 18th year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty, it was moved to Sanfeng Village in the west of the town, and the appearance of the temple remains the same. Kaiyuan Temple has a long history, as evidenced by the two thousand-year-old ginkgo trees in front of the Mahavira Hall. The temple is full of Sanskrit sounds, carved beams and painted buildings, numerous Buddha statues, and large-scale colored sculptures with magnificent momentum and different shapes. On the west side of the monastery, the "Cause and Effect Hall" can be regarded as a highlight of the Yangzhou monastery. The lifelike painted sculptures advise future generations to do good deeds everywhere. There are two big bells in the monastery. In addition to the "morning bell and twilight drum" every day, a bell-ringing event is also held every New Year.