Guoqing Temple, Tiantai Mountain: A Mind-Healing Journey Through a Thousand-Year-Old Zen Retreat

🌅 [Guoqing Temple: A Thousand Years of Zen in Dialogue with Time] Stepping into Tiantai Mountain is like entering an untouched landscape painting. The moss-covered Sui Pagoda stands quietly in the mountains, the stream murmurs around Fenggan Bridge, and the earthen yellow walls of Guoqing Temple are faintly visible under the towering ancient trees. Every step is on the breath of history. This ancient temple of the Sui Dynasty, founded by Master Zhiyi, is the ancestral home of the Tiantai School. For thousands of years, the incense has continued, but there is no commercial hustle and bustle. The rain makes it feel more peaceful and quiet, only the copper bells hanging from the eaves ring softly in the wind, interweaving with the sound of rain to form a poem. Although I didn't make it to the flowering season of the Sui plum blossoms this time, the wooden hydrangeas, windmill jasmine, and various peonies in the temple are all in full bloom. I can't help but make a wish—to come to Tiantai Mountain again when the Sui plum blossoms are in full bloom. 🏨 [Lujing Tiantai: A Place of Poetic Residence] On this trip, we spent two days exploring every corner of the Guoqing Temple scenic area. Fortunately, staying at the Lujing Tiantai Resort Hotel made such a luxurious slow trip possible. The Lujing Tiantai Resort Hotel is like a hermit, hidden at the foot of the ancient temple, but uses the beauty of design to condense Zen into a footnote to modern life. 📍 Excellent location The hotel is located at the entrance of the Guoqing scenic area. Opening the window in the morning, the Five Peaks of Tiantai and the Liangfei Pagoda are faintly visible in the mist. Going downstairs and out the door, you can walk into the scenic area. It only takes a moment to walk to the temple, enough to avoid the hustle and bustle of tourists and enjoy the tranquility of the morning bell and evening drum alone. 🏡 Chinese Chic Aesthetics Lujing's design is inspired by Tao Yuanming's "building a house in the realm of human habitation", integrating the Zen of Tiantai Mountain and azalea elements into every corner. 👉🏻The gray-blue rooms are simple and light, and the translucent screens divide the boundaries of privacy and transparency. 👉🏻The Jing Hall, study, pastoral academy, and central courtyard in the public area are all "new Chinese aesthetics" when you take a photo. 🧘 Dynamic and Static Intangible Cultural Heritage Experience Staying at Lujing, the hidden easter eggs are those healing courses: 1️⃣Intangible Cultural Heritage Incense Seal: Gently press the incense powder into words with your fingertips, and your mood will settle down. 2️⃣Yijinjing: Follow the teacher to practice "Yijinjing" to awaken your muscles and bones with breathing exercises. 3️⃣Hand-copying scriptures: Pick up a pen and drop ink in the academy. In the silence of your mind, take away the distractions. ♨️ The Taste of Zen Vegetarian Food The hotel specially offers original Zen vegetarian food, using fresh seasonal ingredients to make unforgettable delicacies from tofu, vegetables, and mushrooms. Don't miss it! ✨Special recommendation The hotel provides free guided tours, remember to make an appointment when you check in. Departing at 8:30 in the morning, it takes more than an hour to take guests to learn about the history of Guoqing Temple and visit each unique building. 📍Lujing Tiantai Resort Hotel 🚗Transportation: You can drive there by yourself; take the high-speed train to Tiantaishan Station, and take a taxi for 15 minutes to reach the hotel and scenic area Lujing Tiantai Resort Hotel