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Shisi Temple
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19.2 km from downtown
Address: Jingning, Lishui, Zhejiang, China
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Shisi Temple is located in Xier Village, Daliang Township, Jingning She Autonomous County, Lishui City, Zhejiang Province, on Baixiang Mountain, which is more than 1,000 meters above sea level. It was first built in the tenth year of Shaoxing in the Southern Song Dynasty (1140), and was originally named "Shisi Temple". Later, it was renamed "Shisi Temple". It is a religious building that combines Buddhism and Taoism. It integrates the doctrines of Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism, and is a national key cultural relic protection unit.
Shisi Temple was originally built to reward the "filial boy" of the Mei family. In the early years of the Southern Song Dynasty, Mei Yuanxi, the 87th ancestor of the Mei family, was only six years old. He followed his father to guard the tomb of his grandfather for three years. After hearing the news, Song Gaozong honored him as a "filial boy" and built Shisi Temple.
In the sixteenth year of Zhizheng in the Yuan Dynasty (1356), it was expanded to "Shisi Daochang", and in the first year of Xuande in the Ming Dynasty (1426), it was changed to "Shisi Temple".
It was renovated twice during the Shunzhi and Qianlong periods of the Qing Dynasty. The existing buildings retain the architectural styles of the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties.
Architectural features:
Main Hall: Built in the 16th year of the Yuan Dynasty, it has a double-eaved hip roof and wooden structure, with a width of three rooms and a depth of two rooms. There are statues of Sakyamuni and the 24 gods in the hall, with different postures and lifelike.
Heart Sutra Bell Tower: Built in the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty, it is a three-story pavilion with a hip roof. There is a Ming-cast copper thousand-jin Heart Sutra bell hanging in the bell tower, and its sound can be heard 15 kilometers away.
Ma Xian Palace: Originally in Daliang Village, it was built in the 50th year of the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty (1785), and later moved to Shisi Temple. It has a single-eaved hip roof and its construction techniques are inherited from the main hall of Shisi Temple.
Mei's Ancestral Hall: Built in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, the overall layout is three courtyards and three patios, with local characteristics and obvious Fujian style.
Ticket price: The ticket price for Yunzhong Daliang Scenic Area is 40 yuan.
Opening hours: 09:00-18:00 all year round.
Shisi Temple was first built in the 10th year of Shaoxing in the Song Dynasty. Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty named it Shisiyuan. It was expanded in the 16th year of Zhizheng in the Yuan Dynasty (1356). It was renamed Shisi Temple in the first year of Xuande in the Ming Dynasty. It was rebuilt in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties.
Located in Daliang, Yunzhong, it is a thousand-year-old temple, as quiet as an immortal who is isolated from the world. Shisi Temple faces east and is composed of the mountain gate, the Heart Sutra Bell Tower, the Great Hall, the Sanqing Hall, the Maxian Palace, and the Mei Clan Ancestral Hall. It is an ancient temple complex with a Han-style layout. The ancient temple preserves ancient buildings with characteristics of the Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties. With a long history, simple and elegant, it is a rare ancient building treasure in China.
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