Jinshan Temple

Jinshan Temple in Zhenjiang, China, is a beautiful and serene temple complex that offers visitors a peaceful retreat from the hustle and bustle of the city. The temple is located on a hill overlooking the city, offering stunning views of the surrounding countryside. One of the most impressive features of Jinshan Temple is its architecture, which is a blend of traditional Chinese and Buddhist styles. The temple's buildings are adorned with intricate carvings and decorations, showcasing the incredible skill of the artisans who created them. Visitors to Jinshan Temple can explore the many halls and pavilions, each of which houses beautiful statues, paintings, and artifacts. The temple also features a beautiful garden with rock formations, ponds, and bridges, offering a tranquil setting for meditation and reflection. One of the most popular activities at Jinshan Temple is hiking up to the top of the hill to enjoy the panoramic views of the city and the Yangtze River. The hike is relatively easy and takes about 20-30 minutes to complete, but it offers a beautiful perspective on the temple complex and the surrounding scenery.

The Jinshan Temple is a popular Buddhist temple attraction in Zhenjiang. If you are fan of Chinese architecture and ancient culture, this is the right place to go. This temple was initially established in Eastern Jin dynasty (323-325 BC), later became a Taoist temple. Fomerly known as Longyou Temple, became Jinshan Temple during Yuan dynasty. This temple was classified as national key Buddhist temple in 1983. This temple presents an architectural complex of buildings, halls towers and the special 36m octagonal Cishou Pagoda in the top of the hill. The view from the summit is magnificent. Might be difficult for some people to reach til the summit of the hill, nevertheless the beautiful lake in the base of the temple presents an additional opportunity for a joyful walk. 📍Runzhou district, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu #urbanexplorer #happylaborday #maydaytrip #buddhism #buddhist #temple #architecture #architecturalphotos #zhenjiang #pagoda #jinshantemple #jinshan #ancientarchitecture#ancienttomb#historicculture#oldarchitecture

#cherryblossom2024 I thought Suzhou was already very beautiful until I came to Zhenjiang Hello. As the saying goes, fireworks set in Yangzhou in March. If you're going to Yangzhou, make sure to go to Zhenjiang and take the Sanyuan Ferry. You'll be there to see the sunset net, eat pot covered noodles, and see Jinshan Temple. Climbing the Beigu Tower, surrounded by poetry and poetry, you'll definitely fall in love with this Jiangnan style small town

Jinshan Temple: Located at No. 62 Jinshan Road, Runzhou District, Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province, the temple was originally established during the Jin Dynasty. It is a key national cultural relic protection unit, a key temple in Han Chinese areas, and a famous national tourist attraction.

Jinshan Temple has been destroyed and rebuilt seven times in history. During the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, a high monk named Pei Toutuo, who is the famous monk Fahai, came to the temple. In the third year of the Dazhong era of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty (849 AD), the prince was suffering from a serious illness that could not be cured by medicine. Pei Xiu, the prime minister at that time, donated funds to build the Mi Yin Temple (located within the territory of Ningxiang County, Hunan Province), and sent his own son Pei Wende to become a monk in place of the prince to practice and dispel the disaster. Pei Wende became a disciple under the founder of the Zen Weiyang sect and the abbot of Mi Yin Temple, Master Lingyu, who gave Pei Wende the Dharma name 'Fahai'. Later, Master Fahai traveled around the world and came to a desolate forest on Mount Fu in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, where he practiced Zen meditation. The local believers told Fahai that this place was once the ancient Ze Xin Temple from the Jin Dynasty. Fahai found the remnants of Buddha statues in the desolate forest, felt a spiritual response, and vowed in front of the Buddha to restore the ancient temple by burning a section of his finger as a pledge. While opening the mountain and digging fields, Fahai accidentally unearthed a batch of gold and handed it over to the then governor of Runzhou, Li Qi. Li Qi reported this to Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty. Emperor Xuanzong was deeply moved and decreed that the gold be given directly to Fahai as an imperial provision for the construction of the temple, and ordered the Ze Xin Temple to be renamed 'Jinshan Temple'. Fahai was honored as the 'founding patriarch Pei' of Jinshan Temple.

Once, I only knew about 'the water flooding Jinshan', but now I recognize 'Jinshan Temple is surrounded by mountains, with the sky open in all directions'~ Zhenjiang, with its three mountains and one ferry (Jinshan, Jiaoshan, Beigushan, and Xijindu), as well as delicious braised meat, fragrant vinegar, and pot cover noodles, is only half an hour away from Nanjing by high-speed train. It's an underrated treasure of a small town~

🌼💕A journey where wishes come true starts from Zhenjiang!💖 🚗🏞️Do you want to escape the hustle and bustle and find a place of tranquility and poetry?🌅 Then come to Zhenjiang! This city, with its profound cultural heritage in the Jiangnan water towns, boasts picturesque ancient town scenery as well as ancient temples and monasteries with a long history.✨ 🍲🍜The beauty of Zhenjiang lies not only in its scenery but also in its cuisine!😍 Here, you will taste authentic Jiangnan delicacies, from crispy and savory pot cover noodles to sweet and sour spare ribs that will indulge your taste buds!🍜 🏞️📸Strolling through the streets and alleys of Zhenjiang, you will find beauty everywhere.🌸 Amidst the worldly hustle, the ancient charm of Zhenjiang awaits your discovery!📸 🏞️🏡In Zhenjiang, you can also visit the Jinshan Temple, which has a history of over 1500 years, and listen to the popular legends of Jinshan Temple.🏡 You can also go to scenic spots like Jiaoshan and Beigushan to experience the wonders of nature.🌄 🎉💃Want to spend an unforgettable night in Zhenjiang?🌃 Consider attending a wonderful performance or experiencing the bustling nightlife on the bar street.🍻 🎈🛍️Shoppers take note! Zhenjiang's major shopping districts and characteristic towns await your spree! From traditional handicrafts to fashionable brand clothing, there's something for everyone!🛍️ 🔥🏮Finally, don't forget to try Zhenjiang's special snacks, putting a perfect end to your trip!🔥 🌈🌟Come to Zhenjiang and start your journey through the Jiangnan water towns!

A day trip to Zhenjiang was really enjoyable. Nanjing has been known as a beautiful city, but it wasn't until I set foot in Zhenjiang that I discovered an even more picturesque place! Climbing high for a broad view, tasting delicious food, appreciating beautiful scenery, a main mission about special forces travel made me fall deeply in love with 'Vinegar Capital' Zhenjiang. This trip was so worthwhile! 🌟 📅 Itinerary: 🚄 Vinegar Culture Museum - Yong'an Fish Restaurant - Xijindu - Jingshan - Yong'an Road Market 🏠 Accommodation: Choosing to stay near Xijindu not only is close to the train station but also makes it very convenient to visit various attractions! 🚌 Transportation: Although Zhenjiang is not large and the attractions are concentrated, there is no subway. However, taking a taxi or a bus is quite convenient～ 📍 Vinegar Culture Museum (1 hour) Ticket price: 19 yuan This place is simply a paradise for vinegar lovers! I've already sent two large boxes of fragrant vinegar and vinegar candy back home! Came here for the vinegar ice cream! The soy sauce cheese flavor is really delicious! Zhenjiang vinegar is probably the only thing that can unify the taste buds of Jiangsu! 📍 Jingshan (2 hours) Ticket price: 45 yuan The legendary place where the water flooded Jingshan in the White Snake legend! The filming location of the TV series is right here! The ancient temple with yellow walls and black tiles, the bright yellow temple walls, are very photogenic. It is recommended to go around 4 pm, the sunset scenery is breathtaking～ 📍 Yong'an Fish Restaurant Average consumption 60 yuan This is a local time-honored chain restaurant! Really worth the taste! There are 7 stores, and you can't go wrong with any of them! The owners are all from Zhenjiang, featuring local Zhenjiang cuisine! Touched a pufferfish for the first time, so cute! The fish is fresh and tender, full of collagen flavor, the braised pork is sweet but not greasy, very good with rice! The meatballs are also fragrant! The specialty dishes are all delicious! 📍 Xijindu (2 hours) No admission fee This place is really worth a visit! The scenery during the day and night is unique! The historical sites are well preserved, and the streets are quaint and charming! Wearing a new Chinese-style cheongsam for photos, the effect is amazing! Also tried the pot cover noodles! 📍 Yong'an Market (0.5 hours) Lost in a variety of snacks and can't extricate myself... It's too good to stroll around! Pork loin skewers, rice cakes, salted egg yolk pork floss baked buns, rice cakes, Yangzhou yogurt... all kinds of treasure shops! Simply can't finish eating! 🖇️ The museum, consulate, and Xijindu are all in one place, suitable for a walk after a meal. If there's time, you can stroll around City Walk together! The pace of life in Zhenjiang is leisurely, and the cost of living is low! It's quite interesting to spend a day wandering around! If I have the chance, I will come back to play again! 🌿🍜📸

My first visit to Zhenjiang was a tightly scheduled 3-day trip. ✅'Three Mountains and One Ferry' (Jinshan, Jiaoshan, Beigushan, Xijindu), to enjoy the poetic scenery and pursue legends. ✅Zhenjiang Museum, spanning 3000 years of history, allows you to feel the atmosphere of a national historical and cultural city. ✅In the autumn streets, the fragrance of osmanthus is everywhere; in the quiet morning markets, a delicate mist lingers. ✅A big bowl of steaming pot cover noodles is a must-try delicacy, suitable for both meat-eaters and vegetarians, and enjoyed by all ages. (The popular 'Dahua Noodle House' is very down-to-earth) ✅The city is not large, there are not many buses and the intervals are long, so taking a taxi is more convenient for longer distances, while sharing a bike or walking is suitable for shorter distances.

Compared to the fireworks in March in Yangzhou, this small town of Zhenjiang across the river has its unique 'flavor'. A historic street, traces of a thousand years of history, this is where Xin Qiji once climbed high and reminisced about the past at 'Beigu Tower with a view full of landscapes', and where Wang Anshi felt homesick and restless at 'the green riverbanks of the south in spring'. This small town has inadvertently left behind many historical and cultural relics. It truly is an underestimated treasure city～ - 📍Address: Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province ✅Two-day and one-night itinerary ▪️DAY1: Jinshan Temple - Beigu Mountain - Jiaoshan - Xijindu ▪️DAY2: Nanshan - 📷Travel Tips 🌟Check in at Zhenjiang's famous 'Three Mountains and One Ferry' 【Three Mountains】Jinshan · Beigu Mountain · Jiaoshan ⛰️Jinshan The main attraction is Jinshan Temple, the filming location for 'The Legend of White Snake', with many classic scenes from TV dramas. Climbing to the top along the trail, you can overlook the entire Jinshan Temple. ⛰️Beigu Mountain The Ganlu Temple on Beigu Mountain is the same one from the story of Liu Bei's marriage proposal, and the Ganlu Temple dock is an excellent spot to watch the sunset. ⛰️Jiaoshan Jiaoshan is the only island in the Yangtze River that is surrounded by water on all sides and accessible for tourists to enjoy. The difficulty of climbing is higher compared to Beigu Mountain. - 【One Ferry】Xijindu A thousand-year-old historic street with many well-preserved Zhenjiang cultural relics, it is also a bustling commercial district in Zhenjiang. For dinner, you can choose to eat here while strolling and taking photos. - 【Nanshan】 A paradise for hiking enthusiasts, the main attractions are concentrated in Nanshan Grand Canyon, Gaochong Temple, and Sun Moon Lake. ✅Recommended hiking routes 🧗Nanshan single line is about 8km in total ⌚️About 2 hours of hiking 🗺️North Gate of Nanshan Scenic Area - Sun Moon Lake - Gaochong Temple - Grand Canyon - Descent 🧗Nanshan loop is about 12km in total ⌚️About 4 hours of hiking 🗺️The trail near the main road by Xinghai Aquarium - Grand Canyon - Gaochong Temple - Lotus Cave - Nanshan Scenic Area Hermitage Area - Pearl Lake - Descent ‼️Beginners can download the 'Hiking Two Steps' app in advance to check in without getting lost. - 🍜Zhenjiang Food Recommendations ✅Must-try specialties when visiting Zhenjiang: Pot Cover Noodles, Salted Meat, Pufferfish 🔸Yong'an Fish Restaurant: Zhenjiang local specialty cuisine, spring is the pufferfish season, you must try the local specialty pufferfish, and you can also take photos. 🔸Dahua Noodle House: An old brand noodle house, Pot Cover Noodles are a local specialty of Zhenjiang, with chewy noodles and delicious soup, and the salted meat dipped in vinegar has a local flavor. 🔸Hongxing Guotie: A popular local store, freshly made potstickers paired with Zhenjiang's local vinegar are indeed delicious. -

I thought Yangzhou was already beautiful, until I came to Zhenjiang!! Today is March 2nd, the second day of March. As the saying goes, 'In the fireworks of March, go down to Yangzhou road,' if you go to Yangzhou, you must take a trip to Zhenjiang. Take the Sanyuan ferry to Zhenjiang, watch the sunset🌇, eat pot lid noodles, visit Jinshan Temple, and you will surely fall in love with this charming small city in the south of the Yangtze River. ✅Strategy for a 2-day and 1-night trip: Day 1: Lao Zhao Noodle Shop➡️Beigu Mountain➡️Jiao Mountain➡️Jinshan Temple➡️Hotel Day 2: Zhenjiang Museum➡️Xijin Ancient Ferry➡️Yong'an Road Food Market How to play❓ 1⃣️Jinshan Temple: 50💰 The most worthy place to check in Zhenjiang, you can take photos at the same spot as the legendary characters Bai Niangzi and Xiaoqing. 2⃣️Beigu Mountain: 30💰 Along the way, there are many poems and songs, and from the top, you can look north to the Yangtze River, which is magnificent. 3⃣️Jiao Mountain: 50💰 Only the south gate offers free ferry rides, and it's a beautiful garden. 4⃣️Xijin Ancient Ferry: 0💰 Super beautiful old street with many Tibetan Buddhist buildings, lots of popular photo spots, and air-raid shelters for rest, which are very cool. 5⃣️Zhenjiang Museum: 0💰 The entrance has a beautiful fountain, and the two-story museum is very exquisite. What to eat❓ 1⃣️Lao Zhao Noodle Shop Delicious pot lid noodles😋 and affordable. I ordered the large intestine and tripe noodles, lots of meat, and very generous portions for 24r. 2⃣️Yong'an Fish Restaurant Zhenjiang's pufferfish is famous, among which Yangzhong's is the best. If you don't have time to go to Yangzhong, you can try this restaurant. You can also take pictures with the leftover pufferfish, the taste is average, but the price is relatively cheap. 3⃣️Yong'an Road Food Market There are many delicious foods inside, the pork loin in the alley is a must-try, pork loin and sausage for 5💰, grilled rice cakes for 2.5💰, paper-thin shaomai... 🏨Where to stay❓ Just stay near Xijin Ancient Ferry, it's very suitable for evening walks nearby, very comfortable

| Fahai, you don't understand love? .🏯Coming down from Beigushan, heading to the Yangtze River on the west side of Jinshan. The most impressive thing about Jinshan is of course Jinshan Temple and Fahai, which comes from the mythological story of The Legend of the White Snake. But legends are after all legends, the real Jinshan is not the same as imagined. ✔️The pagoda of Jinshan Temple can be said to be the symbol of Jinshan, which can be seen from a distance. The evening sun has plated the pagoda with a layer of golden light, which is even more brilliant. After entering the gate, the first thing that attracts is a scenery on the left fork, which is Furong Tower and the so-called world's first spring, Zhongling Spring. ✔️At the foot of Jinshan is a large lake, named Jinshan Lake, which is obviously left after the Yangtze River changed its course. Furong Tower is located at a corner of the west side of Jinshan Lake. Standing on the lakeside, you can see the golden pagoda on Jinshan. Arriving at the mountain gate of Jinshan Temple, you can see the plaque 'Jiangtian Zen Temple' hanging above the archway. The archway and the Hall of Heavenly Kings behind it are almost next to each other. The sign of the national key cultural relics protection unit on the side of the door of the Hall of Heavenly Kings reads 'Jinshan Jiangtian Zen Temple', and on the other side there is a sign 'Water and Land Dharma Assembly Ancestral Court', which reads 'Jinshan Temple'. In addition, the wall also has four big characters 'Eastern Jin Ancient Temple'. ✔️Originally, this temple was built in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, named Zexin Temple and Longyou Temple. It was called Jinshan Temple in the Southern Dynasty and the early Tang Dynasty. The plaque 'Jiangtian Zen Temple' was personally written by Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty. The temple is built according to the mountain, and further up are the Great Hall and the Sutra Depository, and there are also the ancient Fahai Cave and Cishou Tower. Cishou Tower is the towering pagoda that you can see from a distance. ✔️In mythological legends, Fahai always targets the White Lady, so it gives people a bad impression, but the real Fahai is not like this. Fahai's secular surname is Pei, the son of Tang Dynasty prime minister Pei Xiu. Because he was a vegetarian when he was born, his father believed in Buddhism and sent him to Heze Temple in Henan to become a monk, named Fahai. Fahai came to Jinshan, found a cave to meditate and meditate, and burned a section of his finger, swearing to revive the temple. It is said that one day he dug up a lot of gold on the river bank and reported it to the government. The emperor knew about it and ordered the gold to be given to Fahai to build a temple. After the temple was built, it was named Jinshan Temple, and Fahai disappeared. ✔️Jinshan is not more than a hundred meters high, and it quickly climbed to the top of the mountain. The setting sun sets, shining on the layered palaces below, shining brightly. The sea has changed into mulberry fields, the river has changed its course, and only the wide Jinshan Lake is left under the mountain. The Yangtze River in the distance has been blocked by trees and houses, and it is hard to see clearly. You can only see the bridge that is higher than the river surface. ✔️There is a monument pavilion on the top of the mountain, under which there is a stone tablet with the words 'Jiangtian Overview', which is the imperial pen when Emperor Kangxi toured the south. Coming down the mountain, at this time the tourists have basically dispersed, looking for a quiet place to rest, enjoying this rare tranquility. 📍Address: Jinshan Road, Runzhou District, Zhenjiang 👍🏻Recommendation: Jiangtian Zen Temple, Fahai Cave, Cishou Tower, Jiangtian Overview Monument 💰Cost: Ticket 50 yuan