Xinghua Temple

20240313 All day: 1. Xinghua Temple is located on Yunlong Mountain in Yunlong Lake in the scenic spot of 5A. Yunlong Lake is a famous cultural attraction in the center of Xuzhou City. The original name is Shigou Lake. It was first formed in the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127). It is surrounded by mountains on three sides and covers a total area of 13 square kilometers. It has lakes and mountains and scenery. It integrates mountaineering fitness, vacation and leisure, viewing photography, humanistic learning, swimming and playing in the water. Parent-child entertainment is integrated, composed of Yunlong Mountain, Binhu Park, Xiaonan Lake, Shayue Island, and Zhushan 5 parts, and there are traces of celebrities such as Liu Bang, Qing Qianlong Emperor, Wu Emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty, Mao Zedong, Chiang Kai-shek, Su Shu and many national leaders in history. ① Address: Yunlong District, Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province ② Transportation: direct bus, easy to drive ③ peak season: no ④ duration: 2 days ⑤ fare: free 2. Xinghua Temple is located in Yunlong Shandong Province, built in the years of Tang Kaiyuan (713-741), formerly known as Shifo Temple, which was named after Dashi Buddha during the Northern and Southern Dynasties and Northern Wei Dynasty. It is one of the eight major temples in Xuzhou, known as the "first jungle in northern Jiangsu", built on the mountain, has received leaders and friends of more than 30 countries and regions, Chairman Mao also came many times, the fare is 5 yuan, from the bottom up in turn: ① East Gate: located at the foot of the mountain Yundong Street ② Reclining Buddha Temple: the main and sleeping Buddha. The Temple of the Heavenly Kings on the second floor is locked at the door ③ Calligraphy and Painting Academy/Chantang/Xinghua Academy/Library/Sangfang/Buddhist Association: all lock the door and not outside ④ Guanyin Temple (Old Temple of the Kings): Lord Maitreya Buddha, Wetuo Bodhisattva, four major heavenly kings ⑤ Tang and Song Dynasty cliff stone inscriptions: In 1993, when the Daxiong Temple was built, it was found that this protection room was built after the construction. The 8 characters of the scorpion were written by Zhao Puchu, the president of the Buddhist Association. The statue was fan-shaped in the center of the stone Buddha. The north and south were20.2 meters long, the east and west were 35 meters deep and 23 meters high. It was divided into two parts. The upper part was in the Big Buddha Hall. This room was the lower part. Existing 7 groups, 71 inscriptions, 38 inscriptions, 195 statues, 5 cm to 11.52 meters high, total facade area 410 ㎡, carved between the Northern Wei Taihe Decade (486) to the Northern Song Dynasty and the Seven Years (1117) ⑥ Daxiong Temple: Lord Sakyamuni ⑦ Three Temples: Lord 3 Buddhas, a total of 9 Buddha statues ⑧ Jialan Temple: Main Shao Guanyu ⑦ Ancestors' Palace: Currently it is the circulation of legal objects ⑧ Bell Tower/Drum Tower: Locked door ⑨ Ancestors: The high monks of the past generations in the main temple. The small monk stone carvings scattered around the outdoor are very cute. The main hall of the Buddha is covered with stone Buddha. It was built in Minghongwu 31 years (1398), and it has been rebuilt and expanded. At present, the architectural framework is built in Mingwanli 23 years (1606). The stone Buddha head was opened in 486 by Pengcheng (Xuzhou Ancient Name) Wang and the sixth son Yuanxuan of the Northern Wei Literature Emperor. It is also known as Buddha Head Rock. After that, there are many cliff stone carvings around Buddha Head. In 2008, Buddha statues were golded. South Gate: ⑫ West Gate: Located in the mountain, Fanghe Pavilion ⑬ Shanxi Assembly Hall: Located outside the east gate of the temple, built in the Qing Kangxi period, covering an area of about 5,000 ㎡, it is the place where Jin merchants gather. The main Shao Guanyu was destroyed during the Cultural Revolution. It was repeated in 1995. The temple, north and south matching halls, wing rooms, theaters, etc.

Xinghua Temple is also called "Shifo Temple", built along the cliffs, yellow walls, gray tiles and red doors and windows, and also has the Daxiong Palace, the Temple of Heavenly Kings, the Ming Dynasty building Bell and Drum Tower, etc., majestic. It was built in the Northern Wei period and has a history of more than 1,500 years.

＂ Xinghua Temple ＂ is a famous ancient temple in northern Jiangsu. It is located in Yunlong Shandong, Xuzhou City. It is a Buddhist Buddhist temple. It is built by the Dashi Buddha of the northern Wei Dynasty. The lights are burning for thousands of years. It is now the first jungle in northern Jiangsu. According to the examination: the Amitabha Buddha Dashi Buddha, which is worshipped in the temple, was chiselled in the Northern Wei Yuan and nine years (485 AD), and has a history of more than 1,500 years. The stone Buddha is chiselled by the stone of the mountain, about11.52 meters high, and was first an open-air Buddha head. During the Qing Kangxi period, two arms and chests were continued. Its about a thousand small stone Buddha and the cliff stone carvings related to Buddhist stories were all made in the Tang Dynasty. The temple covering the Dashi Buddha was built in the Ming Dynasty and was built along the cliffs. ＂ Xinghua Temple ＂ was built in the Ming Xuande years. Many monks in the later generations have repaired it, and it has maintained its original style so far. The temple was expanded in 2007.

For Buddhist Zen monasteries, the incense has been long, and after the completion of several wars and reconstructions, it has formed a six-entry courtyard composed of Daxiong Temple, Da Buddha Temple, Temple of Heavenly King, Three Temples, Tibetan Jinglou, Ancestral Hall, Fatang, Abbot's Room, Ketang, Zhaitang, Wardhouse and Sangshe. The Amitabha Buddha Dashi Buddha, which is worshipped in the temple, began to chiseel the Northern Wei Dynasty during the period of Zhengping, and has a history of more than 1,500 years.

Before talking about Xinghua Temple in Xuzhou, you have to talk about the big stone Buddha on Yunlong Mountain. This stone Buddha was built in the late Northern Wei Dynasty, and then there was the Northern Song Buddha one after another. Finally, Xinghua Temple was built along these stone Buddha statues during the Ming Dynasty. This is why I want Amway, the Buddhist temple, because it is built on the mountain, the monasteries are located at the foot of the mountain, on the way to the temple, unknowingly will climb to the top of the mountain.