Kaihua Temple - China Travel

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It is located on the side of Sheli Mountain, 17 kilometers northeast of Gaoping County. After the Five Dynasties, it was first built during the reign of Emperor Zhuangzong of the Tang Dynasty and named Qingliangruo. In the Song Dynasty, it was renamed Kaihua Temple and became a famous ancient temple in Shanxi.

The temple enters the second courtyard. The front is the bell tower, the middle is the Daxiong Palace, and the back is the Yanfa Hall, all of which were built in the sixth year of Xining (1073) in the Northern Song Dynasty. There have been repairs in successive dynasties, but the brackets of the Daxiong Palace still maintain the shape of the Song Dynasty. The four walls of the hall are full of Buddhist stories, with fine brushwork and superb skills. They were painted in the third year of Shaosheng in the Northern Song Dynasty (1096).

The steles of the past dynasties in the temple and the three stone tomb towers of eminent monks outside the temple are also well preserved.

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_WeCh****00062

Antique setting! It would be better if there is water~

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_WeCh****16753

Haven't been there yet... I was in the same mood when I was a kid. us! You said that you worked with him on the Dujiangyan Water Conservancy Project around the year

_WeCh****60004

Quaint and ancient, the tourist attractions of Kaihua Temple are still worth recommending, a good place for self-driving tour!

杨坤

Kaihua Temple is located on the back mountain of Mengshan Giant Buddha. The original purpose of building Kaihua Temple was to better view the Mengshan Giant Buddha from a distance. Looking at Mengshan Giant Buddha from a distance in this way feels very grand and imposing. Now Kaihua Temple is very small.

M89****14

We took a taxi at Gaoping Passenger Station, 80 yuan round trip. If you take a minibus to Chenqu Town and get off the bus, it feels like there is still a long way without buses. The temple is not big, and the halls are not big either. As soon as you enter the Dabei Pavilion, then the Daxiong Palace, and behind it there is the Guanyin Pavilion, which is said to have been built by Jin. The Song Dynasty murals in Daxiong Hall are famous, covering three walls. The east wall is slightly blurred. The west wall is rich in content, and there are many stories of Buddhist scriptures, which are painted for missionary purposes, which is the embodiment of the secularization of Buddhist stories in China. When we saw it, the door of the hall was open, and there was a beautiful girl who thought it was a tour guide and asked her to explain it. Later, I found out that she was a government worker. Today, someone from above came here to receive her. We were so lucky to meet her. I don't know if there is a tour guide. If you look at it yourself, you may not understand it. The content of the murals is too rich, and I also made preparations, but when facing the murals, because I am not familiar with the stories of Buddhist scriptures, I still can’t touch the north. Only after the tour guide explained, the information in my hand matched the content of the paintings . In the story of Bhikkhuni Huase on the west wall, the execution ground map is exactly the execution map of the Song Dynasty. In the story of the King of the Wheel seeking to rule the country, he cut his flesh and burned thousands of lamps to seek the Dharma. The picture of cutting flesh was actually described by a group of fellows as a picture of bone scraping and healing. (At first we read it by ourselves, and then we invited the little girl to tell it later.) There is another story about Xu Chan (sound, the word should be the one inside the door frame) mentioning the prince Jataka. There are also some pictures, the little girl said that the experts have not fully solved the content. On the right side of the north wall is the Avalokitesvara Dharma Assembly, with dances, dances and dances, and the scene is very grand.

素素77

Kaihua Temple is located in Jincheng, Shanxi, and it is a temple worth visiting. The buildings in the temple are simple and mellow, antique and full of the charm of ancient art. Tourists who are interested in Buddhist architecture may wish to visit, the scenery is extremely beautiful.