Longquan Temple

Going along the road leading to Changle International Airport, when approaching Shajing Village, Heshang Town, you will see a huge road sign next to the road: Longquan Temple. Turn right as indicated by the arrow, and after walking for more than 30 miles, you can see this monastery that rises up on top of the mountain. Longquan Temple is located at the foot of the mountain, surrounded by villages and fields, with smoke from cooking, dense forests and dense fog on the mountain, and it looks quite clean and solemn. Passing through a white stone archway, there are four vigorous characters written on the "Baizhang Ancestral Court", facing the mountain gate with red walls and red tiles. The architectural features are quite ancient. vivid. Stepping into the mountain gate, the first thing that catches the eye in the huge yard are two simple and solemn stone pillars, the tops of which are meticulously processed in a tenon-and-mortise format. Bypassing the Free Life Pond, a building has white walls and yellow tiles, and a plaque on the door reads "Baizhang Huaihai Zen Master Memorial Hall". There is a Longquan well next to the memorial hall, and it is said that this well was built together with the temple. Longquan Temple also has 16 stone pillars in the Daxiong Hall. These stone pillars are tall, stout, simple and dignified, with a height of 6 meters and a circumference of 3 meters, each weighing about 5 tons. According to historical records, they have survived the Tang Dynasty. The name is also engraved on the lotus-shaped base of the stone pillar, which is the name of the donor at that time. Behind the Mahavira Hall, there is a huge stone shaped like an ingot, with a statue of Buddha engraved in the center named "Comei Buddha". There are also some cliff stone carvings around Longquan Temple, such as "Chaoyang" and "Kuilong", which are said to be the calligraphy left by Zhu Xi when he came to study and travel. Longquan Temple is surrounded by 5 peaks, namely the lying cow, the precious product, the lotus flower, the fairy crown and the cloud ladder.