Yunxiang Temple

Yunxiang Temple is located in Nanxiang Town. It was built in the Northern and Southern Dynasties (about 505 AD) and was originally named "White Crane Nanxiang Temple". The town name of Nanxiang Ancient Town comes from this ancient temple. Yunxiang Temple is located at the end of Nanxiang Old Street. It is large in scale and relatively clean. You can worship Buddha and visit here. The solemn atmosphere and quiet environment can purify the soul. The temple is only one kilometer away from the famous Guyi Garden. If you have enough time, you can take a tour along the way. In ancient times, Yunxiang Temple was famous in the south of the Yangtze River, and its incense was very strong. However, due to various natural and man-made disasters, now only a pair of twin towers can witness the history of the temple, as well as the Tang Shijing Building and the Tang Shijing Building scattered in the ancient Yi Garden. Song Pu Tong Pagoda. Today's Yunxiang Temple was rebuilt on the old site. It is a complete temple imitating the Tang Dynasty, which is very rare in the Jiangnan area. The whole monastery is built with steel bars, cement concrete and imitation wood, and the hall is magnificent, simple and natural. The main halls are arranged on the central axis of the temple: Shanmen, Guanyin Hall, Daxiong Hall and Tibetan Scripture Building, and the Jialan Hall, Dashizhi Hall, Bell Tower, Drum Tower, Manjusri Hall, Puxian Hall, Shangke Hall, Monk Liao, etc. are arranged symmetrically on the left and right sides. Surrounded by corridors. In addition, there are Gongde Hall and Ten Thousand Buddha Hall built underground. When you come to Yunxiang Temple, you will find that it is not "Yunxiang Temple" but "Liuyun Temple" engraved on the plaque. This is because there was a famous temple "Liuyun Temple" in the southern urban area of Shanghai (founded in In 1876), it was destroyed by war during the Anti-Japanese War. Afterwards, through the efforts of many Buddhist circles, the temple was moved to the current site of Yunxiang Temple, so that the two temples were combined into one, and the incense was continued.