Chengdu Wenshu Monastery | Not only is there a quiet Zen, but also the hustle and bustle of the world

🌳Wenshu Monastery is an ancient Zen temple built during the Sui Dynasty and rebuilt during the Kangxi period. It is located in the urban area of Chengdu, with red walls and black tiles, and ancient trees towering. In the bustling city, it is a special existence. The ancient temple of a thousand years, hidden in the city, perhaps this is the realm! 🎯Tour route Burning incense and worshiping Buddha👉Tour in the temple👉Drinking tea, copying scriptures and eating vegetarian food 🎏Tour in the temple, the six halls are in order: ☘️First into the Heavenly King Hall: worship Maitreya Bodhisattva, the Four Heavenly Kings, that is, the mountain gate at the entrance. ☘️Second into the Three Great Masters Hall: worship Guanyin, Manjusri, and Samantabhadra. ☘️Third into the Great Hall of the Great Hero: There is a iron 'Fu' character in the middle of the iron gate, many people are lining up to touch it, to take away the good luck. ☘️Fourth into the Dharma Hall, also known as the 'Medicine Buddha Hall', there are two words 'Kong Lin' from the hand of Kangxi, so Wenshu Monastery is also called 'Kong Lin Temple'. ☘️Fifth into the Chenjing Building: The 'Buddha's Relics' and the 'Master Xuanzang's' top bone relics are here, usually not open to the public. ☘️Sixth into the Wenshu Pavilion: There are three floors, the first floor is Kong Lin Lecture Hall, the second floor is Kong Lin Buddhist Library, and the third floor is Wan Buddha Hall. 🌻Photo check-in 🔺The red wall next to the gate. There are a few words 'World Peace, Human Happiness', if you go on weekends and holidays, you need to line up to take pictures, the two words 'Xing' and 'Fu' are particularly favored. 🔺Opposite the gate is a wall with the words 'Wenshu Monastery'. The warm yellow wall has some ivy, which is very artistic when photographed. 🔺The ginkgo tree in Wenshu Monastery. It contrasts with the gray tile and red wall buildings, which is a traditional aesthetic from the East. 🍄Other 🍡Burning incense and worshiping Buddha There is a free incense collection point in the temple, one per person, and you need to receive the incense with both hands. 🍡Drinking tea, copying scriptures and eating vegetarian food There is a Xiangyuan Zen experience area behind the Five Halls 🦠Vegetarian food In Xiangyuan, self-service vegetarian food is 30/person, and there is also a self-service vegetarian hot pot, mushroom rice 18 (mushroom rice is not sold on Mondays) 🦠Copying scriptures and drinking tea In the Fuhui Hall, you can copy scriptures with a pot of tea, the environment is very quiet and quiet, the scriptures are usually the Heart Sutra of Prajna Paramita, there are pens and ink. The scriptures can be taken away after they are written. If they are not easy to take, you can ask the waiter to help roll them up. 🍭Food and snacks 🪻Dongzikou Zhang Liangfen: Sweet water noodles and Liangfen are absolutely delicious, tested and can be rushed! 🪻Long Chaoshou: A local snack in Chengdu, you won't step on the pit. 🪻Qiu Erge Guokui: The kind of old noodles fermented, brown sugar, pepper and salt are delicious. 🪻Palace pastry: It's the one that is always in line, the peach mochi with burst filling, palace peach crisp, and ice sand mung bean cake are delicious. 🪻Wensu Garden: All kinds of Su, cakes are available, butterfly Su, meat pine small shell, peanut Su, pepper and salt Su, can't go wrong. 🍭Key tips ❗Don't donate money to beggars, most of them are professional begging. ❗When I came out of Wenshu Monastery, I was stopped by an old man who wanted to read my fortune. He said a few words and then asked for money, which might be a few hundred. If you encounter this, just walk away and don't talk, don't confirm eye contact. ❗There is also a charge for taking a photo with Sun Wukong. ❗There is no more 18 seeds, it has been gone since April 2023. 📍Address: No. 66 Wenshuyuan Street, Qingyang District, Chengdu 🚇Subway: Exit K of Wenshuyuan Station on Line 1, 400 meters walk 🚗Self-driving parking: Navigate to Wenshuyuan Parking Lot (there is an underground parking lot 🎫Ticket: Free, no reservation required 🈺️Opening hours: 08:00-17:00