Zhanghua Temple is located in Shashi District, Jingzhou. It was built in the Taiding period of the Yuan Dynasty (around 1325 AD). It is a famous temple in Jingchu. It is listed as the three major jungles in Hubei together with Guiyuan Temple in Hanyang and Yuquan Temple in Dangyang. Zhanghua ancient plums, agarwood wells, ginkgo trees, and ancient stone inscriptions in Zhanghua Temple are known as "the best of the four ancients". The original name of Zhanghua Temple was Zhangtai Temple, and it was renamed Zhanghua Temple in the early Ming Dynasty. The Zhanghua Temple was rebuilt in the Qing Dynasty, including the Shanmen, Tianwang Hall, Caishen Hall, Weituo Hall, Daxiong Hall, Guanyin Hall, Amitabha Hall, Cangjing Building, Zen Hall, Chanting Hall, Jingyue Hall, Zhai Hall, Guest Hall, Abbot's Room, etc. The building is huge and majestic. The whole temple is a palace-style architectural pattern, with a reasonable layout and splendid resplendent. The temple houses the "Tibetan Scriptures" given by the royal family of the Qing Dynasty, as well as many palace treasures, as well as two jade Buddhas presented by the king of Myanmar. According to other historical records, this is the site of the ancient Zhanghua Terrace of the Five Elements Palace of King Ling of Chu, which was built by King Ling of Chu in 535 BC. This grand building, which was "run by the whole country and built in a few years", was known as the "first platform in the world" at that time. According to the historical records, Zhang Huatai is "10 zhang high and 15 zhang wide". The curved rails go up the stairs, and you have to rest three times in the middle to reach the peak, so it is also called "Sanxiu Terrace"; To please the king, eat less and endure hunger, in order to have a thin waist, so it is also called "Slim Waist Palace". Destroyed by war. At the end of the Sui Dynasty and the beginning of the Tang Dynasty (about 618 A.D.), Gude established a Mao retreat here, and Zhangtai Temple was built in the second year of Yuantai Ding (1325 A.D.).
This temple is known as one of the four major jungles in Hubei. The two winged lions at the door are very distinctive. The couplet in front of the Maitreya Buddha also makes people think. The men and women of faith continue to praise the Buddha. The entire temple is large in size and there are many places to visit, which is worth visiting.
Zhanghua Temple is said to have been built in the Tang Dynasty. Now we see Zhanghua is basically a modern building, covering a very large area, and there are many sex men and women in it to read scriptures and send Buddha. Humans pursue freedom of the mind, there are various ways to believe Buddhism is one of them, and the freedom of the mind of our ordinary people depends on the personal cultivation.
First of all, I have no ill will towards Buddhism and its followers. The incense is very strong and it is said to be very spiritual. If you go to burn incense and worship Buddha, you can return with pleasure; if you go to the scenery, I am afraid it is not satisfactory. The wires above the archway, the flagpole at the main entrance, the beggars, the slogans, the propaganda paintings, the vehicles parked everywhere, the photos taken are too much regret...
The monastery is very large. It gives people a solemn feeling as soon as you enter it. There are many Buddha statues inside, and there is a pagoda. You can climb the tower for two yuan. Each floor of the tower has Buddha statues and related murals. Carved beams and painting buildings, antique, are the most original atmosphere of the temple in the temple I have ever been to. Very suitable for walking slowly, there are few people.
Zhanghua Temple is located in Taishiyuan, Shashi City, Hubei Province, and is a famous temple in Jingchu. According to the inscription in the temple, the temple was built in the Taiding period of the Yuan Dynasty, about 1325. Zhanghua Temple was rebuilt in the Qing Dynasty. During the heyday, it covered an area of about 14.7 million square meters, and the building area of the temple was 1.2 million square meters. There are main buildings such as Shanmen, Temple of Heavenly Kings, Temple of Wei Yuen, Grand Xiong Pavilion, Guanyin Temple, Mituo Temple, Tibetan Jingjing Building, Zen Temple, Ninth Buddha Hall, Jingyue Hall, Zhaitang, Guest Hall, Abbot Room, etc., with huge scale and majestic. The whole temple is a palace-style architectural pattern, reasonable layout, magnificent.
Shashi used to and now is brilliant, the 30th of the Lay Moon in the past year, the god of wealth, and the Laba porridge of Zhanghua Temple, real materials, workmanship, far and near famous, many foreign friends also drive more than 100 kilometers to taste, and free