Longhua Temple
Longhua Temple (龙华寺) in Xuhui District, Longhua Town, is the oldest in Shanghai, the largest ancient temple. Legend of the Three Kingdoms period built by the king of Wu Sun Quan for his mother, dating back over 1,700 years of history, but according to literature, temple built in the Northern Song Dynasty. Northern Song Zhiping three years (AD 1064) thanks to “empty relative to Temple,” the amount of residual stone monument surviving this temple. Ming Wanli years (1574) Ciming “great rejuvenation of the country Wanshou Ci Hua Temple,” but it was still Longhua Temple was originally called. After post-Xing Fei, Department of the Qing dynasty, this temple between reconstructed. Temple collection, many Tang Dynasty, Five Dynasties, Ming and Qing years, the classics, golden seal, Buddha and so on.
Longhua Temple towering temples, Jinbi hook-yiu, a solemn dignified statues. There are two different statues here, first, because the Longhua Temple of Maitreya temple, there are two statues of Maitreya. For the Heavenly King Hall of the Bodhisattva Maitreya, Maitreya Hall for the embodiment of images, commonly known as “bag monk” Second, Main Hall. Basilica of other monasteries on both sides of the main statue of Buddha, or propaganda, “Ocean’s 18″ or protect the Buddhist doctrine of “20 the heavens”; and Longhua Temple-hall, and the heavens of God bringing together Rohan.
Longhua Temple of the Heavenly King Hall bell tower built east and west sides, “Longhua Evening Bell” as the Ming and Qing Dynasties “Shanghai City, eight scenic spots”, one from 1991 onwards, an annual December 31, held at the Longhua Temple in Ying – Longhua Evening Bell hit the New Year festival, which attracted many Chinese and foreign tourists, this activity has been the National Tourism Administration as one of the national tourism projects.
Temple and Pagoda is the only well-preserved downtown Shanghai pagoda, 40.64 meters high tower, a total of seven-story, brick-wood structure. The outer wall was octagonal tower. Inner wall of the side rooms, each floor, roof cornices Qiao Jiao, pot the door followed by conversion of 45 degrees. Full Tower A total of 56 antique brass bell. Magnificent night light shining in the Pan exquisitely carved, magnificent.
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