Dinghuiqiao Temple Contact Address: Nantong Rugao town Shuguang Road No. 17, as Postal Code: 226500 Tel 0513 -87,514,717 Dinghuiqiao Temple complaint telephone Nantong City Tourism complaints Tel: (08) - 5098110 Jiangsu Provincial Tourism complaints Tel 025 -83418185 National Tourism complaints Tel :010-65275315 China temple is a must Dinghui Dinghui ancient city located in the southeast corner of Rugao, first built in the Sui Dynasty Emperor opened eleven years (AD 591 years), is an architectural style unique to the north gate of the Millennium Temple. According to Dao Xuan Tang Dynasty monk wrote "continued Monks," recorded in November Kaihuang eleven years, 晋王扬 wide (later Emperor) temple located in Yangzhou thousand monks will Jincheng, Buddhist Sect real pioneers Chi _ Masters Yangzhou invited to grant Bodhisattva Precepts, way Rugao, punish Mau Temple, named Dinghui, while a built seven pagodas. When the Song Dynasty, due Binghuo looted, Dinghui already decadent, leaving off the bi ruins. Song and Yuan _ Scholars, a former magistrate Rugao wrote a history of sound Dinghui pay tribute poem: Temple name Dinghuiqiao know what generation cross the bridge Bricks do not remember the year; Crow sings trees chaotic night photos, hometown spring dance album smoke. Seven-story pagoda into the road, thoroughfare scattered clouds colored heaven; Only Lotus pond water, Changlang old dragon deep sleep. Dinghui existing main building department Ming Dynasty rebuilt. At that time, a man named Su-fang monk with a stem, two disciples came Dinghui of Germany, a little repair temporarily stay. Stem determination repair Dinghui. In order to raise funds, he used oil lamps roasted ankle, chest plate with cable and other means to show devotion to the public alms. Believers deeply moved, have donations. Ming Wanli three years (AD 1607), rebuilt the temple project started. Soon, the hall will be completed. Stem and vowed to take sandalwood carved statues overseas. So he traveled south favoritism. Later in the 郁林洲 (now Guangxi Yulin) obtained from the overseas merchant returned sandalwood tree giant tree ten feet long and six feet in place a large Buddha carved _ Lu. Wanli forty-three years (male no 1615) Buddha arrived in Rugao, placed in the large hall. During this period, the temple was built Zhan Ming Master raised the bell tower, built a raised marble Tripitaka Master, Dream Master to the Golden Harvest (now Zhejiang Jiaxing City) purchased a Canon collection. German school Jianyou Dream Master, far-reaching, Dinghui unprecedented prosperity. To the Qing Dynasty, Dinghui hall, bell tower, Canon House has repeatedly started renovations, has been well-preserved ancient building until 1966, "Cultural Revolution", the style of the Ming and Qing Dinghui remained since. Ten years of turmoil, the temple was destroyed by the Tibetan cultural relics noted swept, monks were expelled from the temple, statues have all been smashed, the halls of the building was severely damaged. After the Third Plenary Session of the Party's religious policies have been implemented. November 1983, the Jiangsu Provincial People's Government approved repair Dinghui and opened. Today, gold like to reproduce, temples brilliance, cigarette smoke, believers and tourists flocked. Dinghui originally a gate to the south. Jiajingnianjian, pirates intrusion Rugao, in order to protect the safety of life and property of the people of the city, in the year 1554 built the walls. Due to regional expansion, new walls will Dinghui puzzle within the package into the city. Thus, Dinghui River north of the ancient city (Yudai River), south Allende Haohe, West Longtuge Bachelor Song Yu Wang Di, a garden pond (repealed), east of the temple and dredge pond and released, forming a " water ring Temple "terrain. When the Ming Dynasty rebuilt Dinghui, for convenience, the gate to the north, also tone up the whole building, converted into the original gate of the Tripitaka. Dinghui covers an area of about 16 acres, layout was "back" shape, as the floor outside the hall, inside of a house, the layout of rigorous, magnificent architecture. The gate "Dinghuiqiao Temple" four gold shining in the sun_set_, shine. A pair of lions front door, let the door hairpin on the door, under the security drum stones. Gate nine purlin Chuan Dou hard mountain building, into the gate is King Hall, in the face of a Maitreya Buddha belly, cuddly looks full, smiling. Both sides of a couplet, "opening will laugh, laugh laugh this ancient everything in stride; potbellied, Yung Tianrong indiscriminate manner in person." Maitreya back seat surface is Skanda revere like, sit a stand. There are four kings temple statues on both sides of things, perform a sword, a hug Biseul, one holding an umbrella, a Qinlong beast. Legend has it that the four kings and take the reins, it will weather and abundant harvests. A rear courtyard, Baoding years placed a high Zhang Yu. East and west sides are just rebuilt palace near imitation of male nursing door. Over two Dinghui main building is the Main Hall, towering majestic, magnificent. Basilica of palms shape string corner brick, four cornices hanging bells. Middle ridge gourd placed two meters in a tin, at each end of the party Zhuan Falun. Preserves ridge kiss beast. Hall of more than ten meters high, nine break style. Attached Juanpeng style front hallway, Miankuo five, deep into four, six beams. Using a large amount of supporting beams inside. Column for the logs, then columns made with interspersed Fang. Plinth stone structure in the prime raspberry layer drum _set_ and then a wooden pier. Painted beams and carved pillars, Liang Fang install between density, number of layers of varying shelf brackets. Main Hall in the middle, six feet ten feet high _ Lu Buddha (commonly known as the Buddha) sitting on a lotus. Buddha glowing pearl inlay on the amount of a systemic plastic coated with pure gold, red in transparent yellow, glossy burning projects. Buddha Buddha behind the terra-phase winding, graceful, different expressions. The upper bound is incense, flowers Second St., both sides of the Fan Wang, Indra. Basilica hatchback gold plastic Eighteen. Twelve enlightenment Buddha mounts different, looming clouds, was flying like. _ Lu Buddha back wall of "Merciful Purdue" and "fifty-three Participation" Foshan one. Foshan Plastics on the total size of the one hundred and fifty statues. Guanyin centered sat Zenzai, Dragon stood on both sides. The whole layout density has caused Foshan, dignified and beautiful. _ Lou Lord Buddha statues and the whole Church is an associate professor of Zhejiang Academy of Fine Arts, the plastic sculptor Mr. Zhanzhen Hui, was hailed as a master to teach the Chinese Yuan Yunfu mural "of contemporary Chinese Buddha crown." This is the main hall of the Tripitaka, the former docketed into the file gallery, Lang Yanxia install Miyan brackets. Floor eaves overhang "magic Pavilion" plaque party. Upstairs at the Tripitaka, the collection of various versions of the Tripitaka. Downstairs jade temple, dedicated in 1990 by the Burmese jade Buddha invited back one. Reclining Buddha 12 feet long and weighs 6.5 tons, carved from a single piece of white marble stone from. Buddha in his calm, dignified and elegant, visitors to the Festival. In King Hall, Main Hall, both sides of the central axis of the Tripitaka eucalyptus surround many floor hall, dormitory. The eastern side of the ancestral hall, Kwun Tong, cited hall, the abbot room, Kwan Tai Temple, cloud water table, Kutokuhayashi etc. west side Kegon floor, chanting floor, dining hall, lecture hall, dormitory, etc., to form a "floor hold the house "pattern. Throughout Dinghui, clear water surrounded Dan around the temple floor, north gate, unique style, rare in the world.
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Rugao Dinghuiqiao Temple was built when? One that was built in the Tang Dynasty (AD six hundred twenty-seven ─ ─ 1649) Another said Song Tianxi years (AD ○ 一 VII - 1021) was first built. Although so far, said two coexist, but it is at least a millennium of history is no doubt. From the Tang Dynasty to the Qing rulers are respected Buddhism. Rugao County in urban and rural areas, far-reaching influence of Buddhism. Before liberation, the city had only the size of a Buddhist temple as sixty seats. One of the oldest, largest and most monks are Dinghuiqiao temple. From the mid-seventeenth century until the outbreak of the War nearly a century ago, the Dinghuiqiao Temple Rugao County pushed for the "richest man", which has thousands of acres of leased land, in Zhang Jiabao (now Rudong The tide near the bridge), four in the semi-crossing (now MSC County Ding in the vicinity) divided village house collects rents. A lot of land rent income is the main source of its life and Buddhist monks costs, long one of the reasons why it prestigious. Inspirational Wisdom Monastery occupies a total area of about sixteen acres. Shaped layout slightly back, outside of Church House, the house is. Gate North, is rare. Southward along the central axis of the gate turn has two. Main Hall, Canon House, were sitting in the south of the North. In recent years. The water ring temple, the temple floor to hold the building layout, and unique. Today, after extensive restoration Dinghuiqiao temple, standing in the shade of a water mill brick brick gate, door sales cross Ying script "Dinghuiqiao Temple" four male gold. One pair of stone lions sitting on both sides of the gate. Diamond is the gate into the temple, sitting in the middle of the face with a smiling Buddha belly, lined with an intriguing couplet. He smiled and laughed this ancient opening everything in stride Tatu leisurely day in the human capacity to indiscriminate Diamond in the east and west sides of the house, like new molded four kings, look and different attitude; growth of King holding a sword, angry eye ring wide open; held King hugs pipa country, depending on the march; heavenly king holding an umbrella, look hideous; Hirome kings hand Qinlong beast, muscle sudden collapse. However, no sheath their swords, piano without strings, umbrella boneless, dragon scales, wonderful fun. An intermediate courtyard stood a high-Zhang Yu of Baoding, was donated by the faithful cast. Across the courtyard, and on the stone steps along the seventh, is the towering and majestic, the magnificent Main Hall. Hall of more than ten meters high, nine palms Xieshan string corner brick shape. Four high arched cornices bells hanging there. Hall back in the middle of a newly installed up to two meters, "Bliss Guide", more so the hall seem Grace spectacular. Inside the hall up to ten feet of new plastic six feet 昆卢 Buddha (commonly known as the Buddha), nodded and smiled, looks kindly, sitting on a lotus in the center. This giant Buddha statue behind radiant, terra-phase winding, shapes, graceful gesture. The upper bound is incense, flowers Second St., whose side is the Fan Wang, Indra, the hall is something hatchback eighteen Arhats, different mask every respect, lifelike, twelve enlightenment the Buddha was looming like flying in the clouds.昆卢 Buddha's back wall is "Cihhang Purdue" Foshan sculpture, vividly expressed the boy has Zenzai see fifty-three teacher, and finally there Avalokiteshvara Buddhist enlightenment story from Nanhai Luo Jia Putuo Mountain, Foshan total There are statues of plastic the size of one hundred and fifty, Avalokitesvara Tuas centered sat Zenzai, Dragon stood on both sides, the whole layout density has caused, clouds, like a fairyland. The south side of the main hall is "Tripitaka" floor eaves hanging "Tripitaka" and then the Empress Dowager Cixi handwritten "embraced China," the two big gold plaque. Guanyin floor main hall on the eastern side, Kwan Tai Temple, cloud water table, abbot room, the ancestral hall, on the west side Mercy House, Buddha House, Jaipur House, lecture hall and so on.