Huishan Temple|No.1 among the 480 temples in the Southern Dynasties

|No.1 of the 480 temples in the Southern Dynasties. Huishan Temple is really good at choosing places. Huishan Temple Stone Sutra Building: Located outside the gate of the ancient cultural relics of Huishan Ancient Town, there are two stone scripture buildings. They were built in the third year of Qianfu of the Tang Dynasty (876) and the third year of Xining of the Song Dynasty (1070). They are respectively referred to as "Tang Dharani Sutra Building" and "Tang Dharani Sutra Building". "Song Dabai Umbrella Canopy God's Curse Tower"; these two statues are exquisitely carved and gorgeous in shape. I stood under them for a long time and took pictures without any blind spots. The upper part of the Tang building (south side) is an octagonal treasure cover, with a lion's mouth holding a pearl necklace at the corner; the oblate stone on the treasure cover is engraved with precious flowers on all sides, and there are eight square columns on the lotus petals. In the cave, on the girdle column on the lotus, there are eight niches carved with images of the Buddha. There is also an octagonal treasure cover on it. The corners are carved with the heads of strong men, including cows, sheep, antlers and tusks. The treasure cover The oblate stone on top is engraved with auspicious flower patterns; The Dabai Umbrella Canopy Divine Curse Building (north side) of the Song Dynasty is engraved with "Dabai Umbrella Canopy Divine Curse", with a postscript and a main script. There are 7 lines in total, each line has 70 characters. The upper and lower ends of the text are engraved with triangles and broken lines. edging; Huishan Temple Jinlian Bridge: Built in the late Northern Song Dynasty, it is currently the oldest three-hole stone beam bridge in Wuxi. The purple-brown color is Wukang stone and the green-yellow color is Yangshan stone. Among the existing bridge slabs, there are 7 original stones from the Song Dynasty. ; It was named because the pond is full of nasturtiums. The railings on the north and south sides of the bridge are engraved with the pattern of "Metamorphosis among peonies." On the south side of the bridge, in the middle of the Konghua stone, the five characters "Maodetang Lifu" are engraved. ; Hongwu Ancient Ginkgo: The male ginkgo tree numbered [Wuxi Ancient and Famous Trees 002] was planted by Xinghai, the abbot of Huishan Temple, in the early years of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1368). It is currently the oldest longevity tree in Wuxi and has witnessed the growth of Huishan. It has a vicissitudes of history. The tree is 21 meters tall, with a trunk diameter of nearly 2 meters. It requires four people to hug the waist. The parasitic plant "Xili" on the tree is over 200 years old; There is also a female ginkgo tree in the [Bamboo Furnace Mountain House] next to the temple; Imperial Stele Pavilion: This pavilion was built in the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty (around 1900). It is on the top of the mountain with double eaves. Qianlong visited Wuxi six times during his southern tours. Each time he wrote poems about the scenery of Huishan. The imperial stele is engraved with the east, west, north and south respectively. Emperor Qianlong wrote poems when he visited Huishan Temple in the south of the Yangtze River in 1751, 1757, 1762 and 1780; A little tip: 1 Huishan Temple is also located in the [Huishan Ancient Town Cultural Relics and Historic Area], which is also a 70-yuan ticket area, but these attractions together are definitely worth the price; 2 Huishan Temple is also very popular in the local area, but it is more peaceful. There are plaques of emperors from all over the world in the main hall. It can also be said to be a royal temple; In the Dabei Pavilion of the temple behind [Buddha Method], there is also a very large statue of Avalokitesvara with Thousand Arms, which is very shocking...