Jinshan scenic spot is a national AAAAA scenic spot. It is located in thenorthwest of Zhenjiang City, north of the Tropic of cancer. With a height of 44meters and a circumference of 520 meters, it used to be the only island in theYangtze River. It is known as a "Lotus" in the middle of the Yangtze River. ShenKuo's poem "the water on both sides of the building is connected, and the sky inthe mirror of Jiangnan and Jiangbei" in the Song Dynasty is a portrayal ofJinshan. The architectural style of Jinshan Buddhist temple is unique. It isbuilt close to the mountain, with halls, pavilions and pavilions, and rafters.Compared with each other, it is bright and blue. In addition, cishou pagodastands on the top of Jinshan mountain, rising abruptly from the ground, makingthe whole Jinshan mountain seem like a magnificent temple, forming a uniquestyle of "temple wrapped mountain".
Entering the mountain gate is the heavenly king hall, which is a palacestyle building with a single eaves and a mountain to rest
Maitreya Buddha, whose mouth is always open, is flanked by the fourheavenly kings, also known as the four vajras. Behind the heavenly king hall isthe majestic hall with double eaves and Xieshan. In the center of the main hallare three golden statues of Sakyamuni Buddha, pharmacist Buddha and AmitabhaBuddha. On the west wall are eighteen Arhats. On the left and right attics sit56 heavenly statues. There are islands on the back of the three Buddhas. Aroundthe island are the statues of 53 Bodhisattvas of various sizes and shapes.
The rooms on both sides of the main hall are the Abbot's room and the placewhere the benefactor is received.
Climbing from the back of the main hall to Xizhao Pavilion, there are sevenQianlong steles preserved in the pavilion. Ascending from Xizhao pavilion toGuanyin Pavilion, there are four treasure rooms displaying the four treasures ofJinshan: Zhou Ding, Tonggu, Yudai and Jinshan map.
Guanyin Pavilion is connected with miaogaotai and lengjiatai in the south,and cishou tower and Fahai cave rafters in the north. From lingjiatai to thenorth, you can reach Liuyun Pavilion, the peak of Jinshan mountain. In thepavilion, there is a stone tablet named "Jiangtian glance" written by EmperorKangxi. Therefore, this pavilion is also called Jiangtian glance Pavilion. Inthe northwest of Liuyun Pavilion, there is a Qifeng Pavilion commemorating YueFei, a national hero of the Southern Song Dynasty. To the north of the pavilion,there is an ancient immortal cave at the foot of jin'ao mountain, which is arelic of Taoism.
From Guanyin pavilion to the north, you can climb the cishou tower, whichwas first built in Qiliang, more than 1400 years ago. There used to be twopagodas in Jinshan, which have been abandoned. The existing pagoda was rebuiltin 1900. The body of the tower is a wooden structure with seven steps. There arestairs to go up and down. Each floor is surrounded by corridors andguardrails.
From the cishou pagoda to Fahai cave, this is the place where the founderof Jinshan Temple, Pei Toutuo, the Buddhist monk Fahai, practiced hard. Thereare statues of Fahai in the cave. In the north of Fahai cave and beside Yudaibridge, there is a white Dragon Cave. According to legend, there are stonestatues of white lady and Xiaoqing in the cave.
Along the Bailong cave right up not far to Chaoyang cave, this cave is alsoknown as Rizhao rock. The hanging rock on the top of the cave is engraved withthe word "Rizhao rock". Every time the sun rises, the stone wall in this area isfacing the rising sun, and the golden light is shining everywhere. The water andsky are all red, which is a wonder. It is the best place to watch the sunrise inJinshan. The three characters "Chaoyang cave" carved on the cliff were writtenby Tengmi in Ming Dynasty.
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