Contact information of Xingguo Temple: 0543-2808899
Zhanba Buddha Village, Huxi Town, Boxing County, Binzhou City
Introduction to Xingguo Temple Attractions:
Located ten kilometers southeast of Changqing District, it is known as the Three Mountains in Central Shandong together with Mount Tai and Lingyan Mountain. It is named after the five beautiful peaks of Huixian, Zhixian, Qunxian, Wangxian and Juxian.
It was originally named Lishan. According to legend, this was the place where Yu and Shun plowed, so it is also called Shungen Mountain. During the Kaihuang period of the Sui Dynasty (AD 581,600), Buddhism became popular in Shandong. Many rocks were carved into the rocks of Lishan Mountain to offer Buddhas, so it was renamed Qianfo Mountain. Xingguo Temple was first built in the Tang Dynasty. It has been prosperous and declining since then, and it was completely abandoned several times. The current Xingguo Temple was rebuilt in the Ming Dynasty. The ancient temple is built on the middle of Qianfo Mountain, with cliffs to the south and Jinan Quancheng to the north. The halls and corridors of the palaces with green tiles and red pillars are lined with clusters of green cypresses and red maples, meandering and scattered in the misty clouds. The temple is long from east to west and narrow from north to south. It can be divided into four monasteries from west to east. The main hall faces south and faces north, and the auxiliary hall faces north and south. The main hall faces the south and the front and back are connected accordingly. Among them are Guanyin Hall, Buddha Hall, Wenchang Pavilion, King Shun Hall, Luban Temple and other buildings. On the mountain wall on the south side of the temple arch is the famous Qianfo Mountain stone sculpture. The cliffs here are steep, with climbing vines, moss and green clothes, exotic grasses and flowers, giving people a sense of elegance as the scenery gets higher and the mind becomes calmer. Dozens of Buddha statues, large and small, are scattered among the vines and caresses. There were nearly a hundred Buddha statues here originally, which were carved one after another from the Sui Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty. Later, many of them were eroded by wind and rain. Some of these Buddha statues are standing attentively, some are sitting with palms together, and all of them are vivid and lifelike.
The mountains here are rolling and the mountains are green and the water is beautiful. It is a rare Feng Shui treasure land. In ancient times, Taoism was very prosperous, and the Taoist temples were large in scale, divided into southern and northern temples. The North Temple is the Dongzhen Temple. There are many steles in the temple and hundreds of palaces and halls, including the Jade Emperor Hall, the Zhenwu Hall, the Sanyuan Hall, the Qingleng Pavilion, and the Stone Archway. Historically, the palaces and palaces were destroyed by wars several times. There are more than a hundred steles from all dynasties existing in the hall, among which Mr. Cui's portrait stele is the most precious. This stele is excellent in calligraphy, painting and engraving, and was mostly recorded by epigraphers of the past dynasties. Nanguan is called Yuanduguan, also known as Xuanduguan. It is the cemetery of Prince De's Mansion in the Ming Dynasty. There are six tombs in the mausoleum of King Dezhuang of Ming Dynasty, King Deyi, King Dehuai, King Degong, King Deding and King Deduan. , the recently excavated tomb of King Dezhuang is almost the same size as the Thirteen Tombs of the Ming Dynasty. In recent years, Changqing County has invested in restoring most of the historic sites here, opening up winding mountain roads and adding many new landscapes. The thousand-year-old ginkgo tree in the temple is the second largest ginkgo tree in the province, with lush branches and leaves and abundant fruits. The gurgling spring water flows out from the cool and pavilion of the Jade Girl Basin, which is endless all year round. The ninety-one steps stand obliquely, which is better than the celestial steps of Mount Tai. Climbing the peak along the winding mountain road is like being on the Sheshen Cliff of Mount Tai. It is steep and dangerous, and you can have a panoramic view of the wonderland of the five peaks. The green trees, black tiles, and red walls create an interesting scene, which is particularly fascinating.