Shisi Temple

Shisi temple is located in Dazao village, Dazao Township, Jingning She Autonomous County, Zhejiang Province, 18.5 kilometers away from the county seat. It was built in the 10th year of Shaoxing in Song Dynasty (1140). Rumor has it that Mr. Xi of the Mei family, six years old, lived in Lu for three years and stayed close to his grandfather's tomb. After hearing the newspaper, Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty praised him as "Xiaotong", and his Lu as "shisiyuan". In the first year of Hongwu (1368) of the Ming Dynasty, Liu Ji wrote "shisidaochao", and in the first year of Xuande (1426), he changed his courtyard into a temple. During the reign of emperor Shunzhi and Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, it was repaired twice. The existing temple covers an area of 1193 square meters and is composed of Daxiong hall, Sanqing hall, Ma Xian palace, Xinjing bell tower and mountain gate. The main hall consists of five double eaves with four entrances, a hilltop, and a wooden structure. The double eaves are raised out of the eaves by two steps. In 1985, it was identified by experts from the Institute of ancient architecture of the Cultural Relics Bureau of the central Ministry of culture as a Song Dynasty building, ranking the third among the existing song and Yuan Dynasty buildings in Jiangnan. In December 1989, it was listed as a key cultural relic protection unit of the province. (Jingning She autonomous county annals volume 20 Culture) on June 25, 2001, Shisi temple, as an ancient building from Yuan Dynasty to Qing Dynasty, was approved by the State Council to be listed in the fifth batch of national key cultural relics protection units.

Shisi Temple

Shisi temple is a temple where Buddhism and Taoism are integrated. It is located at the south end of Xier village, Dafang Township, Jingning She Autonomous County, Zhejiang Province. It covers an area of 0.27 hectares and a construction area of 1250 square meters.

Shisi temple was first built in the 10th year of Shaoxing in the Song Dynasty. It was named Shisi courtyard by Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty. It was expanded in the 16th year of the Yuan Dynasty (1356). It was renamed Shisi temple in the first year of Xuande of the Ming Dynasty, and was continued in the late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty.

Sitting in the West and facing the East, Shisi temple is composed of Mountain Gate, Heart Sutra bell tower, Daxiong hall, Sanqing hall, Ma Xian palace and Mei's ancestral hall. It is an ancient temple complex with Han style layout. The ancient temple preserves ancient buildings with the characteristics of song, yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. With a long history and simple elegance, it is a rare ancient temple in China.

Introduction to scenic spots

Shisi temple is located in Xier village, Dafang Township, Jingning County, on Baixiang mountain, which is more than 1000 meters above sea level. It was built in the song and Yuan Dynasties. It was built in the 10th year of Shaoxing in Song Dynasty (1140).

It is said that Mei's 16-year-old child was in charge of his grandfather's tomb and lived in Lu for three years. He was not far away from it. Song Gaozong reported that he was "Xiaotong" and his Lu was "shisiyuan". In the first year of Hongwu (1368) of Ming Dynasty, Liu Ji wrote "Shisi Daochang", and in the first year of Xuande (1426) of Ming Dynasty, it was changed into a temple.

Environmental advantages

Shisi temple is a national key cultural relic protection unit. In front of the temple, there are many mountains, waterfalls and ancient trees. In front of the temple, Muhe river is surrounded by clear water, and the wooden corridor bridge is lying horizontally. The environment is elegant and beautiful.

architectural style

The main hall of Shisi temple is three rooms wide and two rooms deep, with a rest on the top of the mountain, a circle of secondary steps, an obvious rolling brake on the stigma, and a lotus base on some of the stigmas. According to the inscriptions left in the hall, the hall was built in the 16th year of the Yuan Dynasty. The bell tower has three rooms on the plane, which is a three storey Pavilion style. The building is retracted layer by layer, with obvious side feet. Four inner columns run through the three floors, and the roof is Xieshan. It is wrapped around the waist and stretched out from the eaves, with the architectural style of the Ming Dynasty. Sanqing palace and Ma Xian palace were built in Qing Dynasty.

geographical position

Shisi temple is 18.5 kilometers away from the county. It was built in the 10th year of Shaoxing in Song Dynasty (1140). Rumor has it that Mr. Xi of the Mei family, six years old, lived in Lu for three years and stayed close to his grandfather's tomb.

The origin of the temple's name

In the first year of Hongwu (1368) of Ming Dynasty, Liu Ji wrote "Shisi Daochang", and in the first year of Xuande (1426), it was changed into a temple. During the reign of emperor Shunzhi and Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, it was repaired twice.

Well preserved

Shisi temple, covering an area of 1193 square meters, consists of Daxiong hall, Sanqing hall, Maxian palace, Xinjing bell tower and mountain gate. The main hall consists of five double eaves with four entrances, a hilltop, and a wooden structure. The double eaves are raised out of the eaves by two steps.

Historical Relics Identification

Shisi temple was identified as Song Dynasty architecture by experts from Institute of ancient architecture, cultural relics bureau, Ministry of culture of the people's Republic of China in 1985. It is the third existing song and Yuan Dynasty architecture in Jiangnan. In December 1989, it was listed as a key cultural relic protection unit of the province. (Jingning She autonomous county annals, Volume 20, culture).

Cultural relics protection

On June 25, 2001, as an ancient building from Yuan Dynasty to Qing Dynasty, Shisi temple was approved by the State Council to be listed in the fifth batch of national key cultural relics protection units.

Address: south end of Xier village, Daji Township, Jingning She Autonomous County

Longitude: 119.580682

Latitude: 27.798616

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