Yaojinshan Temple

Yao Jinshan Temple, located in Jinshan Town, Shangli County, Pingxiang City, has a history of more than 1300 years. Yaojinshan temple was built in the Kaiyuan period of Tang Dynasty. There are more than 300 temples and houses between the 18 slopes of Jiuling, covering an area of more than 15000 square meters. It is one of the ancient temples with a long history in western Jiangxi. In yaojinshan temple, there are well preserved Podocarpus arvensis planted in the Tang Dynasty, with a height of more than 8 meters and a diameter at breast height of about 0.5 meters. Later, the Osmanthus fragrans trees planted grow luxuriantly and fragrance all the year round. Before liberation, there were more than 300 monks in yaojinshan temple. After liberation, they all left the temple and returned home. The temple houses were occupied by the units, and almost all the houses except the main hall and the main hall were demolished. During the "Cultural Revolution", hundreds of Buddha statues in the temple were smashed again. After the Third Plenary Session of the 11th CPC Central Committee, all the institutions in yaojinshan temple were cleared away, and some monks returned to the temple to preside over it. Yaojinshan temple was basically restored. Now, the main hall, Mahavira hall, Guanyin hall, dizang king hall, Zhaitang hall, monks' dormitory and other buildings have been rebuilt, with a construction area of more than 2000 square meters, and dozens of Buddha statues have been built. The people's Government of Shangli County has listed yaojinshan temple as a cultural relic protection unit at the county level.

Yaojinshan Temple

Yao Jinshan Temple, formerly known as Baohua temple, is located in Jinshan Village, Shangli County, Jiangxi Province. It was built in the first year of the Tang Dynasty (713-714 AD) and was abbot of Peng Puming. It was rebuilt many times in yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. Among the Jinshi, Wang Longfeng, a constitutional official, wrote the title of "the first mountain of Yao and Jin". It covers an area of 3000 square meters and a construction area of 1800 square meters, with a history of more than 1300 years.

There are dozens of ancestral hall, front hall, main hall, back hall, side hall and left and right wing rooms in the temple. In the hall, the eaves, walls, intrigues, carved beams and painted buildings all reflect the wisdom and craft of ancient Chinese workers. More than 300 temples and houses were built in the 18 slopes of Jiuling, which is one of the ancient temples with a long history in western Jiangxi.

essential information

Name: yaojinshan Temple

Grade: key cultural relics protection units in the city

No.: 01

Date of publication: December 13, 1983

Tang Dynasty

Type: Ancient Architecture

Historical evolution

Yao Jinshan Temple was built in the Kaiyuan period of Tang Dynasty. According to Zhaoping records, Jinshan Temple was built in the Kaiyuan period of Tang Dynasty, including the abbot of Peng Puming. The temple was rebuilt in the fourth year of Dade in Yuan Dynasty and rebuilt again in the fourth year of Kangxi in Qing Dynasty. The existing temple is the prototype after the reconstruction in the fourth year of Kangxi.

Before liberation, there were more than 300 monks in yaojinshan temple. After liberation, they all left the temple and returned home. The temple houses were occupied by the units, and almost all the houses except the main hall and the main hall were demolished. During the "Cultural Revolution", hundreds of Buddha statues in the temple were smashed again.

After the Third Plenary Session of the 11th CPC Central Committee, all the institutions in yaojinshan temple were cleared away, and some monks returned to the temple to preside over it. Yaojinshan temple was basically restored. Now the main hall, the main hall, the Guanyin hall, the dizang king hall, the Zhaitang hall, the monk's dormitory and other buildings have been rebuilt, and dozens of Buddha statues have been built.

Yaojinshan is not only a thousand year old temple, but also a decision-making base for general Peng yingyu, the leader of the red scarf army uprising at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, to engage in anti yuan activities. According to historical records: at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Pingxiang monk Peng yingyu spread the doctrine of Maitreya in yaojinshan temple and other places, calling on the poor peasants to rise up against the rulers of the Yuan Dynasty. In 1338, Peng yingyu and his disciple Zhou ZIWANG gathered 5000 people to declare an uprising under a Luohan pine tree in yaojinshan temple. Soon the rebel army occupied Yuanzhou and shocked Hunan and Jiangxi provinces. Due to the lack of training, the rebel army was soon brutally suppressed by the regular troops of the Yuan Dynasty. Zhou ZIWANG was killed, Peng yingyu fled to Huaixi to continue to preach secretly, and then contacted Xu Shouhui and other heroes to continue the uprising.

Existing cultural relics

In yaojinshan temple, there are well preserved Podocarpus arvensis planted in the Tang Dynasty, with a height of more than 8 meters and a diameter at breast height of about 0.5 meters. Later, the Osmanthus fragrans trees planted grow luxuriantly and fragrance all the year round.

Jinshan Temple was originally dedicated to Buddhists and deities. Before it, it was dedicated to Guansheng of Sanqing Dynasty. There are more than 100 rooms on both sides of the temple, including zushi hall on the left, Guanyin hall on the right. There are many inscriptions about Jinshi of Ming Dynasty, Luo Hongxian and Yushi Zou yuanbiao.

In front of the gate of yaojinshan temple, there is a stone tablet with the title of Zou yuan and a hand planted luohansong by Peng Puming, the founder of Tang Dynasty.

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Opening hours: 8:30-17:30

Ticket price: Free

Address: Jinshan Town, Shangli County, Pingxiang City

Longitude: 113.794664

Latitude: 27.890522