Lingquan Temple scenic spot

Lingquan Temple scenic spot

Located in longjiaquan Township, Yishui County, Shandong Province, 15 kilometers away from the county. It is close to Yimeng Mother Lake (Bashan reservoir), the third largest reservoir in the province, with a planning area of 180 hectares and a total investment of 32.88 million yuan.

Brief introduction of Lingquan Temple

The scenic spot is surrounded by mountains, with beautiful natural environment and profound cultural accumulation. Lingquan mountain cliff, hundreds of years of verdant pines, streams murmur, 2600 meters between the mountains cliff plank road momentum. The main scenic spots are cliff plank road, Lingquan temple, millennium old ginkgo, Buddhist pagoda forest, Song Dynasty Jiulong stele, Lingquan lake, xiongshiya, Guanyin cave, Hanxiang cave, Chaoyang cave, feilaishi, Lingshan hermit, peacock Valley, playground, etc. The scenic spot is named after the legend that the eminent monk of Changhong, the first name of Tang Dynasty, built Lingquan temple here. There are still five ancient ginkgo trees around the temple. It is said that they were planted by Changhong. They are more than 1300 years old and more than 30 meters high. They are still luxuriant and fruity.

(the picture shows the scenic spots in Sichuan)

The origin of Lingquan Temple

Lingquan temple is located in Lingquan mountain in the east of Suining City, facing Guangde Temple across the Fujiang River. The temple is built on the mountain, with pines, cypresses and trees. There is a spring in the mountain, which is green in color and sweet in taste. It never overflows or dries up all the year round. It is called "Lingquan". According to records, Su Dongpo once wrote a poem "seven springs" in Shibi, but it has disappeared. Lingquan temple was built in the kaihuang period of Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty (581-600). It was called shengfo temple at that time. After reconstruction in the third year of Hongzhi of emperor Xiaozong of Ming Dynasty (1490), the temple was named after a mountain. According to the records of Yu Di Ji Sheng, Lingquan mountain, in the kaihuang period of Sui Dynasty, was dissolved because of the fog for three days. Suddenly, a stone statue of Sakyamuni stood in its place, so it was called shengfo temple. In the Northern Song Dynasty, Zhenzong gave the name zishengyuan. After reconstruction in the third year of Hongzhi (1490), Xiaozong of Ming Dynasty, it was named Lingquan temple. In the heyday of Sui, Tang, song and Ming Dynasties, incense flourished, and there was an endless stream of pilgrims from southwest provinces. It was known as the holy land of Lingquan and the holy land of the West. It was almost as famous as Putuo Mountain in the South China Sea and has been listed in the National Dictionary of scenic spots. It is now the center of Buddhist activities and a tourist attraction in Central Sichuan. Every year, February 19, June 19 and September 19 are the birthday, monastic day and Dharma Day of Guanyin Bodhisattva respectively. At that time, believers from all over the world gather and have a lot of fun.

Address: longjiaquan Township, Yishui County, Shandong Province

Longitude: 118.46431453946

Latitude: 35.893371271751

Tel: 0539-2636110