Shibaoshan haiyunju

Shibaoshan haiyunju

Shibaoshan haiyunju is the first Buddhist temple in Shibaoshan scenic area, located at the foot of shisan mountain on the left side of Shibaoshan gate. It sits in the southwest facing the northeast, facing the clean sword Lake and facing the Yulong Snow Mountain in Lijiang.

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Shibaoshan haiyunju is the first Buddhist temple in Shibaoshan scenic area, located at the foot of shisan mountain on the left side of Shibaoshan gate. It sits in the southwest facing the northeast, facing the clean sword Lake and facing the Yulong Snow Mountain in Lijiang. Huang Yuanzhi, the general judge of Dali government in the reign of Emperor Kangxi of Qing Dynasty, once wrote a couplet praising it for "the sword sea opens a bright mirror and the snow mountains line up a picture screen". Perhaps the ancient architectural designers had already realized this, so they built a magnificent viewing platform in front of the temple. On the platform, there were stone tables and benches, and there were several ancient cypresses inserted directly into the cloud. On the left side, there are two monk tombs, such as the stone "Jiding tomb tower".

Haiyunju was founded by monk Pulian (Xianghu Village) in the reign of Emperor Kangxi of Qing Dynasty. As soon as he entered the three courtyards, the terraces were stacked high. Although the scale was small and the layout was rigorous, there were not many Zen houses, but there were twists and turns. Enter the gate first into the temple of the heavenly king, from the screen behind the Buddha up to the main hall of the upper courtyard. The main hall is a single eaves Xieshan style five ridge roof. In the niches in the hall, there are piluzana Buddha, Lushena Buddha and Sakyamuni Buddha.

Haiyun lives in the temple of Zhongxin. It is a well preserved courtyard after the vicissitudes of life. The flying Apsaras and sacred animals carved in the eaves of the main hall, the brackets and the fangs, and the simple and elegant lattice doors are all the wood carvings of Jianchuan in the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. The exquisite knife technique and ingenious composition can serve as models for future generations of craftsmen. The bronze bell hanging in the hall was cast in 1543, the 22nd year of Jiajing reign of the Ming Dynasty. It was purchased from Lijiang Temple by Pulian monk in 1701. All these are precious cultural relics with great ornamental and research value.

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Address: Jianchuan County, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province

Longitude: 99.846361

Latitude: 26.392946