And stop Temple

And stop Temple

The temple is located in Sigou village, nansai Township, Neiqiu county. It was built in 1308-1311. There is a thousand year old white fruit tree in the hospital. It is located in the south of Sigou village, 16.8 kilometers west of the city. It covers an area of about 17 mu. Around the temple, there are many mountains, surrounded by green trees. In the north, there are many mountains, and in the south, there is dieyan peak. According to the inscriptions in the temple, the temple was founded in the Song Dynasty. From the south to the north, there are laomu temple, Ciyun bridge, going out, Chuanxin hall, central hall and stone Buddha Hall; there are bell tower in the East, theater tower and Longwang temple in the West.

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According to textual research, there are Ciyun bridge, Shanmen, Chuanxin hall, Dengyun bridge, Houda hall and shifoye hall on the central axis of the temple. On both sides are the East and West chambers, the bell tower and the theater tower. The temple was seriously damaged in the cultural revolution. Only the four existing square rolling dragon stone pillars tell us the glory of the temple in the past.

In the temple, there was a thousand year old white fruit tree (Ginkgo biloba), which was surrounded by eight people, with a canopy of more than one mu. In the past, there was a saying that "sitting on a tree playing cards, four people playing, eight people watching, the seller of sesame candy (fried dough sticks) turning up, the East Branch beating drums, the West Branch can't hear.". In 1997, the tree was blown down by a strong wind, and now it has only roots. In addition, there are shengshuijing, cistern and Longwang temple on the west side of the theater site, and "mapuan spring" at the foot of the mountain on the north bank 150 meters west of the temple.

Besides, there are also some places of interest near the temple, such as the spring of horse, the well of holy water, liubugan, Guanyuan and so on. It can be said that "the temple enters a thousand peaks, the bridge crosses a hundred feet of rock; the mountain is shining, the temple is full of clouds and pine trees; the water is quiet, the fish come out, and the flowers step on the bird's beak; who says that the fairyland is good, and the place is separated from the dust.". Once upon a time, monks gathered here and many pilgrims came here to worship. After the founding of new China, some people came to Neiqiu for a visit.

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It is said that during the spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period, Bian que, the crown prince of the state of Guo, stopped here for a while and got his name. It was built during the Yuan Dynasty to Da Dynasty, and repaired during Xuande, Wanli, Yongzheng and Qianlong periods of the Ming Dynasty. It is said that Liu Qi, the son of military adviser Liu Bowen, supervised the work three times during the renovation in Xuande year of the Ming Dynasty, and still left a "long live card".

And stop temple is located in a broad valley in the upstream of Sigou, with its back against and stop mountain, separated by a stream and ditch, facing Baiyun Mountain in the south. Between the two mountains, there is a flying bridge, named Ciyun bridge. The bridge is made of white marble. On the fence board, there are all kinds of dramas and allusions, such as Li Ling's touching stele, Su Wu's shepherd, Wang Xiang's lying in ice and so on. It is exquisite and thought-provoking.

Address: Sigou village, Xingtai County, Xingtai City, Hebei Province

Longitude: 114.227549

Latitude: 37.282521