Sandalwood forest

--Zhantan forest, also known as zhantan Chan forest, is located in the southwest of Jiuhua street. It was built in the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty and is one of the 72 squatters in Huacheng temple.

--The temple has become the largest building complex in Jiuhua Mountain, which is mainly composed of three main halls: Dayuan hall, Dabei hall and Huayan hall.

--Railings are decorated with the image of the dragon, unique. In addition, the temple's Dougong and window lattice are engraved with fairy tales about Buddhist scriptures and Buddhist scriptures, which are exquisite and vivid.

Sandalwood forest

Zhantanlin is a grand temple built in the late 19th century. The temple's Dougong and window lattice are engraved with fairy tales about Buddhist scriptures and Buddhist scriptures, which are exquisite and vivid.

Zhantanlin, the main building has two Buddha halls in the mountain gate, Maitreya hall in front of the main building and Weituo hall in the back.

Zhantan forest, the national key temple, also known as "zhantan Chan forest". It is located in the southwest of Jiuhua street. Built in the reign of Emperor Kangxi of Qing Dynasty, it is one of the 72 squatters in Huacheng temple. In the Qing Dynasty, the temple survived and was destroyed by soldiers during the Xianfeng Period. In the 12th year of Guangxu period (1886), the Buddhist monk of Dingchan was rebuilt.

Temple layout

Zhantanlin, upstairs, the three Western temples, with amitabha in the middle, Guanyin Bodhisattva on the left and dashizhi Bodhisattva on the right. The buildings on both sides of the hall are quiet rooms for monks. Now Abbot monk Huishen.

National key temples. It is also called zhantan Chan forest. It is located in the southwest of Jiuhua street. Built in the reign of Emperor Kangxi of Qing Dynasty, it is one of the 72 squatters in Huacheng temple. In the Qing Dynasty, the temple survived and was destroyed by soldiers during the Xianfeng Period.

Reconstruction period

In the 12th year of Guangxu period (1886), the Buddhist monk of Dingchan was rebuilt. It is said that when the temple was first built, the monks cut down the ancient trees on the pipa shaped hill. They found that the wood was hard, the veins were thin, and it was cool and fragrant. It was said that it was a Buddhist treasure - zhantan tree.

It is said that the pipa shaped hill is similar to Niutoushan (famous for its abundant zhantan trees) in South India described in Buddhist scriptures, because the famous temple is called "zhantan forest". In the early years of the Republic of China, the abbot monk Fuxing extended his cultivation, and the resident Yi Guogan gave him "Fu Hui Shuangxiu" as a gift. He succeeded the abbot Seng Zhen'an to expand the temple, and an Dan received the public.

architectural style

On the north side of zhantan forest is Dabei building. The main hall is six Zhang and three feet high. The length, width and height of the hall are all 19 meters, corresponding to the three auspicious days when Bodhisattva was born on February 19, became a monk on June 19 and became a Taoist on September 19.

In the center of the hall is Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva with thousands of hands and eyes. It is two Zhang high, eight feet and nine inches high, and is surrounded by 84 Buddha statues. Dali lotus throne, benevolent, surrounded by corridor marble column railings protection, above the Carving Dragon Phoenix, resplendent. In addition, it is also attached with Zhaitang, guest rooms and other facilities.

On August 6, 1993, the ribbon was cut on the main beam of the Dabei building. As soon as the main beam was placed, it began to rain heavily. This happened to deal with the old saying "wannianliang", which is a good omen.

Master of the temple

Zhantanlin, abbot monk, master Huishen.

Address: Southwest of Huacheng, Jiuhua Mountain, Chizhou City, Anhui Province

Longitude: 117.8048

Latitude: 30.481306

Tour time: 1-2 hours

Transportation information: located in Jiuhua Mountain Scenic Area, the transportation mode to Jiuhua Mountain is as follows

1. Railway station: after leaving the railway station, take Chijiu line or Chiqing county to Jiuhua Mountain at Chizhou bus station.

① Chijiu line: the terminal is Jiuhua Mountain (Ke Village) bus station (about 50 minutes drive), where you can transfer to the scenic spot bus and get to Jiuhua Street (about 30 minutes drive).

② Chiqing line: take the Chiqing line to Qingyang, get off at Wuxi (about an hour's drive, 6 yuan), and then transfer to the minibus from Qingyang to Jiuhuashan (Kecun Transfer Center), which runs every 15 minutes, about half an hour's drive, 4 yuan.

Chizhou railway station is about 50 kilometers away from Jiuhua Mountain scenic spot. It takes about one hour to take a taxi from the railway station to Jiuhua Mountain for about 100 yuan.

2. Long distance bus: Jiuhuashan bus station is located in Kecun new street. It is the bus stop of Jiuhua street and the ticket sales office of Jiuhuashan. Jiuhuashan bus station has opened nearly 30 bus routes to Tongling, Anqing, Wuhu, Hefei, Nanjing, Shanghai, Yiwu, Hangzhou, Wuhan, Huangshan, Chizhou, Qingyang, etc.

3. Traffic in the scenic area:

① Jiuhua Mountain scenic area implements internal traffic control. From Friday noon to Sunday afternoon, self driving is not allowed to go up the mountain. You can only park in the parking lot of Jiuhua Mountain New Area, and then transfer to the bus to go up the mountain. Therefore, it is suggested that self driving must go up the mountain and avoid weekend time as far as possible. Parking fee standard of Jiuhua Mountain Scenic Spot: 10 yuan / vehicle for vehicles entering the mountain, 40 yuan / vehicle for overnight parking, 25 yuan for non overnight parking.

② Tricycle: in addition to walking in Jiuhua Mountain, you can also choose tricycle. Generally, there are two kinds of tricycle, electric and manual. Generally, you can take 2-3 people, and the price is about 3-5 yuan / person.

③ Scenic bus: Jiuhua Mountain scenic area is very large, from Ke village to Jiuhua street, and there are scenic buses between major scenic spots in Jiuhua Mountain scenic area. The ticket is at Kecun bus station. Tourists can choose to buy it. Each bus station can only take it once. After getting on the bus, a special person will punch holes in the ticket. It should be noted that there is no random round trip between multiple boarding points, such as Ke village, Fenghuang pine, Huxing villa (i.e. cable way to Tiantai), Yingxian bridge (Jiuhua Street) and Huatai. If Huatai only leaves for Ke village, you must buy a new ticket to get on the train and enter the mountain. So when you come out of the flower bed, you have to go through the formalities for entering the mountain for the second time.

Ticket information: included in the ticket of Jiuhua Mountain scenic area

Opening hours: 8:00-17:30