Tianqing Temple

Tianqing Temple

Tianqing temple is one of the historical sites in Guangzhou. It was built in Tang Dynasty and got its name from Song Dynasty. It is a Taoist temple.

The origin of the name

Tianqing temple is located in the north of Zhongshan Sixth Road, between Guangxiao road and Haizhu North Road. Kaiyuan Temple was built in Tang Dynasty, which was changed to Tianqing temple in Song Dynasty, Xuanmiao temple in Yuan and Ming Dynasty, and yuanmiao temple in Qing Dynasty.

history

Tang Dynasty is the most popular period of Buddhism in China. Kaiyuan Temple was built in the period of chuigong of Empress Wu. At that time, Buddhist temples were built all over the country. In Guangzhou, Chaozhou, Quanzhou and other places, Buddhist temples known as "Kaiyuan" were built. During the Five Dynasties and the Southern Han Dynasty, a seven story painted gold thousand Buddha pagoda was built in Kaiyuan Temple (the pagoda was moved to Guangxiao temple in Song Dynasty, today it is called East Tower, and still exists), which was renamed thousand Buddha Temple. In the second year of Dazhong Xiangfu (1009), Kaiyuan Temple was called Tianqing temple. When Su Shi was demoted to Lingnan (1099), he lived in Guangzhou. He dug a well in the west of Tianqing temple and got a stone shaped like a turtle. He called the well Guiquan, and later called it Dongpo well or Sujing. After 1949, a stone tablet was found in the temple, with the title of "records of Tianqing Temple rebuilt in Guangzhou", which recorded the process of the merchants of the three Buddhas Qi State (now Sumatra island, Indonesia) raising funds to rebuild Tianqing temple. The stone was erected in the second year of Yuanfeng (1079), when it was rebuilt and completed. It is said that there were Mountain Gate, main hall, BaoZhao hall, Baozhi hall, Arctic hall, zhaiting hall, Sanqing hall, Yushu Pavilion and bell tower in Guanzhong at that time. In the second year of Yuanzhen (1296) of Yuan Dynasty, it changed its name to Xuanmiaoguan. It was rebuilt in the Ming Dynasty and retained the name of the Yuan Dynasty. Zhongmiao hall, Fanggong temple and the statue of Su Gong (Su Dongpo) were added to the temple. Fang Dacong, who came from the south of Su Dongpo, may have been worshipped in Fanggong temple. Huang foyi of the Qing Dynasty once said that Fang Dacong, the economic envoy, dredged the Su well to protect the iron fence of Dinglin temple. "Su well" was not a famous well at that time, because of Su Dongpo's literary name, there was a scene of "Qilin Su well" in the eight sceneries of Yangcheng at that time. The so-called "Qilin" refers to the inscriptions on the Mountain Gate trees inscribed by celebrities of past dynasties and the rebuilding of the temple. During the reign of Emperor Kangxi of Qing Dynasty (1662-1721), Xuanmiaoguan was renamed yuanmiaoguan, which remained as a Taoist temple until the end of Qing Dynasty. In the early years of the Republic of China, it was set up as a children's paradise, and later became a market. After 1949, it has been occupied by Yuexiu meat market, and part of it is classrooms of Zhushou Road Primary School. Su Jing was filled in during the "Cultural Revolution", and the old remains still exist today.

Address: kaifengfu scenic area, North Bank of Baogong East Lake, Gulou District, Kaifeng City

Longitude: 114.347128

Latitude: 34.789598

Ticket information: no ticket required. It is included in the ticket of kaifengfu scenic spot within 60 yuan.