Ancientcapitalofluoyang,isaonethousand.Thefamoushistoricsitesisobviously,like,whitehorsetemple,longmengrottoes,tianjinbridgeandsoonandsoon,alot.Myfavoriteisthewhitehorsetemple.
WhenIwassevenoreightyearsold,haseverbeentothewhitehorsetempleoncemore.IwasthefirstancientChinaaftertwothousandyearsofwindandrain.
ThemonasterywasfoundedinAD68.Publishedin1961bythestatecouncilforthenationalfirstbatchofoneofthekeyculturalrelicsprotectionunits.Whitehorsetemple,thetempletherearegreat,bigBuddhahall,male,suchashouse,alotofmagnificentbuildings.AndwhitehorsetempleisthebirthplaceofChineseBuddhism,alsoknownasthe"cradle"and"interpretationofthesource".
Itissaidthat:onenightintheyear67,thehanemperorliuzhuanghadadream,dreamofafairy,surroundedbygoldenbodyislight,thelightcomefromafarcountry,landinginfrontoftheroyalhouse.HanMingemperorwasveryhappy.Incourtthenextmorning,hetoldofficials,theirowndreamsandaskwhereissacred.SeeksFuYiwell-read,hetoldhanMingemperor:"Iheardthatwesterntianzhu(India),andawordofgod,asBuddha,canflyinthefantasy,thewholebodyradiateswithlight,theemperoryoudreamedaboutBuddha!"AndthekingofhanMingemperorsentmessengersQinJing,accordingto13peoplegotothewesternregions,suchaspromise.Threeyearslater,theyarethesameasthetwoIndianmonksandYeMatengandzhuflangebacktoluoyang,backtoanumberofbooksandBuddha,andstarttotranslatethepartofbuddhistscriptures,"medallion42"isoneofthem.TheemperororderedbuiltChina'sfirstbuddhisttempleinthecapitalofluoyang,tohousethesaintedIndianmonk,theybringvaluablestoragebythingssuchas,thetempleofluoyangwhitehorsetempletoday.
WhitehorsetempleisnotonlythefirstinthehistoryofChineseancienttemples,orahavealotofvividfigureofBuddhaandgrandbuildings.
Itookatourofthewhitehorsetemple,sawmanyvividfigureofBuddha.Notonlyhasavividinteresting"happyBuddhamaitreya,"therearefourjovianpop.Formedagreatcontrast.Thereisalsoasceneryleftadeepimpressiononme.ThatisJiYuntower.Thestupa,thoughnotverygrand,buthaveradiantower,giveapersonthesensewithsmallandexquisite,.
Whitehorsetemple,overonethousandyearsofwindandrainisamonastery,istheprideofourluoyangpeopleheart!