Hello,everyone!
WelcometoJiuhuaMountain.I'mLiQiang,thetourguideofChinaTaihetravelagency.JustcallmeXiaoLi!I'mveryhappywithyourarrivaltoday.Atthesametime,Ihopemyservicecansatisfyyou.StandingnexttomeismasterWang,thedriverofourtour.MasterWanghasmorethantenyearsofdrivingexperience.I'mveryskilledindriving.Youcangiveustwohearts,restassuredtoourMasterWang,happytome,let'ssharethisjourneytogether.
Membersofthegroup,ourtourbusisdrivingontheFoguangavenueintothemountain.AsitwilltakealongtimefromheretoJiuhuastreet,I'dliketointroduceJiuhuaMountaintoyoufirst.JiuhuaMountainismainlylocatedinChizhouCityandQingyangCounty.ItisanimportantscenicspotinthenorthoftwomountainsandonelakeinAnhuiProvince.Theareaofthescenicspotis120squarekilometers.JiuhuaMountaincovers174squarekilometersandisnowanational5Ascenicspot.Anationaltouristarea.OneofthefourfamousBuddhistmountainsinChina.ItisknownasanInternationalBuddhistdojo.
JiuhuaMountaininAnhuiProvincehasabeautifulscenery.IntheSouthernDynasties,themountainwassohighthatitwascalledJiuzimountain.LiBai,agreatpoetofTangDynasty,visitedJiuhuaMountainandsawthelotusflowersontheninepeaks.Hewrotethat"therearetwowonderfulthings,andLingshanopensJiuhua."It'sabeautifulpoem.JiuhuaMountainisafamousgranitemountain.Itsmainpeak,Shiwangpeak,is1342metersabovesealevel.ItisabeautifulplaceinJiuhuaMountain.
AnhuiJiuhuaMountainisoneofthefourfamousBuddhistmountainsinChina.TogetherwithPutuoMountain,EmeiMountainandWutaiMountain,itiscalledthefourfamousBuddhistmountainsinChina.Inthe7thcenturyA.D.,theprinceofSillasailedtotheEastandvisitedfamousmountains.HefinallychoseJiuhuaMountainandpracticedhardfordecades.Afterhisdeath,hisbodywasnotrotten.PeoplethoughtthatJinqiaojuewastheincarnationoftheBodhisattvaofthekingofTibet.Fromthenon,JiuhuaMountainwasregardedastheTaoisttempleoftheBodhisattvaofthekingofTibet.Fromthenon,thekingofTibetanswasalsocalledjintibetans.
OK,atthismoment,ourtourbushasarrivedattheentranceofJiuhuastreet.Pleasetakeyourbelongingsandgetofftoenterthescenicspot.
Ladiesandgentlemen,thegateofJiuhuaholyland,whichis9metershighand8.5metershigh,isinfrontofus.Doyouknowwhowrotetheword"JiuhuaHolyLand"onthebanner?Yes,it'swrittenbyEmperorKangxi.Throughthegatesquare,isthereanextraordinaryfeelingofenteringtheholyland
Friends,atthismoment,wearehereattheearliestPalacetempleinJiuhuaMountain,namely,theZhiyuantemple.ZhiyuantempleisnowanationalkeytempleandtheonlydescendantjungletempleinJiuhuaMountain.Itisatypicalcompositebuilding.ItsMountainGatedeviatesfromthecentralaxisofthemainhall.TheexternalMountainGateisnotthecarelessnessoftheconstruction,buttheattention.Itissaidthatoneistoavoidevil,andtheotheristofacekaishanzutempleandHuachengtemple.Moreover,onthefrontwallofZhiyuantemple,thereisabigword"Taishanshigandang"whichisveryeye-catching.Itissaidthatitisalsoforavoidingevilspiritsandsuppressingdemons,whichisuniquetoZhiyuantemple.
TheDharmaofZhiyuantempleissolemnandcomplete,whichisthebestofall.TherearestatuesofMaitreya,fourheavenlykings,BodhisattvaWeituoandeighteenArhatsinthetemple.Amongthem,themostsolemnoneisthe12meterhighpharmacistBuddha,AmitabhaBuddhaandSakyamuniBuddha.ThestatuesofBuddha,Bodhisattvaandarhatinthetemplearearrangedinastandardwaywithexquisiteworkmanshipandvividimages.
ZhiyuantemplewasbuiltintheMingDynasty,rankingfirstamongthefourjunglesinJiuhuaMountain.TheJiuhuaMountainBuddhistAssociationhasheldmanylarge-scalepreaching,preachingandprayingforpeaceanddisasterreliefDharmameetingshere.Nowitholdsmorethan1000BuddhistactivitiessuchaswaterwayDharmameetingandYankoueveryyear.ItisoneoftheBuddhistactivitycentersinthewholemountain.
NowwecometoHuachengtemple.HuachengtempleisthefirsttempleinJiuhuaMountain.Nowitisanationalkeytemple,anditwasturnedintoamuseumofhistoricalrelicsinthelate1970s.Theexhibitionmaterialsaredividedintotwoparts:thefirstpartshowsJindizang'slifestory;thesecondpartshowsprecioushistoricalrelics.SomeoftheScripturesarethetreasuresofthetemple.
Thereisareleasepoolinfrontofthetemple.ItissaidthatitwasdugbyJindizangwhenheledhisdisciplestobuildHuachengtemple.InfrontofthepoolisHuachengsquare,onwhichthereisanempresstowerinmemoryofjindizang'smother.
ThenextthingwearegoingtodoisgotoZenhall.ShangchanhallislocatedonthehillsideinthesouthofShenguangLingnan,whichisanationalkeyprotectedtemple.Shangchanhallhasthreecharacteristics:themostpeacefulincense,thebestsceneryandthemostbeautifultemple.TheTVseriesjourneytotheWestwasfilmedhere.
Aftervisitingshangchantemple,wecometothemostwonderfulbodyhall.Thebodyhall,alsoknownas"Dicangtomb",wasbuiltinthefirstyearofZhenguanofTangDynasty.Itwasoriginallyathree-storystonepagoda,andtheburiedbodywasjindicangbody,soitiscommonlyknownasthebodypagoda.Becausetherewasgoldenlightinthebaseofthepagoda,latergenerationsnameditShenguangmountain.Thecharacteristicsofthehalloffleshcanbesummarizedas"therearetowersinthehall,tanksinthetowers,andfleshinthetanks."Pleasefollowmeintothehall.Pleaselookatthe16goldwordsonthebanneroverthere,"alllivingbeingsareexhausted,andBodhiisproved.Hellisempty,andIswearnottobecomeaBuddha."It'sthevowofBodhisattvadizang.Actually,BodhisattvadizangcouldhavebecomeaBuddha,butheiswillingtogotothemostmiserablehellofthesixsamsaratospreadalllivingbeings.Ifhellisnotempty,hewillnotbecomeaBuddha.BeforethebirthofMaitreyaBuddhainthefuture,heundertakestheimportanttaskofuniversalsalvation.ThebodyhallisthesymbolofJiuhuaMountain.EverytimethereisaDharmameetinginTibet,thereisaseaofpeopleanditisunprecedented.
Attention,everyone.Wearegoingtotakethecablecartothecentenarypalaceimmediately.Pleasepayattentiontoyoursafetyandlineuporderly.
Nowweareinthecentenarypalace.Baishuigong,alsoknownasbaishuian,isnowakeynationaltemplededicatedtothebodyofmonkHaiyu.Inthearchitecture,theterrainofhighintheSouthandlowinthenorthisusedtoformafivestoryhorsepassage.Thetempleisintegratedwiththesurroundingpeaks,stonesandcaves,andthetempleiscombinedwiththemountain.ThecentenarypalaceistherepresentativeofJiuhuashanancienttemple,whichiswellreceivedbyChineseandforeigntourists.Deartourists,today'stourofJiuhuaStreetscenicspotisover.Thankyouverymuchforyoursupportandcooperation.Pleaseforgivemeifthereareanyproblems.