The forgotten ancient temple in Zhejiang, where spiders have not built webs and birds have not built nests for thousands of years. Tickets are only 20 yuan.
When it comes to ancient temples with thousands of years, there are really many places like China. After all, China is an ancient civilization. There is a Lingyin Temple in Hangzhou, a Guoqing Temple on the rooftop, a Shaolin Temple in Henan, and so on. These temples are very popular at the moment, and the incense is very strong. There are also many practitioners in the temples. However, the place I am talking about today is a bit different. As a thousand-year-old temple, the tickets are cheap but few people know it.
This temple is Baoguo Temple. The temple is located at the foot of Lingshan Mountain in Hongtang Town, Jiangbei District, Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province. It has a history of more than a thousand years. As a typical thousand-year-old temple, it is not famous for its religion, but for its exquisite architectural craftsmanship, which is why this thousand-year-old temple is not very famous so far. As a tourist attraction, the tickets are as low as 20 yuan, and there are very few people. know here. So how good is the construction work here?
It is reported that as a thousand-year-old temple, the hall has not been eaten by insects, spider webs, and bird droppings for so many years. This is not something ordinary buildings can do. After all, no matter what kind of building it is, as long as it takes a long time, this kind of thing will happen, but not here, so it has always been called a miracle in the history of architecture. There is also the saying that "Buddha is boundless". You must know that Ningbo is windy near the sea, and there have been many floods in history, and the sea breeze is salty, which is particularly corrosive to the wood; however, the wood of this "Daxiong Palace" has not rotted, and it has almost maintained the original appearance when it was built. Incredible. However, this phenomenon has now been explained by experts.
The reason for this is because the building materials here are quite special, using "yellow juniper (guì) wood", which is a very hard wood. It is known to grow for thousands of years. This is probably the reason why temples choose this material, after all, it is more in line with the theory that "Buddha lives forever". The most important thing is that this wood has a pungent smell, and birds and beasts will shy away after smelling this smell, let alone stay here.
As a temple, it is mainly based on architecture, so no matter where we go, that building, or in front of the temple, we must first appreciate the architectural style here. This is probably the reason why this temple is not on fire. After all, young people nowadays don’t seem to pay attention to these things when they go out to travel. Most people choose to visit temples to worship Buddha, but this cannot be achieved here, so the incense here is not strong and the popularity is not high, so everyone pays attention. Naturally very few.