China's most 'dangerous' temple, crushed by boulders for 400 years, still stands

Although Buddhism is not a religion born and bred in our country, its inheritance has a history of thousands of years. It has been entangled in our country's culture. It can be said that it is deeply ingrained. There are also countless temples, and many of them are cultural inheritance or historical witnesses, which are very important.

Many ancient temples in our country are very precious buildings, and they are also the wealth left over from history. For example, the ancient temple we are going to talk about today is called the most dangerous temple in our country, and it is also unique. It is no exaggeration to say that this place is very dangerous because the temple has been crushed by boulders for 400 years.

This temple is called Ganlu Temple, but it is not the one in the classic TV series. The specific location of this temple is halfway up the Lion Rock in Sangpu Mountain, Chaozhou, in our country. Although the first thing I saw in the past was a huge stone, the whole The temples are all pressed under the stones, as if the stones fell accidentally, and the whole temple collapsed. Why do temples that are so easily swallowed up by boulders exist?

Let’s start with the history of this temple. When this temple was first built in the Tang Dynasty, its initial name was not Ganlu Temple, but Qianshen’s Temple, referred to as Yin Palace, the Tianjian in Liang Dynasty. During the years, that is, about 519 AD in 503 AD, Tao Hongjing once established a cottage to cultivate here, right next to Longchi. In addition, many famous people cultivated here, and even won the emperor's favor. .

In front of the mountain gate of this scenic spot, there is still the Star Gate, also called Stone Arch, which was the place where the Taoists watched the stars and qi when they practiced here. There are so many scenic spots, including Lingguan Hall, Stele Pavilion, Wanshoutai, Laozi Statue, Taoist Cultural Corridor, etc.

After all, this temple is located under the boulder and has a history of more than 400 years. The current building of this temple was built in the Ming Dynasty. The former Ganlu Temple was not called Ganlu Temple, but Yuzhen Academy. At the entrance of the temple, I saw the four characters of Yuzhen Academy. Now this ancient building has become a very important cultural relic in our country, and the iron tower in the city was upgraded to a national cultural preservation unit in 2013, and the remaining part is 8 meters.

This ancient building can reflect the technical level of ancient cast iron smelting in our country, as well as the Buddhist art that has been passed down for thousands of years, showing how excellent our country is in history, and it has always been at the forefront of the world. Feeling the railings here and sighing about the heavy history of our country, what do you think of this magical temple?