There is a hanging Taoist temple in Shaanxi. It stands on a 100-meter cliff for thousands of years. Its architectural techniques surpass those of Datong Hanging Temple.
After Putuo Temple in the East China Sea, another temple dedicated to "Guanyin Bodhisattva" has entered people's sight. Different from the grand atmosphere of Putuo Temple, this temple not only occupies a very small area, but also the location of its construction is dangerous and dangerous.
It is the Jinding Guanyin Temple in Tayun Mountain , Shaanxi Province .
Tayun Mountain Jinding Guanyin Temple is located in Chaiping Town, Zhen'an County, Shangluo City, Shaanxi Province. Originally, this Guanyin Temple had nothing to look at except for the steep terrain. However, since the last time it was built, the monks of the Chaiping Town Buddhist Association replaced the spire of the Guanyin Temple with brass pieces, and the Guanyin Temple has been completely "out of the circle". Because the Guanyin Temple is more than 1,600 meters above the local average altitude, whenever the sun rises and the sun falls on the brass spire of the Guanyin Temple, the Guanyin Temple will reflect the golden light .
Seeing this, many people may think that this should be the origin of the "Golden Dome" of Guanyin Temple. However, the real reason for the word "Jinding" is not because of this, but because of the three characteristics of Guanyin Palace, which are dangerous, strange, and absolute . Without these three characteristics, even if the entire roof of Guanyin Hall was replaced with brass, it would not necessarily be crowned with the word "golden roof", and it would not be so attractive.
Let’s talk about the danger of this Guanyin Temple first. The danger of Guanyin Temple is actually very simple to understand, because it stands on the cliff. Going up from a relatively gentle area, you need to pass several stone stairs with an inclination of 50 degrees before you can see the main entrance of the Guanyin Hall. The entire Guanyin Hall is only six square meters in size .
At the entrance of Guanyin Hall, the danger of Guanyin Hall was completely revealed. Because no matter where you look from, the mountain where the Guanyin Temple is located is always separated by an abyss surrounded by clouds and other peaks in the Qinling Mountains.
Of course, building a temple at such a high place makes safety a top priority. The whole Guanyin Hall is paved with stone slabs, but the foundation has only 4 stone strips. These stone strips are staggered under the Guanyin Hall. In other words, these 4 stone strips support the Guanyin Hall . Because of the three cliffs, everyone only needs to pay attention to their feet when going up, and the safety can be fully guaranteed.
After talking about the danger, let's talk about the strangeness of the Guanyin Temple. As we have said in the previous article, the Jinding Guanyin Temple in Tayun Mountain is different from the usual temples. It is built on a mountain more than 1,600 meters high . In China, apart from a few temples in the same difficult location, the Jinding Guanyin Temple in Tayun Mountain is the "strange of the strange".
Moreover, the Guanyin Hall is not a modern building, even though its exterior walls are now painted with white paint, and the parts of the building are nailed with iron nails, it is a real ancient building. According to the local county annals , this golden-topped Guanyin Temple was built as early as 500 years ago in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty . It's just that at that time, the Guanyin Temple was not dedicated to Guanyin, but a place where several monks lived in seclusion. The main reason why it looks like a modern building is to ensure the safety of tourists. After all, there are only a few scenic spots in the country that are both dangerous and strange at the same time. There are bound to be many people who are interested in visiting. If there is an accident, it will not be worth the loss.
Dangerous and strange have said, we will finally talk about its absolute. This is absolutely not to say that its situation cannot be replicated. To be honest, now that construction engineering is so developed, whether it is a plateau or a deep valley, we have the ability to build unique buildings. But there is still something that cannot be replicated in Tayunshan Jinding Guanyin Hall. This place is something that other similar scenic spots can't reflect, and its ability to "go through thousands of hardships, and finally see all the mountains and small" psychological counseling ability.
We go out to travel, whether it's climbing a mountain or going to the sea, what exactly is it for? Is it the joy of spending your hard-earned money? It's futile to take a photo after capping? In fact, this is not the purpose of our travel. Our purpose should be to stand on the top of the mountain, with the scorching sun on our head and the earth under our feet, with clouds and mountains in our eyes, a look back on the whole life in the past, and a prospect for the unfinished life.
When the elderly climb the mountain, after reaching the top, what else will there be in their eyes except recalling the grievances and entanglements of the past? Middle-aged people climb the mountain. After reaching the top, what else will there be in their eyes besides feeling the impermanence of life? When young people climb the mountain, after reaching the top, what else will they have in their eyes other than looking forward to the future?