Behind Sakura Avenue is a peach forest. Peach leaves have become dead branches, and the black branches are winding, like a frozen wind, and like a distorted bonsai. Passing through Taolin, I saw a hill in the distance, and a temple with white walls and rosewood cornices was hidden by green trees.
I walked on the rolling mountain road with the steering wheel in my hand. This is my first time driving into the mountains. Mr. Wang said, "The roads are much better now. Remember when you picked peaches in this roadside peach garden? "
"A little impression! However, the road at that time was not easy. We chartered a car to visit Guanyin Lake. When we passed by, we saw peaches full of trees and rushed in to pick them. Peaches were too cheap then! Five people picked a lot before accepting 10 yuan. " My eyes were fixed on the road ahead and I saw several signboards standing on the side of the road. This is an ecological farm with fishing, catering, chess and other entertainment services.
Now it seems that the construction scale of scenic spots is expanding rapidly. I haven't been here for several years, and the dozens of gardens in Fiona Fang are all included in the scenic spot. I opened the window and walked on the mountain road of Cailin, feeling refreshed. I don't feel nervous driving on this steep slope. When I drove past the village below, I decided to inquire about the situation here.
I asked a middle-aged woman by the roadside, "Sister-in-law! What's the name of the temple on this mountain? How to get up? "
She smiled and told me, "This mountain is called Xiaoguan Mountain and this temple is called Xiaoguan Temple. The bodhisattva here is responsive! You drive to the left, there is a road sign ahead. "
I asked again, "Is the incense flourishing here?"
She replied seriously: "People here will burn incense in the temple on the first and fifteenth day of the first month!" " "
We walked along the road of Xiaoguanshan and stopped at the intersection of Xiaoguanshan Temple and Jinpen Reservoir. I just got off the bus and met uncle Cheng. He is laying tiles on the roadside. He comes from Pengcheng Village. He told us that this hill used to be called Xiaogushan, and the temple on the hill used to be called Xiaogushan Temple, which was destroyed in the 1960s. The temple built later is called Xiaoguanshan Temple, also called Zheng Qing Temple.
When we climbed xiaoguan mountain, the nearby pine trees burst, leaving only a few red leaves between them. Jinpen Reservoir has a panoramic view, with mountains and rivers in the distance.
Although Zheng Qing Temple is small, the ancient Buddha architecture built on the boulder on the top of the mountain is magnificent. When you come near here, you find that this temple is not a white wall, but a yellow wall. The walls of all the buildings here, including the ancient Buddha building, are yellow, the colonnade and doors and windows are red, and the gazebo on the balcony is also very bright. Look at the golden lotus on the top of the pavilion. It's moire and watery, gorgeous.
Behind the ancient Buddha building, there is a pagoda praying for good weather. The pagoda is two stories high, and there are several small animals squatting on the cornice. At the top of the tower stands a five-story iron-cast Thousand-Buddha Pagoda, with a bell hanging at each corner. At this time, the wind blew the bell and made a crisp and pleasant sound.
The temple here is still expanding, and two monks are talking with the staff of the construction party. We didn't disturb them, nor did we enter the Buddhist temple. We just looked at the buildings here.
In Buddhism, there are incense burners with different shapes in different positions, so you must burn different incense. The common incense burners in the center or outside the Hall of the Great Hero are mostly cast or carved from copper, iron and other metals, and the temple number is engraved on the furnace body for believers to insert incense. It's the same here Entering the main entrance of the temple, you can see a large square incense burner at a glance. In front of the ancient Buddha building, there is a three-legged bronze incense burner. These instruments are engraved with: Zheng Qing Temple, Buddhism and love, and the year.
In front of the mountain, we also found many merit monuments for repairing temples. Outside the mountain gate, on the left, a new building is under construction, and several construction workers are standing on scaffolding.
When we walked down the hillside and looked back at this small temple, from the bottom up, the expanded temple was magnificent. There are traces of excavator work on this roadside. Yellow mud was exposed on the roadside. A wild pepper tree with a thick bowl is lying on the side of the road, and some broken pine trees are hung on the cliff.
I found a stone in a pile of sand near the parking lot. This stone looks like a hill from left to right. I decided to call it xiaoguanshan. When I take it home, I will write in red at the foot of the mountain: There is a Xiaoguanshan Temple on Xiaoguanshan Mountain, also called Zheng Qing Temple.
The ancients said that mountains are not high, and immortals will be famous if they live there; This water is not deep, and it will be exposed when dragons inhabit it. Next stop, we will go to the Jinpen Reservoir to see what immortals and Youlong live there! I believe that in the near future, this place will be very famous and full of pilgrims.
Attach a road travel guide:
1. Our first stop is xiaohe town. From Xiaogan, follow Beijing Road, take National Highway 107, head for Xiaochang County, turn right on Gucheng Avenue, and take Provincial Highway 243 to xiaohe town. It takes 1 hour 15 minutes for a distance of about 55 kilometers, but the actual time is 1.5 hours.
2. The second stop went to Xiaoguanshan Temple. From xiaohe town, take the 243 provincial highway, turn left at the intersection with Xiaoguan line, and then enter Guanyin Lake scenic spot along Xiaoguan line. Stop at the signposts of Xiaoguanshan Temple and Jinpen Reservoir, or drive up Xiaoguanshan and stop at the apron on the right side of the temple. It takes about 15 minutes from xiaohe town to Xiaoguanshan.
Today, we don't need scenic spot tickets, tolls or parking fees in all places we travel. We bring our own lunch and spend zero yuan.