Longxing temple was founded in the Sui Dynasty, covering an area of 82,500 square meters. The main buildings are distributed in the north-south central axis and its two sides. The courtyard is deep in the north and south, overlapping and orderly, and the halls and pavilions are strewn at random, with clear priorities. It is an important example to study the layout of Buddhist temples in Song Dynasty. Six cultural relics in the temple, such as Mani Palace, inverted Guanyin, Runwheel Tibetan, Longzang Temple Monument, bronze cast thousand-handed and thousand-eyed Guanyin Bodhisattva and Thousand-Buddha Pier, are the best in the country.
Zhengding ancient city is located in the central plain of Hebei Province, which was called Changshan and Zhending in ancient times. Historically, it has been called "Three Xiongzhen in the North" with Beijing and Baoding. It is the north gate of Shijiazhuang, the capital of Hebei Province, with superior geographical location and convenient transportation. Beijing-Guangzhou Railway, 107 National Highway, Beijing-Shenzhen expressway run through the north and south, Shide Railway, Shitai Railway, National Highway 307 and Shihuang-expressway pass through the territory, and are located in Shijiazhuang Airport. Zhengding, as a famous historical and cultural education city in China, has a long history, many places of interest and profound cultural accumulation, and enjoys the reputation of "treasure house of ancient buildings".
There are 5 national cultural relics protection units and 7 provincial cultural relics protection units. Among them, longxing temple, known as "the first ancient temple in southern Beijing", is the oldest, largest and relatively well-preserved ancient architectural complex in China. The 2 1.3-meter-high copper-cast Great Compassion Bodhisattva is the highest vertical bronze Buddha in China. Together with the Huata, Bell Tower, Sumeru Tower, Tianning Temple, Chengling Tower of Linji Temple and Dacheng Hall of the Five Dynasties Cultural Relics Confucian Temple, it is the essence of China's cultural relics.
There are four ancient pagodas with different styles in Zhengding, which are worth visiting. The wooden pagoda is located in Zhengding City, also known as Lingxiao Pagoda of Tianning Temple. Founded in the first year of Xian Tong in the Tang Dynasty, it has been renovated in the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties. The tower body is a brick-wood mixed structure. The tower is divided into nine floors and 60 meters high. It is the tallest ancient building in Zhengding City. There are stairs in the tower to the top, standing on it, overlooking Zhengding. The top of the tower, Tasha, and Grade 9 were affected and collapsed in the Xingtai earthquake of 1965, but the buildings below Grade 8 are still intact, and their architectural structure and artistic features are still clearly visible. Located in the southeast corner of Zhengding city, Qingta, also known as Chenglingta of Linji Temple, was built in the eighth year of Tang Xiantong (867). The tower is 33 meters high and divided into nine floors. This tower is made of bricks and is octagonal. This tower has a history: Yi Xuan, a monk in the Tang Dynasty, founded Lin Ji in Zhengding and became one of the important schools of Buddhism in China. Song dynasty was introduced to Japan. Yi Xuan died in the seventh year of Tang Xiantong. The following year, Buddhists chose to build a tower in the southeast of Zhengding City for burial, so they moved to Linji Temple and built it here. The Qingta was rebuilt during the reign of King Dading. This temple is also the birthplace of Lin Jizong, with a large number of believers. In recent years, friends from Japanese Buddhist circles often go to the tower to worship. Huata is located in the south gate of Zhengding, also known as Guanghui Temple Pagoda. Founded in Zhenyuan period of Tang Dynasty, it has been renovated in Jin, Ming and Qing dynasties. The tower is 45 meters high, and the lower three floors are regular octagons. The fourth floor is a cone, and the eight corners below are supported by a lux. There are figures, tigers, leopards, lions and elephants on the tower wall. Unique shape and fine plastic workmanship. The brick tower is located in the southwest street of Zhengding City, also known as the Xumi Tower of Kaiyuan Temple. It was built in the second year of Xinghe in the Eastern Wei Dynasty and rebuilt in the fifth year of Tangganning, and still retains the characteristics of the Tang building. The brick tower is square, 48 meters high and divided into nine floors. The four corners of the first floor of the tower are supported by stone carvings, and the muscles of lux are full and lifelike. On the main entrance at the bottom of the tower, the words "Xu Mi Li Qiao" are written. There is an ancient bell tower on the east side of the brick tower, with a huge copper bell inside. It is said that when the bell tower rings, it can be heard dozens of miles away in Fiona Fang. This tower is similar to the famous Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi.
Wait, there are too many places, such as Zhaoyun Temple, Military Amusement Park, Wild City, Confucian Temple, roller skating rink next to Guo Rong Building, Historical and Cultural Street and South Gate Tower.