Wuxi is a typical Jiangnan-style temple with a long history and strong belief among the surrounding people. Everyone can worship Buddha and pray here. The environment of the temple is elegant, and the surrounding environment of the temple is also quiet and moving. Let's introduce it in detail below.

Friends who have been to Wuxi should be familiar with nanzenji. There are snack streets and flower-and-bird markets around nanzenji, and many people sell antiques. Just look at antiques, you can't take them seriously.

nanzenji, built in the Tang Dynasty, is the oldest existing temple in China. Located near Li Jiazhuang, Bai Yang Township, 22km southwest of Wutai County, nanzenji, and 7km away from Dongye Town.

cross Li Jiazhuang, climb a dirt cliff along a loess slope road, and you will see Nan Zengji who lives here. Nanzenji is elegant in appearance, simple, steady and solemn. It can be seen at a glance that the charm of the Millennium still exists here.

The exact architectural age of nanzenji has not been verified. According to relevant historical records, this temple was rebuilt in Jianzhong, Tang Dezong for three years (AD 782), 75 years earlier than the East Hall of Beigao Temple in Wutai Mountain, with a history of more than 1,211 years.

Miaoguang Pagoda

It was built in Yong (984-987) in the Northern Song Dynasty and donated by Zhu Chengfu, a native of this city. Song Huizong worshiped Ning for three years (1114), and the tower was famous for its wonderful light. Great ups and downs in the Yuan and Ming Dynasties. After the reconstruction in 1449, it is now the tower. After the repair.

during Xianfeng and Guangxu periods in Qing dynasty, there was a big fire, leaving only bare towers and no roof. In 1926, Wuxi industrialists Rong, Rong Desheng and Tang Shenbo invested in reconstruction, and the tower eaves, platforms and guardrails were changed into reinforced concrete structures.

It is known as "the rumor that Jin Duo has been ringing for a long time, and the jade dragon has been flying for a long time". It is a sumeru carved from the blue stone of Taki, and the waist is engraved with the pattern of "top flower knot belt" in Ming Dynasty. At the foot of Xumi Mountain is the popular "Guijiao" in Ming Dynasty, and there is a layer of carved "Lianyun" under Xumi Mountain.

The monument of "Rebuilding the Miaoguang Pagoda in nanzenji" was smashed into two pieces during the "hard exploration".

Today, there are Mahatma Hall, Thousand Buddhas Hall, Jade Buddha Hall, three temples, Wei Tuo Hall, Maitreya Hall and Dizang Hall in nanzenji. Covering an area of 4131.8 square meters, it is the oldest the Han nationality Buddhism Temple in Qinghai Province. In May, 1986, it was listed as a provincial cultural relics protection unit by Qinghai Province.

nanzenji, the main building in Wuxi, has obvious architectural features of Buddhist temples in the south of the Yangtze River in Ming and Qing Dynasties. The beam frame of the temple building is highly simplified, and the beams and columns are directly connected by tenon and mortise, without relying on the pavement. The height of the bucket arches on the column accounts for a small proportion of the total elevation, but the number is dense.

the eaves are very short, and the radian of cornices is beautiful, exquisite and smart. The roof is steep and the tiles are rich in details, which is an obvious architectural style of Ming and Qing Dynasties.

nanzenji Library

Luohanjing

Legend has it that the monk Jigong once visited Wuxi, traveled all over Wuxi and then came to nanzenji. He took water from a well outside the temple, put the water and meat in a sand jar and put it in a hot incense burner. After a night, the fragrance was overflowing and delicious. Later, the surrounding villagers followed suit and the meat market flourished.

South Street is an old street in Wuxi, located in the center of nanchang district, Wuxi. The historical and cultural block of Qingming Bridge in South Street is a typical Jiangnan water town near the Grand Canal, which is known as "Jiangnan water town, the out-of-print land of the Canal".

It is composed of Nanchang Street, Wuxi section of Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, Nanxiatang, Dubo Port, Dayao Road and other areas with profound historical and cultural heritage.

Taking the ancient canal in the block as the axis, covering an area of 18.78 hectares, it features temples, pagodas, rivers, streets, bridges, brick kilns, squares and other landscapes, and has built a unique Jiangnan water lane. The Qingming Bridge, built in the Ming Dynasty and located on both sides of the Feijia Canal, is the symbol of this block.

There are all kinds of delicious foods near Nanjie, sweet in the south, salty in the north and spicy in the east. I may be exaggerating, but there are undoubtedly many kinds. Friend

There used to be four ancient city gates in Wuxi: Jiangmen at the north gate, Jinghai Gate at the east gate, Wanghu Gate at the south gate and Shichun Gate at the west gate, which represented the geographical pattern that the city was connected with canals, the Yangtze River, the East China Sea, Taihu Lake and water veins.

Wang Humen is located in Jiefang Road, west of Nanchang Bridge, next to the ancient canal and just across the road from nanzenji. It is the south gate of the ancient city of Wuxi.

the city gate was built during the reign of Ganxing in the Northern Song Dynasty. It was originally named Yangchun Gate. In the Southern Song Dynasty, it was renamed Chaojingmen because it faced the capital Lin 'an. After the Yuan Dynasty, the original name was restored.

In the thirty-third year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty (1554), in order to resist the Japanese invaders, the original earth wall was changed to brick, and the rebuilt city gate was changed to its current name. The double-eaves Xieding Peak Tower above is called Fuxun Tower, which means touching the southeast wind.

Miaoguang Street in nanzenji Culture Street was named Wuxi Tourism Street by Wuxi Municipal Government, which is a 4A-level tourist attraction. The north of the mall is a building complex imitating Ming and Qing Dynasties, and the south is an ancient building imitating Song Dynasty.