Jiang Nanan, located in the east of Jinling, is a famous Buddhist shrine-Baohua Mountain, surrounded by mountains, just like a lotus flower. Its main peak is 437.2 meters above sea level, just like a stamen, towering high in the mountains. Baohuashan, formerly known as Huashan, was named after the yellow flower in midsummer and the ancient name of "flower" and "flower". In the Southern Dynasties, there was a monk named Baozhi (Jurong) in Liang Dynasty. In his later years, he climbed a mountain and set up an altar to give lectures and preach, which made the mountain famous all over the world. After Baozhi's death, Huashan was renamed Baohua Mountain to commemorate the founder.
Baohua Mountain is located in the northwest of Jurong, Jiangsu Province, bordering Nanjing, south of 3 12 National Highway, north of Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway, and 30 kilometers away from Nanjing, Zhenjiang and Jurong. It was named after the yellow flowers spread all over the mountains in spring, and later changed its name to Baohua Mountain because Bao Zhi, a high-ranking monk of Liang Dynasty, came here to give lectures in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. Baohua Mountain is known as "the beauty of foothills, the beauty of peaks and valleys, the depth of caves and valleys, and the victory of clouds". 198 1 was approved as a "provincial nature reserve" by the provincial government, and 1996 was approved as a national forest park in April. In 2003, it was approved as a national AAAA scenic spot.
Baohua Mountain, surrounded by mountains, twists and turns, shaped like a lotus. Its main peak is 437.2 meters above sea level, just like a stamen, standing tall among the mountains. Baohuashan, formerly known as Huashan, is named after the yellow flowers all over the mountain in midsummer. Because the word "flower" and "Hua" were commonly used in ancient times, it was also called Huashan. In the Southern Dynasties, there was a monk named Baozhi (Jurong) in Liang Dynasty. In his later years, he climbed a mountain and set up an altar to give lectures and preach, which made the mountain famous all over the world. After Baozhi's death, Huashan was renamed Baohua Mountain to commemorate the founder. Baohua Mountain is the highest peak of Ningzhen Mountain range. The ancients praised this mountain as "Tieweng (Zhenjiang) in the east, Jinling in the west, Jurong in the south and the Yangtze River in the north". Surrounded by mountains on all sides, it is magnificent and famous for its four wonders: "the beauty of the foothills of forests, the beauty of peaks and valleys, the depth of caves and valleys, and the victory of smoke and clouds" The zonal vegetation in Baohua Mountain is well preserved, with vascular plants 124 families, 352 genera and 529 species. Among them, Magnolia grandiflora is a unique tree species, which was a new generation three million years ago. There are wild species such as Phyllostachys pubescens, Phyllostachys pubescens and Phyllostachys pubescens, which are called "Bamboo Sea". There are abundant animal resources here, including more than 20 kinds of mammals such as jackals, wolves, roebuck and foxes, and nearly 100 kinds of birds such as thrush, starling and egret, which have high ornamental and research value. 1984, Jiangsu Province established a nature reserve here, which was later listed as a national forest park. Baohuashan National Forest Park is located on the golden tourist route in East China, connected with Liang Qing Temple, qixia temple Temple, Jiangtian Temple in Jinshan and Dinghui Temple in Jiaoshan within 30 kilometers of Fiona Fang, 23 kilometers away from Nanjing in the west and 30 kilometers away from Zhencheng in the east, and 3 12 national highway runs through it. In order to further develop the tourism resources of Baohua Mountain, Baohua Mountain invested 2 billion yuan to set up a tourism development company, and planned and developed more than 40 tourism investment days, including Longchang Temple scenic spot, international ecological community, animal and plant viewing scenic spot and resort scenic spot. , so that Baohua Mountain takes forest landscape as the main body, combines natural landscape and human landscape as a melting pot, and relies on famous ancient temples to integrate nature protection, forest tourism, summer vacation, recuperation and fitness, leisure and entertainment. The reason why Baohua Mountain is famous in ancient and modern times and overseas is that Baohua Mountain is tall and beautiful, with the reputation of "the beauty of the foothills, the beauty of the peaks and valleys, the deep caves and the victory of the clouds". Historical records record: "Its shape is peaceful and easy, and its potential is dignified", "Surrounded by mountains on all sides, a peak rises", and the temple is hidden in the middle, like a flower of calyx, and like a lotus with a room. There are towering old trees in the mountains, criss-crossing streams, tinkling springs, shady trees, misty clouds, quiet dust and pleasant climate. It is really a summer resort. There are hundreds of thousands of disciples who have obtained "Buddhist diplomas" in Longchang Temple all over the world. At the same time, it also enjoys a certain reputation in foreign Buddhist circles. Japan, Thailand, Myanmar, India and other countries, many people come here to be ordained by the Buddha and give jade Buddha, stone Buddha, bronze chime and other things. In addition, Baohua Mountain is rich in natural resources. There are many kinds of precious trees and medicinal materials growing in the mountains, especially Magnolia grandiflora, which is a rare treasure and is now a provincial nature reserve. Baohua Mountain also has many places of interest, and there are dozens of scenic spots worth visiting. The famous ones are Longchang Temple, Bronze Hall, Infinite Hall, Altar, Nine Cave, Four Ponds, Fishing Rock, Jiang Tai, Palace and Imperial Monument Pavilion. Baohua Mountain is one of the Buddhist holy places in China. Longchang Temple in the mountain is over 1400 years ago. The temples are spacious and bright, with thousands of rooms in Galand. The cloisters in the Hall of the Great Hero are winding, carved with beams and painted with buildings, covered with glass, and the golden Buddha is in danger. King Kong stands tall and has different expressions. This square made of marble can hold thousands of people. Whenever the morning light shines, the morning bells and drums in the temple, after the sound of the Buddha's horn, sink for a long time and reverberate in the valley. It can be said that "Chikulinji comes to the night bell in a low voice." Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty visited Jiangnan seven times and Baohua Mountain six times, and wrote an inscription "Bright Dharma Realm" for the Hall of Great Heroes. Longchang Temple is known as "the highest of 480 Buddhist temples in Jinling" because of martial law, and is called "the first mountain of legalists" by Buddhism. Not only more than 70% monks and nuns from all over the country come here to be ordained, but also monks from many Southeast Asian countries come here to worship Buddha.
Copper Hall: The beams, buildings, barrels, windows, tiles, screens and plates of the copper hall are all made of copper, and the back wall of the hall is inlaid with copper, so it is named copper hall. Its form is pavilion-style, 2.3 feet high, exquisite structure and exquisite carving, which is used for Guanyin statue in the temple. The four walls depict Buddha, emperor, Buddha, heaven and image. There are stone steps in front of the temple, and the temple is symmetrical. It was created by Shi Zen master when he became a monk in the thirty-third year of Wanli in Ming Dynasty (AD 1605). It is an important monument in the temple, with a history of more than 370 years, and is now listed as a provincial-level cultural relics protection unit.
Beadless Hall: Located on the left and right sides of the bronze hall. On the left is the Manjusri Beam-less Hall, and on the right is the Pu Xian Beam-less Hall, both of which are buildings of the Ming Dynasty, with a height of 3.2 feet, three pavilions and two floors, and no beams or columns. Doors and windows don't need a piece of wood, the appearance is like a wooden structure, and the interior is replaced by bricks and tiles, pure bricks and tiles. Doors and windows are engraved with moire patterns, two dragons playing with beads and other patterns. Now it is also a provincial cultural relics protection unit.
Altar: Located on the western mountain peak, there are huge stones on it, which look like a platform. One is the Sun Terrace, also called Taiwan, which is said to be the place where Baozhi meets. "Baohua Mountain Records" says: "Sitting here overlooking the Yangtze River, the smoke trees in Liuhe, Yizheng and Danyang are ethereal, and the green snails are golden when they float on the water. Looking back at Qixia, Niushou and Zhongfu Buddha's head, it seems to be looming in the blue clouds and looking at the southeast pole. " It can be seen that Huashan is magnificent and the scenery is beautiful and spectacular!
Nine caves: There are nine caves in the mountain, namely Yin Chao Cave, Wulong Cave, Baihu Cave, Zhigong Cave, Huanghua Cave, Pindong Cave, Donghua Cave, Xihua Cave and Gusheng Cave. Among them, Wulong Cave is unfathomable. Most caves are limestone caves.
Four pools: Gong Jiechi, Lotus Pool, Longchi and Wang Longchi. The pool in front of the temple has shrunk. He also said that it is a miracle that the water in the pool is inexhaustible all year round, and it does not overflow in rainy years and does not dry up in dry years.