Brief Introduction of Zhao Pu Temple in Qingcheng Mountain in 2020

Zhao Pu Temple near Qingcheng Mountain is a characteristic temple with a long history. It is said that there are treasures hidden nearby, and the incense of the temple has been very prosperous, attracting a large number of tourists to visit every year. The following is a detailed tour guide of Zhao Pu Temple in Qingcheng Mountain in 2020.

I spent 3 yuan to buy a wick, lit a candle at the mountain gate, and then I was so tired that I sweated to death. On the way back, I met a Taoist who was setting up a stall to tell fortune. When I finally arrived at the temple gate, my first impression when I saw it was: humble. The temple gate is hidden under several big trees. Compared with the elegance and luxury of ordinary temples, it seems a little stingy.

There are many legends about Zhao Pu Temple. This is the only temple in China whose construction date is unknown. It turned out to be an abandoned ancestral temple of a family named Yin. People only know that it went through several generations until Zhang burned it at the end of the Ming Dynasty.

It was only after the new monks came here to sign the bill that many changes took place in Zhao Pu Temple. Previously, Zhao Pu Temple was just an obscure small temple, covering an area of half an acre, with "no food to raise monks and no room to recuperate".

In fact, Zhao Pu Temple is not as small as its gate looks. Entering the temple, there is no shortage of Buddhas, monks, temples and towers, and there is a feeling of "mysterious as a door" and "a hole in the sky".

Almost all buddhas are sitting on temples with golden bodies crossed. It is said that most Hong Kong artists have been here, such as Faye Wong, Nicholas Tse and so on.

According to "Inscription on Reconstruction of Zhao Pu Temple after Earthquake", Zhao Pu Temple was founded in Jiazi, Kangxi, Qing Dynasty, and it has been more than 300 years since it experienced six ancestors' Zen and two abbots.

In the history of temple construction and development, there is a clue that people have been talking about, and that is Zhang's treasure.

The reason why the temple can be linked with Zhang is because it was originally a poor temple, but suddenly construction began in a certain year. 1776 or so, a 400-mu large temple with five halls, 24 courtyards and 365 halls will be built, becoming one of the four jungles in western Sichuan. It is said that the expansion cost 22,000 yuan, without any fund-raising.

This change seems to be that a poor family has become an upstart overnight, which naturally causes a lot of speculation. People have always had an obvious question: where does the money come from?

People in Qing dynasty are easy to fool. At that time, the explanation given by Zhao Pu Temple was: If you are sincere, the stone will open. Perhaps the people in the temple moved the Buddha and God, so Zhao Pu Temple got so many houses out of thin air without spending anyone's money.

However, you can see through it at a glance, and the temple may have got the treasure hidden by Zhang.

Zhang and Li Zicheng were the leaders of the peasant uprising army in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties. At first, they joined hands to resist Ming, and they did win many battles and won many hearts.

Zhang went to Chengdu, Sichuan, and built a big country in the western regions to be emperor. He got a lot of gold and silver and set up a mint to make money by himself.

Then, just like the event that Liu Bang and Xiang Yu seized the world, they started a power struggle with Li Zicheng, which changed from being consistent with each other to fighting with each other. In the end, "mantis catches cicada, yellowbird comes last" was occupied by Qing Dynasty.

After Zhang was killed by the Qing army, there was a folk song in western Sichuan: stone knife versus stone axe, gold 150 thousand. Who can guess to buy a house in Chengdu? Stone gongs and drums are worth millions of dollars. If you can see the difference, buy a house in the capital. People believe that this ballad contains a treasure map of Zhang. If you find the treasure map, you can get a lot of gold and silver jewelry.

Until the Republic of China, some people who knew the inside story had been actively looking for treasures in Zhang, and even set up a treasure hunting company.

Many things happen. In 20 16, people first excavated the Shuiyin site at the mouth of Minjiang River in Jiangkou Town, Pengshan District, Meishan, Sichuan, and found more than 30,000 cultural relics, including thousands related to Zhang Daxi.

Are all the cultural relics in Jiangkou Site Zhang's treasures? According to the Documentary of the Disaster in Shu, when Zhang fled, he gained "hundreds of millions of treasures, carrying hundreds of ships".

"When Zhang troops went out of Sichuan by water, because there were too many silver coins, the wooden boat couldn't move. Zhang ordered craftsmen to make many wooden troughs, put silver ingots in them, and let them drift down, intending to salvage them in a narrow river.

But then the troops were blocked and the river boat blocked the river, so most of the silver coins sank into the river. Through all kinds of analysis, it is basically recognized that Meishan estuary site is the center of Zhang Bao. Unfortunately, the site was finally submerged by the Minjiang River, interrupting the subsequent secrets.

The Minjiang section of Zhao Pu Temple outside Qingcheng Mountain is the upper reaches of the Minjiang section of Meishan. At that time, Zhang Yilu went south, and his sunken ship could not reach the upper reaches of Minjiang River. Where did the money come from to build the Zhao Pu Temple?

One of the most popular sayings is that the founder of the temple was General Zhang. Zhang Yuan was in the Daxing Palace in Chengdu, and was originally in Chengdu. Why didn't he go to Zhang Shao's ruined temple when he was in Chengdu?

The sly rabbit has three caves. For a person like Zhang, it is impossible to put all the eggs in one basket, which is most likely to be stored in a scattered way. It is speculated that the biggest possibility for Xinlian monk to come to the temple is to hide treasures. Zhang must have hidden some treasures near the temple.

But when monk Xinlian was alive, Zhao Pu Temple was still a small temple. Although it was deliberately built, it was only slightly improved. It is different from the current scale. Why didn't monk xinlian reveal the whereabouts of the treasure before he died?

It is generally believed that his heart is more sad than death. He wants to drag out an ignoble existence and wait for Zhang's men to rise again, but there is no hope of restoring the country. I'm afraid few people know his identity.

Monks always pay attention to the word "fate". If anyone has the fate to bury the treasure in Qingcheng Mountain in the future, it is also natural.

Then, when Zhao Pu Temple suddenly became one of the four jungles in western Sichuan, people would naturally think, did the monks of the temple dig Zhang's treasure?

Everything is a mystery, everything is speculation, and no one can know the truth.

On the way down the mountain, I met a Taoist priest. He said that I will give you divination for free: the patroness's face is flushed, and at first glance it looks like Wangfu incense. I'm glad to hear that.