Jing 'an Fortune Teller _ Jing 'an Temple Fortune Teller

I got up at 8 o'clock, went downstairs to have breakfast, went to SWATCH shop on Nanjing Road to repair Jiayin's watch, walked a short distance on the Bund, took the subway line 2 and went to Jing 'an Temple.

In China, I have to go to every temple. In foreign countries, I have to go to every church. I don't believe it, just curious. I also like the solemnity inside.

It takes a short time to visit temples and churches, because I don't bow down, burn incense or tell fortune. Occasionally, China temples put 65,438+00 RMB and foreign churches put 65,438+0 EUR in the merit box, which is my only action. Others just walk clockwise once, even if I finish swimming. If the garden is beautiful, I will spend more time in the yard than in the palace. I remember that there was a beautiful temple on the mountainside when I visited the Xishan Mountain in Kunming. Monks in the temple planted a lot of bonsai. The small pomegranate tree grows in a big flowerpot. The pomegranate flowers are bright red and the petals are almost transparent. I was fascinated and looked at the bonsai carefully. The yard is particularly clean, with large pieces of blue bricks on the ground and moss all over the joints. Two cleaning grandfathers are sitting on the slate table in the middle of the yard playing chess, with buckets and brooms beside them, and drinking a big bottle of tea from time to time. I prefer this scene to the Guanyin Bodhisattva above the temple.

I bought a ticket and entered Jing 'an Temple. A big incense burner was erected in the middle of the yard, and everyone was still throwing coins into it. It seems that every temple has this bridge. Next to it is a cauldron with sparks for everyone to burn incense. Men and women held incense, lit it, and the incense mist curled up. They knelt down everywhere and called for help.

I went straight to the Hall of Ursa Major. There is a towering bronze Buddha sitting on the lotus throne. There was a long row of yellow satin kneeling mats in front of him, and men and women knelt in a row. I hurried back, there was a hole in the back. There are three large lecture pictures hanging on the wall, all of which are clean and beautiful, with excellent colors and plain colors.

Leave the Ursa Major Hall and walk clockwise, surrounded by a complex wooden structure, fixed with tenons and mortises. The wood is warm yellow, the lintel and window lattice, and the roof dome are all carved or carved, solemn and rich. One look is enough for me. My favorite scenery is: two ginkgo trees with fallen leaves in front of the temple and two Podocarpus trees with dense branches and leaves behind the temple. I watched it again and again, touched it and took a photo.

Daxiong Hall goes down to the first floor, leading to the Wufang Buddhist Temple, a big meditation room. The lights were dim, the wooden floor was shining, and there was no one there. Strangely, the idol is not in the center of the Buddhist temple, but on the right, facing the door. The center of the Buddhist temple is a square platform similar to a stage. I suspect that it is used by monks to teach. I'd love to hear this, but I don't know if I have it in my life. Except Wufang Buddha Hall, which is a pharmacist hall, it has the same structure as Wu Fang Buddha Hall, with statues standing on one side and a high platform in the middle. Interesting.

Further on, it is the Muny Temple. The Sakyamuni in this temple is carved with white jade from Myanmar, which is white and soft, especially beautiful, and it is simply a work of art.

Opposite to Sakyamuni, is the Guanyin Hall. This Guanyin is very different from the Guanyin I saw before. It is not sitting on the lotus gracefully, nor is it standing at the end of Xiangyun with a gentle twist of willow branches. Instead, she was an ordinary middle-aged folk woman, dressed simply and with a slightly gaunt face. At first glance, I thought it was Huang Daopo. This Guanyin is good.

The bell tower and drum tower, which are far from the Hall of Ursa Major, are closed, so there is nothing to see. Below the second floor is the Tathagata Hall. The potbellied Tathagata has two statues of King Kong on each side. I guess the beautiful one on the right is the Wei Tuo Bodhisattva, who is "a flash in the pan, just for Wei Tuo". Just take a picture of him.

I didn't look at the other side, it was almost noon. I suddenly remembered the delicious vegetarian food I ate in Emei Mountain. I wonder if there will be vegetarian food here. Then I saw a wooden sign in front of me, which said "Plain noodles". I really want to have lunch here.

Looking inside, many people have begun to eat, and they can't wait to pay for the noodles. A big bowl costs 30 yuan, and there are many toppings on it: fungus, mushrooms, cabbage, broad beans, green beans, potatoes, tofu and so on. I started complaining after eating one bite, but it was sweet! There is vinegar, soy sauce and Chili oil on the table, so I have to pour some vinegar and pick some peppers to eat. Finally, it's not too sweet. I managed to eat about two thirds, and the rest was thrown out.

The trip to Jing 'an Temple ended with a bowl of sweet noodles.

Although the temple is small, it is worth visiting.

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Suddenly it's Christmas again. Last Christmas, I went to the flower shop to make a Christmas wreath. This year, I just flew solo and made a big wreath with rattan, pine branches and mistletoe. Compared with rattan, pine cone, holly, kumquat, succulents, eucalyptus and other rich materials used last year, it looks good, but it has a neat and simple beauty.