Is there a temple on Yunlong Mountain in Xuzhou?

There is a temple on Yunlong Mountain in Xuzhou called Xinghua Temple. Xinghua Temple is located at the eastern foot of Yunlong Mountain, a famous scenic spot in the south of Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province. It is a Buddhist temple, built near the Great Stone Buddha in the Northern Wei Dynasty, with a history of nearly a thousand years.

During the reign of Emperor Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty, Miyun abbot of Tiantong Temple in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province passed Yunlong Mountain, where the scenery was beautiful and it was a treasure trove of geomantic omen. So he appointed Fa Sun Gu 'an to stay in Xihuangfa and became the first abbot of Xinghua Temple. Later, after several wars and repairs, Xinghua Temple has formed Daxiong Hall, Giant Buddha Hall, Tianwang Hall, Three Temples, Tibetan Classroom, Ancestral Hall, Fathom Hall, Abbot Room, Guest Hall and Buddhist Hall.

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Main attractions of Yunlong Mountain:

1, crane pavilion

He Fangting was built in the first year of Yuanfeng in Song Shenzong (AD 1078) by Zhang Tianji, a hermit scholar. The pavilion is11.95m long from north to south and 4.95m deep from east to west. Built on a mountain with cornices, it is simple and elegant.

2. Monument Gallery

The stele gallery is located on the east side of Hefangguan, adjacent to Xinghua Temple. Founded in the late Qing Dynasty. It is about 30 meters long from north to south, and the total length is close to 40 meters from the back of the stele gallery. The wall of the gallery is inlaid with 54 stone tablets of past dynasties. Calligraphy includes truth, line, grass and official, with big characters like buckets and small characters like flies. There are also two stone carvings and two landscape paintings.

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