Ganquan Temple is located on the north side of Zhuoshan Mountain in Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province. It is named after the Ganquan spring in the temple. The temple was built in the sixth year of Yanyou period of Renzong in the Yuan Dynasty. There is an ancient ginkgo tree with a history of thousands of years existing in the temple, which is sufficient to prove the long history of the temple. Under the ginkgo tree, there is a stone tablet erected in 1588, the fifteenth year of Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. It is titled ‘Stele Inscription for the Restoration of Longwo Temple’. The stone tablet is about four meters high and is carved from a huge stone. The inscription on the stone tablet was written by Jia Menglong, the official of Guanglu Temple in the Ming Dynasty, and was written by his younger brother Jia Mengli. The back of the stone tablet records the past glory of Ganquan Temple: it had thousands of hectares of fertile land, more than a hundred monks in the temple, and there were thousands of people donating money for the restoration. Ganquan Temple is located in the hinterland of the scenic area in the northern suburb of Zaozhuang, which is famous for its beautiful mountains and waters. In ancient times, it was called Qielan Temple and also known as Longwo Temple. It is one of the famous temples in southern Shandong. The construction date of the temple cannot be traced. It was renovated on a large scale during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. In modern times, only ruins remained. It was rebuilt in 1992 and officially named Ganquan Temple. It got its current name because of the Ganquan spring. It covers an area of 10.7 mu. There are the Grand Hall of Sakyamuni, the Sutra Depository, the Kiln God Hall, east and west side halls in the temple. On both sides are connected corridors. There is a release pond, Ganquan spring, a ginkgo tree over a thousand years old and various ancient trees in the courtyard. There are also stone tablets recording the construction of the temple in different dynasties. In the Grand Hall of Sakyamuni, there are three golden statues of Buddhas with different expressions and lifelike appearances. In the release pond, there is a Guanyin riding a dragon. The Ganquan spring flows into the pond.
Opening hours: From January 1st to December 31st, open from 07:00 to 18:00.Ganquan Temple
Ganquan Temple is located on the north side of Zhuoshan Mountain in Zaozhuang City, Shandong Provinc[...]
