Guanting Temple is located in the Zhishanwu Jiulong Mountain within Hengdian Town, Dongyang City, Zhejiang Province. The temple was originally built during the Kaiyun period of the Later Jin Dynasty in the Five Dynasties, with a history of nearly two thousand years. According to the records on the stele, there were more than a thousand monks during the temple’s heyday, indicating the vast scale of the temple at that time.
The temple is built in the depths of a secluded valley, surrounded by mountains on the east, west, and north sides, with lush forests, tall bamboos, and babbling brooks.
The main cultural relics of the temple include statues of the Three Saints, Maitreya Buddha, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, and Skanda Protector.
Guanting Temple
Guanting Temple is located in the Zhishanwu Jiulong Mountain within Hengdian Town, Dongyang City, Zhejiang Province. The temple was originally […]
