The ancient temple is fresh and refined

Lion Peak Temple, also known as Lion Peak Guanghua Zen Temple, is located at the foot of Lion Peak Mountain, Baizhu Yang, Fu'an City, Fujian Province. It was first built in the first year of Tang Jingfu (892), and was rebuilt during the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty (1796~1820). It covers an area of 16,500 square meters. Lion Peak Temple is built on the mountain, facing east from the west, and along the central axis are the archway, mountain gate, Heavenly King Hall, Daxiong Treasure Hall, Sutra Tower, and Guanyin Pavilion, etc. The Heavenly King Hall, Daxiong Treasure Hall, Dharma Hall, and Guanyin Pavilion, these four major buildings are built on the same central axis, and other buildings are symmetrically placed on both sides. The Daxiong Treasure Hall is filled with incense and is spotless everywhere. It is 13 meters deep, more than 10 meters wide, and 14 meters high. There are 24 square granite pillars, of which 8 pillars are 2.2 meters in circumference and more than 5 meters high, supporting the wooden roof beams. There are still 16 stone pillars around the hall, with a circumference of 11.8 meters, supporting the flying eaves. The window beam walls around the hall are finely carved with various patterns. Standing in the hall, you can see the overlapping bucket arches and well-organized beams, high up the hexagonal caisson in the center, with dragons and phoenixes painted on the top. On May 25, 2006, Lion Peak Temple was announced by the State Council of the People's Republic of China as the sixth batch of national key cultural relics protection units.