Mount Tiantai Spiritual Journey: Visiting Guoqing Temple and Surrounding Scenery

5A-rated scenic spot is surprisingly free of charge, and the vegetarian meal is only 2 yuan! The monks cultivate the land by hand, with the seasons changing, yielding a full harvest... This is the birthplace of the Tendai sect of Japanese Buddhism, with a long history. Even if not for praying, just strolling around is enough to purify the soul! ... The atmosphere inside the temple naturally makes people lower their voices, not daring to make noise. The farmlands around Guoqing Temple, the millennium-old Sui Dynasty pagoda in the distance, The surviving deadwood and millennium Sui plum trees from the Sui Dynasty, The bronze furnace from the Qianlong era, The white marble lions guarding the entrance, The authentic 'Goose' character stele inscription by Wang Xizhi, The thousand-year-old Fenggan Bridge with its single-hole stone arch design, And the iconic 'Ancient Sui Dynasty Temple' screen wall... ... Destination: Guoqing Temple High-speed train station: 'Mount Tiantai' station ... Attached is a brief travel guide: Depart from Mount Tiantai station & Guoqing Temple & Tongbai Palace & Tongxuan Temple & Mount Tiantai Great Waterfall & Tiantai County Town (for dining) ... Guoqing Temple, as one of the four famous temples in China, has ancient temples, pagodas, and plum trees from the Sui Dynasty, and is a 5A-rated scenic area that can be visited without a ticket, hidden in the mountains, with a quiet and elegant environment... Tongbai Palace, a holy site of the southern sect of Taoism, is like a fairyland... Tongxuan Temple, with its Southern Song Dynasty-style architecture, is a small courtyard with a strong Zen atmosphere, so beautiful that even celebrities like Liu Shishi and Zhao Liying have come to visit. Mount Tiantai Great Waterfall, known for its spectacular 325-meter drop, is one of the highest waterfalls in China.