Famous attractions in Tianshui City, Gansu Province, China: Nanguo Temple, suitable for checking in and taking photos📸

#Mainland Travel Tianshui City, Gansu Province, China is a world-famous tourist resort city. Every day, thousands of tourists come here for sightseeing and vacation. There are many scenic spots in Tianshui City. This time I will introduce a very famous local attraction: Nanguo Temple. Tianshui Nanguo Temple is located in Qinzhou District, Tianshui City, Gansu Province. It is a national 4A tourist attraction and a key cultural relic protection unit in Gansu Province. The following is a detailed description of it: Historical Origins • Time of construction: It was built around the Northern Wei Dynasty and has a long history, dating back more than 1,600 years. • Name evolution: In the 23rd year of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty, it was granted the name "Zhaoxuanyuan", and in the first year of Jianlong in the Song Dynasty, it was renamed "Miaoshengyuan". In the 15th year of Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty, it was named "Huguo Chanlinyuan". Because it is located in the south of Tianshui city, it was finally named "Nanguo Temple". Building layout and attractions • Overall layout: Facing south and north, the temple is composed of three courtyards: West Courtyard, Middle Courtyard and East Courtyard, with three archway-style gates as the central axis. The temple has 28 palaces, meditation halls, pavilions, archways, etc., with more than 80 rooms. • Main attractions: On the lintel of the Heavenly King Hall are three large characters “First Mountain” written by the Song Dynasty calligrapher Mi Fu; in the West Courtyard there is a 2,300 to 2,500-year-old “Spring and Autumn Cypress” with three branches extending diagonally from north to south, with a black egg tree growing in the split trunk; the East Zen Courtyard is the “Du Shaoling Shrine” with a Qing Dynasty painted clay statue of Du Fu; in addition, there are bell and drum towers, Zen Forest Courtyard, Guansheng Temple, Beiliu Spring, “Ermiaoxuan” poetry stele corridor and other buildings.