Pu'an Chan Temple | Find the Spring of 1,300 Years Ago in Wenzhou

When the century-old Dragon Plum sheds its first petal When the spring water of Pu'an Spring overflows the mossy stone steps This ancient temple in southern Zhejiang invites you with plum blossoms To a thousand-year-old spring Zen appointment🙏 · ✅Pu'an Chan Temple Originally built in the second year of Xiantian during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (713), it has a history of 1,312 years. Originally, it had five entrances and seven bays, with more than 100 meditation rooms, and served as an important Taoist temple of the Tiantai Sect in southern Zhejiang. · 🌸Dragon Plum Meditation "Once you've seen the Dragon Plum, no other plum compares." It gets its name from its twisted branches and trunk, resembling a dragon coiling around a pillar. Every year from late February to mid-March, the weeping Dragon Plum blossoms at Pu'an Chan Temple. The oldest ones have a history of over a hundred years❗️ Beside the red walls and black tiles, the branches spread out like a waterfall, and the petals adorn the branches like snow, the first fireworks of spring🎆 Tips: Don't regret missing the Dragon Plum. Every spring (April-May), the temple's hydrangeas bloom, their white flowers like snow, covering the branches, complementing the ancient temple's simple architecture✨The temple also has many succulents, adding to its vitality. · ✅Song Dynasty Ancient Bridge: The famous Song Dynasty monk, Xue'an Congjin, once practiced here and built the Yongdu Bridge in front of the temple (built in the third year of Qingyuan in the Southern Song Dynasty, 1197). ✅Ming and Qing Dynasty Architecture The architectural style of the Ming and Qing dynasties is fully reflected in Pu'an Chan Temple. Buildings such as the Shanmen Hall, the Mahavira Hall, and the Guanyin Pavilion mostly use wooden frames, black tile roofs, and exquisite carvings and paintings on wooden structures such as beams, columns, doors, and windows.