[2025 Suining Attraction] Travel Guide for Lingquan Scenic Area the hometown of Guanyin in China (Updated May)

Suining, a city located in the central Sichuan Basin, is like a shining pearl, exuding a unique charm. This two-day tour guide is ready for you～ Day 1 Morning: Visit the China Guanyin Homeland Scenic Area and Guangde Temple to experience the charm of the royal Zen forest. Afternoon: Head to Lingquan Temple to explore the secluded beauty and experience Buddhist culture. Evening: Go to Longfeng Ancient Town, stroll along the bluestone roads, taste local snacks, and enjoy the night view of the ancient town. Day 2: Morning: Visit Shenglian Island to admire the beautiful lotus flowers and experience the beauty of nature. Afternoon: Go to the Sichuan Song Porcelain Museum to explore the charm of Song Dynasty porcelain. 📍China Guanyin Homeland Scenic Area: Guangde Temple is known as the "First Zen Forest in the West," and houses precious cultural relics such as the statue of Sakyamuni Buddha and a bronze bell from the Tang Dynasty. Lingquan Temple was built during the Kaihuang period of the Sui Dynasty, with a history of over 1,400 years. The temple is nestled beside mountains and water, with a tranquil environment.🐮 📍Shenglian Island (World Lotus Expo Garden): A scenic spot with lotus flowers as its theme, the island is home to hundreds of lotus varieties. A grand lotus festival is held every summer, attracting many tourists. 📍Sichuan Song Porcelain Museum: The museum houses a large collection of Song Dynasty porcelain, such as lotus leaf-covered jars and celadon plum vases, allowing you to appreciate the jade-like beauty and charm of Song porcelain. 📍Longfeng Ancient Town: Well-preserved Ming and Qing Dynasty architecture, unique folk culture, and an antique atmosphere attract tourists. Walking on the bluestone roads of the ancient town is like traveling back in time to experience its simplicity and tranquility.

I spent two days in Suining. It’s not a big place, but it’s fun! 📍Saturday morning: After arriving in Suining, head to the Chinese Guanyin Hometown Tourist Area, visit Guangde Temple, feel the solemnity and tranquility of the "First Zen Temple in the West", and appreciate the Tang and Song Dynasty architectural layout style and precious cultural relics. Saturday afternoon: Go to Lingquan Temple to explore the quiet beauty of this ancient temple with a history of more than 1,400 years, stroll in the mountains, and appreciate the natural scenery and quaint buildings. Then go to Guanyin Lake Scenic Area and take a boat at Rhino Pier to enjoy the beautiful lake view. Saturday night: Come to Renli Water Village to experience the leisure and vacation atmosphere, enjoy the night view by the lake, and taste the special food. 📍Sunday morning: Visit the Sichuan Song Dynasty Porcelain Museum to admire rare Song Dynasty porcelains such as lotus leaf covered jars and green glazed plum bottles, and learn about Song Dynasty porcelain culture. Sunday afternoon: Go to Longfeng Ancient Town, stroll along the bluestone road, admire the Ming and Qing Dynasty buildings, experience folk culture, and taste Sichuan jelly, Guanyin vegetarian fried dough twist and other special snacks. 🍢Food recommendations Special snacks: Chong, Wuliangfen, Pengxi iron cake, Laochi panlong eel, etc. Chong has a variety of flavors, Wuliangfen is soft, glutinous and tender, Pengxi iron cake is sweet and delicious, Laochi panlong eel is crispy, fragrant and spicy. Special dishes: Anju jar meat, Paomatan Tuotuo fish, Shehong shredded beef, etc. are worth trying. Anju jar meat has a strong original flavor, Paomatan Tuotuo fish is spicy and smooth, and Shehong shredded beef has an excellent taste. Other delicacies: Suining casserole is also a local specialty, with rich varieties and delicious taste; there is also Zhuotongjing steamed pork intestines, which are fragrant and have a delicate taste.

Lingquan Temple is more than 1,400 years old and was formerly known as Shengfo Temple and Zisheng Temple. According to the "Yudi Jisheng", Lingquan Mountain was built during the Sui Dynasty. After three days of fog, a stone statue of Shakyamuni appeared, and a temple was built, named Shengfo Temple. Lingquan Temple is divided into two parts: the lower temple and the upper temple. The lower temple has 12 halls, including the Mahavira Hall, the Heavenly King Hall, the Wenchang Hall, and the Ancient Buddha Hall. The upper temple is located on the top of Lingquan Mountain and has nine halls, including the Guanyin Hall, the Patriarch Hall, and the Eye Light Hall, as well as the Guanyin Pavilion Temple. There is an ancient well in the temple on the top of Lingquan Mountain. The water has never dried up for thousands of years and is clear and sweet. It is called "Lingquan". Su Dongpo wrote a poem praising it, and Lin Zexu wrote the words "Seven Springs" as evidence. Pilgrims often drink a cup of water here to pray for longevity. Lingquan Temple is famous for its incense, surrounded by mountains and water, with ancient trees towering into the sky and beautiful scenery. It is known as the Holy Land of Lingquan. The Great Buddha Hand, the Three-faced Guanyin, and the Guanyin Pavilion are its prominent landmarks. The temple is easily accessible by public transportation. The entrance fee is CNY 35 per person, and locals are not charged.

Explore the mysterious Guanyin culture in Suining, Sichuan🌸 and visit the pure land of the soul🚀!👍 Finally, I came to Suining, Sichuan🐼, a place I have longed for. It has a long history and culture and charming natural scenery😍. Let me take you to unveil the mystery of this land!😊✨ 📍Attraction recommendations🔍: First, we came to Guangde Temple👉, a thousand-year-old temple with a strong incense, where the statue of Sakyamuni Buddha is enshrined, and we felt a solemn and solemn atmosphere. Then we visited Lingquan Temple🌳, where the spring water is clear to the bottom, and it is said that drinking it can cure all diseases🤩. Then we went to Chicheng Lake Wetland Park🏞️, where we rowed a boat on the lake and enjoyed the blue sky, white clouds, and beautiful lake scenery, as if we were in a fairyland🌈. Finally, we learned about the history and artistic value of Song Dynasty porcelain at the Song Porcelain Museum🎨. The whole trip was full of surprises and cultural atmosphere💕. 🥰Food exploration🍲: Of course, we can't miss the local specialties🔥, such as spicy hot pot🍲, a steaming pot that you can't stop eating😋, and fat intestine noodles🐷, which are spicy and delicious and make you want more👅. In addition, we also tasted Fuling pickled mustard tuber📦, a unique pickling process that makes this pickle a must-have on the table🍽️. Every bite is full of happiness❤️. 🇧🇭In conclusion, the trip to Suining left a deep impression on me🌟. Not only did I appreciate the local scenery and customs, but I also deeply felt the profoundness of Chinese culture🙌. I hope I will have the opportunity to explore more beautiful secrets in more places in the future.

Suining, this is an auspicious name, a land with a profound cultural heritage. It is the hometown of 'the master of literature in China,' Chen Zi'ang, and the famous 'Guanyin sacred site.' Throughout its long history, Suining has shone like a brilliant star, twinkling with dazzling light. 'Seven Great Ancient Wonders of Suining' Lingquan Temple: Located on the east side of Lingquan Mountain, it was founded at the beginning of the Sui Dynasty. It is named after the sacred spring on the top of the mountain. 'For a thousand years, Lingquan has been a sacred site, a famous attraction since the Tang Dynasty that surpasses all others.' Lingquan Temple has always been a Guanyin sacred site, known for its secluded mountains, lush forests, sweet springs, and ancient temple. The mountain is filled with Guanyin's sacred traces, such as the ancient cypress trees of the three Guanyin sisters, Guanyin Pavilion, Fan Yin Pavilion, Yin Yang Tomb, Three-Eyed Well, and many other fascinating landscapes. The temple is always bustling with worshippers, with morning bells and evening drums, and the chanting of sutras that refreshes the soul. Guangde Temple: Located at the foot of Wolong Mountain, it is a Buddhist holy land in central Sichuan. Since the Tang Dynasty's Kaiyuan era, this famous ancient temple has been consecrated by emperors from the Tang, Song, and Ming dynasties, earning it the title 'The First Zen Forest of the West.' It has produced many high monks and has always been a bustling place of worship. Built on the mountain, the temple has nine layers of halls, including ten ancient buildings from the Ming Dynasty and nine from the Qing Dynasty. The temple houses four treasures known as the 'Town Temple Treasures': the Song Dynasty stele, jade seal, jade Buddha, and the imperial decree plaque. Juefeng Temple Pagoda: Built on Juefeng Mountain in the south, also known as the White Pagoda, it is praised as 'a glance at Penglai.' The pagoda is a square, pavilion-style brick and stone structure, white in color, with 13 levels. Niches are opened above the second level, and the spire is topped with a treasure bottle. The pagoda is tall and well-preserved, having stood for over 800 years, fully reflecting the level of traditional Chinese architectural technology. Chen Zi'ang Reading Platform: Located in Jinhua Mountain, north of Shehong City, it was the place where Chen Zi'ang, the master of the Tang Dynasty, studied in his youth. Facing south with a north orientation, it has an asymmetrical quadrangle layout, divided into front, middle, and rear courtyards. The front courtyard consists of the gate arch, Gan Yu Hall, and corridors; the middle has the Shi Yi Pavilion and cloisters; the rear courtyard is centered around the Liu Xian Pavilion, with Wen Fu Pavilion to the east, Jing She Pavilion to the south, and Ming Yuan Pavilion to the north. The entire quadrangle is nestled among ancient cypresses and pines, serene and elegant, with the charm of a southern garden. Zhuo Tong Well: Located one kilometer east of Zhuo Tong Well Town in Daying County, its deep drilling and extraction technique was a great invention during the Northern Song Dynasty's Qingli era. 'Digging the ground and planting bamboo to create Zhuo Tong Wells' refers to the drilling technique of creating small-diameter salt wells deep underground using an impact method. The complete production process is preserved, marking a groundbreaking technological innovation of its time, known as 'China's fifth great ancient invention,' and included in the first batch of 'intangible cultural heritage' list. Baofan Temple: Located in Baofan Village, Baofan Town, west of Pengxi County, it was founded in the Northern Song Dynasty and originally named Luohan Court. In the first year of the Song Dynasty's Zhiping era, Emperor Yingzong bestowed the name, meaning 'the saint among Buddhas, the treasure among Brahmas.' Most of the temple's buildings are from the Ming and Qing dynasties, with the most important being the Ming Dynasty murals and the Qing Dynasty's painted wooden ceiling. The Ming Dynasty mural 'Western Paradise' was created in the second year of the Ming Chenghua era. Originally twelve panels, ten are still preserved. It features 103 Buddhist figures, painted with fine brushwork and heavy colors, with gold leaf and powder, each figure vividly portrayed with lifelike expressions. It has a strong sense of life and extraordinary artistic charm, hailed as 'a representative work of Ming Dynasty murals in Sichuan.' Gaofeng Mountain: Located in Wenjing Town, north of Pengxi County, the mountain is rugged, with ancient cypresses reaching the sky, green corridors, and a long history. The Taoist culture is well-known, with connected pavilions, serene and elegant, known as the 'Maze of Northern Sichuan.' At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, the mountain was a place where Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism coexisted, creating a unique atmosphere for Gaofeng Mountain. Founded during the Tang Dynasty, the existing structures are mainly from the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. The entire complex is laid out according to the four main trigrams of Qian, Kun, Kan, and Li from the 'I Ching' or 'Book of Changes,' with over 400 doors, three levels, and intricate interconnections, full of mysterious Taoist principles, forming a celestial realm. It is a unique example among national religious buildings, truly a spectacle.

Guanyin Dojo has more than Putuo Mountain. Tickets: 40 yuan Tour time: about 2 hours "Three Goddess of Guanyin Bodhisattva, the same pot to eat each practice; big sister repaired in Lingquan Temple, the second sister repaired in the wide De Temple; only the three sisters have been repaired far and repaired in Putuo Mountain in the South China Sea. A folk song that has been circulating for thousands of years tells the story of the Guanyin Bodhisattva in two places, one in Suining, and one in Putuo Mountain. To Suining, it is necessary to go to Lingquan Temple. It was built in the early days of the Kaihuang Emperor. It has been more than 1,400 years since the peak, because the mountain has a holy spring, the millennium has been "not overflowing," The name of Lingbi is beautiful. Lingquan Temple can be said to be a mountain, and the most famous Lingquan is on the top of the mountain. It takes about 40 minutes to climb from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain. The weather is just right, praying, spring tour, the two are just perfect.

# # The second day came to Lingquan Temple in Suining, this is a very magical temple. The temple is built on the hill, the pines and cypresses, the trees are shaded, and there is a spring in the mountains. It is not overwhelming all the year round, and the name is Lingquan, and this spring is currently in the temple hall on the top of the mountain. Can taste, this spring is sweet and sweet, and the reputation is outside. It is said that after drinking, the old man can get rid of all diseases, and the child can open wisdom and wisdom. Lingquan Temple has a lot of clear water and fragrant pilgrims, and there is also a New Spring Temple Fair.