Traveling through 1500 years, I set foot into the Eastern Jin Dynasty on foot
The Buddhism of Mount Tianmu was introduced during the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and at its peak, there were more than 50 temples and monasteries on the mountain, with over a thousand monks. The ancient path shown in this group of pictures was built by monks over the generations using cobblestones. This path, from the Chanyuan Temple to the Xianren Peak of the Western Tianmu, which is 1506 meters above sea level, is paved with stones, with stone steps constructed in steep areas.
This is my second time walking this ancient path of a thousand years. Of course, both times I took the scenic area's shuttle bus up the mountain, then hiked over the hills and ridges down the mountain. Many people don't have a clear concept of an altitude of 1500 meters, so to give a comparison, the Beigaofeng peak in Hangzhou is 313.7 meters high, which means the Xianren Peak of the Western Tianmu is as high as five Beigaofeng peaks stacked on top of each other. Therefore, those who want to walk this ancient path from the Eastern Jin Dynasty in the Tianmu Mountain scenic area, besides hikers, outdoor sports enthusiasts, and those who regularly keep fit, must first be mentally and emotionally prepared to challenge their physical limits, maintain a tenacious will, and be fully ready to endure the trouble of sore legs for a week after hiking up or down the mountain. The soreness might be so severe that you could have difficulty walking the next day. This is the challenge of an altitude of 1500 meters for those who don't exercise regularly... But I hope you can do it too! Still, proceed with caution!
The first time I walked this ancient path, I found it novel. The second time, which is also this time, walking the path again, it felt like I had entered a Song dynasty painting. With the gentle breeze, expansive views, towering mountains, lush forests, chaotic stone paths, moss and lichen on the high-altitude ancient rocks, it was like a series of ancient paintings coming into view. Time seemed to travel under my feet, and this feeling was quite wonderful. Now I finally understand that the ancients' paintings were not imaginative but a realistic depiction of what they saw...
Hangzhou Lin'an Tianmu Mountain Scenic Area·Western Tianmu Thousand-Year Ancient Path,
If you just go to the temple and the surrounding area is free, there is an additional charge to go to the Dashuwang Scenic Area. This time I only went to the free attractions. The temple should be the blessing of the Tuoguo teacher. It is built with a palace specification. It is very rare in Zhejiang. Zen in architecture is also very sufficient. In addition, the surrounding water is really clear, and it will be very comfortable in summer.
Zhanyuan Temple, located in the south of Xitianmu Mountain in Lin'an City, Zhejiang Province, under two peaks of Zhaoming and the next day, hidden in the green mountains and green forests, is the Wei Bodhisattva Yingji Road Field, is one of Zhejiang famous temples. The senior monks of the Zenyuan Temple have been out of the past generations, and the legal system belongs to Linjizong, and it is far broadcast in Dongguan. The scale of the Chanyuan Temple is large and the layout is complete. The three axes are divided into the middle, east and west ∶ The central axis is the Temple of Heavenly Kings, Wei Xuan Palace, Daxiong Palace, Fatang (upstairs is the Yushu Pavilion), and the ancestral Hall (upstairs is Hanhui Building); The east axis is the guest hall (also known as the five buildings), the upper guest room, the medicine master hall (the building is the pure earth pavilion), the abbot (the building is the big pavilion), the chase Yuantang (the upper floor is the big sad building), and the chase Yuantang east side has the Tibetan hall (the upper floor is the Guanyin Pavilion).
The area is not large, it is a buffer zone between the mountain village and the scenic spot, and the surrounding villagers' early exercise scenic spot. The vegetation coverage rate in the park is high, the air is very good, and the summer resort. Gumu Senran, Shantang Yingcui, Xixi Bicheng. It is not recommended to go specifically. If you go, avoid the peak. Set aside one day to climb, and the ticket for the mountaineering is calculated separately.
Overall, the price is average. In the case that the tickets are not cheap, the management is still chaotic. When buying the mountain bus ticket, a middle-aged and elderly man who seems to be a villager asked us to buy tickets for the child. We said that the child did not have one meter two. He said that you don't buy it, you have to hold the child. No seats are allowed, and passengers with children are specially asked to pick up the children. A little shocked, in 2024, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai, the traffic in the scenic spot can also be overloaded? ? ? It's really a bit exaggerated. If there is a formal price document, I think there is no problem buying tickets for the younger children, but there is no document to be a big mouth, it is too sloppy, let alone take the initiative to ask for overload.
Victory to build seven levels of floating tutu! Every time I see the pagoda in the temple, I will think of this. The moral of the pagoda in Buddhism is that mortals cannot understand it, only respect it! And the glory of Chinese architecture is often reflected in the tower! Unfortunately, the thousand-year-old temple was still destroyed in the Japanese artillery fire, and the glory that can be seen today is inevitable or it is still embarrassing! [scenery] [interesting] [price-performance ratio]