Open hour
8: 00 17: 00
Ticket
20 yuan at ordinary times; 30 yuan on New Year s Day the Spring Festival, the first day, 15, 50 yuan on the God of Wealth s birthday.
Traffic
The No. of public transit 45, No. 707, No. 524 and No. of special line 1 of urban travel,etc. can reach the scenic spot.
Introduce
500 arhats: Belong to yuans of temple hide the third year of Jiaqing in Qing Dynasty in early years 1798 years) Changzhou it would rather the intersection of temple and the intersection of stone engraving and 500 arhats look like the book of rubbings. Avenue smooth Ji Nian 1850 years) ,Belong to yuans of temple monk and folk craftsman, regard opening up as the foundation, create again, go through nine cold heats, the 500 person side moulds, sculpture art is high and exclusive for China. Get belong to yuans of temple, count arhat, become the intersection of Wuhan and folk the intersection of first and custom already now.
Belong to yuans of temple, establish in the 15 year of Shunzhi s rign in Qing Dynasty 1658 years) ,With exquisite building its and sculpture splendid, collect abundantly and the name raises Buddhism. It and the intersection of treasure and coherent temple, the intersection of small stream and the intersection of lotus and temple, feel the intersection of temple and today four major jungle called Wuhan.
The temple is formed by depositary of Buddhist texts, Mahavira Temple, three themes building of arhat s hall. The temple, in order to carry forward Buddha dharma well-knownly, it has been the Holy Land that the Buddhist has paid homage to all the time over several hundred years, Chinese and foreign visitors are in an endless stream, the burning incense is very vigorous.
New pavilion that build 1922 to belong to yuans of one big treasure of temple, besides Tibetan Scripture, have statue of Buddha, symbol, stone carving, woodcut, the intersection of calligraphy and painting and rubbing from tablet and foreign friend s gift. There are two marvellous treasures: First, but inch of papers write not composed of 5424 words Buddha The word, the original text of writing all Diamond Sutra and the heart pass ; Second, China passes severely for the letter written in one s own blood and Saddharmapundarika Sutra .
New cabinet s building arrangement is divided into intermediate court, south institute, three groups north institutes. The intermediate court frees captive animals in the pool. Pool both sides Bell and Drum Tower, centre carry hall on the back for Wei, it enters to be Mahavira Temple and then. Its both sides of north and south are guest s hall and dining hall in Buddhist temple, it is thereafter the meditation room. Enshrine and worship 500 the south institute arhat s hall in order to take off the arhat statue who moulds craftwork, come in every shape, vivid, it is top grade in it is China s traditional statue art. There are buildings such as depositary of Buddhist texts, big person s pavilion, green mountains well,etc. in the north institute.
The building, Buddhism classics and various statues of Buddha in the temple are gone through The Culture Revolution And great calamity keep, get off completely, 500 King body arhat that enshrines and worships with arhat s hall particularly among them is the prominent characteristic, it is one of four major Buddhism Buddhist temple Hubei, national key Buddhism temple.
Note: Belong to yuans of temple plain room that make very famous, get there must taste.
