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The reference prices of buying the burning incense of 3 yuan: It is about 3 yuans that one is fragrant; More than ten yuan for two bright red candles.
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It is here to take Bus No.s 11, 27, 102 The chicken is abducted in the city The station gets off.
Introduce
The Buddhist nunnery of the Eight Immortals was built in Song Dynasty according to legend. Every generation rebuilt time and again in the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. In A.D. 1900, the Eight Strategic Nerve Points invades Beijing, the Queen Mother Ci Xi and Guang Xu emperors run away to Xi an to take refuge, issue 50 silver, life the intersection of the Eight Immortals and the intersection of Buddhist nunnery and lines of long ZongYang Li build memorial archway, grant the Eight Immortals Buddhist nunnery to build Two words, hang high above the Buddhist nunnery front door neck. After the foundation of new China, the local government rebuilts like several appropriations.
The Buddhist nunnery of the Eight Immortals takes up an area of 7.333 hectares now, divided into three from mountain door to back hall. Mountain outside the door, have brick build large the intersection of memorial archway and two in Qing Dynasty the 20th year of Guangxu, carve, have everlasting at the screen wall at the door 4 big characters. Both ends of mountain door, the clocks, drum-towers are discrete about. Enter between the hall 5. The second enters to divide the previous, the last two halls. The third is entered what Ci Xi the Queen Mother inscribed in one s handwriting on the goal post of main hall to hang Qing The cave heaven cloud nationality 4 word horizontal inscribed boards, both sides of audience hall, the things step the institute. East institute have the intersection of grandfather and hall and the intersection of medicine and hall Wang Lu.
In 1956, the Buddhist nunnery of the Eight Immortals was classified as the first batch of Key Cultural Relic Unit under State Protections in Shaanxi Province.
On the 14, 15, 16th of every the fourth lunar month, the Buddhist nunnery of the Eight Immortals should all hold the annual temple fair. Pilgrim gather herein,have an unprecedently grand occasion.
The Eight Immortals Buddhist nunnery ( Have another name called palace of the Eight Immortals of Longevity Hill) Lie in the intersection of Xi an and the intersection of city and the east imprison the intersection of Changle and workshop, build in, revitalize, celebrate at the site of the palace the Tang Dynasty, it is largest Taoism view institute of Xi an. Spread and establish for Song Dynasty. It is said Song Shi has had an intellectual scholar whose surname is Zheng to meet eight immortals here, then people build the Buddhist nunnery for the Eight Immortals, in order to enjoy burning incense in human world. Every generation rebuilt in the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, buildings were many with Qing Dynasty now. Jumbo until road have brick one a screen wall facing the gate of a house Buddhist nunnery ago,on carved with everlasting Four big characters. There is one tall and big paint-coated memorial archway in the north of the road. Both sides of road behind the memorial archway belong to two floors of buildings in the style of the ancients Wine four of Chang An With the historical relic shop.
Stride forward five mountain doors opening the door, the clocks, drum second floors are discrete about. Centre of courtyard of three passages meet the celestial bridge. According to remember, spread, founder of Taoism Chhuan Chen School ZhongYang Wang produce ask line, meet founder, guest of hole, Lu award five piece clever and gentle in sweet the intersection of river and bridge And attain the Way, so call the jungle of all real ten directions, all build and meet the celestial bridge in order to show and commemorate. Institute s front is the efficacious palace. Centre enshrine and worship to defend the doctrine supernatural the intersection of jade and clever colored statue of officer Taoism in the hall. The colored statue of two generals of Green Dragon, white tiger divides and waits upon both sides. The Eight Immortals hall that the second front of entering the institute is five rooms, it is the main hall of the Buddhist nunnery of the Eight Immortals, it is the daily place that holds grand religion of Taoist temple. Hanging in the centre of hall door The biography of celestial being of the treasure Four word horizontal inscribed boards, Emperor Guang Xu writes for Qing. Offering sacrifice to the god of east China in the centre in the hall. Both sides abduct Li, the intersection of hole and guest, Cao Guo uncle, blue to adopt and, Ho Hsien-ku one Lu for Han Chung-li, Chang Kuo-Iao, Han Hsiang-tzu, iron respectively The Eight Immortals Colorful picture of clay sculpture.
Courtyards of three passages of front, in order to fight in grand-mother s hall. Ci Xi the Queen Mother wrote to hang Qing in front of hall door The cave heaven cloud nationality Four word horizontal inscribed boards. Struggle against grand-mother Yuan Jun offering sacrifice to in the centre in the hall, both sides are stars such as gentle song, military song, greedy wolf, breaking the army in the Big Dipper,etc. monarch statue. East and the west of audience hall have, step institute each, have the intersection of grandfather and hole, the intersection of medicine and halls and too pale halls Wang Lu in the east courtyard. Lu Zu is a hole guest of Lu, purely open son of number, it is said he does not test doctorates twice during Tang, finally with Hanzhong from study dish, from award he with prolong the asking of the life Hanzhong . The medicine king is a family Sun Simiao of famous medicine and pharmacology in the Tang Dynasty. One hundred put through sayings that he is rich in all one s life, so Lao Zhuang, does not care for wealth or fame, practise medicine enthusiastically particularly, cure the disease for the people, is respectfullied call medicine king by people . Line after,sealing for wonderful in conformity with true man . It is too white to enshrine and worship the Venus in too white hall. Enshrine and worship the Venus too white, comes from the morning in ancient times the time worshipses, it is to closing to the third planet of the sun in the solar system - the Venus Deification. Too white god has rich and powerful scholarly honor of official rank to symbolize the saying in Taoism. West institute the intersection of grandfather and hall Qiu. Qiu Zu is Qiu s place machine, it is one of the founders of Chinese Taoism Chhuan Chen School, was country s teacher Genghis Khan in initial stage of Yuan Dynasty. Taoist priest s inhabitancy place in the Buddhist nunneries of other houses in the courtyard, is so also called supervising the institute.
View and admire briefing on: The Buddhist nunnery of the Eight Immortals is the largest, most famous Taoism view institute of Xi an.
Must watch the beauty spot: Efficacious officer s hall The Eight Immortals hall Fight in grand-mother s hall The intersection of grandfather and hole Lu Medicine king s hall Too white hall The intersection of grandfather and hall Qiu