Jianghuai Famous Temple Taizhou Guangxiao Temple

Author: Fan Guanlan / Country: Mainland China
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Publishing Date: 2001-11-01
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3. Huayan An: The site is located in Jiahe Village in the southern city. In 1949, the abbot was Seng Langyao. There were originally 6 main rooms and 5 side rooms, later repurposed by the Jiahe Garden Production Team.
4. Pujia An: The site is at No. 193 Hailin Road. In 1949, the abbess was Fusun. There were originally 6 main rooms and 14 side rooms, later repurposed for a cotton weaving factory.
5. Yansheng An: The site is at Hailin Road. In 1949, the abbess was Juexing. There were originally 3 main rooms and 4 side rooms, later repurposed for residential use.
6. Shuimiao An: The site is at No. 114 Hailin Road. In 1949, the abbess was Nengguo. There were originally 9 main rooms and 5 side rooms, later repurposed for a valve factory.
7. Changsheng An: The site is in the eastern fish bend in the southern city. In 1949, the abbess was Daosheng. There were originally 6 main rooms and 7 side rooms, later repurposed for a textile factory dormitory.
8. Yansheng An: The site is on Chengnan Road. In 1949, the abbess was Kuanheng. There were originally 9 main rooms and 6 side rooms, later repurposed by the Chengnan Office's straw mat factory.
9. Ganlu An: The site is at Yuecheng in the southern gate. In 1949, the abbess was Ci'an. There were originally 4 main rooms and 3 side rooms, later repurposed for residential use by residents.
10. Yinnan An: The site is in Songlin Village in the southern city. In 1949, the abbess was Nengqing. There were originally 6 main rooms and 11 side rooms, later repurposed for use by a property company and Songlin Brigade.
11. Baiyi An: The site is in Songlin Village in the southern city. In 1949, the abbess was Xinding. There were originally 6 main rooms and 7 side rooms, later repurposed for use by a cement factory.
12. Zhunti An: The site is west of Shengxian Bridge in the southern city. In 1949, the abbess was Longci. There were originally 6 main rooms and 7 side rooms, later repurposed for residential use.
13. Yonglong An: The site is west of Songlin An in the southern city. In 1949, the abbess was Jueding. There were originally 6 main rooms and 13 side rooms, later repurposed for use by a dance and music woodworking society.
14. Jixiang An: The site is on Nan Street near the Paoloukou in the southern city. In 1949, the abbess was Jing'an. There were originally 10 main rooms and 6 side rooms, later repurposed for residential use.
15. Baoyin An: The site is on Yixue Street in the southern city. In 1949, the abbess was Longxiang. There were originally 11 main rooms and 3 side rooms, later repurposed for residential use.
16. Puxian An: The site is in Songlin Village in the southern city. In 1949, the abbess was Huifeng. There were originally 6 main rooms and 11 side rooms, later repurposed for use by a cement factory.
17. Longzhu An: The site is west of Shengxian Bridge in the southern city. In 1949, the abbess was Hongliang. There were originally 6 main rooms and 6 side rooms, later repurposed for use by the Garden Brigade's electric mill.
18. Pilu An: The site is in Songlin Village in the southern city. In 1949, the abbot was Bingyang. There were originally 15 main rooms and 8 side rooms, most of which were later demolished by the Songlin Production Team for other uses.
19. Fushou An: The site is south of Shengxian Bridge in the southern city. In 1949, the abbot was Guoming. There were originally 3 main rooms, later repurposed for residential use.
20. Santian An: The site is east of Baizi Bridge in the city center. In 1949, the abbot was Shuyun. There were originally 4 main rooms, but were demolished by residents when the Ten Thousand Mu Pig Farm was built.
21. Dizang An: The site is east of Shengxian Bridge in the southern city. In 1949, the abbot was Aiting. There were originally 6 main rooms and 24 side rooms, later repurposed for residential use by residents.
22. Qingyun An: The site is in Youjia Lane in the southern city. In 1949, the abbot was Mingjian. There were originally 10 main rooms and 14 side rooms, later repurposed for residential use.
23. Songlin An: The site is at the southern end of Wu Lane in the southern city. The temple had an ancient tree, known as the "Six Dynasties Pine," which was traditionally called a pine. However, historical records mostly describe it as a cypress. In the Ming Dynasty, Hu Haiping believed, "This tree has leaves but no scales; its leaves are like pine, but its body is like cypress—it is neither pine nor cypress, but actually a juniper." The tree had twin roots intertwined, coiling and twisting as soon as they emerged from the ground, displaying a variety of shapes, as elegant as a dragon. Originally, a corridor was built around the ancient tree, allowing visitors to walk along it and admire the "Six Dynasties Pine" from different angles. Four hexagonal pavilions with upturned eaves were built at the northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest corners of the corridor for rest and recreation. In the northeast pavilion, there was a couplet said to have been written by Shen Benyuan, a local resident:
"To steal half a day of tranquility, seek dreams of clouds and cranes in the desolate temple; To ask about the rise and fall of the Six Dynasties, let the raging waves churn like dragon's roars."
On the sides of the temple gate, there were two stone drums carved from yellow mulberry wood, created by Gao Fenghan, a Jintai-based inspector during the Yongzheng era and a master of calligraphy, painting, and stone carving. The carvings were exquisitely crafted, appearing almost identical to stone-made drums. They are now preserved in the Taizhou Museum. In 1949, the abbot was Xinjings. There were originally 10 main rooms and 11 side rooms, later repurposed for use as school buildings by Songlin Primary School.
24. Qifeng An: The site is at the circle gate in the city center. In 1949, the abbot was Weiji. There were originally 6 main rooms and 9 side rooms, later repurposed as teaching staff dormitories for Chengdong Primary School.
25. Leshan An: The site is south of Zhou Bridge in the city center. There were originally 6 main rooms and 5 side rooms, later repurposed for residential use.
26. Tianning An: The site is west of Dalin Bridge in the city center. In 1949, the abbot was Wuchie. There were originally 3 main rooms, later repurposed by the property company as the "May First Grain Store."
27. Puzhao An: The site is at Shengxian Bridge west of Ximen Street in the city center. In 1949, the abbess was Hengjing. There were originally 6 main rooms and 6 side rooms, later repurposed for use as school buildings by the 57th Middle School.
28. Xizhu An: The site is on Youth Road in the city center. In 1949, the abbess was Yuanfeng. There were originally 7 main rooms and 4 side rooms, later repurposed as dormitories for the provincial Taizhou Middle School.
29. Zizhu An: The site is on Youth Road in the city center. In 1949, the abbess was Dejie. There were originally 6 main rooms and 2 side rooms, later repurposed for other uses by the Garden People's Commune.
30. Puzhao An: The site is inside Zhonglou Lane in the city center. In 1949, the abbess was Dangsheng. There were originally 11 main rooms and 5 side rooms, later repurposed for residential use.
31. Cishan An: The site is inside Zhonglou Lane in the city center. In 1949, the abbess was Shengding. There were originally 8 main rooms and 11 side rooms, later repurposed for residential use.
32. Puzhao An: The site is at No. 19 Púcǎo Lane in the city center. In 1949, the abbot was Langyao. There were originally 5 main rooms and 4 side rooms, later repurposed for residential use.
33. Qingjing An: The site is at Zhaozhao Wang in the city center. In 1949, the abbot was Langqing. There were originally 11 main rooms and 5 side rooms, later repurposed for residential use.
34. Baoyin An: The site is inside Dingjia Lane within Yimiao Street in the city center. In 1949, the abbess was Longxi. There were originally 6 main rooms and 7 side rooms, later repurposed for residential use.