Zhenjiang & Chaoyin
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Big Bear and Pepe Millard
Fri 18 May 2018 22:17
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Zhenjiang and Chaoyin Temples
in the Ancient City of Huanglongxi
 Just up from the Imperial Kinsmen
Ridge in the Jin Jiang River, not absolutely sure we saw it but read the
information board anyhoo and then assumed it was the slope up to the temple. We
bimbled up said slope beside an ancient banyan tree to find the Zhenjiang Temple.
 A shabby
board says: Zhenjiang Temple. Located in the north of the main
street, Zhenjiang Temple is facing Gulong Temple. Being an ancient temple on
Imperial Kinsmen Ridge on the ancient wharf, it is originally the “Imperial
Kinsmen Temple” in Zhenjiang. Built for the immigrants, and treated as the site
of sacrifice by the masses. Every Jun.6 in Chinese calendar is the birthday of
the dragon king, so this day is considered as meeting. Love
it.
 On the far side of the entrance was a
plaque that reads: River – pacifying Temple.
Located on the north end of the main street this former River-pacifying Lord
Temple was built by immigrants to Sichuan in early Qing Dynasty and used to
serve as a venue for sacrifice – offering gatherings of the merchant fleet.
Before, its main hall housed the statue of the “River-pacifying General Yang Si”
(River-pacifying Lord), who was revered by people from far and near because of
his capability of killing the rampant dragon and eliminating flood. Each year,
on sixth day in the sixth month on lunar calendar, the birthday of General Yang
Si, believers from neighbouring area will get together in the temple to mark the
occasion. Love it more.
   Each side of the
Happy Buddha were his trusty
Guardians.................
   ..........one of
them looked shocked about his nether cover, a
lady a first and one was black, yet another first for us but looking somewhat
fierce.
 The little
courtyard.
   Left, right and centre
shrines.
  The turtle
and of course he did.
 A photograph from
yesteryear.
  The bell
and the one of the elderly doors.
 We left this temple with its P’i & Xiu guardians at the entrance.
 Just along the road a little way was
Chaoyin Temple, called Leshan Temple in the
ancient time, it is a nunnery, which has five rooms along the street, and offers
sacrifice to Kwan-yin and Mal treya. In the ancient time, as Buddhist rite, it
hosted various important conferences, in order to pray for good weather for the
crops.
 Happy and serious Buddha at the entrance.
 The courtyard with a nun lighting candles.
 Would love to have asked this lady
about her head markings but.............
   Left, right and
centre shrines. A lovely, quiet, restful and holy feel in this
nunnery.
     Simply
lovely.
ALL IN ALL JOYFUL LITTLE
TEMPLES
QUAINT LITTLE TEMPLES
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