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Cycling in the early winter to visit Jinhua Temple at dusk | Finding a quiet ancient temple in the world

|Searching for a tranquil ancient temple in this world. 🚴‍♂️In the cold wind of early winter, I started my comfortable life of riding a bicycle from nine to five day after day. It’s so refreshing without any hardship. 😎 🕔However, people have three urgent matters. I happened to see a few big characters of Jinhua Temple outside the red wall on the roadside. This must be the place where the five grains are reincarnated. So I stopped the car and went into the temple to relieve myself... It was almost 5pm at this time, and the gatekeeper was in a hurry to get off work. She was in a hurry🙄 🏯However, when the water came out, I took a casual look and couldn't help but stop. This ancient temple is quite interesting. The gate and the theater are integrated, and there are more than a dozen stone pillars that are all mottled and full of vicissitudes of life. The couplets on both sides are just a few words: Let him do what he wants, it's nothing but to promote the good and eliminate the evil Changing palaces and changing feathers, from what I hear, it's all about teaching fools to become wise To know the world on the stage Don't know modern people and look at ancient people It is really philosophical and thought-provoking. 😒The wood carvings in front of the stage are severely eroded, damaged and weathered, but they are simple and heavy. The music stage stands quietly, recalling the prosperous past. I stopped to think, I really wanted to take a closer look at the place, but the old lady came in and chased us away. 😣 Although this cycling trip to visit the temple was short, it planted a seed in my heart. After I came back and checked online, I found out that the Jinhua Temple has existed since ancient times but was destroyed many times by wars. It was rebuilt during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, and it has a history of more than 200 years. The ancient music stage and Qing Dynasty murals are particularly precious, but unfortunately I didn’t have the chance to appreciate the murals this time. Although it is not as famous as the Baoguang Temple in Xindu, it is still unique in Tianhui Town, Jinniu District😌. "Outside the ancient temple in the cold mist, the sparse bells ring in the twilight." I accidentally visited Jinhua Temple during a cycling trip 🚴🏻‍♀️. In the gap of time, I had a quiet conversation with history. It was really worth the trip. 666
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Posted: Dec 15, 2024
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