[2025 Yingkou Attraction] Travel Guide for Lengyan Temple (North Gate) (Updated Apr)

It was a trip to Yingkou 🌸 We started our trip at Liaohe Park 🌺 a beautiful riverside park that turns into a pink paradise during sakura season 🌸🌊Walking along the Liaohe River, we were surrounded by cherry blossom trees, their petals gently falling into the water. The riverside bridges and pavilions create the perfect backdrop for dreamy springtime photo 📸 📍No. 33, Xinhua Road, Zhanqian District, Yingkou We also visited Lengyan Temple, one of Yingkou’s most famous historical sites✨ Seeing the cherry blossoms blooming around the ancient temple structures felt like stepping into a painting 🖼️ The peaceful courtyard, lined with sakura trees, was one of our favorite photo spots. 🌸 📍 No. 3, Hongqi Road, Xishi District, Yingkou As the sun set, we headed to Bayuquan Coastal Park, where we found cherry blossoms overlooking the sea 🌊🌸 The combination of pink petals, golden sunset 🌇 and ocean waves made for some of our most breathtaking shots of the trip. If you visit, don’t miss the chance to capture the contrast between the blossoms and the deep blue sea, it’s unforgettable! 🥰 📍 Bayuquan District, Yingkou We also explored Moon Lake Park, a peaceful spot with cherry blossoms lining the lakeside 🌸The best photo spots? The wooden 🪵 bridges and pavilions surrounded by pink blossoms, where the reflection of the flowers on the water created a mirror-like effect. It felt like a hidden oasis, away from the crowds! 📸 📍 Xiongyue Town, Bayuquan District, Yingkou #cherryblossom25 #travel #Vacation

1. Yingkou was built along the river and prospered because of the sea. It is a century-old port city and also the place where a dragon fell. Yingkou is truly a treasure city! 2. Recommended attractions in Yingkou:
West Fort Ruins: This is not only an important base for the naval battles of the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, a provincial cultural relic protection unit, and a national key protection unit, but also a place where you can take photos of your life. The road signs and sunsets are beautiful no matter how you take them!
Yingkou Museum: Yingkou Museum is small but well-equipped. 3. It originated from Yingkou’s long modern history and has a modern history exhibition hall. The second floor houses the Yingkou Ancient Civilization Exhibition. If you want to learn about the history of Yingkou, this is definitely the best choice. There is even a jade seal that you can stamp at the entrance of the museum~
Lingga Zen Temple: a famous temple in southern Liaoning and the first of the four major Zen temples in Northeast China. The bases of all the halls in the complex are built with polished granite strips, and the walls are built with polished blue bricks. The construction is extremely exquisite. 4. Walk around the temple grounds and enjoy a moment of peace and tranquility.
Liaohe River Bridge: The bridge connects Yingkou and Panjin, offering an unobstructed view of the Liaohe River Bay. 5. Photography enthusiasts can take great photos here.
Liaohe Old Street: This is the birthplace of Yingkou City. It has more than 30 old buildings, integrating various snacks, cultural and creative products, and children's amusement facilities. It interweaves the past and the present, showing a cross-era development. This place is also full of the flavor of life.

🌳 Yingkou Lengyan Temple, one of the four great Zen forests of Buddhism in Northeast China Lengyan Zen Temple is one of the more complete large-scale temple complexes from the Republic of China period that still exists in the Northeast. 🌸 It is known as one of the four great Zen forests of the Northeast, along with Harbin's Jile Temple, Changchun's Prajna Temple, and Shenyang's Ci'en Temple. 🌲 The founding master of Lengyan Temple, Master Tanxu, started the construction of Lengyan Temple in 1922, and it was completed and consecrated in 1931. 🌷 At that time, the plaque 'Lengyan Zen Temple' was written by Zheng Xiaoxu, the teacher of Aisin-Gioro Puyi. 🏵️ Master Tan spent his life building nine temples and founding thirteen Buddhist colleges. In 1949, he went to Hong Kong to establish the South China Buddhist College, built the Zhan Mountain Temple in Hong Kong, the Chinese Buddhist Library, etc., becoming the founder of the Buddhist cause in Hong Kong and one of the three elders of the Hong Kong Buddhist community. 🌻 He passed away on August 11, 1933, at the age of 89. 🎍 Upon entering the mountain gate, the first courtyard is faced with the Hall of Heavenly Kings, where statues of the Four Heavenly Kings are enshrined on both sides, and in the center, a camphor wood statue of Maitreya Buddha, with a painting of Bodhisattva Wei Tuo hanging behind it. ☘️ On the left and right sides of the courtyard are the bell tower and drum tower, located to the east and west, respectively. 🌸 The second courtyard houses the Mahavira Hall, the main hall where people offer incense and worship Buddha, located at the center of the temple. 🌿 Inside the Mahavira Hall sit three Buddha statues, with Shakyamuni in the center, Medicine Buddha to the left, and Amitabha Buddha to the right. 🍃 Statues of the Eighteen Arhats are arranged on both sides of the hall. To the east side of the hall, there is a side hall with a statue of the holy deity Guan Yu.