Taizhou Travel: Guoqing Temple, a Thousand-Year-Old Secluded Ancient Temple

🛕Let's start our self-driving journey in Taizhou. The first stop is Tiantai Mountain. Perhaps we were attracted by the beautiful verses in our textbooks when we were young, and because of the hidden secluded ancient temple here, this time we walk into Guoqing Temple, and I feel its extraordinariness. ————————— Name: Tiantai Guoqing Temple Address: Guoqing Scenic Area, Tiantai County, Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province Open: 07:00-16:00 Ticket: Free ————————— 🛕Guoqing Temple is truly a thousand-year-old ancient temple, built during the Sui Dynasty and preserved through multiple renovations. Its excellent geographical location makes this ancient temple hidden in the mountains, giving it a sense of seclusion. As a 5A-level scenic spot, it is surprisingly free to visit, showing sincerity and respect. 🌟Long History It has a history of more than 1,400 years and is also the birthplace of the Tiantai Sect. The traces of time can be seen in the architecture, and the strong historical evolution makes this thousand-year-old temple more historically rich and charming. 🌟Superior Environment Hidden in Tiantai Mountain, it has a unique seclusion quality. The environment is serene and built along the mountain, integrating the ancient temple into the natural scenery, rising layer by layer, indifferent to worldly affairs, with a fairy-like charm. 🌟Unique Architecture Multiple renovations have integrated classical and modern aesthetics into the architecture here. The low-saturation beauty of the temple gives it a sense of solemnity and simplicity. Walking through it, you will discover more architectural details, leaving you dazzled. 🌟Cultural Value Guoqing Temple gathers a large number of murals, stone carvings, wood carvings, and other artworks, with extremely high artistic value and historical significance. It is also the birthplace of the Tiantai Sect and a place for Sino-Japanese cultural exchanges. 🌟Secluded and Peaceful The original intention keeps it away from worldly affairs, with little commercial atmosphere, and it is sincerely open to the public for free. This is indeed a place suitable for quiet meditation, inner contemplation, peaceful rest, and sincere prayer. 🛕This time walking into Guoqing Temple, I was greatly shocked. The fact that such an ancient and secluded thousand-year-old temple can be passed down through the ages is what moved me. Walking through it, feeling the mountain air and the smoke, this unique charm truly attracts me. ⚠️Travel Tips: ❶Regarding transportation, self-driving is more convenient, directly locate the parking lot. Of course, there are also buses from the city to Tiantai Mountain, and you can take a taxi or walk to the temple after arriving. ❷Regarding the tour, there is no entrance fee, so you can proceed with peace of mind. It opens at 07:30 in the morning, and there are fewer people in the morning. The tour duration is about 2-3 hours. ❸Recommended attractions: Guoqing Tower, Mahavira Hall, Bell Tower and Drum Tower, Hall of Five Hundred Arhats, Hall of Three Saints, etc. ❹Regarding food, there is not much commercial activity or shopping, but there is a vegetarian hall where you can taste vegetarian food.