Chan-ku Temple

The Chan-ku Temple is located in the south of FengYang County.

The scenic spot has two parts, the hole inner and outer, more than 20 spot spaces.

The Chan-Ku Temple was built in the 1st Han Dynasty(over 2,200 years ago), and the given name was Tao-Hua Temple (Peach Blossom Temple); Later changed name was Hu-Ku Temple (Tiger Cave Temple) in Sui Dynasty; Chan-Ku temple (Cicada Cave Temple) in Tang Dynasty; Su Dongpo, one of the best famous poets in Song Dynasty who traveled here and wrote down a famous poem “joining other Buddhist cave residence”. because of admiration, so fetch intention of the poem and gave today's name Chan-Ku Temple (Buddhist Cave Temple).

The temple is a treasure-house, the stone inscriptions are the best scarce, now it keeps inscription seventeen places, and Tang carves four places, Song carves seven places, Tsing carves four places. The calligraphy style of the  carves is respectively different.

The Chan-Ku Temple in course of with whose age-old history, graceful environment, the high grade service going to meet the all directions visitors.

Publishes at : 07-10-02 14:46

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