Yangzhou Daming Temple

Yangzhou Daming Temple is located 2 km from the northwest of Yangzhou city in Jiangsu Province, China. Along with its subsidiary building, Daming Temple is famous for its collection of buddhist temples, cultural relics and garden scenery. It is a historic cultural connotation with rich national cultural treasures.
 

Facts of Daming Temple in Yangzhou

Daming Temple is generally divided into three parts. The middle part is the main buildings of the temple. Xiling Pagoda is in the east, and the west part is a garden. You may tour in order of middle part, east part, then west part.

Along the hundreds of level slow steps on the square in front of the Daming Temple, right against the face is a solemn and elegant arched. This archway was built to commemorate Qiling Tower and Qiling Temple, looking like canopy.

In front of the arched, a pair of stone lions are particularly noticeable, which are engraved as royal garden specifications with powerful modelling. They are ancient relics of great Yangzhou Chongning Temple which were moved here in 60 eras.

The gate of the Daming Temple is the Hall of Heavenly Kings, which has three Chinese characters "Da Ming Si" on its forehead. You can see the open courtyard, tall ancient around incense smoke. On its east is a one hundred years history Sabina chinensis, west is the one hundred years years Chinese littleleaf box. Through a granite path, you can reach the great Buddhas Hall which is solemn and respectful with well-assorted religious objects. In the middle is the Sakyamuni Buddha sitting on the lotus tower; behind the altar is the clay sculpture group of the Island Avalokitesvara; and on both sides of the great Buddhas Hall is the Eighteen Arhats.

Near the great Buddhas Hall, there are several famous buildings, such as the depositary of buddhist texts; the west Pingshantang; in the west of Pingshantang is a classical garden with rich mountain appreciates-Xi Garden; most distinctive building in Daming Temple-Jianzhen Memorial Hall (Jianzhen is the Tang Dynasty famous law study master).
 

What to See at Daming Temple

Archway of Qiling Site

The Archway of Qiling Site with four columns and three pagodas is built for memorizing the ancient Qiling Tower and Qiling Temple.
 

Tianwang Hall

The Tianwang Hall is architecture with architectural design of Qing Dynasty. The Buddhist niche for Maitreya sit in the south of the Tianwang Hall, with a cloth bag in his left hand and beads in his right. Wei Tuo King stands in the north of the Tianwang Hall, holding Xumi Mountain in his left hand.

There are four heavenly kings in the Tianwang Hall, that is, the Chiguo King in the east, Zengzhang King in the south, Guangmu King in the west and Duowen King in the north. Chiguo King in the east can protect the country. Zengzhang King of the south, pressing the sword, can make people more friendly. The Guangmu King of the west, with a treasure in his left hand and a dragon in his right, can protect the people. Duowen King, press the silver mouse with his left hand and hold an umbrella with his right hand, which can protect people's wealth.
 

Hall of Sakyamuni

Hall of Sakyamuni is the main hall of Daming Temple. It is a building in Qing Dynasty, with rooms, corridors and triple eaves. Buddhas and gods in the Tianwang Hall and the Hall of Sakyamuni bless the peace and prosperity of the people.

The Buddha Sakyamuni sitting on the lotus platform in the center of the Hall of Sakyamuni. The first Buddha in the east of the Giant Buddha is the Medicine Master Buddha. The first Buddha in the West is Amitabha. Behind the Buddhist altar is statue of Guanyin. There are 106 statues of different sizes, which are lifelike.
 

Pingshan Hall and Pingyuan Pavilion

Pingshan Hall is located to the west side of the Main Hall of the Daming Temple, it was built by Ouyang Xiu, a writer of the Northern Song Dynasty.

Pingyuan Pavilion is a three-story building, which was first built in Qing Dynasty(1732).
 

Things to Do at Daming Temple

Know About the Long History of the Daming Temple

Daming Temple is located in Yangzhou of Jiangsu Province, and the famous monster, Jianzhen used to stay here before he came to Japan. Firstly built in 457, Daming Temple in Yangzhou has a history over 1,000 years. It is one of the oldest and most popular temples in Yangzhou. Visiting the Daming Temple, you can know about the long history of Daming Temple and its stories.
 

Burn Incense and Worship

As a famous Buddhist temple in Yangzhou, you can burn incense and worship at the Daming Temple. There are many tourists and believers coming to Daming Temple to burn incense and worship every day.
 

How to Get to Daming Temple in Yangzhou

You may take bus route 25 or sightseeing express bus(何园-大明寺) near Yangzhou East Passenger Bus Station to reach Daming Temple directly. Or you can take sightseeing express bus(汽车西站-工人新村停车场) at the parking lot of Yangzhou West Passenger Bus Station to reach Daming Temple.