National Series 26 Harbin Jile Temple Our Lady of Rest Church

🌈Historical background:
Built in the 12th year of the Republic of China (1923), it is one of the four famous Buddhist temples in the three northeastern provinces, and is as famous as Changchun Prajna Temple, Shenyang Ci'en Temple, and Yingkou Lengyan Temple. It was founded by the 43rd generation of Tiantai Sect, and Duan Qirui once wrote the horizontal plaque of "Hong Fan Sanjie" for Jile Temple.

🚗Highlights:
The entire building of Jile Temple is elegant and dignified, golden and brilliant, retaining the style and characteristics of Chinese temple architecture. The temple is located in the north and faces the street to the south. There are four major halls in the temple courtyard: the first is the Hall of Heavenly Kings, with Maitreya Buddha in the middle and the Four Heavenly Kings in the east and west; the second is the Great Hall of the Great, which is the largest hall in the temple, for Sakyamuni; the third is the Three Saints Hall, the fourth is the Sutra Tower, and there is a seven-level pagoda in the east courtyard.

🎫Ticket information:
The ticket is 10 yuan, and you can walk to it in 5 minutes from Exit 1 of Subway Line 1

✨Travel suggestions:
It takes about 1 hour to slowly visit Jile Temple. There is also a Puzhao Temple next to it. It should be newly built. There are small potted landscapes of Tang Monk and his disciples taking scriptures inside. If you have enough time, you can go forward to the Culture Park. There is a Our Lady of Rest Church, which is worth checking in for a photo, and it has a sense of age. Not far across is the Harbin Confucian Temple, which is introduced in the 25th episode, and you can also browse.

Post by PAULA GOMEZ | Feb 6, 2024