Xilai Ancient Temple in Liuzhou

🏠Xilai Ancient Temple
📍No. 29, Binjiang West Road, Chengzhong District, Liuzhou City
💳Free
📸Xilai Temple in Liuzhou, refers to the meaning that the Patriarch Bodhidharma came from the west from Tianzhu or the Buddhist scriptures came from the Western Heaven. Due to its long history, it is also called Xilai Ancient Temple. The exact time of its establishment is unknown, but it was first recorded during the Ming Dynasty.
⛩This bell, cast with the names of ten thousand Buddhas, is the largest bell in the world cast in one piece, with a diameter of 6.06 meters, a height of 9 meters, and a weight of 109 tons. The bell is modeled after the Ming Dynasty style, with a lotus petal shape at the mouth, the top of the bell is shaped like 'Pulao', one of the nine dragon sons in legend, forming the bell knob, and the bell skirt features patterns of the sun, sea water, and river cliffs.

Post by MZ. Cal 23 | Jul 9, 2024