Huishan Temple – Wuxi's Sacred Mountain Sanctuary

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🏯 Where Zen Meets "The Second Spring Under Heaven"
Cradled in the foothills of Huishan Mountain, this 1,500-year-old Buddhist temple is revered for its Tang Dynasty "Tea-Winning Spring"– ranked by Lu Yu (China’s Sage of Tea) as the nation’s second-best brewing water after Zhenjiang’s.

✔ Legendary Huiquan Spring: Drink mineral-rich water from the stone-carved "Dragon Light Mouth"
✔ Surviving Ming Architecture: The Mahavira Hall’s golden Buddha sits under dougong brackets untouched since 1440.
✔ Hidden Steles Forest: 80+ ancient stone tablets with calligraphy by Emperor Qianlong and Ming scholars.

Post by Winnie21 | Jul 24, 2025