Hengshui Baoyun Temple Travel Guide

Scenic spot introduction:

Hengshui Baoyun Temple is a thousand-year-old temple built in the sixth year of Zhenyuan of the Tang Dynasty (AD 790). The Baoyun Pagoda in the temple was built in the late Sui and early Tang Dynasties. It is the only brick and wood Buddhist pagoda with an outer edge in China and is a national key cultural relic protection unit. . Baoyun Temple is located on the south side of the South Outer Ring Road of Hengshui City. When incense was at its peak, "the temple covered an area of ​​30 acres, with nearly a hundred halls, the bells of the woodcutter tower could be heard for hundreds of miles, and pilgrims flocked to it." In 1993, the ancient temple was restored to its original appearance, and the temple Named by Zhao Puchu, it is the only ancient building complex in Hengshui that integrates culture, religion and tourism.

Attractions distribution:

The current Baoyun Temple was rebuilt and restored on the original basis in 1993 and 1998. It covers an area of ​​19.37 acres and has a construction area of ​​1381.4 square meters. The temple faces south and faces north. The appearance imitates the style of the pre-Tang Dynasty and the interior imitates the Ming and Qing styles. The name of the temple is The plaque of the Main Hall and the Main Hall was inscribed by Zhao Puchu. The building has a left-right symmetrical layout. From south to north on the middle road are the Tianwang Hall and the Main Hall; on the left are the Monk's Room, the Fa Tie Museum, and the Medicine Master's Hall; on the right are the Monk's Room, the Dharma Objects Circulation Department, and the Son-in-Chief Hall. Guanyin Hall and Baoyun Tower.

Scenic spot qualifications:

National 2A-level scenic spot

Scenic spot features:

Cultural tourism, religion, historical tourism, temples, ancient buildings, ancient pagodas