Introduction to Yongle Temple (First Zen Forest): Yongle Temple is 2.5 kilometers away from Xiaojiawan, the gate of Tiantai Mountain. It is the only temple among the ancient temples in Tiantai Mountain that has not been destroyed. It covers an area of ​​12 acres and is known as the "First Zen Forest". Buddhist temple". Yongle Temple was founded by the monk Mingyuejiang in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. It was a resort in southern Sichuan. It declined during the Song and Yuan Dynasties and was later rebuilt during the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty. It was destroyed in modern times, and now only the second floor of the temple, a pair of large stone lions, a stone screen wall and a stone square are left. The stone square was built by Liu, the official in charge of the "Tianquan Sixth Division Recruitment Division", with "Snow Nest Scenic Spot" engraved on the front and "First Zen Forest" on the back. The temple is a municipal cultural relic protection unit in Chengdu.

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