Introduction to Lushan Temple: Halfway up Yuelu Mountain, it is an ancient temple in the early Jin Dynasty. It is the earliest large temple where Buddhists came to Hunan. The original main buildings such as the Main Hall were bombed in 1944, leaving only the mountain gate and Guanyin Pavilion, which have been renovated. There is a banner on the mountain gate that reads "Gu Lu Chu Temple", and on both sides are the couplets "The first scenic spot in Han and Wei Dynasties, the first Taoist temple in Hunan". Outside the gate, there are towering ancient maples and thick shade, and the garden inside the gate is full of flowers. The Guanyin Pavilion is a brick and wood structure with a statue of Guanyin in the hall's shrine. Small calligraphy and painting exhibitions are often held in the pavilion.

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