Located in the southwest of Yongxiu County, Jiangxi Province, the "Lotus City" at the top of Yunju Mountain. Founded in the early years of Yuanhe in Tang Xianzong (806-8 10), it was originally named "Yunju Temple". In the third year of Emperor Taizong's reign in Xi Zhong (883), a Taoist Zen master, known as the "Great Man of Southern Sect", presided over the temple, and the court gave him the name "Longchang Temple". In the first year of Song Xianggong (1008), Emperor Zhenzong personally inscribed the plaque "As True as a Zen Temple" and presented it to the Zen master in the cloud residence of Qihuai. More than a hundred years later, the incense reached its peak and its scale was huge. Since then, the name of the Zen Temple has continued to this day. For thousands of years, after ups and downs, it has been built and destroyed repeatedly. Now the temple covers an area of 30,000 square meters and the building is well preserved. From east to west, there are Shanmen, Xugong Pagoda, Zhaozhouguan, Yueming Lake (Fangsheng Lake), Shinnyoji (Tianwang Hall, Wei Tuo Hall, Gialen Hall, Daxiong Hall, Xuhuai Building, Haiyun Building, Bell and Drum Tower, Tibetan Classics Building, Thanksgiving Hall, Yunshui Hall, Zen Hall and Zhaitang), Anletang, Xuyun Memorial Hall, etc. The temple faces east and west, and the architecture retains the style of Tang Dynasty. Famous landscapes include: Millennium Ginkgo biloba, Millennium osmanthus tree, Tang Dynasty bronze Buddha, crack Dojo, the largest jade Buddha in the south of the Yangtze River, Kangxi Thousand Monks Pot, Yueming Lake, Huiquan, Fo Yin Bridge, Xinlian Stone, Fingered Citron Stone, Stone Drum, Stone Tortoise, Fairy Bathtub, Daorong Tower, Daoying Tower, Zhuyu Tower and General Tower. Millennium Ginkgo biloba: There are dozens of ginkgo trees in the temple, which are over 1200 years old, of which the thick trees are 36 meters high and the bust is 9. 1 meter. Fo Yin Bridge: It was built for Fo Yin monks in the Northern Song Dynasty, also known as "Bixi Bridge" and "snuff bridge". There is a broken mark in the center of the bridge, which is the only traffic passage into Shinnyoji. It is no problem to walk for a thousand years, and legends are endless. This is a must. Jiaoxin Stone: A large stone of nearly 8 square meters near Fo Yin Bridge, with the word "Stone Bed" written by Su Dongpo in the center of the stone. This is the place where Su Dongpo and his best friend really had a long talk with Fo Yin, the abbot of Zen Temple. Zhaozhou Temple: A building built in the Tang Dynasty for Zhaozhou, a monk. It is 7 meters high and 1 1 m wide, carved from granite. Huiquan: an ancient well in Tang Dynasty. Spring water comes from the roots of ancient ginkgo, which will not wither all year round. Xugong Pagoda: Located in Guannan, Zhaozhou, dozens of steps away, Xu Yun is a modern monk (1840-1959), the former honorary president of the Chinese Buddhist Association. Zhuanyu Pagoda: It is the tomb pagoda of Zhuanyu monks in the Ming Dynasty. This tomb tower is 5 meters high, magnificent and exquisite, and its shape is beautiful and generous. General Tower: Also known as the hollow tower, it was built in the Tang Dynasty to commemorate the general Ouji of Chu State during the Warring States Period. The whole tower is carved from granite, which is closely matched and fascinating. It's the treasure of China's ancient tomb tower.

You can also take a look at the introduction and play of Shinnyoji and its surrounding scenic spots on the Flying Pig.