The ancient temple of a thousand years—Zhao Ming Temple, untouched by the dust of the mundane world

Zhao Ming Ancient Temple -A thousand-year-old royal temple, gladly on my way~ About the Ancient Temple Zhao Ming Temple is one of the famous ancient temples of a thousand years in Fuding, Fujian Province, known both domestically and internationally. Constructed in the first year of Datong during the Southern Dynasties' Liang Dynasty (527), it is said to have been commissioned by Prince Zhao Ming, Xiao Tong, and is named after the inscribed plaque it bears. Also, "a seven-level pagoda was built to suppress the warm and numb sensations." During the Song and Ming dynasties, it was destroyed by fire. In the thirteenth year of the Jiajing era of the Ming Dynasty (1534), the pagoda and temple were both repaired. Despite the reconstruction, the temple as a whole retains its ancient charm—delicate and solemn—set atop the mountains, with a broad view~ The Zhao Ming Ancient Pagoda within the temple is also one of the earliest temple pagodas in Fujian Province, slightly tilted~ Each building is very special, different from the ancient temples in the south of the Yangtze River~ The chanting within the temple is ethereal, inspiring awe in the hearts of those who hear it~