The first ancient temple of Luzhou Mountain - Guangfu Temple

In Xichang Luzhou Mountain, Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism coexist, with numerous ancient temples, each with its own characteristics, and incense is prosperous. However, if you talk about which one can be the first ancient temple of Luzhou Mountain, it is none other than Guangfu Temple. Guangfu Temple was built in the Tang Dynasty and has been around for a thousand years. It is a truly ancient temple. The total building area is about 20,000 square meters, located on the mountainside of Luzhou Mountain, with the mountain facing the sea. The entire building complex is built in seven levels according to the mountain, which is spectacular. It is the oldest, largest, and most magnificent religious building in Luzhou Mountain, with the most prosperous incense. One of the highlights of Guangfu Temple is the beautiful scenery. In front of the main gate of Guangfu Temple, there is a huge mountain gate square. On the square, there is a nine-dragon wall, with the words 'South Sichuan Scenic Spot' written on the front. The layered buildings and the towering Luzhou Mountain behind it vividly illustrate these words. Turning around, the whole Qionghai and Xichang city are in sight. The water of Qionghai is blue, and the water flowing through Xichang into Qionghai is red, creating a clear scene in Qionghai, which is breathtaking. The second highlight of Guangfu Temple is its architectural complex. The Heavenly King Hall, Wanghai Tower, Three Saints Hall, Guanyin Hall, Daxiong Hall, Flying Beam Hall, and Mengduan Temple are arranged in sequence, going up according to the mountain, forming a majestic central axis. Among them, the Guanyin Hall is a three-story twelve-sided pavilion-style wooden structure, with antique bucket arches, carved beams and painted buildings, which are very exquisite. The thousand-hand Guanyin statue enshrined in the hall is as high as 8.5 meters, the highest in the southwest. In front of the Mengduan Temple, there is an ancient Han cypress tree, which is over two thousand years old and is one of the top ten tree kings in Sichuan. The third and most important highlight of Guangfu Temple is its stele forest - the Earthquake Stele Forest, which ranks among the four major stele forests in the country, with more than 100 stone steles, recording several major earthquakes that occurred in Xichang, Mianning, Ganluo, Ningnan and other places in history. It is a batch of important materials for comprehensive research on China's earthquake history, geology and archaeology, and has dual value for social science and natural science research.