DuLe Temple

Today we will visit the DuLe Temple. DuLe Temple located in Ji county’s downtown, occupies an area of 10.500 square meters, is a key national historical site promulgated firstly, and an ancient Buddhist temple enjoying high reputation home and abroad. It was initially built in Tang Dynast and rebuilt in the 2nd year of Tonghe reign-period, which is belong to Liao Dynasty. (A.D.984)
Now we have already come to the parking area, please remember that our car is golden dragon, the color is white, and the number is JINA2345, the car parks on the left of the parking area, we will gather on the car at 1 o’clock in the afternoon, the visitors who are sitting near the window please sure to lock it. Now, please check take valuable things with yourself, all right, let’s get off.
Now we have got the gate of Dule temple. There is a tablet under the eaves of the gate, said ‘Dule temple’, which is written by Yasong, the premier of Ming Dynasty. The gate is built with five ridges and four slopes. Its top eaves stretch far-reaching. Chiwen (legendary dragon kiss) on two ends of main ridge is the oldest Chiwen’s model preserved on the roof in China. It is said Chiwen is one of the sons of dragon, because he likes water so much and can use water as he like and he can, in ancient China, people always put it on the roof to prevent the fire. On both sides of the gate, there are two images of Buddha warrior attendants, they are all 4.5 meters tall, the muscle rises, full of power and grandeur, keeping the gate tightly, and they have stood here for more than 1.000 years. And they also have two very strange names are ‘heng’ and ‘ha’. May be you will ask why they are called those strange names? Ok, now let me tell you. Please look at the left image, he close his mouth like to say ‘heng’ from his nose, so we named his ‘heng’; and please look at the right one, he open his mouth like to say ‘ha’, so got his name ‘ha’.
Now this is the subject building ‘GanYin pavilion’. GuanYin pavilion, with height of 23 meters and two layers from top to bottom is the oldest wooden structure building. The 16.08- meters-tall 11 headed GuanYin images is one of the biggest and oldest colored clay sculpture in China. Flanking it are two ferocious and gigantic guardians, which together with the heavenly guardians inside the gate, are masterpieces of Liao Dynasty sculpture. One the walls of the four sides are mural painting of the 16 Arhats and Ming Wang (God of the state). They are quite rare on their composition, color and style in ancient China, and important value of scientific study. Under the eaves of the hall hangs a wooden broad inscribed with a calligraphy by Li Taibai, the well-know Tang poet, reading ‘The Guanyin Hall’.
Dule temple has still standing lofty and firmly after earthquake and war over a thousand years. Experts and scholars from China and foreign countries are profuse in praise on scientific research value of is structure, religions, history and aesthetics etc… it attracts many visitors all the time.
Now we have already visited all the views, you can continue to visit other views like the Kiosk of Weituo, the palace of three Buddha etc, and you also can have a little rest here, but you must take care yourself and your property. By the way please remember that we will gather at parking lot at 1 o’clock.