Jinzhou Sansheng Temple

Jinzhou Sansheng Temple

Jinzhou Sansheng Temple is a cultural tourism attraction.

Sansheng Temple

Originally named "Jingshan Temple," it is an ancient structure on Zijingshan Mountain, built during the Tang Dynasty and renovated in the Jiajing era of the Ming Dynasty. According to the restoration stele erected in the 27th year of the Jiajing reign (1547) of the Ming Dynasty: “About eighteen li east of Yunjin City, at the western foot of the mountain, there is a temple. Various accounts suggest it has been an ancient monastery since the Song and Yuan Dynasties. With overlapping emerald peaks and clear, beautiful streams, it was called ‘Zijingshan at Dawn,’ one of the six scenic spots of Jinzhou, where monks practiced and both residents and travelers visited to enjoy the scenery during festivals and summer retreats,” recreating the grandeur of the temple in those times.

Jingshan Temple had three main halls and a mountain gate, all resplendent and magnificent, with a large monastic community. To this day, on the eastern side of the original temple grounds, remnants of around eighty “monk tombs” can still be faintly seen. Halfway up the mountain lies the “Ink-Washing Spring,” whose waters are as dark as ink and never dry up throughout the year. Carved on the nearby stone wall are the characters “Ink-Washing Spring.” Further down the path are memorial sites such as the “Monk Tombs,” “Jingshan Temple,” and “General Zhu’s Tomb.” Descending along the ridge to the left of the main peak, you’ll come across vast maple forests, orchards, and pine woods.