Mount Luofeng Chan Temple

Mount Luofeng Chan Temple

Mount Luofeng Chan Temple is a cultural tourism attraction.

After being incorporated into the Kuaiji Mountain Scenic Area, the main area of the scenic zone will expand from the current 1 square kilometer to 2 square kilometers. Currently, the main attractions of the Kuaiji Mountain Scenic Area include the Tomb of Yu the Great, the Bird Park, the Bronze Statue of Yu the Great, and Mount Luofeng.

Mount Luofeng Chan Temple is a renowned temple in Shaoxing and even in Zhejiang, attracting numerous worshippers.

Mount Luofeng Chan Temple is located on Mount Luofeng, 4 kilometers southeast of downtown Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province, adjacent to the Tomb of Yu the Great. It was historically known as Tianzhu Jing She (Heavenly Pillar Hermitage), Tianzhu Mountain Temple, and also called Southern India Temple, famous as a sacred site of Guanyin (the Goddess of Mercy). It is renowned as the “Buddhist Kingdom of Yue Region” and the “Beautiful Realm of Southern India.” The ancient site on Mount Luofeng includes remnants such as the Guanyin Hall at Guanyin Peak. Historically, the temples on Mount Luofeng have experienced multiple cycles of prosperity and decline. During the Song Dynasty, the temple housed a jade-carved statue of Guanyin and was first called “Southern India Temple.” Literary figures such as Wang Shipeng and Lu You visited the temple and left behind poems. In the Ming Dynasty, the temple briefly served as a practice site for Buddhist nuns. In the Qing Dynasty, it was also called “Luo An” (Spiral Nunnery), named after the large rocks in front of the temple that encircle it — standing upright like an incense burner and spiraling like a screw. In the seventh year of the Guangxu reign (1881), the temple was rebuilt. In 1990, Zhao Puchu, then President of the Buddhist Association of China, personally inscribed the nameplate “Mount Luofeng Chan Temple.”

Location

On Mount Luofeng, a spur of Kuaiji Mountain, in the southeastern corner of Yuecheng District, Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province