Niukou Temple

Niukou Temple

Niukou Temple is a cultural tourism attraction.

Also known as Niushou Temple or Niushou Biline. Located by the Yishui River, 3.5 kilometers south of Tangyin Town. The Yishui River flows in front of the temple, where a huge rock stands firmly like an ox’s mouth blocking the river. When the wind blows, it triggers sounds like an ox’s roar, and the waves beside it flow back and forth like saliva, hence the name Niukou Temple. In the mid-Ming Dynasty, unruly monks ruined the place, selling off the temple’s properties, which eventually led to its abandonment. In the late Ming Dynasty, ascetic monks Xingrong and Dunwu, along with ten others, took over to manage and restore the temple’s estate. With additional land donated by Mr. Hong Shile, the temple buildings were expanded, though it later fell into decline again. In the 17th year of the Shunzhi era during the Qing Dynasty (1660), Master Heduo of Zhengjue Temple and his younger brother Dao Yu came to rebuild the site, leading to its revival. Over the following years, it experienced multiple cycles of prosperity and decline. In the early years after the founding of the People’s Republic of China, Su Huosheng renovated it once more, but it was abandoned again during the “Cultural Revolution.” In 1993, Shi Famei raised funds through donations from various sources to rebuild the temple.