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Hong'an Tiantai Temple

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Tiantai Temple is located on Tiantai Mountain in Hong'an County, the birthplace of the Buddhist "Tiantai Sect." It is characterized by Zen music, Zen tea, and Zen forests. Currently, the temple's Zen music has become a highlight in the Chinese Buddhist community. The temple is dedicated to becoming China’s first Buddhist Zen music monastery and is striving to establish itself as one of the nation’s five major Buddhist sacred mountains—the Dharma Site.

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Hong'an Tiantai Temple is a cultural tourism attraction.

Tiantai Temple is situated on Tiantai Mountain in Hong'an County, the birthplace of the Buddhist "Tiantai Sect." It features Zen music, Zen tea, and Zen forests. At present, the temple’s Zen music stands out as a notable feature in China’s Buddhist circles, and efforts are underway to develop Tiantai Temple into the country’s first Buddhist Zen music monastery, as well as to establish it as one of the nation’s five great Buddhist sacred mountains — the Dharma Site. The temple houses the tallest indoor white marble Buddha statue in China.

Source: Huanggang Municipal Bureau of Tourism