Kongtong Temple is the earliest Buddhist temple built in southern Jiangxi after the introduction of Buddhism. The temple complex covers an area of over 500 square meters. Outside the temple gate lies a pool, its waters as clear as a mirror, known as "Treasure Mirror Pool." The temple is nestled against Yuping Peak of the northern mountain, with undulating hills in the background; it faces Baogai Peak of the southern mountain, standing majestically and magnificently. In front of the temple, the Treasure Mirror Pool shimmers crystal clear. Surrounded by verdant sandstone hills, the temple harmonizes with its environment, achieving unity between heaven and humanity. It has been praised by geomancers as a "masterpiece of feng shui in temple architecture." During the Song Dynasty, Bao Zheng once studied here. After renovations in the seventh year of the Chongzhen era of the Ming Dynasty, Magistrate Liu Huan inscribed the plaque “Hermitage of Kongshan.” “Outside the temple gate, there were over a hundred acres of fertile fields, which have belonged to the temple since ancient times, ensuring abundant resources and flourishing incense offerings.” By the late 1950s, the temple was destroyed in a great fire during the national campaign to produce steel. Today, the ruins of the temple still remain, with the stupas and the Treasure Mirror Pool well preserved.
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