Huzhou Jinshan Temple

　　Huzhou Jinshan Temple is located in Hongqi Village, Daxi Town, Huzhou City, at the edge of the Moganshan Mountain Range. It is a summer retreat known for being mosquito-free all year round. The Huzhou Prefecture Records state that Jinshan Temple was the practice site of Daoxuan, the founding patriarch of the Vinaya School's Nan Shan Sect. Its location corresponds to present-day Jinshantou in Hongqi Village, Daxi Town, Huzhou City. Despite suffering from wars and turmoil, the temple has been blessed and is currently under reconstruction. Built against the mountain, Jinshan Temple now includes ongoing projects such as the “Merit Grove,” “Thousand Buddha Hall,” and “Bodhi Cultivation Monastery.” Covering a vast area, historical records indicate that at its peak, it was known as the “Ten-Thousand-Mu Jinshan Temple,” attracting throngs of worshippers amid a misty, spiritual ambiance. Monks here rigorously studied the precepts, and even the great monk Jianzhen once visited to study Vinaya under Daoxuan, who spoke highly of the temple afterward. Truly, it is an extraordinary and sacred place.