Changshou Tiantai Temple

　　　　           Located on Qiqian Mountain in Gelan Town, Changshou District, Chongqing. It is about 20 kilometers from downtown Changshou. Tiantai Temple has long been an important Buddhist site in the region. The temple was built in the late Song and early Yuan dynasties. It gets its name because the mountain resembles a tall stone pillar with a flat top like a platform—hence “Tiantai” (Heavenly Platform). Major attractions include the Guanyin Hall, the Naihe Bridge, the memorial archway, 0 Mountain, Tianfeng Fortress, and Biaoyan Fortress. The temple’s memorial archway features brickwork with white square pillars, upturned eaves at the four corners, glazed tiles, and blue cloud-pattern decorations.