Ancient Kaifu Temple | A place older than Changsha City

| A place older than Changsha City. Across the street, there are many fortune-tellers. I passed by and listened for a while. Most of the issues were about relationships. These 'masters' seemed to always advise breaking up. This money is too easy to earn! Open: 6:30～18:30 Subway: Line 1 'Kaifu Temple Station' Exit 1 Ticket: 10 yuan (paper ticket available for on-site purchase) Incense: Free (three sticks of incense available at the ticket entrance) Fortune Stick: 10 yuan Fortune Interpretation: 10 yuan Vegetarian Noodles: 10 yuan ① Stone plaque at the mountain gate 'Ancient Kaifu Temple' Inscribed by General Chen Hai of Fushan Town, Jiangnan in the 17th year of Guangxu ② Couplets at the mountain gate 'Ziwei Tower Phoenix / Bilang Hidden Dragon' Inscribed by calligrapher Han Feng in the 11th year of Jiaqing ③ Side gate of the mountain gate 'Turn Back / Is the Shore' Usually, only the 'Is the Shore' side at the ticket office is open ④ Stone plaque at the Hall of Heavenly Kings 'True Aranya' Sanskrit Aranya, a tranquil forest for practice ⑤ Couplets at the Hall of Heavenly Kings 'The Unique Land of Dharma Realm / The Non-dual Gate of Huayan' Inscribed by local famous doctor Zhou Shengyi in the 26th year of Guangxu ⑥ Couplets on the columns of the Hall of Heavenly Kings inscribed in the 13th year of the Republic of China Buddha is inherently unborn, believing in Lu Xiangshui, the dragon of a hundred turns, the ashes of calamity will never die I come to visit the old place, seeing the scenery of Ziwei and Bilang renewed for a thousand autumns ⑦ Plaque at the newly built hall on the west side of the Three Saints Hall 'The Road to Wealth' The original statues of the Three Saints were destroyed, now worshiping the three stars of fortune, prosperity, and longevity ⑧ Plaque inscribed on the side wall of the porch of the Pilu Hall Entering the Saint, Transcending the Ordinary, Pilu, Entering Together Huazang, Ziwei Hall... Lotus Pond Sea Meeting ⑨ Bilang Lake / Fuxi Pavilion Originally built during the Five Dynasties period, later became a place for Changsha literati to gather and recite poetry. The modern Bilang Poetry Society has also been established for over a hundred years! ⑩ Arhat Hall (under construction) Currently, the entire temple is newly built, with most of the ancient artifacts destroyed in the Wenxi Fire. The soon-to-open Arhat Hall is still being painted, but it remains a rare tranquil place in the internet-famous city of Changsha.