Guanyin Mountain

Guanyin Mountain is in the north of Slender West Lake, and there are far fewer tourists than Daming Temple not far to the west. Guanyin Mountain originally had the Milou of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, and a temple was built after the Song Dynasty. The uphill road leading to the temple is tortuous, with yellow low walls on both sides. The buildings in the temple are criss-crossed, not arranged along the central axis, like a labyrinth. The Buddha statues in Guanyin Mountain are very distinctive. Unlike ordinary temples, where "Sakyamuni" is the main statue, other Buddha statues are all starry and holding the moon. Here, "Bodhisattva" is the main body, and four famous Buddhist mountain Bodhisattvas are enshrined at the same time. The main people who come to Guanyin Mountain to worship Buddha are locals. On the 19th day of the sixth month of the lunar calendar, the scene of few tourists will change, and many good men and women will come to offer incense to Guanyin Bodhisattva. Although Guanyin Mountain is one of the commanding heights of Yangzhou, because there are many vegetations blocking the line of sight, the angle of looking at the Slender West Lake is not very good, and it is not comparable to the Qiling Pagoda of Daming Temple. Going out from the gate of Guanyin Mountain and going around from the east to the back, it is the site of Tangcheng. What catches the eye is the lush vegetation, and the bustling scene of the Tang Dynasty can no longer be seen.