Sanzu Zen Temple, Cradle of Zen Buddhism, Poetic Sanctuary

Qianshan County, Anqing City, Anhui Province, 044 County Road
"The Third Ancestor Chan Temple was established during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Southern Liang Dynasty."
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Introduction

The Sanzu Temple is located on the Fengxing Mountain in Gukou, 9 kilometers northwest of Qianshan County, Anhui Province, China, covering an area of approximately 7.04 square kilometers. The temple was founded during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Liang Dynasty and was originally named Shangu Temple. Due to the practice and residence of the third patriarch of the Chan sect, monk Can, it was renamed to Sanzu Temple. Throughout history, many literati such as Lin Bu, Wang Anshi, Su Dongpo, Huang Tingjian, Li Gonglin, and Lu Zai have visited here and left many poems. It is said, "In the Zen forest, who is the first? This place crowns the southern region." In 1982, Sanzu Temple was listed as one of the 142 important temples in China.
Address
Qianshan County, Anqing City, Anhui Province, 044 County Road
Opening hours
All day (January 1-December 31, Monday-Sunday)
Transportation
Train Hejiu Railway is located 7 kilometers east of Tianshuzhan; The Tianshu Mountain Railway Station is only 2 kilometers away from Qianshan County, with a distance of 165 kilometers to the north of Hefei and 143 kilometers to the south of Jiujiang; Train numbers: 1427, 1428, 5087, 5088, K706\K707, K708\K705, K8434\K8435. Public Transportation The Gukou Bus Station is located in front of Sanzushan, only 9 kilometers east of Qianshan County and 44 kilometers west of Yuexi County. The 318 National Highway goes 199 kilometers north to Hefei, 100 kilometers west to Huangmei County, 375 kilometers to Wuhan, and 56 kilometers southeast to Anqing. The Tianshu Mountain tourist road starts from Gukou Station, runs through Sanzushan, and goes directly to Fuguang Temple behind the Ta Yuan, with a total length of only 16 kilometers. The Sanzushi Bus Station in Anqing has 2 bus lines passing through the Sanzushi Bus Station in Qianshan: Qianshan Route 3 and Qianshan County Route 3.

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