Chong Sheng Temple in Dali

It is located at the foot of Dian Cang mountain and on a side of Ear lake.

The Buddhist complex was built in early Tang Dynasty.

It stands by the mountain and alongside the water.

The ridges and peaks are covered with layers of green.

They go up and down,and are well-arranged.

It has a tranquil environment and is a Holy Land of spreading Buddhist doctrine.

The doors and windows are corbel bracket and it contains toon woodcarvings. 

It was decorated with noble colors and the statues there are lively and witty.

The buildings there look splendid in green and gold, and are full of power and grandeur. 

The temple contains three pogodas and corresponding three bell towers.

There are  mirror images of the pagodas and trees on a lake and it is pleasing to both the eye and the mind.

The main pagoda was called “Thousand Searching” and is horizontally square and dense-eved.。

Its surfaces are coated greyish white  and each layer contains

a niche in each of its four faces .

A pair of niches contain a statue of Buddha and the other pair of niches leave empty.

The inner wall of the pogoda is vertically linked up.

There is a wooden ladder by which one can climb from the bottom to the top.

Through a hole on the wall of top layer, one can have a full view of the ancient city of Dali.

Two smaller pagodas are located in the north and south of the main pagoda respectively, which is of octagonal eaves.

The temple was burned out at the era of Xian Feng emperor.

Only the three pagodas survived by Buddha’s blessing.

They looked like huge pens reaching out to the sky in the area of Dali. 

There had been only pagodas in the ruins without any other buildings for a hundred of years.

It had taken ten years to rebuild the temple by the effort of a number of people and organizations.

The glory of the temple of thousand years finally reappeared.

At the bottom of the Thousand Seaching pagoda, there is an inscription saying“ Protecting the landscape forever”.

Remark. It was written on 4 August 2019.

                            大理崇圣寺           

                     点苍山麓，洱海之滨。

                     唐朝元年，佛都修建。

                     依山傍水，峰峦叠翠。

                     跌宕起伏，错落有致。

                     环境清幽，灵鹫圣地。

                     斗拱门窗，红椿木雕。

                     龙凤玺彩，活泼诙谐。

                     金碧辉煌，气势磅礴。

                     寺内三塔，钟楼相对。

                     湖面倒影，赏心悦目。

                     千寻主塔，方形密檐。

                      灰白涂面，四面设龛。

                      一对供佛，另对洞空。

                      塔身内壁，垂直贯通。

                      木质楼梯，直达塔顶。

                      小孔瞭望，古城全貌。

                      八角檐式，南北小塔。

                      咸丰年间，寺庙尽焚。

                      唯有三塔，佛佑以存。

                      大理境地，擎天巨笔。

                     有塔无寺，百年之久。

                     多方努力，十年重建。

                     千年古刹，重现光辉。

                     千寻塔铭，“永镇山川”。