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Located in Chengguan Town, Tiantai County, Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province, it was founded in the eighteenth year of Sui Kai Emperor (598), initially named Tiantai Temple, and later took "If the temple becomes, the country is Qing" and changed its name to Guoqing Temple. The temple covers an area of 73,000 square meters.
The eminent monk "Wise Master" (Zhið «®) of the Sui Dynasty founded the Tiantai School in Guoqing Temple. It is the birthplace of the Tiantai School of Chinese Buddhism and its influence is far and wide Jianzhen made a pilgrimage to Guoqing Temple when he crossed east. Japanese monk Yucheng went to Tiantai Mountain to learn from the Dharma, from the Tao Sui, after returning to Japan, he built Yanli Temple in Birui Mountain, Japan, founded the Japanese Tiantai School, and later respected the Guoqing Temple in Tiantai Mountain, Zhejiang Province, as the ancestral court.
The Guoqing Temple is a Buddhist temple on Mount Tiantai, in Taizhou, Zhejiang Province, China. Originally built in 598 CE during the Sui dynasty, and renovated during the reign of the Qing Yongzheng Emperor, the temple is located roughly 220 kilometres (140 mi) from the city of Hangzhou.
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The existing buildings of Guoqing Temple were rebuilt in the 12th year of Emperor Yongzheng's reign (1734). Tiantai Guoqing Temple in Zhejiang Province is known as one of the four best temples in China, along with Lingyan Temple in Jinan, Qixia Temple in Nanjing, and Yuquan Temple in Dangyang. Many famous monks have resided in the temple, including Master Yixing of Tang, Hanshan, Shi De, Monk Jigong, Master Kukai, the founder of the Japanese Eastern Esoteric Buddhism, and Master Saicho, the founder of the Japanese Taimitsu Buddhism.
临海市博物馆
台州府城文化旅游区
An historic town best known for its defensive wall, popularly referred to as the Southern Great Wall (江南长城), which is considered a prototype for that in Badaling, Beijing. There is also a small museum about the history of the wall. Note: The coordinates displayed here are for the visitor centre. A bilingual map of the area, can be found on the official website. In Ziyang Old Street (紫阳古街), there are old stores serving local food and selling traditional handcrafts.
台州博物馆
台州市神仙居景区
Formerly known as Xipoultice Temple Scenic Area, it is located in Xianju National Park, Danzhu Township, Baita Town, Xianju County, Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province. Taizhou Shenxianju Scenic Spot was built in 1998, with a total area of 22.32 square kilometers.
台州海洋世界
Taizhou Ocean World is divided into six floors. It is an aquarium that can be visited from top to bottom. It has more than 10,000 marine creatures and has marine life displays and amusement facilities such as the Tropical Rainforest Hall, Coral Reef Hall, Undersea Tunnel Hall, Ocean Carnival, and Ocean Style Hall. It also offers performances such as mermaids, human-shark dances, and seals. There are also supporting service projects such as the Ocean Gift Mall, Ocean Happy Restaurant, and Ornamental Fish Sales and Exhibition Center. It is a large-scale comprehensive tourist destination with the theme of marine culture, integrating popular science education, appreciation and entertainment, tourism and leisure, and shopping.