The guide uncle held two bundles of sandalwood in his hand, with a smile on his face, "The most important thing about worshipping Buddha is a sincerity, in fact, few tourists who come to Chongsheng Temple can insist on worshipping all the Buddha statues, and a large number of Buddhas will not blame us for this little thing...... Let's go, I'll take you to the Asaya Guanyin Pavilion, which is also an important attraction of the Chongsheng Temple. ”

He has been a wild tour guide for so many years, what kind of has he not seen?

Asaya Guanyin is known as the "Yunnan Lucky Star", and is the unique god of Tantric Buddhism in Nanzhao and Dali. Therefore, it is also called "Dali Guanyin", or "Yunnan Guanyin". The person who called it "Yunnan Fuxing" was the American scholar Helen B. Chapin. Chapin)。

Why did Cha Ping call Ayuya Guanyin "Yunnan Lucky Star"?

In modern times, museums all over the world have collected dozens of bronze statues of Guanyin of Guanyin, and they are all cultural relics of Nanzhao and Dali. In 1932, Cha Ping first saw the Nanzhao Zhongxing Picture Scroll at the branch office of a Japanese company in New York, and obtained a photograph of the scroll, and became interested in the image of Asaya Guanyin in the scroll.

After that, Cha Ping researched the statue of Guanyin at the San Diego Museum of Art in California, as well as the statue of Guanyin in the collections of the Cleveland Museum of Art and the "Fine Arts" Museum in Boston, and began to write a paper "Guanyin Statue in Yunnan".

The paper was published in the 1944 issue of the Harvard Journal of Asian Studies, Vol. 8, No. 2, along with a photograph of the Nanzhao Zhongxing Picture Scroll that she had obtained. It was in this treatise that, in view of the great role played by Asaya Guanyin in the transmission of the Pan Azhali religion in the Dali (or Yunnan) region, he was called the "Lucky Star of Yunnan". For a long time, Cha Ping's English paper was rarely known to the Chinese people.

It was not until the 80s of the 20th century that Dr. Lin Chaomin of Yunnan University translated it into Chinese and included it as an appendix in his translation of Charles of the United States.

With the publication of Bacchus's book "The Southern Zhao Kingdom and the Southwest Frontier of the Tang Dynasty", Cha Ping's research results and views were understood by more people. It can be said that Dr. Cha Ping was the first Westerner to study ancient Buddhist art in Yunnan, and had a major contribution in introducing and publicizing the "Nanzhao Zhongxing Picture Scroll", and the title of "Yunnan Fuxing" was also her first creation.

The Asaya Guanyin Pavilion of Chongsheng Temple is the imitation of the Tang Dynasty high platform triple eaves pavilion surrounded by forests, the middle is for the 12-meter Asaya Guanyin statue, there is no Nanzhao style island 17.56 meters high, the white marble Ashenye Guanyin statue weighing about 400 tons is magnificent, but the solemn majesty is still the same, there are many pilgrims in the main hall, and the four people of Jinyang even lined up for a small time to be able to enter.

"Whew...... It's finally done. Jin Yang exhaled deeply, it was really exhausting when people were crowded, and now he suddenly felt a little hungry, and the little thing he ate in the morning was useless.

"Little sister, do you still have all the food you bought before? Bring me some, I'm hungry." ”

"There is one more point, there is not much excess, do you want Weishan preserves, or Heqing rice cakes, Xizhou baba? Jin Yan was like a little hamster hiding food, cautiously pulling in her bag, and looking up at Jin Yang from time to time, as if someone was grabbing food from her if she didn't pay attention.

This girl originally hated carrying heavy things, and she was lazy and only collapsed a small bag, but in the end she still couldn't resist the temptation of food, afraid that an unscrupulous brother would secretly give her delicious food, so she was very clever for a while, and bought a backpack halfway, and hid some food.

Look, it's still very useful, isn't someone begging her for food now?

But she really likes this feeling, it feels so good to feed her brother!

"And what about the roasted Nuodeng ham? Then hurry up and bring me a few slices, and the Xizhou baba will also have a piece, forget about the Weishan candied fruit, leave the sweets to you two girls to eat, I can't get used to eating the carved plum too sour......" Jin Yang took his hand and counted it, and there seemed to be few foods in total.

Hey, dude is quite a picky eater!

Jin Yan raised her eyebrows, grinned and took out a few delicacies from her bag one by one and handed them over, "Na, eat slowly, don't worry about someone grabbing you, I saw it all just now, there seems to be a fasting meal here, it's a big deal to eat some fasting when you're hungry later, I haven't eaten fasting in the temple yet." ”

Speaking of eating here for dinner, this girl seems to be a little excited, as if there is an inexplicable force attracting her.

I've only heard that there is a lonely hermitage in Cangshan in Dali, but I haven't heard that Chongsheng Temple also has a meal. Jin Yang replied casually, and he was immersed in all kinds of delicacies and couldn't extricate himself, "Hmm... It's delicious, this kind of Nuodeng ham is really fragrant when grilled, I didn't expect the pork to be so fragrant when marinated......"

The salty aroma is moderate, with an indescribable taste, as if you can forget the world's delicacies when you eat it in your mouth, it is not like top beef that melts in your mouth, and it is not particularly chewy, it is so simple, you can swallow it in your stomach after a little chewing twice, but that unique fragrance will stay in your mouth for a long time.

What an indescribable delicacy!

"It's delicious, isn't it? It's delicious, but your sister and I managed to save it. Jin Yan raised her head arrogantly, looking like it was all my credit, why don't you hurry up and praise me.

"Okay, don't show off to your brother, don't you see that his eyes are squinting when he eats now? I can still hear what you say? Hurry up and walk around again, there are still many places where we can take pictures, we haven't taken pictures, and if we delay it again, it will be noon." Yan'er urged with a smile.

But isn't it, Jin Yang is now lost in the delicacy of roasted ham, he didn't expect that there is another food in the world that can compare to his redbud beef, and even be a little more unique in flavor.

The guide uncle who had been waiting quietly next to him showed a sense of pride on his face, this is the ham made by their Nuodeng people, which is their brainchild in food for thousands of years, although this ham is not made by him, but as the inheritor of Nuodeng ham, he has honor.

The food of his hometown can be recognized by others, which is the same as a chef who hears others praise his skills.

There is not much in a small bag of ham at all, at most it is only two or two, and this is already the snack goods Jin Yan endured drooling and was left, Jin Yang ate three times five by two, and suddenly had a vague idea in his mind.

If Norden ham is so delicious, why don't I make my own ham at Bauhinia Ranch?

There are three famous legs in China, Xuanwei ham, Jinhua ham, and Rugao ham...... Nuodeng ham can only be compared with it, why does his Bauhinia Ranch have such a good time, place and people, so he can't make a ham of his own?

In his pasture, he raises authentic Chinese black pigs, drinks pasture lake water mixed with space spring water, and eats the vigorous pasture grass in the pasture, the grains he grows, and all kinds of fragrant fruits...... Eat when you're hungry, sleep when you're tired, spread your hooves and run around when you're bored, and run like the wind, anyway, the ranch is big enough.

The black pig raised in this way, its meat quality is delicate enough, elastic enough and will not feel firewood, there is no trace of pork fishy smell, but with the natural fragrance of pasture, grains and fruits, whether it is boiled and eaten, fried and eaten, roasted and eaten, stewed soup or fried pork cutlet, it is a very good choice.

If you want to use this pig's leg to make ham, marinate and dry it for three years and five years, it will definitely be more delicious and fragrant than the three famous legs and the world's top ten famous legs, right?

Well, this should be a good idea, but it's just an idea, he has more ideas as a rancher, and he wanted to make a food street in the ranch before, gathering famous snacks from all over China, but it's still just an idea?

Ideas, you can have them at any time, but I don't know when you really want to implement them, anyway, he doesn't have time now, and he doesn't have enough manpower, so let's take these things to heart first, and when he's done getting engaged and busy with this mess, let's go back and sort out these things.

He has money, but now the only thing that is missing is time.

Well, if only he could have 36 hours a day, then he could do a lot of things with the remaining 12 hours.

It's a pity that there are only 24 hours in a day.

Medicine Master Palace, Dharma Protector Palace, Maitreya Palace, Eleven-faced Guanyin Palace, Mountain and Sea Grand View Stone Archway, Wanghai Tower, Luohan Hall, Prayer Wheel, Vajra, God of Wealth Palace, High Monk Palace, Patriarch Palace...... Some of them glanced at these places from a distance in Jinyang, and some of them didn't even pass by, so they hurriedly finished visiting the entire Chongsheng Temple.

However, a lot of white pigeons raised in the temple attracted the attention of the two women, these pigeons are quite a bit of the appearance of those pigeons in New York parks or squares, white as snow, red feet and small mouths look cute, and not afraid of tourists at all, but also special clever, Yan'er just bought two packs of five yuan a bag of pigeon food and enjoyed the surprise of the group of pigeons.

"Husband, hurry, hurry up and help us take pictures, take pictures of all these pigeons, and ah, don't take random photos, take pictures of us feeding pigeons, and pictures of petting and getting close......" Holding pigeon food in her hand and trying to feed it a few times, she felt that she was no longer rejected by these pigeons, and Yan'er couldn't wait to let Jinyang help her and Jinyan take pictures.

This is the best time to take pictures, the white doves symbolize beauty, they are two fairy daughters who descended into the mortal world, shining in the warm winter sun near noon.

After such a long period of photography, there is no white practice, and Jinyang's photography technology is also becoming more and more bullish, from the previous only knowing how to shoot people, to now knowing all kinds of light compensation, three-dimensional sense, overall sense ...... Know what to highlight in a photo......

After taking the photo, this trip to Chongsheng Temple has basically ended, eating fast was ruthlessly PASSED, according to the words of the guide uncle, now is not a good time to eat fast, there are too many people too much, even if you want to eat, you can't eat anything famous.

First, there are many people, and second, there are many people, and the kitchen of the temple is estimated to be too busy, and a few people in Jinyang do not have to eat fasting, so they don't grab food with those real pilgrims and Buddhists.

Besides, the fasting meal of Chongsheng Temple is just like that, it is not famous, and it is not much delicious, the uncle said, if you have to eat fasting, it is better to go to Shanzhaoan to eat fasting, and you don't need to burn incense for free on a regular basis, and you can do it for free.

Forget it, or go to the ancient city of Dali to eat delicious it, I have long heard that there are a lot of authentic local food, it doesn't take long to drive from here, and you can walk there for a while to take some photos in the afternoon after eating.

The ancient city of Dali, it is not a concept with the city of Dali, it is only a small part of Dali, also known as Yeyu City, Purple City, its history can be traced back to the Tang Tianbao period, the Yang Tho Baa City built by the Nanzhao King Pavilion Luo Feng, for its new capital. The ancient city was founded in the fifteenth year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1382), covering an area of 3 square kilometers.

The ancient city of Dali is the political, economic and cultural center of Yunnan in the history of more than 500 years in the Tang and Song dynasties, and there are 14 key cultural relics protection units above the municipal level in the ancient city, carrying the historical culture, religious culture and ethnic culture of Dali, and is the core area of Dali tourism.

It is located at the southern end of the Hengduan Mountains, under the Cangshan Mountain, on the shore of the Erhai Lake, and is only about 1.5 kilometers away from the three pagodas of Chongsheng Temple, and the location can be said to be unique.

There are many cultural relics and historic sites in the ancient city, the city pattern is basically preserved, and the important ruins can be argued, as of 2013, there are 14 key cultural relics protection units above the municipal level in the ancient city.

The literature building was built in the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. The building hangs the plaque of "Literature Famous State" inscribed by the Yunnan Admiral in the 40th year of Kangxi (1701), so it is called the Literature Building. The Literature Building is a two-storey Dysprosium building with a mountain-style civil and stone structure, which has typical Bai architectural characteristics.

Wuhua Building, the earliest is the state guesthouse of King Nanzhao, when Kublai Khan, the ancestor of the Yuan dynasty, conquered Dali, he once garrisoned in front of the building. In the early years of the Ming Dynasty, Wuhua Tower was burned down in the war. During the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, when the ancient city of Dali was rebuilt, the bell and drum tower was repaired on the site of the Wuhua Tower, and its scale pattern was far inferior to the Wuhua Tower of Nanzhao.

Nancheng Tower, Nancheng Tower is called Shuanghe Tower, also known as Chengen Tower. The south gate is the first of the four gates of the ancient city.

It was built in the fifteenth year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1382), which is the oldest and most majestic building in the ancient city, and is the symbol and symbol of the ancient city of Dali. The ancient city wall is about 1,500 meters long, 6 meters high, and 12 meters thick on each side. The word "Dali" on the city gate is mentioned by Guo Moruo when he visited Dali in 1961, and "Dali" is the name of the country, which means "Dali is governed by Dali, and the country is rich and prosperous".

Beicheng Tower, also known as "Anyuan Building". The North City Gate, also known as "Anyuan Gate" and "Three Tower Gate", was built in 1382 and is one of the four city gates of the ancient city. The roof of the castle tower adopts the high-level heavy eaves and mountain style of Chinese palace architecture, and retains the architectural style of the Ming Dynasty.

These are the oldest and most spectacular ancient city towers in the ancient city of Dali, and now in addition to being used by visitors to take pictures, it has basically become a symbol of the ancient city of Dali.

After all, an ancient city with a city tower is more like an ancient city, and an ancient city without a city tower is just a ruin.