石觀音寺 - Miaoli County

There are rows of cherry trees on the trail, but the weather is not cold enough, otherwise you can see the beauty of the cherry blossoms.

Very quiet Buddhist temple

The majestic Buddhist temple, the square in front of the temple has a wide view and beautiful scenery. Worth a visit

I like the quiet mountain environment, a very simple and comfortable place. No one was met in the temple on Saturday afternoon, only a white-bellied cat.

The host was very kind and introduced us to the history and geography of the temple. The terrain here is peculiar, the feng shui is good, and the vision is wide. Only the road outside the United Nations is relatively narrow.

The temple was originally a stone cave near the Fenggong Ancient Road in Touwu. According to legend, local resident Xu Alai, who lost his pig, recited the name of Guanyin Bodhisattva in the cave and made a wish. He soon found his pig, so he was in the cave. Set up a statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva to return the vow, and enshrine incense, known as "Shi Guanyin", about the last year of Tongzhi and the first year of Guangxu. At that time, it was mostly worshipped by hunters or local residents. Until Miaoli Dongjun Huang Nanqiu's general, Luo Cheng, because Huang Nanqiu broke his contract and was unwilling to pay, he cut off his finger and became a monk here. His name was Puyun. Luo Puyun started to build a building here as the "Shi Guanyin Temple." Today, outside the stone cave, there is a chapel built of reinforced concrete for worshippers to burn incense in Tan Yue. Touwu Township's local textbooks, places of interest and historical sites, mentioned: "Huangmantou Home", the older generation of mountain residents, can be said that no one knows. Throughout his life in the mountainous areas of eastern Miaoli, from Sanwan Dapinglin in the north, Shitan to Dahu new pioneering areas, he has been a coquettish leader for more than 50 years since the Tongzhi year of the Qing Dynasty. He is known as the richest man in the mountain city, and Shiguanyin Temple is one It is a historical site related to the development of Huangnanqiu. Shi Guanyin is located in Feifeng Village, Touwu Township, adjacent to Beihe Village, Gongguan. The site was originally called Sifang Shixia, a natural cave. Later, a statue of Shixiao Guanyin was found in the cave and it was renamed "Shi Guanyin." Huang Nanqiu's ability to become the richest man in the place, apart from his personal gift strategy that is different from ordinary people, is mainly due to countless heroes and warriors who were born and died for him. Shi Guanyin is the place where Huang Mantou's top assistant Luo Cheng became a monk. Luo Cheng was a member of Huang Nanqiu's so-called "Five Tiger Generals". In the 24th year of Guangxu (1898), when he was 60 years old, he practiced under the four square stones. He was the first ancestor of Shiguanyin Temple. Shi Guanyin Laying is based on the ridges of the western foothills of the Bajiaodong Mountain Range. It faces the Longzhu Mountain in front of it. The artistic conception is extremely quiet and elegant. Standing in front of the temple, when you see the white clouds rushing in front of the sky, you can look at endless blue mountains, and the hills and mountains are winding. A piece of clarity.

A quiet and solemn temple with a very special internal landscape. The view from the terrace is also great!

In recent years, New Year's Day ceremony will be uphill, misty enjoy beautiful mountain views. It is worth slowly drive up the mountain from a different route, along the way from time to time ? cherry blossom, Fei village road can also visit a traditional small Earth God.