Tianmenshan Temple — Attraction in Yongding District

steps make up the 999 path that leads to Heaven's Gate, an opening located right between the top of Tianmen Mountain, in China

Its ascent is strenuous , but once it is over , at 1,250 meters above sea level , the world seems to be transformed : the weather changes , the colors fade and an imposing white hole on the peak of the mountain welcomes those who arrive . It is there, with those landscapes that make up the ascent to the Gate of Heaven, that the ancient Chinese legend that located this place as the entrance to the kingdom of the gods is understood.

In its surroundings, a forest full of plants and exotic species, with natural bonsai, surround it in all directions. Close to it , located on another peak on the same sacred mountain , rests the thousand - year - old Buddhist temple of Tianmenshan for 1150 years . The religious traces in Tianmen are, in fact, the most palpable proof of sacratism that oriental culture has left on the...

The Tianmenshan Temple’s story kicks off in the Tang Dynasty - a majestic Qing-style Buddhist complex built within the hollow of a mountain.

A spiritual hub and multi-faith HQ with Buddhist monks, Confucian and Taoist disciples heading over in faith with mystical spiritual experiences that even a famous singer found peace and homeliness here & decided to join buddhahood.

Head all the way to the top to check out a piece of Sakyamuni ! (a real relic said to have been brought from Nepal) housed in a simple shrine. Beliefs of divinity and realisation and of many’s wishes made in this temple transcended it into a spiritual powerhouse in western Hunan.

*according to local guides: apparently the save your wishes cos You may be having the need to come back to return the favour, unless ya don’t mind the...

Буддистский действующий храм, как и пещера носит название «Небесные врата». Храм занимает территорию около 10 000 квадратных метров. Масштаб храма можно полностью оценить со смотровой площадки, которая находится на самой высокой точке горы. Изначально храм был построен в период правления династии Тан. Как он выглядел можно увидеть только на фотографиях, выставленных в павильоне при входе в храм и на стендах около входа в храм. Существующий облик храма построен по всем канонам буддизма. На территории имеются башня барабан и башня колокол. Когда поднимаешься к самому высокому павильону, то возникает ощущение, что храм...