However, in the process of exploring the historical evolution of the "ancient four in one", we will be surprised to find that; During the distant feudal dynasties of Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing, Sihe was also a prosperous place for the development of important Buddhist culture in Guangde. The loss of years, the change of dynasties, the devastation of wars, man-made destruction and other reasons have been unable to restore the grand occasion of temple incense and worshipping Buddha, but it still leaves us with some temple sites, which vaguely seems to tell the glory of that year.
It can be said that Sihe Township is one of the places with the largest number of temple sites in Guangde County. Sihe Township has many ancient bridges, temples, ancient houses and other places of interest. Lingshan scenic spot, one of the top ten ancient scenic spots in Guangde, is known as "Little Huangshan Mountain", with 72 scenic spots around it, most of which are located in Sihe.
Fan Zhongyan, a great writer in the Song Dynasty, is known as "there is a Lingshan in the south and a big hole (Taiji Cave) in the north". Lingshan Temple has a long history and is in the same strain as Lingyin Temple in Hangzhou, Jiuhua Mountain and other Buddhist temples.
The site of Chongfa Temple was built in the Tang Dynasty, which is the earliest existing temple. There are also the site of "Five Dragons Gathering Righteousness" in Taishou, the ancient houses in Geng Village in the Ming Dynasty, the nun pagoda in Shuitang Village and Guanyin Cliff. With a long history, Sihe people have formed a moral trend of advocating harmonious culture, loving literature and learning, and a number of cultural celebrities such as Cao Shouhuai, a famous calligrapher, have emerged.
Sihe also established the Southern Anhui Painting and Calligraphy Research Institute. Guangde Chongfa Temple, located in Sihe Township, Guangde County, Anhui Province, is a provincial cultural protection unit and a county-level key cultural relics protection unit. According to Four Records of Guangdezhou in Ming and Qing Dynasties, Chongfa Temple is also an ancient temple, which was built in Zhenguan period of Tang Dynasty (627-649 AD) and God bless period of Tang Dynasty (904-907 AD).
The temple covers an area of 300 square meters, with a building area of 1.20 square meters. It is the earliest existing temple in Guangde. The original temple had three halls arranged on a central axis. As soon as it entered, there was a theater on the west side, and the back hall was destroyed. The existing building of Chongfa Temple was appraised by experts from National Cultural Heritage Administration and Nanjing Institute of Technology, and the main structure was Ming Dynasty, with "column restoration method" in the middle of Ming Dynasty.
1June, 983, the county people's government announced it as a key cultural relics protection unit in the county. Sihe Ancient Pagoda, also known as Samadhi Temple, refers to a stupa located in Liushiban Village, Jiaocun Village, Sihe Township, Guangde County, Anhui Province, southwest of Xiangshuitan Power Station, namely Samadhi Temple, the Zen master's tomb, commonly known as Lotus Tomb. The original three stone pagodas are arranged in the shape of a "pin" and are square single-story stone pagodas. It is divided into four parts: abutment, tower body, pavilion top and tower gate, with a total height of 2.3 meters; The front of the tower is engraved with the inscription: "Built in the 19th year of Qing Emperor Kangxi (1680)".
There are two, and only the abutment is left in the middle seat. It has been more than 280 years since it was built in Kangxi period of Yu Daqing, and the ancient pagoda is still well preserved. It is not easy.