Tianning Temple in Changzhou was built in Zhenguan period of Tang Dynasty. It is one of the cradles of Buddhist music in Bai Fan. Now it is the largest temple in Changzhou, featuring "Great Hall, Giant Buddha, Big Bell, Big Drum and Big Ding". It's just that the Hall of the Great Hero is as high as ten stories. Tianning Tower in the temple was built in 2007 and is one of the landmark buildings in Changzhou.
Tianning Temple is adjacent to Hongmei Park, the largest park in Changzhou in the north, and the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal in the south, only 1.5 km away from Changzhou Railway Station and Changzhou Bus Terminal. The main buildings of the temple are arranged along the north-south central axis, with the main entrance at the southernmost tip. From south to north, there are Shanmen, Tianwang Hall, Daxiong Hall, Jade Buddha Hall and Sanbao Hall in turn. On the east and west sides of Tianwang Temple are Manjusri Hall and Pu Xian Hall respectively. On the east and west sides of Daxiong Hall are Guanyin Hall and Dizang Hall respectively. On both sides of the square between the Heavenly King Hall and the Ursa Major Hall are the East Lohan Hall and the West Lohan Hall respectively. On the east side of the Jade Buddha Hall are the abbot's room and guest room, and on the west side is the monk's room. On the west side of the central axis, there are Buddhist College, Xue Jietang, Fangshengchi, Damoting and other buildings.
Changzhou Tianning Temple resumed its opening, and announced to all good believers and the general public:
It was learned from the higher authorities that Tianning Temple in Changzhou resumed its opening to the outside world on August 24th. Tianning Tower is temporarily closed to the public due to equipment maintenance, and the specific opening time will be announced separately.
In order to ensure the health and safety of the majority of good believers and citizens, Tianning Temple strictly implements various measures for epidemic prevention and control according to the requirements of higher authorities on the opening of religious sites. The relevant matters are hereby notified as follows:
1. People who enter the temple must always wear masks, cooperate with the staff to take temperature at the entrance, register their real names, and show their Sukang codes and itinerary codes. Only by meeting the requirements of prevention and control can you enter the temple.
2. If the body temperature is abnormal and the health code is yellow or red, people in high-risk areas are not allowed to enter the temple.
3. After entering the temple, people consciously disperse their activities, with an interval of more than 1 meter. It is strictly forbidden to gather and get together, and obey the arrangement of the on-site staff.
I hope that everyone will actively cooperate with the needs of epidemic prevention and control and travel safely and orderly. Thank you for your support and cooperation. I wish you good health and good luck at six!
Tianning Temple in Changzhou
202124 August