2. Dharani Sutra Building, Daguan Holy Relics, and Berlin Temple Tower There are 10 provincial-level cultural relics protection units including the Han Tomb Group Site in Zicheng, Songzisong Village Shangzhou Site, Xujiaguo Han Tomb, Chanlin Temple Minaret, and Li Xian Tomb.
3. Berlin Zen Temple is located in the southeast corner of Zhao County, Hebei Province (called Zhaozhou in ancient times), and is as famous as the "No. 1 Bridge in the World" Zhaozhou Bridge. It was built during the Jian'an period of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty (196-220). It was named Guanyin Temple in ancient times, Yong'an Temple in the Southern Song Dynasty, Berlin Zen Temple in the Jin Dynasty, and Berlin Zen Temple since the Yuan Dynasty.
In the long history, although this ancient temple has risen and fallen several times, it has continued to have incense and monks. According to the "Biography of Eminent Monks", the famous translator Xuanzang came here to learn "Reality Theory" from Master Daosui before going to India to study Buddhist scriptures in the West. In the late Tang Dynasty, after Zen Master Chen stayed here for forty years, the Vinaya Sect was developed and the far-reaching "Zhaozhou Style" was formed. Berlin Zen Temple became an important ancestral temple in the history of Chinese Zen.
During the Jin Dynasty, this place was transformed into a Tathagata dojo, and five generations of Tathagata masters taught precepts here for fifty years. The most famous is Lawyer Zong’s interpretation. At the end of the Jin Dynasty, the Linji sect returned to Zen Master Yun Zhixuan to preside over the Vinaya sect. From then on, the Berlin Temple was converted into a Zen temple, and the temple became popular. Zen Master Guiyun presided over seven famous temples in his life and was highly respected at that time. For example, his stupa still exists in Tanzhe Temple in the western suburbs of Beijing. In the Yuan Dynasty, Zen Master Yuanming Yuexi and Luyun Xingzhe were born here successively. A great master of the generation, Berlin Temple became the center of Buddhism in the Yanzhao area with its prosperity at that time. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Shang Zhengsi, the central court's agency for managing Buddhist affairs in the Zhaozhou area, was located in Berlin Temple. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the Central Court's agency for managing Buddhist affairs in Zhaozhou, the Sengzhengsi, was located in Berlin Temple. At that time, the abbot of Berlin Temple often also held the post of chief monk. In the past hundred years, Berlin Zen Temple has suffered repeated disasters, and its halls, scriptures, and Buddha statues have disappeared. By the time the monks here re-entered the temple in 1988, only Zhaozhou Zen Master's stupa and more than 20 ancient cypresses were left.
4. Zhaozhou Bridge is located on the Mihe River in southern Hebei Province, also known as Anji Bridge. Zhaozhou Bridge was first built during the Daye Period of the Sui Dynasty (AD 605-618). It was designed and built by the famous craftsman Li Chun. It has a history of more than 1,400 years. The bridge is 64.40 meters long, 37.02 meters in span, and 7.23 meters in height. It is the oldest, largest span, earliest built, and best preserved ancient single-hole open-shoulder stone arch bridge in the world. It is known as one of the "Four Treasures of North China". One of the "Four Treasures of North China". In 1961, Zhaozhou Bridge was listed as the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units by the State Council. In 1991, the American Society of Civil Engineers selected Anji Bridge as the 12th "International Civil Engineering Historical Milestone" and built a bronze monument of the "International Civil Engineering Historical Monument" on the east side of the northern end of the bridge. The bridge was selected as the twelfth "International Historic Civil Engineering Milestone" and an "International Historic Civil Engineering Monument" was built on the east side of the northern end of the bridge. Because there are two hollow holes on each shoulder of the bridge, it is called open-shoulder style, which is a pioneering work in the history of world bridges (those without small arches are called full-shoulder style or solid-shoulder style).
It has been more than 1,400 years since the Zhaozhou Bridge was built. It has experienced 10 floods, 8 wars and many earthquakes. In particular, a 7.6 magnitude earthquake occurred in Xingtai in 1966. Xingtai is more than 40 kilometers away from here. A four-magnitude earthquake also occurred, but the Zhaozhou Bridge was not destroyed. Mao Yisheng, a famous bridge expert, said that regardless of the internal structure of the bridge, its existence for more than 1,300 years speaks for itself. The floods of 1963 submerged the arches of Longkou Bridge. According to local elders, you could feel the bridge shaking while standing on it. According to records, the Zhaozhou Bridge has been repaired nine times since its completion.
5. Yongtong Bridge is also called the Small Stone Bridge. This statement is relative to the Zhaozhou Bridge, which is also called the local Big Stone Bridge. The Xiaoshi Bridge was built during the Yongtai period of the Tang Dynasty (765--766). It is another single-hole arc-shaped open-shoulder stone arch bridge that appeared in Zhaozhou after the Zhaozhou Bridge. It is 34.5 meters long from east to west, 6.63 meters wide, 6.95 meters wide at the arch base, and 6.29 meters high. It is composed of 20 arch circles, 8 less than the Zhaozhou Bridge. The span is 23.48 meters, the net height is 5.14 meters, and the bridge deck slope is 3%, which is close to horizontal. Xiaoshi Bridge not only inherits all the advantages of Zhaozhou Bridge, but also has new developments that keep pace with the times.
The ratio of large arches to small arches is larger than that of the Zhaozhou Bridge. The addition and elevation of the four small arches on the bridge body not only make the bridge deck flatter and easier for driving, but also save stones and reduce its own weight, which is more conducive to flood control. This improvement established its position in the history of world bridges.