Posted Date:2020-09-03
Updated:2023-11-20
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458Seeing Zen in Lion's Head Mountain Historic Trail
Travel days：
One-day Tour
Category：
Parent-Child Travel
Highlight：
- Quanhua Temple
- Tengping Trail
- Shuilian Bridge Trail
- Lion's Head Mountain Historic Trail
- Wanfo Nunnery
- Lion's Head Mountain Visitor Center
Details
Quanhua Temple
This is one of the earlier temple establishments in the Lion's Head Mountain; this temple is dedicated to the Jade Emperor and nicknamed "heaven" because the Jade Emperor is in charge of heaven.
Tengping Trail
Proceed from the right side of Lion's Head Mountain Tourist Center’s door and walk along the hill to enter Tengping Ecological Park. The park contains more than 50 species of vines, such as rusty-leaf muuna, soap-bark vine and others. It also contains more than 80 species of ferns, such as Tectaria fauriei Tagawa, making it an ideal self-guiding ecological education park.
Shuilian Bridge Trail
You can reach Shulian Cave (Fanyin Temple) by turning right after leaving the gate of the tourist center (Hsinchu County Highway No. 41 4.55K), which is a natural arched cave. It is the northernmost, lowest (altitude 150 meters), largest and most eye-catching temple cave among all the temples on Lion’s Head Mountain.
Lion's Head Mountain Historic Trail
The 5 km long Lion's Head Mountain Historic Trail is the road connecting the front and back parts of Lion’s Head Mountain. There are two entrances to Lion;s Head Mountain, one at Nanzhuang’s Shishan Village (lion's head) and the other Hsinchu's Sheliaoken Bridge (lion's tail).
Wanfo Nunnery
The shrine of this Nunnery is set into a cave; therefore, natural spring water flows out from underneath the shrine. The sweet cool water is refreshing and the sculptures of child monks make this place very friendly and welcoming to visitors.
Lion's Head Mountain Visitor Center
Lion's Head Mountain got its name from its resemblance to a lion's head when viewed afar from the bank of Zhonggang River. The front of the Mountain is a lion's head and the back a lion's tail, which are located at the Nanzhuang Township, Miaoli County and Emei Township, Hsinchu County, respectively. The peak is 492 meters above sea level (ASL).
This is one of the earlier temple establishments in the Lion's Head Mountain; this temple is dedicated to the Jade Emperor and nicknamed "heaven" because the Jade Emperor is in charge of heaven.
Tengping Trail
Proceed from the right side of Lion's Head Mountain Tourist Center’s door and walk along the hill to enter Tengping Ecological Park. The park contains more than 50 species of vines, such as rusty-leaf muuna, soap-bark vine and others. It also contains more than 80 species of ferns, such as Tectaria fauriei Tagawa, making it an ideal self-guiding ecological education park.
Shuilian Bridge Trail
You can reach Shulian Cave (Fanyin Temple) by turning right after leaving the gate of the tourist center (Hsinchu County Highway No. 41 4.55K), which is a natural arched cave. It is the northernmost, lowest (altitude 150 meters), largest and most eye-catching temple cave among all the temples on Lion’s Head Mountain.
Lion's Head Mountain Historic Trail
The 5 km long Lion's Head Mountain Historic Trail is the road connecting the front and back parts of Lion’s Head Mountain. There are two entrances to Lion;s Head Mountain, one at Nanzhuang’s Shishan Village (lion's head) and the other Hsinchu's Sheliaoken Bridge (lion's tail).
Wanfo Nunnery
The shrine of this Nunnery is set into a cave; therefore, natural spring water flows out from underneath the shrine. The sweet cool water is refreshing and the sculptures of child monks make this place very friendly and welcoming to visitors.
Lion's Head Mountain Visitor Center
Lion's Head Mountain got its name from its resemblance to a lion's head when viewed afar from the bank of Zhonggang River. The front of the Mountain is a lion's head and the back a lion's tail, which are located at the Nanzhuang Township, Miaoli County and Emei Township, Hsinchu County, respectively. The peak is 492 meters above sea level (ASL).
Notes
Quanhua Temple→Tengping Trail→Shuilian Bridge Trail→Lion's Head Mountain Historic Trail→Wanfo Nunnery→Lion's Head Mountain Visitor Center
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