The Longquan Temple(simplified Chinese:龙泉庵; traditional Chinese:龍泉庵; pinyin: Lóng Quán Àn; literally “The Temple of Dragon Spring”. In Chinese culture, dragon means sacred and imperial.) is the fifth temple of the Eight Great Sites Park. The temple is made up of two separated gardens built in different period. Just as its name implies, the most attractive spots in this temple is a spring called Longquan. It would appear in your eyes once you enter the temple. The trickle of running water lasts for years, and is still flowing. The water from the Longquan Spring is clear, and tastes sweet with a special aroma. A hermit before, who was called “Man who tills the moon” , wrote a peom to praise the wonderful water, eulogizing how delicious it was, which made the spring an overnight sensation. Sitting in the tree shade on hill near the spring, enjoying pines and cypresses that have lived for hundreds of years, and listenning to the sound of the jingle spring, you may realize what paradise is like.
Beside the Longquan Spring, there are some other spots worth visiting inside the Longquan Temple, for example, the Buddha statue on the mahavira hall, they are work of masters from recent period, and the couplet there, describing the natural beauty of the garden vividly. The Longquan Temple could be regarded as the most halcyon place within the park, filled with artistic ambience.
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