Tiantai County, known as the “source of Buddhism, beautiful scenery”, is the birthplace of Tiantai Sect of Buddhism and the founder of Southern Sect of Taoism. The formation and development of the road of Tang poetry in eastern Zhejiang is closely related to the Buddhism and Taoism culture in Tiantai. “The Road of Tang Poetry in East Zhejiang” is not only a geographical road, but also an ideological and cultural road. Tiantai county finds a correct position in the overall situation of the construction of the poetic road cultural belt in the province, excavates the historical and cultural connotation of Tiantai Mountain, especially makes great efforts to give full play to the advantages of Buddhism and Taoism, deeply explores the influence of Buddhism and Taoism culture on the formation of the road of Tang poetry, and starts to restore historical sites, plan various projects with local cultural characteristics, build a high-level destination of “the road of Tang poetry in eastern Zhejiang” that can be seen, heard, learned and experienced, and promote the materialization, deepening and transformation of Tang poetry culture.
First, give priority to projects, focusing on the construction of “three platforms”.
First, focus on the platform construction of “One Heart, Three Gardens” and activate the cultural heritage of Shilu. Based on Sima Chengzhen Xiandao culture and Zhejiang Taoist College as the carrier, we will build an international Taoist cultural exchange center. Rebuild Sima Chengzhen’s original Dojo Zhenyiyuan in Tiantai Mountain, Gexianyuan in Ge Xuan Dojo and Zhengdaoyuan in Wangqiao Dojo, which are three important historical sites, as important exhibition carriers to show the culture of Tang poetry, immortal Taoism, tea culture and health preservation. At present, the construction of the “International Daoist Cultural Exchange Center” has been fully affirmed and supported by the China Daoist Association. Zhenyiyuan has completed the land policy treatment, land supply, planning and design of the project, and held a groundbreaking ceremony in August 2021, and will officially start construction in the near future. The second is to focus on the platform construction of “Tongbai Xianshan” and enrich the cultural connotation of poetry road. Taking Tongbaishan block in Tiantai, a secluded place in Sima Chengzhen, as the core, a monument was erected to record the history of Taoism, harmony and Tang poetry for thousands of years. Do a good job in the development of Xiandao culture and Tang poetry culture, organically combine ornamental tourism with in-depth experience tourism, and explore the unified circulation and transformation of nearby idle ancient houses into repair huts, tea rooms, studios, etc., so as to make them become places for Taoist health preservation and traditional cultural experience. Support private capital to establish the first folk museum with the theme of harmonious culture in China, with more than 3000 pieces of harmonious culture in its collection. Plan the layout and various formats such as Hehe Academy, Luoxi Academy and Tiantai Mountain Buddhist City, and organically integrate history, culture and life. The third is to focus on the platform construction of “Tang poetry town” and inherit the essence of poetry road culture. Based on the platform of Liang Shi Town, where many poets in the Tang Dynasty entered the Tiantai for the first time, the article “Sima Chengzhen is a key figure in the formation of the Tang Poetry Road” was written, and they actively integrated into the destination construction of the Tang Poetry Road in eastern Zhejiang to build a cloud-based Tang poetry town. Take the Great Buddha Dragon Scenic Area as the main battlefield, reproduce the scene of Tang poetry in Liang Shi Waterfall Scenic Area through stone monument and landscape restoration, build Tang poetry stele corridors in the Tayuan of the Wise, Fangguang Temple and Gaomingjiang Temple, protect cliff stone carvings, ancient stone tablets and other cultural relics, and plan to restore the ancient Tang poetry road..Line up, let history and contemporary meet and inherit in the town.
Second, light up the advantages and focus on the construction of “three bases”.
The first is to build a base for the cultivation and growth of religious talents. Run the Tiantai Buddhism College of Zhejiang Buddhist College and the “two colleges” of Zhejiang Taoist College well, and deliver outstanding religious talents who are “politically reliable, knowledgeable and morally convincing” and build a teaching staff with appropriate scale, excellent quality and reasonable steps. The second is to build a base for communication and exchange of religious culture. We will launch the “two brands” of religious cultural activities and religious exchanges with foreign countries, and make use of the advantages of Buddhist Tiantai Zongzuting, Taoist Nanzongzuting and well-known religious representatives to plan and hold large-scale religious and cultural exchange activities. Strengthen religious exchanges with foreign countries, and carry out “Dharma Journey” in various forms. Up to now, five Dharma Journey trips have been carried out, and the footprints have been visited in more than 60 places at home and abroad. The third is to build a demonstration base for materialization of religious sites. Promote the restoration of the ancient temple view as the materialized carrier of China’s excellent traditional culture and national spirit, and draw the Layout Plan of County Religious Activity Places in Tiantai County. We started a number of key temple restoration projects, such as Tongbai Palace in Nanzong Zuting of Taoism, Buddhist Tiantai Zongzu Temple in China, Korea and Japan, Huguo Temple and Tongxuan Temple in Deshao Buddhist Dojo, Baohua Temple in Tang Dynasty, and Luoxi Missionary College in Zhongxing Dojo of Tiantai Sect of Buddhism, which were connected in series to create a materialized model of religious culture and attract a group of patriotic and religious celebrities to come and live permanently.
Third, dig deep into the connotation and promote the construction of “three major brands”.
The first is to promote the brand building of “religious culture research”. Increase the study of Buddhism and Taoism culture in Tiantai Mountain, and dig out the ideas in Buddhism and Taoism that are in line with the socialist core values. Integrating Tang poetry into the history of religious development, he has successively filmed propaganda documentaries such as Master of the Wise Man and Asking about the Tiantai, and compiled and edited books on Buddhism and Taoism such as Ten Thousand Years Bell and Walking into the Harmonious Garden. China traditional customs should be deeply integrated into legal activities in places and daily life, and the role of traditional customs as a carrier of inheritance should be brought into play. At the same time, with the “harmonious garden” as a platform, we will promote the effective spread of traditional culture in religious circles. The second is to promote the brand building of “social service”. Resolutely commercialize and vulgarize, and religious venues are open to believers and tourists free of charge. Guide the Buddhist community to always adhere to the precept as a teacher, and the Buddhist and Taoist sites in the county still maintain the traditional lifestyle of “paying equal attention to agriculture and Zen”. Guide the religious circles to carry out charity activities such as poverty alleviation, helping the poor, respecting the elderly, aiding students, and giving free clinics. Up to now, the religious circles in Tiantai County have been offering condolences to the poor households in the villages around the key “temples and churches” in the county every year for 10 consecutive years, and have designated eight poverty-stricken schools for ethnic minorities in the west. The third is to promote the brand building of “harmony and harmony”. Excavate the influence of “harmonious culture” on the formation of the road of Tang poetry in eastern Zhejiang, and guide the “three relationships” between religion and nature, religion and society, and religion and religion. Deepen the construction of harmonious ethnic and religious gardens.Set up, strengthen the guidance to various religious groups, consolidate the religious relationship of harmony and coexistence, and promote the transformation of cultural achievements of Tang poetry with the religious ecology of “harmony and harmony” and the essential connotation of harmony culture.