Yinna Mountain

Yinna Mountain is located in Yanyang Town, about 46 kilometers (29 miles) from downtown Meizhou. Marked by lofty mountains, majestic peaks, rare stones, emerald like waterfalls and drifting clouds, Yinna Mountain is considered as one of the three most famous mountains of Guangdong Province.

Yinna Mountain has a height of 1,300 meters. At the back of the mountain there are five main peaks that stand together, resembling five fingers surrounded by dense mist surging up from below, with clouds wafting in the air. That is called five-finger peak of Mei peak. It is 1,297 meters above sea level. You can see Meizhou and Chaozhou clearly on the top when it is a clear day.

Among many temples located in Yinna Mountain, the most famous is called Lingguang Temple, which literally means the Temple of Divine Light. Lingguan Temple was sits at the foot of the Yinna Mountain. Reputed as one of the four notable temples of Guangdong, Lingguang Temple has been in existence for more than 1,200 years, having been built during the Tang Dynasty (618-907). In 1385 of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), the temple was enlarged and got its present name. This majestic temple contains Buddhist buildings, including the Grand Hall, Arhat Hall, Kwan-yin Hall, the bell tower, the drum tower, and other subsidiary structures.

There are “three attractions” in the temple. The first attraction is “a living cypress and a dead cypress”.  Two cypresses which are 1,100 years old stand in front of the temple, one has been dead for 300 years but it is not rotten and stands upright with the other branchy one shoulder by shoulder. The second attraction is pineapple-shaped roof. The roof of the main hall was made into a helical sunk panel by over 1,000 rectangular timbers and the roof has a function like a ventilator (only two buildings have this functions and the other is Temple of Heaven in Beijing). The third attraction is that there are lush growths of trees at the back of the main hall but there are no fallen leaves on the roof. It is still a mystery.

Moving onwards from the Lingguang Temple, you will reach the highest peak with an elevation of 1,297 meters (4,255 feet). A building has been constructed here, to provide an excellent place for watching the fascinating sea of clouds. If you arrive here before dawn, you will see and marvel at the spectacular view of the sunrise.

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