Having " Di Yao native place " the Jiangsu that say mails city high is along the line of Beijing Hangzhou the Grant Canal involuntary discharge of urine of long, culture puts a history very rich city. Be located in the Grant Canal to be mailed high paragraph the temple that press down a country, only then build Yu Tangxi ancestor year (874 years) , it is Beijing Hangzhou the Grant Canal the temple that goes up to be located in river heart island exclusively to go up, be known as since ancient times " canal Buddha city " . The human society of little brother see through of Xuan of Zong Li of Xi of the Tang Dynasty of according to legend becomes a monk or nun for the monk, he alls over ancient Buddhist templeput on the brakes of the hill that seek a name, a day of roam is supreme when mail, see water of green jade of a thousand li of the Grant Canal, light of bead lake wave is crystalline, written guarantee cogongrass buddhist is repaired here then, absorption promote Buddhist doctrine. Its are sealed to be after Xi an administrative unit in Xizang hears the news " lift straight a Buddhist monk " , Can of town country temple calls all sides waterlocked the one old wonderful view of Beijing Hangzhou the Grant Canal. In recent years place built to grow about 100 meters again " general crosses the bridge " , the canal scene takes the bank to be an organic whole repeatedly with the isle in the river on the west. The draw on 9 a covered corridor or walk of having a unique style became full elegant Buddhist coloured drawing or pattern, among them " be apt to uses its heart " , " live in instantly " wait for Buddhist buddhist language very afford for thought. Walking along general to cross the bridge is the main body building of the temple that press down a country, fane is opened freely, the consecrate outside day king hall wears tall the icon of 10.08 Bodhisattva of avalokitesvara of Nanhai of white marble gild of rice, avalokitesvara hand hold clean bottle, face resembling is kind and dignified, accepting the pilgrimage adding up to assorted of all living things, the lotus throne below its foot is comprised by 83 lotus valve, symbolic move mails the 830 thousand people of city high. After according to legend lifts Parinirvana of straight a Buddhist monk, be buried to be in fane one horn, child people built tower of temple of country of town of type of this quadrate pavilion for its, the tower is 35.36 meters tall, build with blue bricks build by laying bricks or stones, on bronze tower Buddhist templeput on the brakes quarter " good weather for the crops, Guo Taimin is installed " character 8. Lift remains of straight a Buddhist monk later allegedly by gouge when unexpectedly whole character indissolubles, if couplet hooks a lock, your place people very uncannily. In many 600 Gu Dazhong of the whole nation, ancient tower of all directions form is only two, one is the wild goose tower of Xi'an, another is tower of the temple that press down a country, tower of temple of reason town country also is known as " southern wild goose tower " . Chiliad comes vicissitudes of life of harships of classics of ancient tower all previous, although experience acting repair, still withholding Tang Dynasty to build characteristic up to now, can calls home the celebrity, the burning incense of cloister is long all the time also fill do not decline. Beijing Hangzhou the Grant Canal widened 1956, tower of the temple that press down a country is demolishing originally, research relapses via concerning a section after, decision " let protect a tower " , not hesitate expend heavy gold to move dike eastwards 52 meters, stay to make an appointment with 40 mus isle together for cloister in the river, and filling embankment protection, become the jewel of a bright. The temple that press down a country protects an unit as countrywide key cultural relic, it is to mail the main tourist attraction that bank view carries on the west high not only, also be one of travel tourist attractions with main Yangzhou. 2014, the main component that cloister regards Beijing Hangzhou as the Grant Canal is selected " directory of world culture bequest " , if have the word of the opportunity, you also might as well come here to go to turn.