In China's most prosperous temple, there are 'fire engines' on standby in the temple, because there are too many people burning incense. Generally speaking, the temple itself is used to burn incense and worship Buddha, but these incense will cause certain pollution to the local air. Under the haze, many tourists choose to wear masks. Even so, they prefer to burn incense.
The temple introduced to you today is located in Huaiyang County, Henan Province. It is not only a famous 4A scenic spot, but also one of the 18 Famous Mausoleums in China. Up to now, it has a history of more than 3000 years. It was built in the spring and Autumn period and has received 52 emperors.
In China, there is a folk custom that thousands of temples will go to burn incense and worship Buddha every festival, in order to usher in good luck next year. In Taihao mausoleum, not to mention festivals, even on weekdays, there are always a sea of people here.
we_can_all_imagine_that_if_everyone_burned_a_stick_of_incense_ , _wouldn_ '_t_hundreds_of_thousands_of_people_be_enough_to_immerse_the_whole_temple_in_the_smoke_ ?_
It may be because there are too many people burning incense. Fire engines will be arranged to wait for them during major holidays or when there are many people. Most of the time, we have to arrange the cart to load the incense.