During my school days, I once read a book named “The Razor’s Edge”. The novel tells the story of Larry Darrell, a young American fighter pilot who participated in World War I. While in the military, Larry befriended an Irish friend who was usually a lively and fearless pilot, but in a dogfight, he sacrificed himself to save Larry when he was hit by enemy fire. As a result, Larry became confused about life, unable to understand why there is evil and misfortune in the world, and began his search for various beliefs.
Despite being an atheist all my life, I have felt great emotional fluctuations over the past few years, especially this year in 2022 due to the pandemic. To seek some peace of mind, I stayed in a temple for two days during the Chinese National Day holiday, not to become a Buddhist, but simply for tranquility. 
After searching for various options, I found a temple: Chanyuan Temple, located below the South Lushan and Xurishan mountains in Lin’an City, Zhejiang Province, hidden among the green hills and forests. 
Moreover, what’s most important is that there is a hotel, Tianmu Mountain Superior Zen Hotel, just next to Chanyuan Temple. I chose to stay in the Tianmu Mountain Superior Zen Hotel, so that when I woke up, I could directly enter Chanyuan Temple, with the temple’s full view just outside the window. Waking up slowly in the sound of bells and scriptures, I could feel the moment of peace that belonged to me. 
During the tail end of the Chinese National Day holiday, I went straight to Chanyuan Temple. The Tianmu Mountain Superior Zen Hotel contacted me a few days in advance and when the hotel staff learned that I was driving a NIO L9, they kindly told me: “There is a charging station for NIO in the hotel basement, so you can come without worrying about charging at the foot of the mountain and then driving up. You can go straight up the mountain. Furthermore, the hotel’s food is vegetarian because the hotel rooms were originally transformed from the guest rooms of Chanyuan Temple.” 
The Chanyuan Temple Scenic Area, which began construction in the Ming Dynasty (1425), is a site where Wei Tuo Bodhisattva responded to requests for teachings. After multiple rebuilds and renovations, the overall scale is grand and the layout is complete, with the temple divided into a central, eastern, and western axis. 
Nowadays, the buildings to the east of Daxiong Palace were destroyed by the bombing of Japanese planes during the Anti-Japanese War, but the site remains, while the buildings on the west axis are basically intact. 
Walking on the ancient path in the scenic area, following the footsteps of our ancestors, breathing in the fresh air in the Zen forest, away from the noisy hustle and bustle, we can calm down and feel the beauty of nature, just like being in a wonderland of nature, it is a good place for summer resort, relaxation, meditation, and yoga. 
Currently, the admission to Chanyuan Temple is free and allows unlimited access. 
The time of 2022 has passed quickly like a rocket, it is already October, and in two months, the brand-new 2023 will come. In the past 2022, the epidemic was still going on. In 2023, we hope that the epidemic will be gone so that we can take off our masks and go to different cities to meet the people we want to see and do the things we want to do.
In 2022, I was in Hangzhou, still looking forward to Garage 42 to continue the “New Activities”…
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