Reborn Action Star: Starting in Hollywood

Chapter 220: Toshodaiji Temple after the heavy snow
Todai-ji Temple in Nara?

Todai-ji Temple was built in 740 AD, more than years ago, and is the largest wooden building in the world today.

But Lin Yuan didn't want to go there. After all, he was already in Nara, and it would be better to go to Toshodai-ji Temple than to Todai-ji Temple.

"I want to visit Nara, but not Todaiji Temple. Let's go to Toshodaiji Temple." Lin Yuan said.

Nara is an ancient city with special significance to both China and Japan.

To put it simply, Chinese history is often divided into dynasties, while Japanese history is divided into "eras".

Let’s not mention the period before the Asuka period, which is considered by the general public in the country to be Japan’s primitive society.

The Asuka period ushered in Japan's feudal era, with famous events such as the "Taika Reform", which is equivalent to China's Sui Dynasty and the early Tang Dynasty.

After the Asuka period, Japan entered the Nara period, with the capital at that time being Nara, which is equivalent to the middle period of the Tang Dynasty in China.

Afterwards, as the capital of Japan moved to Kyoto, it entered the "Heian Period", which is equivalent to the late Tang Dynasty, Five Dynasties and Northern Song Dynasty in China.

After that, Japan had three major shogunate periods, named after the residences of the Shogun: the Kamakura period, the Muromachi period, and the Edo period.

Nara, the ancient capital of the Nara period, has special significance for the Chinese because this ancient city is almost a replica of Chang'an and Luoyang in the Tang Dynasty.

Standing in this ancient city, it seems as if you can wade through the long river of time and get a glimpse of the grandeur of China during the heyday of the Tang Dynasty.

The Toshodai-ji Temple that Lin Yuan wanted to visit was the one that was newly built by Master Jianzhen after he sailed east and arrived in Nara, the capital of Japan at the time. He also passed away here.

In fact, Lin Yuan does not believe in ghosts and gods, nor does he care about the so-called blessing of gods.

But the system task must be completed. Instead of looking for an unfamiliar temple, it is better to go to the Toshodai-ji Temple which has some history.

"Okay, I'll listen to you. The whole journey is about 150 kilometers and we can get there in 2 hours." said GAKKI.

The red Toyota car carried the two people forward.

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Toshodai-ji Temple was built in 759 AD and was completed in 770 AD, seven years after Master Jianzhen passed away.

Lin Yuan stood in the snow, looking at the Tang Dynasty-style buildings from more than a thousand years ago, silently.

"Don't you want to go in and take a look?" GAKKI pointed to the main hall of the temple - the Golden Hall.

"No, let's go for a walk in the back." Lin Yuan took the lead and walked forward.

In addition to the Golden Palace, Toshodai-ji Temple also has lecture halls, sutra collections, treasure houses, as well as an auditorium and a drum tower. In its heyday, there were 3000 monks here, making it a fairly large temple.

"That place is not open to tourists." GAKKI said anxiously.

But the next moment, she saw Lin Yuan take out a stack of banknotes, say a few words to the monk who blocked his way, and then the other party gave way.

"Donor, you are a predestined person, please come in." The monk's face was full of flattery.

Lin Yuan smiled and waved to GAKKI-chan, then led her inside.

"I'm so angry! These monks are really bringing shame to our country." GAKKI said angrily.

"It's not shameful. Most monks, no matter where they are, are like this. It's human nature. We're just providing some extra services for visitors." Lin Yuan said with a smile, "Let's go to the Imperial Shadow Hall. I heard there are some good paintings there."

There are 68 screen murals in the Imperial Shadow Hall, including "Cloud Shadows", "Sound of Waves", "Morning Clouds of Huangshan", "Fragrant Breeze of Yangzhou", "Moonlit Night of Guilin" and "Auspicious Light", which are well worth seeing.

There is a large area of ​​uncleared snow in front of us. Because it is not open to tourists, the snow has not been cleared here yet.

There had been several heavy snowfalls in the past few days, and now the snow was piling up thickly there.

Lin Yuan walked forward without looking back, leaving a deep footprint in the flat snow.

GAKKI followed behind him, and her little feet stepped into the big footprints left by Lin Yuan.

This made walking much easier, and she smiled happily.

The two walked one after the other, leaving a long trail of footprints on the snow. Lin Yuan, who was walking in front, noticed GAKKI-chan jumping around behind him and found it very interesting.

He smiled, and suddenly took bigger steps, trying to cover a longer distance with each step.

This is really hard for GAKKI-chan who is following behind.

Although she is also tall, her legs are definitely shorter than Lin Yuan, who is 1 meters tall.

In order to follow in Lin Yuan's footsteps step by step, she could only jump with all her might while taking a step.

Haha!

Success!
But before she could be happy, she lost her balance and fell forward, about to fall into the snow.

"what!"

The next moment, Lin Yuan's big hands grabbed her tightly.

GAKKI was held in Lin Yuan's arms, just like the last time she jumped from the tree top.

Lin Yuan's hot breath sprayed on GAKKI's face at close range, making her heart beat rapidly.

In this cold snow, she felt as if she were melting.

Lin Yuan helped her stand steadily and touched her head: "Are you okay?"

GAKKI-chan shook her head vigorously to get rid of all those wild thoughts.

She said seriously, "It's so hard to keep up with you, but I will try my best."

There is something else behind the words, a double entendre.

Lin Yuan smiled and replied, "Don't worry about being left behind. I will always be with you."

After saying that, he extended his right hand to GAKKI-chan.

GAKKI-chan held Lin Yuan's hand tightly, feeling very safe at the moment, as her vague worries were answered.

Suddenly, as if she remembered something, she took out a bracelet from her pocket and handed it to Lin Yuan: "This is the blessing knot I knitted for you. I originally wanted to give it to you after praying at Todaiji Temple, but Toshodaiji Temple should be about the same."

Lin Yuan took the colorful bracelet and saw that it was hand-woven, which was very difficult and time-consuming.

The entire bracelet is woven from nine ropes of different colors. Nine is the extreme number and also symbolizes perfect blessings.

The number nine is auspicious, but it makes weaving more complicated.

While weaving, GAKKI also thoughtfully used colorful ropes to construct Lin Yuan's Chinese name, which undoubtedly took more time.

"Thank you, I love it."

Thoughts are worth everything. Lin Yuan didn't ask her how much time it took.

GAKKI-chan would definitely not tell the truth. She would worry that Lin Yuan would be burdened, but it was certain that it would take at least hundreds of hours.

As Lin Yuan put the bracelet directly on his wrist, GKAKI's eyes lit up.

The two of them didn't say anything more, just held hands and walked forward in the snow.

Lin Yuan is in front and GKKAI-chan is behind.

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After visiting Toshodai-ji Temple, Lin Yuan took GAKKI-chan’s hand and walked out from the back door.

At this moment, a voice suddenly called them:
"Excuse me, are you Mr. Lin Yuan?"

(End of this chapter)