驻马店天中名胜中英详细介绍—下篇

　4、Nanhai-Buddihist temple （中国最大佛教寺院--南海禅寺）

　　Nanhai-Buddihist temple，first built in Jiajing years ，Ming Dynasty，was one of "Eight Scenic Spot "in Caizhou historically. It is named of closing with the lake of "Small Nanhai ."Rebuilt in 1994 by the donation of Mingcheng （birth in Runan ）from Taibei. It is the largest Buddihist temple in China and also well-known in Asia. It is 300 mu. In it from north to south ，there are twelve granite memorial gate ways. Baisheng stupa beried donation of Baisheng ； Daxiong palace， exceeding Taihe of the Imperial Palace and Dacheng Confucian Temple in scale.

　　南海禅寺位于汝南县城关东南，始建于明朝嘉靖年间（公元1545年），因处于小城辽阔的小南海，故称"南海禅寺"，历史上被誉为"蔡州八景之一"。 1994年，台湾著名高僧明乘法师（汝南人）出巨资复建此寺，现已成为目前中国最大、亚洲屈指可数的一大寺院。台北白圣法师的舍利塔，也建在此寺。全寺占地300亩，从北到南依次有12菩萨、12生肖、12姻缘建筑的12座花岗岩牌坊，之后是该寺的主体建筑，正方形的大雄宝殿和四大配殿。其中大雄宝殿超过了故宫太和殿和山东曲阜孔庙大成殿的建筑规模。

　　5、Suya lake （中国最大的人工平原水库--宿鸭湖）

　　Suya lake lies in the northwest of Runan County. It's the biggest man-made plain reservoir in area and the longest dyke of China .It's called ："Man-made Dongting"。Suya lake like a crystal pearl.It also like a peaceful maiden， accepting several rage rivers such as Ru river 、Zhentou river 、Lianjiang river . It's a good place for feeding fish and mussel. Circling the lake ，there are lots of willows and reeds. It's the heaven of ducks and umbrette.When the sun falls，many ducks fly to the sky. What a beautiful scenary！

　　宿鸭湖位于汝南县西北部，面积239平方公里，是中国面积最大、堤坝最长的人工水库，北誉为"人造洞庭。"宿鸭湖犹如一颗晶莹的珍珠镶嵌在辽阔的中原大地上，她静若处子，以特有的温情容纳了狂暴的汝河、臻头河、练江河等淮河上游大小十余条支流的河水，是养鱼育蚌的良好场所。宿鸭湖环湖数万亩杨柳叠翠，两岸万亩芦苇荡是野鸭等野生动物的天堂，有"落霞与孤鹜齐飞，秋水共长天一色"的美景，不是江南，胜似江南。