Chan-LinTempleislocatedonthemountainsideofMêMountaininChiayiCounty.Itcoversanareaof6hectaresandhaslongbeenfamousforitsnumerousplumtrees,totallyabout3000,coveringthewholetemple.Besides,insidethetemple,therearealsovariousspeciesofflowersblossoming,includingpeachflowers,azaleasandsoon,servingasafantasticsceneinallfourseasons.What'smore,thetempleisalsoasuitableplaceforwatchingmoon.Nowonderwhy"Viewingbothcherryblossomsandthemooninthetemple"wasoneoftheeightwondersinChiayiinolddays.SittingontheZhi-TouMountaininMê-ShanTownship,Chan-LinTempleisregardedastheBuddhistshrinethere.Thesceneryinthetempleisbeautifulandsacred,andthemainbuddhisthallofthetempleseemsspectacular.ThistemplemainlyworshiptheGuanshiyin,whosenamemeans"observingthesoundsoftheworld".Infrontofthetemplestandthebamboowoods,prevailingapeaceful,simpleandelegantatmosphere.DuetothesacrednessoftheGuanshiyinbuddhisthall,pilgrimspaytheirvisittoChan-LinTempleallovertheyear.Ithaslongbeentheshrineforreligionandspirits.Climbingupalongtheoldstonestairs,visitorscanbothtakeinthepanoramaofMê-ShanTownshipandenjoythemselvesinthesurroundingsoftheBuddhism'smercyandaromaofthenature.