学文网青檀寺位于枣庄峄城西3.5公里处，两山窄谷之中，始建于唐代，为鲁南地区规模较大的一座佛教寺院。寺院是冠世榴园风景区自东向西的第一个旅游景点，俗称“青檀秋色”，为古峄县八景之一。
据《峄县志》记载，唐朝以前名“云峰寺”。唐时青檀树遍植山谷，遮天蔽日，故改名为“青檀寺”。大殿内供有三世佛，铜面金身，法颜慈祥。寺内有口千余年银杏，雌雄同株，至今枝叶茂盛，果实累累。树下有口“龙窟泉”,水质清冽，甘甜醇厚，为泡茶之佳品。
到青檀寺游览，一是观赏千年古檀；二是朝佛，领略远离尘嚣的清幽和静谧。生长在青檀幽谷中的数十棵千年古檀，由于饱经风霜，被大自然的鬼斧神工和岁月的沧桑雕塑成了一件件令人叹为观止的艺术品。而寺院内的千年银杏，雌雄连理，荫遮庙宇，古意盎然，使这座佛家寺院多了一缕人间烟火和文化张力。
一千多年的银杏树，在中国算不上稀奇，但像青檀寺中的银杏树，恐怕算得上中国的一绝，大自然的绝世精品。 一雄一雌的两棵，如今已是密不可分。如不经人指点，不听人讲解，你很难想到，也绝难看出，他们是两棵树的“合二为一”。
从唐代到宋、元时期，寺庙香火日盛，谷中置寺庙多处，故有僧屋如巢之说。到明、清时期，此地为文人墨客，达官贵人游玩胜地。清末民初，寺毁于兵火。现青檀寺为1985年重建。寺院由大殿、配房、长亭组成。门坊为三门四柱双垂飞檐斗拱，木质结构与钢筋水泥混合结构的仿古建筑。门上方一黑色大理石镶嵌横匾，题“青檀秋色”四字。门坊内是长约1.5公里的狭谷，谷内树龄在千年以上青檀树有36棵，百年树龄的不计其数。狭谷尽头即为青檀寺。庙门匾额“青檀寺”三个字，为书法家***手笔。寺院占地面积1050平方米，建筑面积330平方米。主体建筑为大雄宝殿5间，飞檐斗拱，殿内供奉三世佛。殿前院内有一株银杏树，树龄逾千年，至今干壮叶茂。殿前有一龙窟泉，水从大殿基地流出。西有三间配房，东有长亭。亭旁的东山岩壁上有文峰山人题写的摩崖石刻“忘归”、“龙”二处。
大殿后石壁上刻有“还我河山”四个大字，上有岳飞养眼楼。相传宋代民族英雄岳飞因患眼疾曾在此养病，故建 “金界楼”，当地人也称此楼为“岳飞养眼楼”，内塑有岳飞坐像。
金秋送爽之时，层林尽染，丹霞万朵，山谷中的红枫、银杏、青檀红黄绿三色交相辉映，倒映在波光潋滟的青檀湖水之中，别有一番情境。
Qingtan Temple in Yicheng
Qingtan Temple is located at a narrow valley, 3.5 kilometers to the west of Yicheng District, Zaozhuang City. Constructed during the Tang Dynasty (618-907), this temple is the largest temple in south Shandong. This temple is the first tourist attraction of the Guanshi Pomegranate Scenic Site going from the east to the west and is one of the eight famous scenic sites in the ancient Feng County.
According to a record in the History of Feng County, before the Tang Dynasty, this temple was called the “Yunfeng Temple.” During the Tang Dynasty, wing hackberry was planted all over the valley, hence the temple was renamed Qingtan (Wing Hackberry) Temple. Inside of the temple hall, there were three Buddha statues. In the courtyard, there are two male and female gingko trees, which still bear fruit today. Under the tree there is a spring called Longkuquan, which bubbles clean and sweet water suitable for boiling tea.
Visiting Qingtan Temple, one can admire the thousand-year-old wing hackberry while offering homage to the Buddha. Dozens of wing hackberry in the valley, together with the gingko trees in the temple, make the temple very attractive.