Baisui Palace
Baisui Palace | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Buddhism |
Sect | Chan Buddhism |
Leadership | Shi Huiqing (释慧庆) |
Location | |
Location | Mount Jiuhua, Chizhou, Anhui |
Country | China |
Geographic coordinates | 30°29′12″N 117°48′56″E / 30.486561°N 117.815581°E |
Architecture | |
Style | Chinese architecture |
Founder | Haiyu ( |
Date established | 1573–1620 |
Completed | 1721 (reconstruction) |
Baisui Palace (simplified Chinese:
History[edit]
Ming dynasty[edit]
The temple was first built in the Wanli period (1573–1620) of the Ming dynasty (1368–1644) by monk Haiyu (
Qing dynasty[edit]
The temple underwent five renovations in the whole Qing dynasty (1644–1911). In 1717 in the reign of Kangxi Emperor (1662–1722), a disastrous fire consumed the temple, and it was restored in 1721 by abbot Sancheng (
In 1853, in the ruling of Xianfeng Emperor, most of the temple buildings were destroyed during the war between the Taiping Rebellion of the Qing army.
Part of the temple was destroyed by fire in the late Guangxu period (1875–1908). The mummy of Haiyu, gold seal, jade seal survived.
Republic of China[edit]
From 1931 to 1953, monk Changdi (
People's Republic of China[edit]
After the 3rd Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, the local government refurbished and redecorated the temple in 1982.
The temple has been designated as National Key Buddhist Temple in Han Chinese Area by the State Council of China in 1983.
Architecture[edit]
The temple occupies a building area of 2,987-square-metre (32,150 sq ft). The existing main buildings include the Shanmen, Mahavira Hall, Body Hall (
References[edit]
- ^ 九华山百岁宫正授沙弥十戒. ifeng.com (in Chinese). 2018-04-30.
- ^ a b c "Baisui Palace on Mount Jiuhua". jiuhuashan.cc. 2005. Archived from the original on 27 May 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.