Nengren Temple (Guangzhou)
Nengren Temple | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Buddhism |
Deity | Chan Buddhism |
Leadership | Yaozhi (耀智)[1] |
Location | |
Location | Mount Baiyun, Baiyun District, Guangzhou, Guangdong |
Country | China |
Geographic coordinates | 23°10′29″N 113°18′24″E / 23.174859°N 113.306671°E |
Architecture | |
Style | Chinese architecture |
Founder | Yinjian ( |
Date established | 1824 |
Nengren Temple (Chinese:
History[edit]
Nengren temple was first established by Yinjian (
On May 17, 1924, Sun Yat-sen and his wife Song Qingling visited Nengren Temple.[2]
In 1966, a Japanese youth delegation came to Nengren Temple to plant a group of Cinnamomum camphora named "China-Japan Youth Friendship Forest".[2]
In 1993, the Guangzhou Municipal Government has allocated CN¥15 million (US$ 2.383 million) for the reconstruction project. Then Nengren Temple was officially reopened to the public in May 1995.[2]
Architecture[edit]
Nengren Temple is built along the up and down of mountains. Now the existing main buildings include the Paifang, Shanmen, Mahavira Hall, Ciyun Hall (慈云
References[edit]
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白 云 山 能 仁 寺 隆重 举行耀智法 师晋院 仪式. fjnet.com (in Chinese). 2012-05-25. - ^ a b c d e f
昔日 白 云 山 十 三 寺 而今仅存能 仁 寺 [Mount Baiyun had 13 temples in the past, and now only has Nengren Temple]. iFeng (in Chinese). 2012-06-11. - ^
能 仁 寺 即日 起 无需门票(图) [No tickets are needed in Nengren Temple now onwards]. 163.com (in Chinese). 2012-05-25.