Guanghua Temple

Guanghua Temple was first built in the second year of Chen Yongding in the Southern Dynasty (AD 558), and was originally named "Jinxian Temple". It was later expanded into a temple. In the second year of Tang Jingyun (AD 711), Emperor Ruizong gave it the name "Lingyan Temple", and it was renamed "Guanghua Temple" by the famous calligrapher Liu Gongquan. The Song Dynasty was the heyday of Guanghua Temple. At that time, there were 10 courtyards, 120 nunneries under the jurisdiction, and more than 1,000 monks. The current building complex was rebuilt in the early years of Guangxu Qing Dynasty. In recent years, Guanghua Temple has undergone a comprehensive renovation and expansion. The total area is more than 32,000 square meters. The entire layout is based on the Zhaobi, the archway, the mountain gate, the release pool, the Tianwang Hall, the Mahavira Hall, the Fatang (the upper part is the Tibetan Sutra Pavilion), and the ancestral hall (the upper part is the Reclining Buddha Pavilion) as the central axis. North to south, with a total length of 385 meters, it is magnificent. The Mahavira Hall is built on a 2.7-meter-high abutment, which is a beam-lifting hall structure. The hall is 22 meters high and covers an area of 837 square meters. In front of the Hall of Heavenly Kings, there are two stone pillars built in the second year of Zhiping in the Northern Song Dynasty (1065), about 3 meters high. Precious material data on dialect relations. In front of Pumen Nunnery on the left side of the temple, there is a wooden pavilion-style Sakyamuni stupa built before the first year of Songgandao (1165), with a five-level octagonal shape and a height of 30 meters. The tower room is hollow, and the inner wall is embedded with stone steps for people to board and assist, and can go to the outside of the tower gates on each floor. The outer wall and the embossed Buddha statues, double-headed feathers, flying music, flowers, birds and beasts are exquisite and beautiful. The eaves of the tower are carved imitating bricks and tiles, and it has the trend of flying in the wind. Its architectural art is rare in Bamin and is listed as a national key cultural relics protection unit.