Daxiangguo Temple has gone through thousands of years of vicissitudes

🕙History of Xiangguo Temple:
Daxiangguo Temple, formerly known as Jianguo Temple, is a famous Buddhist temple in China. It was built in the sixth year of Tianbao in the Northern Qi Dynasty (555). In the first year of the Yanhe reign of the Tang Dynasty (712 AD), Emperor Ruizong of the Tang Dynasty named the temple Daxiangguo Temple in memory of his ascension from Prince of Xiang to the throne. During the Northern Song Dynasty, Xiangguo Temple was highly respected by the royal family and expanded many times. It was the largest temple in the capital and the national center of Buddhist activities. Later it was destroyed due to war and floods. It was rebuilt in the tenth year of Emperor Kangxi's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1671). The Daxiangguo Temple that can be seen now was restored in 1992 when Buddhist activities were resumed and the bell tower, drum tower and other buildings were rebuilt.

When I went there, it happened to be the Kaifeng "Chrysanthemum Culture Festival". Various kinds of chrysanthemums were arranged in the garden, making the entire ancient temple green and full of vitality.

Walk into the temple through the mountain gate and walk along the central axis, passing the bell and drum tower, the releasing pond, the Hall of Heavenly Kings, the Main Hall, the Hall of Arhats (the octagonal glazed hall), and finally reaching the Sutra Hall, which is the end of Daxiangguo Temple.

The entire Daxiangguo Temple does not cover a large area and can be visited in about an hour. After the visit, you can walk to the Drum Tower Square #郊外好去处 #开封

Post by 爱旅行的小小兔 | Dec 1, 2021