Wofo Temple

    Wofo Temple (Sleeping Buddha Temple), originally named Doushuai Temple, was built during the Tang Dynasty (618-907). Large renovations were carried out during the Yuan (1271-1368), Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911), and the temple was renamed Shifanpujue Temple in the twelfth year of the emperor Yongzheng (1734). Today, however, the temple is commonly known as Wofo Temple because it houses a bronze statue of the sleeping Buddha, founded in 1321. The temple complex contains four halls and courtyards with a colored glass screen, a pool and a stone bridge in front of them, and Mountain Shouan rising behind them. The delicate bronze statue is a good example of Chinese arts achievement. In 2000, Wofo Temple was accepted as one of the National historic sites.

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