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Dafo Temple.
If you visit Guangzhou, China, of course always go to a very famous shopping areaBeijing Road., Yuexiu District.
Here there is a very large and magnificent Budhist Temle, namely Dafo Temple. (Grand
BUDDHA TEMPLE )
Including one of the 5 most famous temples in Guangzhou.
We recommend that you visit this temple in the day and night. Because it has a different beauty.
When I visited him in the morning, in general the one who came was a local person. Which
Before going to work, they came to pray first.
According to the national policy this temple was approved by the City Government of Guangzhou to be determined
as a Buddhist temple in 1981.
And on August 9, 1993, it was designated as a historical temple.
Several times the temple has been damaged, then rebuilt.
Built more than a thousand years ago, by Emperor Liu Yan from the South Han Dynasty. (917 – 971).
With the name of the temple of Xin Zang.
During his reign, he who obeyed the Buddhist religion, built 28 temples.
From 971 – 1271, in the Song Dynasty government, this temple was half destroyed and abandoned.
In 1271 – 1368, the Yuan Dynasty, was renovated and replaced by his name.
During the Powerful Ming Dynasty (1368 – 1911), his name was replaced as a Longzang Temple.
In fact, when the Emperor Jiajing who adhered to Taoism in power, this temple became an office
government.
Destroyed when the war in 1649, and when the King of Vietnam visited Guangzhou, a person
The monk from the temple there, asking for wooden donations. And approved by the king. Then year
Next, the temple can be rebuilt. With an area of 13,000 sq feet.
There are 3 Buddhist copper statues in the Mahavira Hall with a height of 6 meters and weighs 10 tons.
is the largest statue in the Lingnan area. That's why now the name is Dafo
TEMPLE
In 1938 when Japan attacked South China, the head of the monk ran away to Hong Kong,
And also the other monks disbanded. Dafo Temple is used as an office of a puppet government
Guangzhou.
Starting at 6 pm, the lights and lanterns began to be turned on. Looks extraordinarily beautiful.
Across this temple there is a big mall. And in it there is a studio that we can rent
The following traditional clothes are dressed up. Very cheap, I forgot how much.
If I'm not mistaken $ 50.00. This is only in the photo in the studio.
But if you want to be photographed at the temple, you have to add a few more dollars. Need to have enough time, because
We came starting at 4 pm and just finished about 8 pm.
And great again, when I want to give tips to the make up and photographer, they
reject it. They say that the rules of the enterprise, cannot receive tips.
One of the beautiful memories of Guangzhou (ES / IM)
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