Guangsheng Temple

Guangsheng Temple (广胜寺) is a religious site, located at the southern foot of Mt. Huoshan, 17 km northeast of Hongtong County, Shanxi Province. The temple was built in 147[1] and was changed to its present name in the Tang Dynasty. It has three parts: the upper temple, the lower temple and the Shuisheng Temple (Temple of Water God). The world-renowned drama murals from the Yuan Dynasty are kept in the lower temple.[2]

The Zhaocheng Jin Tripitaka, which was originally called Jin Tripitaka, and was renamed the Zhaocheng Jin Tripitaka after it was discovered at the Guangsheng Temple in 1933.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ the first year of the Jianhe reigh in the East Han Dynasty
  2. ↑ Important Relic under National Protection
  3. ↑ Cui, Fazhen (1149). "The Zhaocheng Jin Tripitaka". World Digital Library (in Chinese). Shanxi Sheng, China. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  4. ↑ Asia Society; Chinese Art Society of America (2000). Archives of Asian art. Asia Society. p. 12. Retrieved 28 May 2013.

Coordinates: 36°18′06″N 111°48′23″E / 36.30167°N 111.80639°E / 36.30167; 111.80639

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