Guangji Temple (Wuhu)
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| Guangji Temple | |
|---|---|
广济寺 | |
 A panoramic view of Guangji Temple. | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Buddhism |
| Sect | Chan Buddhism |
| Leadership | Shi Renyu (释仁煜) |
| Location | |
| Location | Jinghu District, Wuhu, Anhui |
| Country | China |
  Shown within China | |
| Geographic coordinates | 31°20′36″N 118°23′03″E / 31.343207°N 118.38419°E |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Chinese architecture |
| Date established | 894–898 |
Guangji Temple (simplified Chinese: 广济寺; traditional Chinese: 廣濟寺; pinyin: Guǎngjì Sì) is a Buddhist temple located on the southwest hillside of Mount Zhe, in Jinghu District of Wuhu, Anhui, China.[1] Alongside Puji Temple, Nengren Temple and Jixiang Temple, Guangji Temple is known as one of the "Four Buddhist Temples in Wuhu". Guangji Temple has been praised as "Little Mount Jiuhua". Guangji Temple experienced expansion and repair for many times and now still maintain the basic architectural pattern of the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368–1911).
Tang dynasty
Guangji Temple traces its origins to the a temple built in the Qianning period (894–897) of Tang dynasty (618-907). In the Guanghua period (898–901), it was renamed "Yongqing Temple" (永清寺).[2]
Song dynasty
In the reign of Emperor Zhenzong (1048–1085) in the Song dynasty (960–1276), it was renamed "Guangji Temple" which it still in use now.[2]
Yuan dynasty
In the Yuan dynasty (1368–1644), a poet named Ouyang Yuan (欧阳元) wrote a poem Mount Zhe (《赭山》) to eulogize the beautiful and picturesque landscape of Mount Zhe and Guangji Temple.[2]
Ming dynasty
Guangji Temple was abolished in the Yongle period (1403–1424) of the Ming dynasty (1368–1644) and reactivated its religious activities in the Jingtai period (1450–1456).[2]
Qing dynasty
In 1756, in the period of the Qianlong Emperor of the Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Dai Tianpu (戴天溥) and Wang Zhaohe (汪昭和) donated property to renovate the temple. In 1798, in the reign of Jiaqing Emperor, abbot Yuejiang (越江) repaired the temple. In the Xianfeng period (1850–1861), a fire consumed the temple. The modern temple was rebuilt in the Guangxu period (1874–1908).[2]
People's Republic of China
In 1983 it has been designated as a "National Key Buddhist Temple in Han Chinese Area".[2]
Guangji Temple has been categorized as an AAAA level tourist site by the China National Tourism Administration.
