Xingguo Temple (Jinan)
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| Xingguo Temple | |
|---|---|
兴国寺 | |
 The Shanmen at Xingguo Temple. | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Buddhism |
| Leadership | Shi Hong'an (释弘庵) |
| Location | |
| Location | Zhangqiu District, Jinan, Shandong |
| Country | China |
  Shown within Shandong | |
| Coordinates | 36°39′00″N 117°25′39″E / 36.65008°N 117.427531°E |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Chinese architecture |
| Established | Kaihuang period (581–600) |
| Completed | 1468 (reconstruction) |
| Website | |
| www | |
Xingguo Temple (simplified Chinese: 兴国寺; traditional Chinese: 興國寺; pinyin: Xīngguó Sì) is a Buddhist temple located in Zhangqiu District of Jinan, Shandong, China.
Xingguo Temple was originally built in the Kaihuang period (581–600) of Sui dynasty (581–618) with the name of "Thousand Buddha Temple" (千佛寺). The temple had reached unprecedented heyday in the Zhenguan period (627–649) of the Tang dynasty (618–907). Its name was changed into "Xingguo Chan Temple" (兴国禅寺).[1]
After the fall of the Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279), the entire temple was ruined in wars and natural disasters.
In 1468, in the reign of Chenghua Emperor of the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Su Xian (苏贤) raised funds to restore the temple on the original site. Four Heavenly Kings Hall, Mahavira Hall, bedrooms and storehouse were added to the temple.
It went through two rebuilds in the Qing dynasty (1644–1911), respectively in the Jiaqing period and Xianfeng period.
During the ten-year Cultural Revolution (1966–1976) the Red Guards had attacked the temple, some of the stone statues of Buddha were slightly damaged in the massive movement.
In 1983, it has been designated as a National Key Buddhist Temple in Han Chinese Area by the State Council of China.
