Where is the Big Buddha Temple in Guangzhou?
Guangzhou Giant Buddha Temple was founded in Nanhan (9 17-97 1), formerly known as Xinzang Temple. This temple is located on the west side of Beijing Road, just south of Guangzhou Department Store, surrounded by bus stations Beijing Lukou Station and Da 'nan Road Station, with convenient transportation.
Guangzhou Giant Buddha Temple has a long history and has undergone many expansions and renovations. In the Ming Dynasty, the temple was expanded to Longzang Temple. Later, Longzang Temple was changed to Inspection Department. Today's Big Buddha Temple is rebuilt on the original basis, which combines the local style of Lingnan and the architectural features of the world view, and has high cultural and artistic appreciation value.
The main buildings of the Buddhist temple are Ursa Mahayana Hall, Tianwang Hall and Guanyin Hall. Among them, the giant nanmu column used in the Hall of Great Heroes was donated by King Annan (now Vietnam) and has been intact for nearly 350 years. The architectural art in the temple imitates the official temple in Shi Jing, with Lingnan style and enjoys a good reputation at home and abroad.
Characteristics of Guangzhou Big Buddha Temple
Guangzhou Giant Buddha Temple is not only an important place of Buddhist belief, but also an important tourist attraction and cultural landmark in Guangzhou. There are many famous scenic spots and business districts around the temple, such as Beijing Road Pedestrian Street, Baiguang Department Store and Huifu West Road Food Street. While visiting Buddhist temples, tourists can also taste the delicious food and shopping and leisure resources in Guangzhou and feel the unique charm of the city.
On August 9th, 1993, the Guangzhou Municipal Government announced the Giant Buddha Temple as a municipal cultural relics protection unit. Daxiong Hall faces south, with a building area of1.200m2.. It is still the highest in Lingnan. Despite more than 300 years of wind and rain erosion, its style still exists. High-quality wood donated by King Annan (present-day Vietnam) as a beam-column framework has been basically intact so far.
The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Big Buddha Temple.