Historical Inheritance of Xilai Temple

It was rebuilt in the fourth year of Kangxi (1665) in Qing Dynasty, but it was repeatedly destroyed in the third year of Jiaqing (1798), the fourth year of Guangxu (1878), the sixth year of the Republic of China (19 17) and during the Cultural Revolution.

After liberation, Xilai Temple has been repaired many times. Xilai Temple was severely damaged during the Cultural Revolution.

After the implementation of the religious policy, Xilai Temple was simply restored and resumed normal religious activities.

1980, Liuzhou Municipal People's Government rebuilt and shaped the Buddha statue as it was.

Due to long-term natural invasion and man-made destruction, it has been worn out. 1995 On the ninth day of the second lunar month, the renovation and expansion project of Xilai Temple officially started. In order to improve the traffic conditions of Xilai Temple and make its supporting facilities safer and more reasonable, Liuzhou Navigation Supervision Bureau gave Xilai Temple a 7-meter-wide channel facing the river bank for free, built a mountain gate for Xilai Temple and created very convenient conditions for Xilai Temple to carry out religious activities.

1In August, 1996, the reconstruction project of Daxiong Hall, which cost about 165438+ ten thousand yuan, was successfully completed. The rebuilt Xilai Temple covers an area of about 1800 square meters. The second phase expansion project of Xilai Temple also started on 1996 and was completed in July 2000.

In 20 10, Xilai Temple cast the world's largest 109 ton Buddha clock.

2065438+On March 25th, 2006, the bronze tripod "Shanyuan Baoding", the largest in weight and size in the world, was successfully hoisted in Liuzhou, Guangxi.