Introduction to Guanyin Temple

In 990 AD (the fifth year of Chunhua, Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty), the Nanhai Guanyin Temple was built on Niuguangang, Nanhai District, Foshan City. It has been more than a thousand years ago, and the surrounding people believe in it very much. With the passage of time and thousands of years of war and turmoil, the Guanyin Temple was built and destroyed many times. By the Qing Dynasty, only ruins remained. In the late Qing Dynasty, all temples were destroyed. After the Anti-Japanese War, the sacred relics had long since disappeared. Folks, elders and compatriots from Hong Kong and Macao all believed that the Guanyin Temple in the South China Sea was not only justified and well-received by the public, so they wrote a letter pleading for the restoration of the Guanyin Temple and donated funds to support it. At the request of religious figures and believers. In order to implement the national religious policy, the Nanhai Guanyin Temple Preparatory Committee was established to collect donations extensively. After repeated surveys, Niugugang was still selected as the temple site. This mountain has green trees and excellent scenery. Guanyin Temple faces south and is surrounded by mountains. The mountain on the left is like a green dragon and the mountain on the right is like a crouching tiger. It is actually a Feng Shui treasure land approved by superiors. The foundation stone of Guanyin Temple was laid in 1993 and it was completed before the Spring Festival in 1996. , the temple covers an area of ​​more than 20 acres, and together with the square outside the temple and the life-release pond, it covers an area of ​​60 acres. Mr. Zhao Puchu, President of the National Buddhist Association, inscribed a plaque for Nanhai Guanyin Temple. It was opened on February 12, 1996. On December 29, 1996 (the 19th day of the 11th month of the lunar calendar), the vice president of the Guangdong Buddhist Association, the abbot of Nanhai Guanyin Temple, Shi Xincheng, presided over the opening ceremony (photos of the opening ceremony are displayed in the corridor among).