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Temple of Great Buddha |
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　　 Temple of Great Buddha is at the foot of the main peak of Tongan Big Wheel Mountain. It is an ancient temple dating from the Sui Dynasty (581). It used to be called Temple of Publicizing Buddhism (Xingjiao Si). During the over one thousand years of existence, this Temple has brought up many famous eminent monks. As an ancient temple of high repute it has never been abandoned although it was destroyed several times. Many followers of Buddhism both at home and abroad have donated money to this temple for its revamption. After several years of construction, the mountain gate, Hall of Charity and Piety (Gongde Tang), the Hall of Praying to Buddha (Nianfo Tang), the Durm Tower and the Pavilion of One Thousand Buddha's (Qianfo Ge) have been recovered and the court of the Temple has largely regained the original appearance. The 4.68 meter high Tower of Brahman in the Temple built in the Song Dynasty is a rare material object for the study of ancient religions and the art of stone carving. It is a three-storied square-shaped solid tower made of stones. Zhu Xi's inscription was also carved on this tower of stone.
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