Suzhou Baosheng Temple,Baosheng Si

Baosheng Temple is situated in Luzhi Town, Wu County, Jiangsu Province and was built in the Southern Dynasties. In accordance with The History of Fuli of Wuxian County, the temple was first built in the second year (503) of the Tianjian reign in the Liang Dynasty (502-557) and was a large-scale temple. But according to The History of Suzhou Governmental Office, it was first built in the Dazhong reign (847-860) of the Tang Dynasty (618-907) and rebuilt in the sixth year (1073) of the Xining reign of the Song Dynasty (960-1279). Zhao Mengfu, a famous chirographer of the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), wrote a couplet for the temple, which is still on the pillars of the temple: "Among Buddhist buildings, the temple in Fuli was No. 1 in the Liang Dynasty; among the Buddha statues, the arhat statues are No. 1 in southern China". The extant buildings in the temple mainly include the Temple Gate, the Heavenly King Hall and the Great Hall, etc.


Name:Suzhou Baosheng Temple (Baosheng Si)
City:Suzhou
Address:Out of the Feng Men,Suzhou
Admission:Free
Hours: 07:30am-05:00pm
Tel:0086-512-65010011