Guangji Temple
Located at No. 25, Fuchengmen Inner Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, Guangji Temple is one of the most famous ancient temples in inner city. It was first built in the Jin Dynasty and was initially named "Xiliucun Temple"; In the Yuan Dynasty, it was renamed as the "Baoen Hongji Temple", which was later destroyed by war; Rebuilt in Ming Dynasty (1457), and renamed as "Hongci Guangji Temple" (1466); During the period of the Republic of China, the temple was burned twice and rebuilt twice. In the early new China era, the government repaired all the temple buildings, and then carried out comprehensive repairs twice to preserve the original appearance of the ancient temple.In 1953, the Buddhist Association of China was established in Beijing, and its site was located at Guangji Temple.
Guangji Temple covers an area of 2.3 hectares and faces south. On the central axis, there are the Shanmen Hall, Maitreya Hall (Tianwang Hall), Mahavira Hall, Yuantong Hall (Guanyin Hall) and Duobao Hall. In addition to the bell tower and drum tower, there are also side halls on the east and west sides. In the northwest corner of the temple, there is an ordination platform built of white marble (built in 1678), now known as the "Three Schools", which has been well preserved. The layout of the whole temple is rigorous, neat and symmetrical.
Guangji Temple remains many Buddhist statues from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and also collects many precious Buddhist scriptures, inscriptions and other cultural relics. The Buddhist scriptures collected in Guangji Temple is an important historical material for studying the development history of Chinese Buddhism and an important part of Chinese traditional culture.
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