The Shangliu Temple () is a

Buddhist temple A Buddhist temple or Buddhist monastery is the place of worship for Buddhists, the followers of Buddhism. They include the structures called vihara, chaitya, stupa, wat and pagoda in different regions and languages. Temples in Buddhism represen ...

located in Qingshanqiao Town of Ningxiang City,

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, People's Republic of China. It includes the Shanmen,

Mahavira Hall A Mahavira Hall, usually simply known as a Main Hall, is the main hall or building in a traditional Chinese Buddhist temple, enshrining representations of Gautama Buddha and various other buddhas and bodhisattvas. It is encountered throughout ...

, Meditation Hall, Dining Room, Guanyin Pavilion, etc.

History

Shangliu Temple was built in Qing dynasty (1644–1911). During the

New Culture Movement The New Culture Movement () was a movement in China in the 1910s and 1920s that criticized classical Chinese ideas and promoted a new Chinese culture based upon progressive, modern and western ideals like democracy and science. Arising out of ...

(1910 and 1920s), it was occupied. The last abbot Keyi () fled to the Fozu Mountain () and went into seclusion. It was used as a sewing school. Later, it was used as the schoolhouse of Ningxiang Primary School. In 1939, it was used as the Government Office of Shangliu Township ().

References

{{Commons category, Shang Liu Temple, Shangliu Temple Buddhist temples in Changsha Buildings and structures in Ningxiang