Yunmen 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 Xiangxiang, Hunan,

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History

The original temple dates back to the 1050, in the reign of Emperor Renzong of the Song dynasty. At that time it initially called "Stone Stele Temple" (). It was renamed Yunmen Temple during the Yongle era (1403–1424) of the early Ming dynasty (1368–1644). The present version still maintain the style of the Qing dynasty. In 1959, the temple has been authorized as the provincial key cultural unit by the Hunan Provincial Government. In 2005, it was classified as a provincial key Buddhist temple by the Hunan Provincial Government.

Architecture

Now the existing main buildings include Frontal Hall, Middle Hall,

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 ...

and

Guanyin Hall The Hall of Guanyin or Guanyin Hall ( or ) is the most important annex halls in Chinese Buddhist temples and mainly for enshrining Guanyin (Avalokiteśvara). Guanyin, also called "Guanshiyin" (), "Guanshizizai" (), "Guanzizai" (), etc., is the at ...

Hall of Guanyin

The Hall of Guanyin is wide, deep and high with double eaves gable and hip roof (). A wood carving statue of Thousand Armed and Eyed Guanyin is preserved in the center of the hall, which is the largest wood carving statue of Guanyin in Jiangnan. The statues of Eighteen Arhats are placed in the corridor of the temple. They were carved in 1893 with stone. Each of them is high.

Xiangxiang Museum

The Xiangxiang Museum is located in the temple. It was constructed in 1959 by Xiangxiang Municipal Government. A total of 7,000 cultural relics houses in the museum.

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