This
large temple, located at 26 Tianwei Road in Hebei District
of Tianjin, is the best-preserved monastery in the city.
It has two sections, the old and the new. The old temple
was rebuilt in 1669, the eighth year of the rule of Emperor
Kang Xi. Several hundred Buddhist statues made of bronze,
wood, iron, and stone from the Wei, Jin, and Southern
and Northern dynasties to the Ming and Qing dynasties
are on display here. The new temple was built in 1940
and contains a number of Buddhist halls.
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