Gaoguang Temple

Gaoguang Temple

Gaoguang temple was first built in the Ming Dynasty, and it has been more than 400 years. In the 31th year of Qianlong reign, there was a monk who presided over the temple. Located in Anshan village, Huangtian Town, Pinggui administrative region, Hezhou City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. It is recorded in the Qing Dynasty Guangxu edition of He county annals Volume 2 Jianzhi Department Tan Temple that Gaoguang temple is the oldest of the relatively complete ancient buildings near Babu city. It has important historical value to explain the history of Babu city and is protected by the state.

The main area of Gaoguang temple is about 1000 square meters, covering an area of 1500 mu. It has a long history and a large scale. It is the largest temple among 36 villages near Hezhou City. The temple is located in Anshan village, Huangtian Town, Pinggui administrative district, Hezhou City. It turns out that there are three Bodhisattvas in the temple. Gaoguang temple was built in the Ming Dynasty, and it has been more than 400 years. In the 31th year of Qianlong reign, there was a monk who presided over the temple.

Gaoguang temple, after several hundred years of vicissitudes, only rebuilt its front seat in 1899, the 25th year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty, and rebuilt the golden body of the statue in the 46th year of the reign of Emperor Qianlong. Gaoguang temple is the fruit of the 36 villages (including Babu city) nearby, which has been accumulated by the believers in the past dynasties. After liberation, after all previous shabby activities, the statues in the temple were destroyed. The houses of Siyu were used as schools, offices of Antang township government, Antang junior people's Commune and Wuxing senior people's commune, and warehouses for production teams. Since the 1980s, the rural system has changed. Since then, there has been no maintenance, and the temples have been in a state of disrepair. After several floods, the temple was inundated, but the temple was safe. Local villagers called it the land of carp.

For hundreds of years, Gaoguang Temple symbolizes the wisdom of the people in the nearby 36 villages (Babu city). It is a sacred place for people to look forward to and seek happiness and eliminate disasters. It is also a brilliant crystallization of the religious culture of the Chinese nation that the people are proud of.

The Preparatory Committee for the reconstruction of Gaoguang temple was set up in 2006. With the efforts of Anshan village committee and colleagues from all walks of life, the Committee asked Hezhou Museum for the report on the reconstruction of Gaoguang temple, which was soon approved by the government.

The Buddhist Library built by the temple is the largest Buddhist Library in Hezhou City, with a complete collection of Qianlong scriptures. The construction of Zhaitang tea house accommodation has started, and the expansion project of Daxiong hall has been initially established.

Address: Guposhan Avenue

Longitude: 111.54562999992

Latitude: 24.43209700032