Guangji Temple

Guangjiang ( Chinese 广济寺 - Temple of Great Assistance ) is a Buddhist temple complex in Beijing on Fuchenmen Street, Xicheng District , which houses the Buddhist Association of China . The name, apparently, is associated with another older temple, Guangji, located on the slope of Zhushan Mountain in the city of Wuhu , Anhui Province and is one of the pilgrimage sites for visiting Jiuhushan , also called Small Jiuhua. Wuhu Guangji was elevated to the reign of the penultimate emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Zhao Zong ( 889 - 904 ).

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Guanxis
广济寺
A country	China
City	Beijing
Denomination	Buddhism
Type of building	Buddhist temple
Key dates
XII century - founded XIV - burned during the overthrow of the Yuan 1466 - renamed “Hong Tsi Guangji” 1584 - reconstruction 1694 - reconstruction 1699 - repair, presented with a gold inscription "Guanin", Sakyamuni statue is plated with gold 1921 - burned in a fire 1924 - restored 1934 - suffered a fire, the main hall burned down 1952 - reconstruction 1972 - reconstruction 2000 - reconstruction

The beginning of the construction of the Beijing Guangji dates back to the reign of the Jurchen Jin dynasty ( 1115 - 1234 ), and the completion - to the Ming dynasty ( 1368 - 1644 ).

The temple occupies 2.3 hectares. The temple buildings are limited by two gates; there are four main halls on the territory and the rest of the buildings between them. The camps depict 18 deities. The temple contains relics of the Minsk time, a library of more than 100,000 volumes in 20 languages, including editions of the Suna time.