Baolun Temple is a Buddhist temple located on Baota South Road, Guangling District, Yangzhou, Jiangsu. It was originally built during the Ming Dynasty by a monk named Jiling and was initially named Shanqing An. In 1630, during the Chongzhen era of the Ming Dynasty, the ‘Four Prohibitions of Zen Hall’ stele was erected within the temple. In 1705, during the Kangxi era of the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Ai Xin Jue Luo Xuanye bestowed the name ‘Baolun Temple’ and a plaque upon it. During the Xianfeng era, the temple was destroyed by the Taiping Rebellion, but was later rebuilt during the Tongzhi and Guangxu eras, covering an area of about two acres. After 1949, the temple was successively used as a factory by the Subei Match Factory, Yangzhou Paper Mill, Jiangsu Agricultural Machinery Factory No. 2, and Yangzhou Water Tank Factory, and is still used as a factory by the Yangzhou Water Tank Factory to this day. On August 30, 1957, the People’s Government of Jiangsu Province listed the ‘Four Prohibitions of Zen Hall’ stele as a fourth-level provincial cultural relic. In 1982, the Yangzhou Municipal People’s Government designated Baolun Temple as a municipal cultural heritage protection unit. The temple is open from 07:00 to 18:30 every day of the year.
Baolun Temple
Baolun Temple is a Buddhist temple located on Baota South Road, Guangling District, Yangzhou, Jiangsu. It was originally built during […]
