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Temple of the Six Banyan Trees
六榕寺
The Temple's pagoda
Religion
AffiliationBuddhism
Location
LocationGuangzhou, Guangdong
CountryPeople's Republic of China
Geographic coordinates23°07′41″N 113°15′38″E / 23.128185°N 113.260642°E / 23.128185; 113.260642
Architecture
Completed537 AD
Temple of the Six Banyan Trees
Chinese六榕寺
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLiùróng sì
IPA[ljǒʊɻʊ̌ŋ sɨ̂]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationLuhk-yùhng jih
JyutpingLuk6-jung4 Zi6
An 1863 Lai Afong photograph showing the pagoda in ruins before it was repaired.
A temple artifact
Behind the temple

The Temple of the Six Banyan Trees or Liurong Si is a Buddhist temple in Guangzhou, China, originally built in AD 537.

The temple's proximity to foreign consulates in Guangzhou has made it a regular destination for families participating in the international adoption of children from China. Typically families receive blessings for their newly adopted children at this temple in front of the statue of Kuan Yin.

History

The Baozhuangyan Temple was first constructed by the monk Tanyu under orders from Emperor Wu of the Liang in AD 537. It was constructed to house the relics of Cambodian Buddhist saints which had been brought to Panyu (modern Guangzhou).

The temple was burned down and rebuilt during the Northern Song dynasty. Around the same time, Su Shi composed a poem "Six Banyans" (Liu Rong) in honor of a visit to the temple. It was since renamed in honor of the famous poem.

Flower Pagoda, the main structure of the temple, was built in 1097 and was named for its colorful exterior. The Flower Pagoda once had a square base in its architecture, but was given an octagonal shaped base after it was rebuilt in 1097. It was rebuilt again in 1373 after another fire in the early Ming dynasty period and restored in 1900.

See also

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