San Zu Shan Gu Buddhist temple of Qian Yuan

originally called SanGu temple, Sanzu Temple 三祖寺 it is said that an alchemist and a monk called Bao Zhi wanted to set up Taoist rites here and the emperor Liang Wu Di asked them to demonstrate their own magic powers, Bao Zhi won so he got the right to set up the temple here. In the first year of Qianyuan's reign in the Tang Dynasty, the emperor Tang Suzong gave the temple the title of “San Zu Shan Gu Buddhist temple of Qian Yuan”. San Zu temple has remained prosperous for almost 1500 years. #lucaworldtraveler