Nanputuo Temple in Xiamen

Nanputuo Temple is located under the southeast Wulao Peak in Xiamen, Fujian Province, adjacent to Xiamen University, facing the Bicheng Harbor. The temple covers an area of 258,000 square meters and a building area of 21,270 square meters. It was first built in the late Tang Dynasty and was called Sizhou Temple. It was renamed Puzhao Temple during the Zhiping period of the Song Dynasty. In the early Ming Dynasty, the temple was deserted and was not rebuilt until the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. Because it worships Guanyin Bodhisattva, it is similar to the Guanyin Dojo in Putuo Mountain, Zhejiang, and it is named 'Nanputuo Temple' because it is south of Putuo Mountain. It is one of the Buddhist holy places in southern Fujian. The most precious in the temple are the 'Miaofa Lianhua Sutra' written in blood during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty and the famous white porcelain Guanyin by He Chaozong.