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'''Guangsheng Temple''' is a religious site, located at the southern foot of Mt. Huoshan, 17&nbsp;km northeast of [[Hongtong County]], [[Shanxi Province]]. The temple was built in 147<ref>the first year of the Jianhe reigh in the [[East Han Dynasty]]</ref> and was changed to its present name in the [[Tang Dynasty]]. It is comprised of three parts: the upper temple, the lower temple and the Shuisheng Temple (Temple of Water God). The world renowned drama murals from the [[Yuan Dynasty]] are kept in the lower temple.<ref>Important Relic under National Protection</ref>
'''Guangsheng Temple''' is a religious site, located at the southern foot of Mt. Huoshan, 17&nbsp;km northeast of [[Hongtong County]], [[Shanxi Province]]. The temple was built in 147<ref>the first year of the Jianhe reigh in the [[East Han Dynasty]]</ref> and was changed to its present name in the [[Tang Dynasty]]. It has three parts: the upper temple, the lower temple and the Shuisheng Temple (Temple of Water God). The world renowned drama murals from the [[Yuan Dynasty]] are kept in the lower temple.<ref>Important Relic under National Protection</ref>


The ''[[Zhaocheng Jin Tripitaka]]'', which was originally called ''Jin Tripitaka'', and was renamed the ''Zhaocheng Jin Tripitaka'' after it was discovered at the Guangsheng Temple in 1933.<ref name=WDL>{{cite wdl|3018}}</ref><ref name="SocietyAmerica2000">{{cite book|author1=Asia Society|author2=Chinese Art Society of America|title=Archives of Asian art|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=d6E0AQAAIAAJ|accessdate=28 May 2013|year=2000|publisher=Asia Society|page=12}}</ref>
The ''[[Zhaocheng Jin Tripitaka]]'', which was originally called ''Jin Tripitaka'', and was renamed the ''Zhaocheng Jin Tripitaka'' after it was discovered at the Guangsheng Temple in 1933.<ref name=WDL>{{cite wdl|3018}}</ref><ref name="SocietyAmerica2000">{{cite book|author1=Asia Society|author2=Chinese Art Society of America|title=Archives of Asian art|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=d6E0AQAAIAAJ|accessdate=28 May 2013|year=2000|publisher=Asia Society|page=12}}</ref>

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Guangsheng Temple is a religious site, located at the southern foot of Mt. Huoshan, 17 km northeast of Hongtong County, Shanxi Province. The temple was built in 147[1] and was changed to its present name in the Tang Dynasty. It has three parts: the upper temple, the lower temple and the Shuisheng Temple (Temple of Water God). The world renowned drama murals from the Yuan Dynasty are kept in the lower temple.[2]

The Zhaocheng Jin Tripitaka, which was originally called Jin Tripitaka, and was renamed the Zhaocheng Jin Tripitaka after it was discovered at the Guangsheng Temple in 1933.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ the first year of the Jianhe reigh in the East Han Dynasty
  2. ^ Important Relic under National Protection
  3. ^ Template:Cite wdl
  4. ^ Asia Society; Chinese Art Society of America (2000). Archives of Asian art. Asia Society. p. 12. Retrieved 28 May 2013.