Check in at Guangzhou Hualin Temple

#Guangzhou Attractions Hualin Temple, located on Xilaizheng Street, Xiajiu Road, Liwan District, Guangzhou, was built in 527 and is the first of the four major Buddhist monasteries in Guangzhou. The predecessor of Hualin Temple was "Xilai Temple", where Bodhidharma built a hermitage out of grass and devoted himself to practice. During the Shunzhi period of the Qing Dynasty, the Main Hall was first built, followed by the Pavilion Hall and the Pangcha Room, and the "Xilain Temple" was renamed "Hualin Temple". Hualin Temple covers an area of ​​30,000 square meters and consists of a complex of buildings including the Hall of Five Hundred Arhats, the Stupa, and the Bodhidharma Hall. Hualin Temple was the first temple established by Bodhidharma when he came to Guangdong to spread the Buddhist Dharma. It was also the only temple he built personally. It is truly the first ancestral temple of Zen Buddhism. Afterwards, many eminent monks came to Guangzhou by sea or land to translate Buddhist scriptures and spread the Dharma. Bodhidharma is revered as the founder of Chinese Zen Buddhism, so Hualin Temple is regarded as one of the holy places of Lingnan Buddhism. Friends who like Buddhist culture, remember to check in at Hualin Temple. Transportation: Walk about 500 meters from Hualin Temple Subway Station