Guangde Temple

Guangde Temple, formerly known as Yunju Temple, was built in the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty. Located 13 kilometers west of Xiangyang City, the temple is adjacent to the Gulongzhong Scenic Area. The ancient trees in the temple are towering, and the water outside the temple is surrounded by clear water. The environment is elegant and pleasant. lush. The monastery covers an area of 45,000 square meters. It is a famous ancient temple in northwest Hubei and a famous Shifang jungle in the history of Buddhism in Hubei Province. Guangde Temple is 250 meters long from north to south, 180 meters long from east to west, and the Husi River is more than 1,000 meters long. The main buildings are the Stone Pagoda of Emperor Zen Master, Dongshan Gate, Nanshan Gate, Tianwang Hall, Jialan Hall, Weituo Hall, Bell Tower, Drum Tower, Daxiong Hall, Guanyin Hall, Cangjing Building, Duobao Pagoda, wing rooms, auxiliary rooms and cross-courtyards, etc. 127 houses. most of Guangde Temple's halls were demolished as the "Four Olds". By 1978, only the Hall of Heavenly Kings, the Tibetan Scripture Building, the Duobao Pagoda and some wing rooms existed. The Duobao Pagoda was built in the seventh year of Hongzhi in the Ming Dynasty. It has a masonry imitation wood structure and consists of two parts: the tower base and the tower peak. The tower base is 7 meters high and the tower is about 10 meters high. There are four hexagonal brick pagodas around the main pagoda. There are 48 stone Buddha statues embedded in the pagoda, so it is called the Duobao pagoda.