Hongchenggan'en Temple

The Red City Gratitude Temple was built by Emperor Xiaozong during the Hongzhi period of Ming Dynasty. According to the "Inscription on the Inscription of Gratitude Temple", the temple was founded in the fifth year of Ming Xiaozong Hongzhi (1492) and completed in the eighth year of Ming Xiaozong Hongzhi (1495). It belongs to the Ming Dynasty. Ancient buildings, announced by the State Council in June 2006 as the sixth batch of national key cultural relics protection units. The monastery sits north to south, surrounded by folk houses. The main buildings are: a wooden archway with 4 columns, 3 rooms and 3 floors stands in front of the temple. There is a tablet pavilion in the temple. The stone tablet in the pavilion is the key protection object of the temple. The stone tablet is 4.19 meters high. The body of the stele is black and the stone quality is good. The front is engraved with regular script in Chinese, and the back is Tibetan, engraved with "Grateful Monastery Inscription". The head of the stele is engraved with the seal script of "Chief", and the pattern of two dragons playing with beads is embossed on both sides. The text of the inscription describes the origin, prosperity and merit of Buddhism, the construction of the temple and the names of the buildings. Signed as "Da Ming Jiajing four years old Yiyou summer auspicious Hitachi". The stele is basically well preserved. After the stele pavilion are the Dharma Protector Hall, the Bodhisattva Hall and the Great Buddha Hall, and the Lishi Hall and the Heavenly King Hall on the east and west sides. Thanksgiving Temple not only has important artistic value in the building itself, but also has various statues and murals with beautiful shapes and diverse expressions. There are 128 statues in the whole temple, of which there are 99 statues in the Great Buddha Hall. There are four heavenly kings in the Hall of Heavenly Kings, and two generals in the Hall of Luxuries. Statues have been smashed during the Cultural Revolution, and most of the murals have fallen off. However, the frescoes under the eaves of the outer wall are basically intact because they are out of reach.