Guangsheng Temple

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Guangsheng Temple (广胜寺) 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]

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  1. the first year of the Jianhe reigh in the East Han Dynasty
  2. Important Relic under National Protection
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