Xiangyan Temple
The Xiangyan Temple
Religion
Affiliation	Buddhism
Location
Location	Xichuan County, Henan
Country	China
Location in Henan
Geographic coordinates	32°46′50″N 111°26′04″E / 32.78056°N 111.43444°E / 32.78056; 111.43444

Mural inside the temple

Xiangyan Temple (simplified Chinese: 香严寺; traditional Chinese: 香嚴寺) is a famous Chinese Buddhist temple in Xichuan County in southeastern Henan province, People's Republic of China.

History

The temple was first built in the year 767 by Nanyang Huizhong, the second year during Emperor Daizong's reign of the Tang dynasty period (618–907) and it was named "Changshou Temple" (simplified Chinese: 长寿寺; traditional Chinese: 長壽寺) then.

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