Introduction

    Baosheng Temple is situated in Luzhi Town, Wu County, Jiangsu Province and was built in the Southern Dynasties. In accordance with The History of Fuli of Wuxian County, the temple was first built in the second year (503) of the Tianjian reign in the Liang Dynasty (502-557) and was a large-scale temple. But according to The History of Suzhou Governmental Office, it was first built in the Dazhong reign (847-860) of the Tang Dynasty (618-907) and rebuilt in the sixth year (1073) of the Xining reign of the Song Dynasty (960-1279).
Suzhou falls within north subtropical monsoonal climate zone with abundant rainfall, clear seasons and temperate and humid climate. The four seasons are suitable for travel, especially from April to October.

Highlights

    Zhao Mengfu, a famous chirographer of the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), wrote a couplet for the Baosheng Temple, which is still o­n the pillars of the temple: "Among Buddhist buildings, the temple in Fuli was No. 1 in the Liang Dynasty; among the Buddha statues, the arhat statues are No. 1 in southern China". The extant buildings in the temple mainly include the Temple Gate, the Heavenly King Hall and the Great Hall, etc.