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Beijing Wanshou Temple

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Wanshou Temple is located on the west side of Guangyuan Sluice on the Changhe River and is a famous ancient temple in western Beijing. Built during the Tang Dynasty, it was originally called Jushe Temple. In the fifth year of the Wanli reign of the Ming Dynasty (1577), it was renovated and renamed Wanshou Temple. It was primarily used to store Buddhist scriptures. Later, the printing blocks and scriptures were moved to the Fanjing Factory and Hanjing Factory, and Wanshou Temple became a place where emperors and empresses of the Ming Dynasty would dine and rest on their way to West Lake (Kunming Lake)...
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Pingshan Wanshou Temple

Pingshan Wanshou Temple is a cultural relic protection unit of Sichuan Province.

Originally named Wanfu Temple, Wanshou Temple was first built in the first year of the Tai Ding era of the Yuan Dynasty (1324). It was expanded during the Zhengde era of the Ming Dynasty, and then Prefect Zhao Shiji inscribed the name “Wanshou,” from which it got its current name. The temple has three main halls, mostly constructed with nanmu wood. During the Ming Dynasty, it served as the residence of the chief monk official in charge of Buddhism under the Mazhu Prefecture. The vermilion copper fire jewel finial on the main ridge was later stolen and replaced with an earthenware replica during restoration. In 1909, members of the Tongmenghui such as Xiong Kewu, Yu Ying, Yang Gongfu, Liao Tengxiao, and Tan Youfo gathered here to plot the recovery of Yibin. It was announced as a provincial-level key cultural relic protection unit in 1992.

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