Introduction to Foyin Shanfang: Foyin Shanfang is the residence of Master Foyin, the abbot of the famous Jinshan and Jiaoshan temples in the Song Dynasty. According to legend, Foyin and Su Dongpo were good friends when they were young. Foyin had no choice but to enter Buddhism because of a losing bet to Su, and eventually became the abbot of Jinshan and Jiaoshan temples. Dongpo became a famous scholar in the Song Dynasty. The two often recited poems and painted in Jinshan.

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