Introduction to Lunzang Hall and Dabei Hall: Lunzang Hall is behind the Vajra Hall and was built in the Ming Dynasty. It generally retains the architectural features and layout of the Ming Dynasty. It is named after the wheel-carriage Buddhist scriptures placed in the hall. In the old days, the wheel-carriage in the hall not only housed Buddha statues , it also contains a gold-inscribed Buddhist scripture presented by Goryeo in the Song Dynasty. Unfortunately, all three were destroyed in the early days of the Cultural Revolution. The current wheel cart was restored and built in the 1990s. It is 8 meters high, has one column and eight sides, and is multi-layered on the outside. There are paintings and Buddha statues on each floor.
Dabei Hall and Lunzang Hall are opposite each other from east to west. They were also built in the Ming Dynasty. They were destroyed by fire during the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty and were later rebuilt. A six-meter-high Guanyin statue is enshrined in the hall. On the two walls of the Buddha statue, Wu Daozi, Zhao Mengfu and Xu Wei are embedded. The stone carvings of Guanyin statues painted by celebrities such as Qiu Ying and others from past dynasties.

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