Introduction to the Tongnan Grand Buddhist Temple: The Tongnan Grand Buddhist Temple was built in Suining County, Suizhou during the Xiantong period of the Tang Dynasty (860-873). It was originally named "Dingmingyuan", also known as "Nanchan Temple". Later, due to the Song Dynasty, a large Buddha was carved into the mountain inside the temple, and it was renamed "Big Buddha Temple". In the Ming Dynasty, a seven-layer flying pavilion was built over the large statue to protect it from wind and rain. It is still intact today. The Great Buddha Temple was rebuilt three times in history. The first two times (1151, 1278) were built by Deng Licheng, Feng Yu and Qinghui respectively; The first time was the reconstruction in the 11th year of the Republic of China.

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