Introduction to Huili Temple: Huili Temple is backed by the Western Mountains. During the Ningkang period of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (373-375), the residence of Zhang Yanguang, the minister of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, was built, and it was called Zhanzhi Temple. It was destroyed by war in the late Tang Dynasty. It was rebuilt in the second year of Qiande (964) in the Northern Song Dynasty. In the second year of Xiangfu's reign (1009), Dazhong of the Song Dynasty, he was granted the title of Ehuili Temple. At that time, the Zen hall in the Shanmen Pavilion was called Hongchang, and there were 72 monks' rooms surrounding the west mountain. It was repaired several times during the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. During the Qingming Festival in 1926, the temple was destroyed by fire, leaving only the main hall. The main hall was rebuilt in the early 1980s, retaining some of the atmosphere of Sanskrit characters in the past. Two Tang Dynasty stone scripture buildings related to Huili Temple were built in 874 AD. The building is 4.9 meters high and has eight sides. At the bottom is a Xumizuo. It is covered with a canopy and a lotus crown. It is engraved with the Dharani Sutra and embossed with lotus and animal faces, which shows the art of "Tang carving".

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