Introduction to Fayun Temple: Fayun Temple was built during the Xianchun period of the Song Dynasty (1265-1274) and is the first Zen forest in Cangnan. Patriarch San Duan established the Yucang Sect of Buddhism here, which became one of the important Buddhist sects in the country. It still has a high status and influence in Southeast Asia.
Fayun Temple has gone through several ups and downs, and was rebuilt in 1983. It now has the Main Hall, the Heavenly King Hall, the Guanyin Pavilion and other buildings. The three pairs of stone pillar foundations of the existing main hall are relics of the Song Dynasty, and they are carved with figures, flowers, cloud patterns, etc., which are quite interesting. For refinement. There is a large and small bronze bell left in the temple. The large bronze bell weighs more than 1,300 kilograms and was cast in the late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty.