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Located in Jixian City, dule temple is one of the first batch of keycultural relics protection units in China, and is a famous ancient temple with ahistory of thousands of years. Dule temple was built in the 10th year ofZhenguan reign of Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty (636 AD), and rebuilt in the2nd year of Tonghe reign of Liao Dynasty (984 AD). During the reign of Wanli,Shunzhi, Qianlong and Guangxu in the Ming Dynasty, Zhaobi was built in the 18thyear of Qianlong (1753 A.D.), the double eaves of Guanyin Pavilion were added,and four eaves pillars were set up at the top and bottom, and the eastern palaceof the temple was built. Dule temple covers a total area of 16000 square meters.The gate is three rooms wide and four rooms deep. There are two floors up anddown, with a flat and dark floor in the middle. The height is 23 meters. It isthe oldest high-rise wooden pavilion building in China.
The temple gate and Guanyin Pavilion were built in Liao Dynasty, and otherswere built in Ming and Qing Dynasty. The layout and structure are quitepeculiar. The architecture of the whole temple is divided into three parts: theEast, the middle and the West; the East and the West are respectively the monk'shouse and the palace; the middle part is the main building of the temple, whichis composed of Baishan gate, Guanyin Pavilion, East and west auxiliary hall,etc. between the mountain gate and the main hall, the corridor is connected. Allthese reflect the characteristics of the architectural layout of Buddhisttemples in Tang and Liao dynasties.
Dule temple palace, built in 1753, is also known as Qianlong palace. It isthe place where the emperors of Qing Dynasty took a rest on their way to visitDongling mausoleum. It is also the only palace in Tianjin. There is one floor ofthe main hall and three subsidiary buildings in the palace. Now there are 14cloisters and one vertical flower gate, making the palace an independentcourtyard. All the emperors after Qianlong came to the palace of dule temple andleft a lot of poems praising the temple. The newly added exhibition in thepalace included 12 impromptu works of the Qing emperor and 17 portraits ofempresses and concubines related to the palace.
It is said that the dule temple was built by an eminent saint of Luban, soJizhou built a temple to commemorate this founder. Luban temple is located 300meters northeast of dule temple, which is the only one in China. Dule temple hasexperienced thousands of years of wind and rain erosion, war disaster, and morethan 30 earthquakes. It is a miracle in the history of Chinese architecture.
Temple Fair: in recent years, dule temple has resumed its traditionaltemple fair in the first month of each year, including Guanyin blessing, folkflower show, acrobatic performance, opera performance, local snacks, localspecialty exhibition, etc., becoming a characteristic brand of winter culturaltourism activities in Jixian County.
Dharma Association: every year, on the first day of the first month (thebirthday of Maitreya), the 19th of February (the birthday of Guanyin), the 8thof April (the birthday of the Buddha), the 19th of June (the day of Guanyinbecoming a monk), the 19th of September (the day of Guanyin becoming a monk) andthe 8th of December (the day of the Buddha becoming a Taoist), a large-scalecommemorative Dharma association is held in dule temple, and believers from allwalks of life gather here.