This land is the residence of the alchemist Wang Ba. Later, Wang Ba "wasted his time" under the acacia tree, which was immortal. According to the records in Fujian Tongzhi, in the middle of Tang Zhenyuan, Li Ruochu climbed the tower, saw colorful clouds floating into the sky in Wang Ba's residence, and built a monument at the original site. The observation of Tang Xiantong in the eighth year (AD 867) made Li Jingwen invite Chang Sha 'an to build a temple here. Two years later, it was renamed Qing Zen Temple, and soon it was renamed yanshou temple. The abbots of the Yuan Dynasty were Fokeng and Daojie. In the second year of Ming Dynasty (1437), monks decided to rebuild Xichan Temple. After ten years of mourning (1637), Master Liang Ming rebuilt it again. The abbot of the Ming dynasty also had wizards like program and Fang Ming. In the early Qing Dynasty, Zen masters such as Kongyin and Jiyun lived in Xichan Temple and maintained it. From the third year to the fifteenth year of Guangxu (1877- 1889), the subtle Zen master raised funds to rebuild. Hermit Zen Master, also known as Yao Yuan, comes from Xianyou County, Fujian Province. Xichan Temple 15 years old.
After becoming a monk, he stayed in Yongquan Temple for ten years. At the end of Tongzhi's reign, he returned to Xichan Temple, only to find that the main hall was deserted, and the Buddha's head in the Hall of the Great Hero was wearing a hat to keep out the wind and rain. Subtle, I decided to rebuild Xichan Temple. 1876, he went to Beijing to study various classics, and Emperor Guangxu gave him a copy of "Long Zang" and a copy of "Pharmacologist Classic". Then, subtly went to Singapore.
Singapore, Malaysia, India, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand and Taiwan Province Province. After returning to China, he presided over the construction of a new Buddhist pavilion and rebuilt more than 30 halls, such as the Ursa Mahayana Hall, the Ancestral Hall and the Tianwang Hall, forming the scale and pattern of today's Xichan Temple. At the request of some overseas Chinese, the subtle Zen master built a Mazu Palace (also known as Tianhou Palace) next to the memorial garden in the temple to worship the statue of Mazu. 19
In 28 years, abbot Zhishui and producer Liang Zheng rebuilt temples, added gardens and pavilions, and opened gardens and release ponds. There are hundreds of ancient lychees in the garden today. Lichee in Xichan Temple is "thin and light in skin and sweet in taste", and people have been scrambling to comment on it since the Tang Dynasty. Scholars of all ages came to taste pears, leaving many anecdotes and poems. Xichan Temple still holds litchi parties every year, and celebrities and scholars recite poems and paint. "A Mountain with a Lily" became an affair. During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression period, the Tianwang Hall, Mahayana Hall, abbot's room and Buddhist chanting hall of Xichan Temple were all destroyed by gunfire, and Liang Zheng and Fan Hui of the prison raised funds to repair them. During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression period, Xichan Temple was bombed by Japanese planes, and was later certified by the prison of the temple and the lower houses of Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam and other countries.
Actively raise funds for restoration and basically maintain the original layout. Ten years of "Cultural Revolution" turmoil, Xichan Temple was robbed again, all the Buddha statues were destroyed and the main hall was occupied. From 65438 to 0979, Xichan Temple was reopened after the provincial and municipal governments implemented religious policies. 1982 the State Council officially approved Xichan Temple as a national key open temple. Overseas Chinese heard the news and went back to China for pilgrimage. Tan Chan, Qing Chan, Fa Chan, Daxian, Li Guangqian and Li Chengyi, as well as Zheng Geru and his sons Guo Henian and Heju Guo, all generously donated money to repair the temple, and built the Jade Buddha Pagoda and the Gratitude Pagoda, which expanded the scale of the West Zen Temple.