Qualla: Chongshan Temple https://qualla.com/chongshan-temple-shanxi en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:38 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: Chongshan Temple https://qualla.com/chongshan-temple-shanxi Chongshan Temple: Introduction https://qualla.com/chongshan-temple-shanxi/ A son's grief reshaped a temple. In 1381, Zhu Gang, the third son of the Hongwu Emperor who founded the Ming dynasty, ordered the rebuilding of an ancient Buddhist monastery in Taiyuan to honor the memory of his mother. The temple he expanded had already stood for centuries under different names, but Zhu Gang's devotion gave it the form and the name it carries today: Chongshan Temple, the headquarters of the Buddhist Association of Shanxi and one of the most important religious sites in northern China.

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]]> Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/w/8/p/chongshan-temple-shanxi-wp/ww8p-chongshan-temple-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Chongshan Temple: Names Worn Like Layers of Paint https://qualla.com/chongshan-temple-shanxi/ The temple's history reaches back to the Tang dynasty, when it was first established sometime between 618 and 907 CE under the name White Horse Temple. Over the centuries it was renamed Yanshou Temple, then Zongshan Temple, each name reflecting a different era's priorities and pa...

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