According to CCTV news, in the early morning of July 24, a fire broke out in Shandan Grand Buddha Temple, a national 4A-level tourist attraction located in Shandan County, Zhangye City, Gansu Province. After the fire broke out, local forces were immediately organized to fight the fire. According to the on-site personnel, as of about 10 o'clock, the open fire has been basically extinguished.
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According to the website of Zhangye Municipal People’s Government, Zhangye Great Buddha Temple is a Buddhist art museum integrating architecture, statues, murals, sculptures, scriptures and other cultural relics, 1996 It is listed by the State Council as a national key cultural relic protection unit.
The temple was first built in 425 A.D. during the Northern Wei Dynasty. After several generations, it suffered from military disasters and wars, repaired several times, and rose and fell several times. According to historical records, only during the 440-year period from the fifth year of Zhengtong in the Ming Dynasty (1440 A.D.) to the 13th year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty (1887 A.D.), it was repaired six times. Zhu Qizhen, Emperor Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty, inscribed the word "earth Buddha" for the temple, and made a plaque to hang on the mountain gate.
Image source: Zhangye Municipal People's Government website
According to the introduction , Zhangye Great Buddha Temple is also the royal temple from Xixia to Yuan Dynasty . During the long historical years, the Zhangye Great Buddha Temple has changed its name several times. In recent years, it is also known as "Xixia National Temple".
According to the news from Cultural Tourism Ganzhou on July 23, recently, in order to arrive at the peak tourist season, all staff members of the Dafo Temple scenic spot took up their posts and stick to their posts to provide tourists with high-quality services. Shen Ling, Director of the Reception Department of Zhangye Dafo Temple Scenic Area, said: " In the first half of this year, the tourism revenue was about 2.69 million yuan, and the number of tourists reached 134,000. . In the next step, Zhangye Dafo Temple Scenic Area will continue to strengthen the publicity of the scenic spot, improve the quality of refined services, and achieve a win-win situation between the protection and utilization of cultural relics and the development of the tourism industry. He Xiaotao
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