Mount Emei Golden Summit (Huazang Temple)
Monumental ConstructionDescription
Mount Emei Golden Summit (Huazang Temple) is a monumental construction in China, Asia. Wikipedia — Jinding (citing the Mount Emei Buddhist Association and architectural history) gives its chronology as “The temple’s foundation is reported as 1377. Following fires and rebuilding, the reconstructed complex opened on 18 June 2006; the foundation date must not be assigned indiscriminately to all present structures.” Wikipedia — Jinding (citing the Mount Emei Buddhist Association and architectural history) also records: “The summit complex arranges halls and monuments along a central axis on the slope. Its present appearance incorporates substantial modern reconstruction rather than a wholly surviving medieval ensemble.”
Huazang Temple occupies Jinding, the Golden Summit of Mount Emei in Sichuan, China. The summit complex combines Buddhist halls, terraces and a monumental representation of Puxian, known as Samantabhadra, above the surrounding mountain slopes. It is both a pilgrimage destination and a dramatic example of religious architecture placed within a high mountain landscape. The temple’s history is traced to 1377, but the complex has suffered fires and repeated rebuilding. Much of what visitors see today belongs to the modern reconstruction opened in 2006. The medieval foundation date therefore does not imply that the current halls or large summit monument are unchanged medieval structures.
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| Date | 1377 CE The temple’s foundation is reported as 1377. Following fires and rebuilding, the reconstructed complex opened on 18 June 2006; the foundation date must not be assigned indiscriminately to all present structures. AI-assisted sourced research and publication delegated by the owner; not individually manually reviewed by a human. • Wikipedia — Jinding (citing the Mount Emei Buddhist Association and architectural history) | No claims found. |
| Purpose | Huazang Temple is a Buddhist pilgrimage complex at Mount Emei’s Golden Summit, associated with Puxian (Samantabhadra). AI-assisted sourced research and publication delegated by the owner; not individually manually reviewed by a human. • Wikipedia — Jinding (citing the Mount Emei Buddhist Association and architectural history) | No claims found. |
| Method | The summit complex arranges halls and monuments along a central axis on the slope. Its present appearance incorporates substantial modern reconstruction rather than a wholly surviving medieval ensemble. AI-assisted sourced research and publication delegated by the owner; not individually manually reviewed by a human. • Wikipedia — Jinding (citing the Mount Emei Buddhist Association and architectural history) | No claims found. |
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