Yutaisi Temple in Xinhui

Yutai Temple, located in Xinhua, Guangdong Province, China, was first built Tang Dynasty. During the years between 705 and 707 AD when Emperor Zhong Zong was on the throne, famous Chinese astronomer Monk Yi Xing settled down here and gave lectures on Buddhism. The number of his disciples reached more than 500. Since then, Temple Yutaisi has become the biggest Buddhist sacred place in Wuyi, Jiangmen city.
Unfortunately, the Temple has been ruined and renovated for many times. The most serious destruction happened in 1939. During the period of Anti-Japanese War, the Japanese army seized Xinhhi city, destroyed the Temple and forced the local people to move its bricks and stones up to the Mll to build their footholds. What’s more, trees around the Temple were cut off.
In 1985, Xinhui local government called on Chinese compatriots home and abroad to donate money to erect Temple Yutaisi again. The current ample was rebuilt during the years from 1986 to 1996.
Temple Yutaisi was built in strict accordance with Buddhist architectural model and temples' architectural style in Tang Dynasty.
There are three Rows in Temple Yutaisi. The first Row is the Heavenly King's Palace. In the middle sits the smiling Maitreya. Besides Mm are four Immortals. They have sword, pipa, umbrella and dragon in their hands. What they hold implicates that winds and rains come and stop all year round at the right timing in order to meet the needs of the local people. In the back of Heavenly Kings palace sits Weituo Bodhisattva. He is in charge of the security of the temple and its followers. On the two sides of Heavenly King, there are Dizang ( KsitigaJbha) pavilion and Qielan ( Samgharam) Palace. The second Row is Mahavira palace. It is used to worship the founder of Buddhism, Sakyamuni. He is locally known as"Buddha". Standing next to him on both sides are Ms disciples. The elder one is Jia Ye (Kasyapa), and the ymger is A Nan (Ananda). In both side of the palace are "Eighteen Arhats".
The third Row is Guanyin Hall. It is served to worship Thousand Hands Guanyin who is dedicated to serve the local people and solve their problems. ln front of the hall stands a white jade pagoda. The original one was built in 1683 when Emperor Kangxi in Qing dynasty was on the throne. But it was It was rebuilt in 1956 by using the collected lost-and-found stones fragments and other materials.