Historical Development

In the first year of Jianhe period of the Eastern Han Dynasty (147), the gulushe temple was built. In the first year of emperor Tai Wu of Wei Dynasty (424), monks and Taoists were killed in the pit, scriptures were burned in the temple, and the gulushe temple was abandoned as an earthen ruins. In the third year of Baoding (563) of Emperor Wu of the Later Zhou Dynasty, the wandering monk Zhengjue built a floating map and dug up a broken stele. The inscription has records of construction and reconstruction in the first year, which is the earliest record of Guangsheng temple. In the third year of Jiande reign of Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, he issued a decree to destroy the Buddha, and the construction of the tower was suspended.
During the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty (627), Huo spring was used for three and Zhao seven parts of the water. In the first year of the Shang Yuan Dynasty (760) of the Tang Dynasty, the emperor granted the sage Wuzheng bhiku to build a tower in the dynasty. The tower was built at the former site of the Ashoka Buddhist relics by royal decree. The Prime Minister Li mi granted the God of Ming Ying to protect it. In the fourth year of the Dali Period of the Tang Dynasty (769), the military and horse envoy of the left wing of Shuofang applied for the establishment of the temple together with guoziyi, the Chief Secretary of the Hedong observation Department of liguangzan and the king of Fenyang, the Chinese Communist Party. On May 27 of the same year, guoziyi was able to turn around in liguangzan's shape. Grant "Dali Guangsheng Temple". In the fourth year (769) of the Dali Period of the Tang Dynasty, it was inscribed on a tablet of the imperial edict issued by the imperial court. It was called the Kulu Relic Temple. It was named the Kulu Relic Temple because it was the name of the Western monk Cishan in the Eastern Han Dynasty. It was seated in the Mid Autumn Festival (146) in the first year of the Eastern Han Dynasty. The temple was granted a royal edict to build a tower, so it was named the Kulu Relic Temple. The Ming Ying Wang Temple was rebuilt in the Tang Dynasty (827-835). In the fifth year of Huichang of Tang Dynasty (845), Emperor Wu of Tang Dynasty ordered to destroy the temple and drive away the monks. 4600 areas of Tianxia temple were abolished, more than 250000 monks and nuns were returned to secular life, and Guangsheng temple was destroyed again.
Emperor Taizong of the Jin Dynasty (1122) built the three gates of the upper temple and the rear law hall, and cast a ten thousand pound bell. In the first year of the reign of King Zhenyuan of jinhailing (1153), the people in Dong village of Zhaocheng built the supreme Buddha Temple. Before the death of Jin Dynasty, the soldiers were on the verge of disturbance and burned the water temple.

In the first year of the middle reign of the Yuan Dynasty (1260), the water temple was rebuilt. In the 20th year of the Yuan Dynasty (1283), the water temple and Xiasi Buddhist temple were built again, and the song version of the Tibetan Scriptures was preserved. The water temple was rebuilt in the 21st year of the Zhiyuan period (1284). On August 6, 1303, the 7th year of Dade in the Yuan Dynasty, the Pingyang earthquake destroyed the shuishen temple. In the ninth year of Dade reign of the Yuan Dynasty (1305), the Great Buddha Hall of Xiasi temple was rebuilt. In the sixth year of the Yuan Dynasty (1319), the water temple was relocated and rebuilt. In 1324, the 6th year of the reign of emperor Ding of Yuantai, murals of the water temple were painted. In the second year of the reign of emperor Zhizheng of the Yuan Dynasty (1342), the underground Tibetan Hall of Xiasi temple was rebuilt.

In the third year of Hongwu reign of the Ming Dynasty (1371), the three door yingmen wing of the water temple was built. The construction of the water temple was completed in the 12th year of Hongwu reign of the Ming Dynasty (1380). In the third year of Jingtai reign of the Ming Dynasty (1452), the main hall of the middle hall of Shangsi temple was rebuilt. In the eighth year of Chenghua of the Ming Dynasty (1472), the middle hall of Xiasi temple was built to shape the statue of Buddha. In the 11th year of Chenghua of the Ming Dynasty (1475), the middle hall of Xiasi temple was completed. In the 12th year of Chenghua of the Ming Dynasty (1476), the Buddha Hall was completed before it was rebuilt. Ming Hongqi five years (1492) cast temple bell. In the 10th year of Hongzhi reign of the Ming Dynasty (1497), Pilu Hall of Shangsi temple was rebuilt. In the 14th year of Hongzhi reign of the Ming Dynasty (1501), the construction of Pilu hall in Shangsi temple was completed. In the same year, the contract book of land Mu was established in Shangsi temple. In the 10th year of Zhengde of Ming Dynasty (1515), monk Dalian began to build the flying rainbow tower. In the 16th year of Zhengde of Ming Dynasty (1521), the Golden Buddha under the flying rainbow tower was cast. In the sixth year of Jiajing reign of the Ming Dynasty (1527), the Feihong tower was completed. The murals in Maitreya Hall of Shangsi temple were rebuilt in the 19th year of Wanli of Ming Dynasty (1581). In the first year of Qiqi (1621), the great wisdom monk of the capital will provide funds for the construction of the Tazhou cloister. The Golden Buddha statue of Xiasi temple will be rebuilt in the second year of Qiqi tomorrow (1622). The construction of the cloister of the upper temple will be completed in 1623. Ming Chongzhen eight years (1675) painted murals on the pagoda gallery.

In the 16th year of Shunzhi reign of the Qing Dynasty (1659), yangchunlian and his son painted the 53 Buddha statues in the Pilu Hall of the temple in Shiming village, north of Zhaocheng. In the fourth year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty (1665), a picture of the situation of Guangsheng mountains and rivers was painted on the inside of the iron gate tablet at Fenshui. The Xiasi temple was rebuilt in the 12th year of Kangxi's reign (1673). In the 46th year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty (1707), the Buddha statue in the front hall of the Jinzhuang Xiasi temple. In the 48th year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty (1709), the underground Hall of Xiasi temple was rebuilt. The Xiasi temple was rebuilt in the 50th year of Kangxi's reign (1711). In the 56th year of Kangxi's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1717), the tower base ring building was built. In the spring of the fourth year of Yongzheng reign (1726) of the Qing Dynasty, liudengyong, the governor of Pingyang, had many disputes because of uneven water flow in the two counties of Hong and Zhao. In the third year of Yongzheng reign, Liu Chuang's iron pillar was divided into ten holes, bounded by stone walls. The construction began in September of the third year and was completed in the spring of the fourth year, fighting for water. In the 12th year of Yongzheng reign of the Qing Dynasty (1734), Guanyin and other Buddha statues were stored in the Jinzhuang Xiasi temple. On March 27 (1735), the 13th year of Yongzheng reign in the Qing Dynasty, the front hall of Shangsi temple was rebuilt. In the 11th year of the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty (1746), the lower temple was rebuilt and the bell tower and the platform in front of the Zhongda hall were built. In 1751, the 16th year of the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, the Weituo temple was built. In the same year, the water temple was built to make a statue of the Dragon King. The stage was rebuilt and eight holes in the back wall of the brick kiln were repaired. In the 33rd year of the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty (1768), the West guest hall of Xiasi was built and the East kiln of Xiasi was built. In the 49th year of the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty (1784), the gold vat of the upper temple was cast and the water and land gods of the lower temple were carved in wood. In the fourth year of Daoguang reign of the Qing Dynasty (1824), the main hall of Shangsi temple was built. In the 26th year of Daoguang's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1846), the bell tower of Shangsi temple, the Buddhist temple and other places were rebuilt. In the seventh year of Xianfeng's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1857), the water diversion Pavilion at the Mountain Gate of Yingwang Hall of the Ming Dynasty was built. In the 15th year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty (1889), the shangsiguan temple was rebuilt.

In 1921, the evil gentry in Zhaocheng destroyed the water temple, built three gates in Yuan Dynasty and built wooden archways in Qing Dynasty, and later changed to brick archways. From 1921 to 1928, Zhenda, a monk of Xiasi Temple (later returned to Chai Village), broke his precepts and neglected Tang affairs, resulting in the loss of one third of the song version of the collected scriptures in Xiasi temple. In the same year, the evil gentry in Zhaocheng colluded with the Xiasi hezhenda to sell the Yuan Dynasty Murals in the Xiasi Great Buddha Hall to foreigners at a low price, which caused great losses to the cultural relics of the motherland. It is now stored in the Metropolitan Museum of the United States. In March, 1929, Zhenda, a monk, built the temple with 1600 silver yuan of murals sold years ago. In January of 1937, Li Kong took over the chairmanship of Guangsheng temple. In the same year, all the gold collected in Xiasi temple was collected in Shangsi temple. In 1938, the ten square ancestral pagoda of Shangsi temple and the brick kiln building of Dongyuan were renovated. In 1940, the head of Zhaocheng County Anti Japanese government, Chang shaoqiao, showed a notice forbidding anyone from entering and damaging the temple. In 1942, the front and rear halls of Weituo hall and the cloister of the pagoda were built. On april25,1942, Taiyue district and Hongzhao local party, government and army cooperated to transport all the more than 4000 volumes of Zhaocheng gold collection to the base area, avoiding the Japanese aggressors' looting of precious cultural relics of the motherland. During the war of liberation in 1947, Taiyue middle school moved to Guangsheng Xiasi. All the Buddha statues in the main hall of Xiasi temple were destroyed, and the bell chimes on doors and windows were seriously damaged.

In 1948, Huo spring water in Guangsheng temple was used uniformly. In 1949, Huoquan Water Conservancy Committee of Linfen special office borrowed the address of the water temple. Many steles of the past dynasties have been destroyed by building gates with ridges. On may21,1949, the Zhaocheng gold collection was transported from the base area to Beijing and handed over to the Beijing Library for collection. Xinhua News Agency sent a special telegram. On June 17, 1952, Guangsheng Temple Heritage Management Committee was established, and on December 1, Zhaocheng Guangsheng Temple heritage maintenance office was established. In October, 1952, duxianzhou and Cui douchen, the central and provincial cultural leaders, inspected Guangsheng temple to guide the repair work. On August 9, the province allocated 60million yuan for key repair.

In 1961, the State Council announced Guangsheng temple as the first batch of national cultural relics protection units. In 1964, workers in Beijing repaired the components of the glazed tower and pressed the lightning rod. From 1973 to 1975, the rear Hall of Shangsi temple was repaired on the landing rack. In 1975, the East-West side hall of Shangsi temple was built and the ancestral hall was relocated. In 1976, the West Wing of Shangsi temple was repaired. From 1977 to 1979, the front hall of Shangsi temple was repaired by the Provincial Bureau of cultural relics. From 1982 to 1983, the shelf was lowered to repair the enclosure of the Mingying palace of the water temple. In 1983, fengguozhang donated two volumes of Zhao City gold collection. In 1984, the West Pier Hall of Xiasi temple was repaired. From 1984 to 1985, a new fire protection project was built. In 1985, the stage of the water temple was repaired on the landing gear. In May, 1985, the editorial Bureau of the Chinese Tripitaka sent Professor Tong Wei on a special trip from Beijing to present the first volume of the Chinese Tripitaka to Guangsheng temple for worship. In 1986, the reception room of Shangsi temple was newly built. In 1987, the reception room of Xiasi temple was newly built. In 1993, Shangsi Nanshan Park was built. From 1995 to 1997, the rear Hall of Xiasi temple was repaired by falling off the rack.