Feilai Temple

CHINA, Guangdong, Qingyuan

The temple is located in Feilai Gorge. It was constructed in 520 during the Southern Liang dynasty. Originally, the temple was built halfway up the mountain. Later a new temple with the same name was built by the river. In 1329 during the Yuan dynasty, it was repaired and significantly expanded to become one of the largest temples in Lingnan (southern China). Unfortunately, the temple was destroyed by torrential rain and mudslides in 1997, but was reconstructed between 1998 and 2004.
The temple occupies 4,000 sq m of land. Its buildings include the Heavenly King Hall, Great Hero Hall, Reclining Buddha Hall, memorial hall, sutra repository, abbot’s quarters, bell tower, and drum tower. A five-bay gateway is situated in front of the temple. The horizontal inscribed board above the central bay reads Feilai Temple, while there are couplets on either side of the gateway.