title: Nanhai Guanyin Temple
text: # Nanhai Guanyin Temple
  
  Nanhai Guanyin Temple (simplified Chinese: 南海观音寺; traditional Chinese: 南海觀音寺; pinyin: Nánhaǐ Guānyīn Sì) is a Buddhist temple located at the foot of Niugugang (牛牯崗), in Nanhai District of Foshan, Guangdong, China.
  
  ## History
  
  Nanhai Guanyin Temple was built in the 5th year of Period Chunhua (990) in the Northern Song dynasty (960-1127). At that time it bore the name Nanhai Guanyin Palace (Chinese: 南海观音庙). The temple was enlarged burned, and rededicated several times throughout Chinese history till now, the present version was completed in 1996. On February 12, 1996, the temple was officially opened to the public. On December 29, 1996, abbot Shi Xincheng (Chinese: 释新成) held the canonization ceremony of the newly reconstruction temple. The then Venerable Master of the Chinese Buddhists Association Zhao Puchu inscribed a plaque "Nanhai Guanyin Temple" (Chinese: 南海观音寺) for the temple.
  
  ## Architecture
  
  Along the central axis are Paifang, Heavenly Kings Hall, Mahavira Hall and Guanyin Hall. There are over 20 halls and rooms on both sides, including Bell Tower, Drum Tower, Sixth Patriarch Huineng Hall, Abbot Hall, Monastic Dining Hall, Monastic Reception Hall and Meditation Hall. Among these, Guanyin Hall is the main hall to enshrine Guanyin Bodhisattva.
  
  ## Gallery
  
  * The Mahavira Hall.
  * The Guanyin Hall.
  * The Shanmen
  * The Free Life Pond.
  * The Gautama Buddha at the Mahavira Hall.
  * The Sixth Patriarch Huineng at the Liuzu Hall (Sixth Patriarch Huineng Hall).
  * The Dhrtarastra at the Hall of Four Heavenly Kings.
  * The Vaisravana at the Hall of Four Heavenly Kings.
  * The Virudhaka at the Hall of Four Heavenly Kings.
  * The Virupaksa at the Hall of Four Heavenly Kings.
  