Nengren Temple (Guangzhou)

History

Nengren temple was first established by Yinjian (吟坚) in 1824, during the reign of Daoguang Emperor (1821–1850) of the Qing dynasty (1644–1911). The buildings of Nengren Temple that still remain were being restored and preserved until in 1908, when the temple had reached unprecedented heyday and became the largest Buddhist temple on Mount Baiyun.

On May 17, 1924, Sun Yat-sen and his wife Song Qingling visited Nengren Temple.

In 1966, a Japanese youth delegation came to Nengren Temple to plant a group of Cinnamomum camphora named "China-Japan Youth Friendship Forest".

In 1993, the Guangzhou Municipal Government has allocated CN¥15 million (US$2.383 million) for the reconstruction project. Then Nengren Temple was officially reopened to the public in May 1995.