Lanzhou Baita Temple, old name white tower zen temple, located at the Lanzhou Yellow River north shore summit
of the white Tashan, temple by tower. Handed down Baita Temple is at that time went to Mongolia for the
commemoration to visit Genghis Khan, but the midway died from illness at Lanzhou's Tibet renowned eminent monk
constructs, latter in disrepair after many years, only saved “the white tower ancient temple ruins”. Up to
the Ming Dynasty legitimate 13 years (in 1448), guarded court eunuch Liu Yong to tour this place honestly,
“the free time looked at its mountain, was place of the situation, therefore the buddhist temple, constructed
the monk to occupy, forever scenic place of for the Jin Cheng”. After Liu male, the experience year old long
time, the palace becomes lax. The bright Jiajing 17 years (in 1538), township Yan Zheng Ziao ascended a height
to get a broad view this place, saw it to be unable to withstand, with its friend Du Junkai et al. summoned
that the officials and people invested with joint forces, repair Baita Temple. The Wanli 20 years (in 1592),
Baita Temple repaired once more, in the yard around a pagoda increased the ksitigarbha Bodhisattva palace,
under the mountain constructs the Yuquan Chinese style pavilion, “took moves the day peaceful righteousness
also”. To the Ming Dynasty last years, in the courtyard additionally constructs hangs the building three
pillarses in front, models Manjusri, the Goddess of Mercy and the Pu virtuous idol. The clear Kangxi 54 years
(in 1715), Gansu governor spacious wonderful “ascended looks at the beautiful scenery”, “extends visits the
sufferings of the people”, saw potential of this key position, but in its temple actually “the porch wu did
not have, the buddhist monks vanished”, therefore west side the yard around a pagoda “the additional
construction buddhist temple, the face said Cien Temple”, in the ksitigarbha Bodhisattva palace west, the
foundation “rescued the bitter Goddess of Mercy dwelling place of Buddhist immortals”, also the side
constructed the Wenchang palace, the four stars in the bowl of the big dipper Chinese style pavilion southeast
the white Tashan and returns to the corridor and so on, “prayed for long life for the nation public figures
wishes falls institute of auspicious the lucky”. After that also “southwest the phoenix range mountain
constructs three official palaces, the cloud month temple and the arhat palace” in the yard around a pagoda.
The clear Qianlong year, the Wenchang palace, the four stars in the bowl of the big dipper Chinese style
pavilion, the Goddess of Mercy hole and hung the building three pillarses in front and so on place to carry on
the service, the temple scale grew strong gradually, develop for Lanzhou one of eight scenery.
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