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Kaiyuan Temple 【Introduction】—【Jingang Hall】—【Hall of Heavenly King】—【The Courtyard】—【Sakyamuni Hall)】—【Scripture House】—【Pavilion of the God of Earth】—【Kwan-yin Pavilion】 【Introduction】 Kaiyuan Temple is located on Kaiyuan Road, Chaozhou city. It is recorded that Kaiyuan Temple was formerly called Lifeng Temple, constructed during Sui and Tang dynasties. In the 26th year of Kaiyuan, Tang Dynasty (738 A.D.), to celebrate his birthday, emperor Xuanzong ordered that each of the 81 states and counties in the country should choose a big temple to be named after his reign title, Kaiyuan, so Lifeng Temple in Chaozhou was renamed Kaiyuan Temple. Kaiyuan Temple is a quadrangle in palace style, currently covering an area of 17,000 square meters. As one of the four most famous temples in Guangdong Province and the largest of its kind in east Guangdong region, Kaiyuan Temple was listed as the key cultural relic protection units by the State Council in July, 2001. The main construction of Kaiyuan Temple is laid out along the axis line. There are from south to north the Jingang (Naroyan) Hall, Hall of Heavenly King, Daxiong Bao Dian (Mahavira Hall) and Scripture House. To the east and west of the axis line lie the Pavilion of Guardian Deity of Children (Ksitigarbha) and Kwan-yin Pavilion respectively. 【Jingang Hall】 Jingang Hall was built in Ming Dynasty. There are two Jingangs in the hall and they are it‘s guardian spirits. They are called as “Heng” and “Ha” generals by the folk. One of them is Miji (traceless) Jingang. According to legend, Sakyamuni used to have an armed escort of 500 Jingangs when he went out to preach, and Miji Jingang served as the captain of the guard. Opposite of Miji Jingang is Naroyan, he is said to be the most powerful spirit in ancient India. The Jingang statues in Kaiyuan Temple are all sitting up with mouths shut and Jingang rings in hands. 【Hall of Heavenly King】 Built in Song Dynasty, the Hall of Heavenly King is the only existing Xieshan