Guoen Temple in Xinxing Longshan Town

Guoen Temple, also known as Longshan Temple, is located at the foot of Longshan Mountain in Liuzu Town, Xinxing County, Yunfu City, Guangdong Province. Covering an area of more than 10,000 square meters, it was founded by Master Huineng, the Sixth Patriarch, in the first year of the Tang Dynasty's Hongdao era (683 AD). Since the Tang Dynasty, Guoen Temple has been regarded by the Buddhist community as the foremost sacred site in Lingnan, and is praised as the 'Blessed Land of the Southern Sect, Famous Mountain of Eastern Guangdong.' From 2000 to 2020, Guoen Temple was consistently rated as a Civilized Temple by Guangdong Province. In October 2019, Guoen Temple was included in the eighth batch of National Key Cultural Protection Units. Guoen Temple