Premier Zhou Enlai Sanbao Lingyin Temple

Lingyin Temple on West Lake in Hangzhou However, Lingyin Temple has also experienced difficulties in its history, and Premier Zhou’s three deeds of protecting Lingyin Temple are even more well-known.

Temple Main Hall after the beam smashed statues scene

today's Temple Main Hall

early 1949, A heavy rain caused the Daxiong Hall to collapse and the statue of Tathagata Buddha was also destroyed. At that time, New China had just been established. In order to protect cultural relics and implement religious policies, Premier Zhou approved the relevant government departments to spend a huge amount of money. It took three full years to restore the Daxiong Palace, so that it still maintains the architectural style of the Qing Dynasty.

20 1950 Buddha Temple main hall of the main draft design

Temple main hall of Sakyamuni Buddha

autumn of 1956,The 24.8-meter-high Buddha statue in the Daxiong Hall was eaten by termites, and the report was sent to the State Council. Premier Zhou approved the allocation of 960,000 yuan and 56 taels of gold for restoration. After the restoration of this statue of the Western Heaven Buddha, the face, neck, and hands were all covered with gold.

Announcement of the temporary closure of Lingyin Temple during the Cultural Revolution On August 24, a group of red guards of middle school students in Hangzhou went to smash Lingyin Temple and Feilaifeng stone carvings. Thousands of Zhejiang University teachers and students rushed to Lingyin spontaneously, built a human wall, took turns to hold on and stop The red guards of middle school students destroyed cultural relics.

At the end of August, Premier Zhou Enlai learned that Lingyin Temple would be miserable and faced the danger of being destroyed. After all his busy work, he asked his secretary to call and tell the Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee: Lingyin Temple should be protected. We must do a good job. Later, he called the Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee: "Lingyin Temple will be temporarily closed." Finally, the Lingyin Temple, which has a history of more than 1600 years and is well-known at home and abroad, can be protected intact.

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