Puji Temple (Hangzhou)

Puji Temple (Hangzhou)

Puji Temple (Traditional Chinese: 普濟寺, Simplified Chinese: 普济寺), is a buddhism temple located in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China. It's different from the Puji Temple (普濟禪寺/普济禅寺) in Putuo, Zhoushan, also in the Zhejiang Province.

Introduction

The temple was a hall and teaching building of the Qiushi Academy, which was the early root of the current Zhejiang University. In 1897, Lin Qi (zh-stpw|t=林啓|s=林启|p=Lín Qǐ|w=Lin Ch'i), the mayor of Hangzhou, established Qiushi Academy (zh-stpw|t=求是書院|s=求是书院|p=Q­íushì Shūyuàn|w=Ch'iu-shih-shu-yüan) in this temple. Now the temple is the core part of the Qiushi Academy Historic Site (求是書院舊址/求是书院旧址), which is a Zhejiang Key Historic Site & Cultural Heritage under Provincial Protection (浙江省重點文物保護單位/浙江省重点文物保护单位). [ [http://zjnews.zjol.com.cn/05zjnews/system/2004/02/20/002434912.shtml 来个浙江近现代教育一日游?-浙江在线-浙江新闻 ] ]

The temple was first founded in the South Song Dynasty Shaoxing Era, and repaired in the Yuan Dynasty Zhizheng Era. During the Ming Dynasty, it was destroyed. Qing Dynasty Guangxu Era 1889~1891, it was reconstructed. Mr. LIN Qi modified it and founded the first modern school of the Zhejiang Province - the Qiushi Academy (求是書院/求是书院). The temple was used as the school hall and teaching building. [ [http://baike.baidu.com/view/421814.htm 求是书院_百度百科 ] ]

Extra links

* [http://www.zju.edu.cn/~piclib/qssy/qssyindex.htm Puji Temple in the Qiushi Academy (Photos & Introduction) (Chinese)]
* [http://www.zju.edu.cn/~piclib/fazhan/fz01/jxcq.htm History of Zhejiang University (1897~1928) (Photos & Introduction) (Chinese)]

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