佛光寺

Fóguāng Sì
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Foguang Temple in Wutai County, Shanxi, whose main hall of 857 is one of the oldest wooden buildings in China

Examples

HSK 7-9
Fóguāng Sì shì Wǔtáishān de yí zuò gǔ sì.
Foguang Temple is an ancient temple in the Wutai mountains.
HSK 7-9
Liáng Sīchéng hé Lín Huīyīn zài Fóguāng Sì zhǎodào le yí zuò Tángdài dàdiàn.
At Foguang Temple, Liang Sicheng and Lin Huiyin found a hall from the Tang dynasty.

Tips

history
In the 1930s it was widely held that no wooden building from the Tang survived in China. In 1937 梁思成 and 林徽因 reached 佛光寺 and found its East Hall, built in 857. Only the smaller main hall of 南禅寺 in the same county, built in 782, is older.

Stroke Order

佛 Fó
光 guāng
寺 sì