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Introduction to Wuzu Temple Information of Wuzu Temple

1, Wuzu Temple, formerly known as Dongshan Temple or Tuochan Temple, later renamed Wuzu Temple, is located on the east hill of Wuzu Town, Huangmei County, Hubei Province, at the southern edge of the eastern end of Dabie Mountain, facing Jiujiang across the river. Built in the fifth year of Tang Yonghui (654), it is the Dojo of Master Hongren, the fifth ancestor of Zen Buddhism in China, and the holy place where Master Huineng, the sixth ancestor, presided over justice, and was given the title of "the ancestral court in the world".

2. Wuzu Temple occupies an important position in the history of Buddhism in China and is also a tourist attraction. 1985 was listed as one of the key temples in China. On May 25th, 2006, Wuzu Temple, as an ancient building from Tang Dynasty to Qing Dynasty, was approved by the State Council as the sixth batch of national key cultural relics protection units.