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Tourism in yanggang

Mituo Temple Ecological Sightseeing Tourist Area is located in the south bank of Bahe Reservoir, north of yanggang, Yanghong Town, Ganxian County, covering an area of 26 mu. It is a Buddhist ecological sightseeing tourist area integrating Buddhist activities, ecological agriculture, tourism, water parks and leisure holidays. The temple was built in 1987. Under the auspices of Master Guo Xuan, in recent years, imitation Tang-style buildings such as the Great Hall, Treasure Hall and Dajingtang have been built one after another, and are now under further construction. There is a statue of avalokitesvara in the Tang Dynasty, an ancient one in the Ming Dynasty, and a "Great Gratitude Sutra" in the temple. Mituo Temple inherited the legal system as Pure Land Sect.

The current abbot of Mituo Temple, Master Guo Xuan, is 48 years old. He is from Jiangxi. In 198, Master Yi Hongxian became a monk. He is also a member of the provincial, municipal and county CPPCC, a representative of the Municipal People's Congress, an executive director of the Shaanxi Buddhist Association, an executive director of the county Buddhist Association, and an executive vice president of the county Buddhist Association. Master Cheng Xin, 23, from Henan, became a monk in 1995, studied under Master Guo Xuan, and is studying at Shanghai Buddhist College. In December 25, the Municipal Tourism Bureau awarded the scenic spot as a "recommended unit for religious and cultural tourism".