The Historical Evolution of Qingquan Temple

In the first century BC, Buddhism began to be introduced into Xinjiang, and gradually evolved and developed in the north and south of Tianshan Mountain. Until BC14th century, Buddhism began to decline in Xinjiang, and temples and grottoes around the country began to be destroyed. At that time, the largest Buddhist temples in Urumqi (formerly known as Dihua) were Qingquanshan Buddha Temple and Hongshan Buddha Temple. However, due to various historical reasons, these two temples disappeared during the Cultural Revolution. After the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, with the implementation of the policy of freedom of religious belief, the construction of Qingquan Mountain Buddhist Temple was put on the historical agenda with the concern of the local government. 1988, the Urumqi municipal government set aside an open space on Qingquan Mountain with beautiful scenery, and the then Urumqi Buddhist Association allocated 230,000 yuan to start construction. After more than ten years of painstaking efforts, major buildings such as Daxiong Hall, Mountain Gate, Guanyin Hall, Dizang King Hall, Tianwang Hall, and left and right wing rooms have sprung up one after another. In August, 2000, under the coordination of Urumqi People's Religious Committee and Xi People's Religious Committee, a monk group headed by Master Renji officially moved to Qingquan Temple, and Qingquan Temple opened a new chapter in ZTE's history.

Since the opening of 1988 in Qingquan Temple, various activities to spread Buddhism have been going on, although there is no monk group to preside over it. Since the monks moved in in 2000, Qingquan Temple has gradually become a modern temple facing the society and the public through various colorful activities similar to Buddhism.

The annual Buddhist ceremonies held in Qingquan Temple include the Guanyin blessing ceremony on February 19, the Buddha bathing ceremony on April 8, the 7,000 Buddha Guanyin blessing ceremony on June 19, and the gratitude ceremony on July 15. During the Dharma, Master Renji personally led the believers to light lanterns and release Puli crater. Every Dharma was a gathering of people from all corners of the country. Qingquan Temple became a warm home for the four disciples.

In today's Qingquan Temple, the morning bell is beating and the Sanskrit sound is high. As the only open Buddhist temple in Xinjiang, Qingquan Temple began to undertake the new mission of foreign cultural exchange of Buddhism in Xinjiang. The Taoist style here is clean and honest, and both learning and learning are equally important. Under the leadership of Master Renji, the temple management committee was established in only two years. All-Temple Buddhist Charity Foundation, Endless Lamp Buddhist Advisory Network, Western Region Buddhist Culture Research Office and other institutions. The four fixed Buddhist gatherings and Sunday Buddhist lectures in the temple greatly met the requirements of believers, and the formal management and solemnity of the temple had a wide impact on local brotherly religious groups and the majority of believers.