Xilin Temple is located on Wo Che Estate, Sha Tin, Hong Kong, Guangdong South China Sea by a certain distance of origin of the red built in 1923, has 80 years of history, the monastery founder Westfall Master also in Xi Xilin Temple.

Xilin Temple in Sha Tin in the past used to be a tourist destination, and has worked with the monastery, Che Kung Temple, Tsang Tai Uk, known as "Sha Tin four King." It is said that the temple had more than a dozen monks live, as early as in the sixth, before the period of the seventies Xilin Temple Road, there are many restaurants, and Xilin Road, weekends and holidays are very busy temple incense, famous vegetarian, but from time to time Cantonese films framing filming. Since 1980, Xilin Temple ownership after the acquisition by the consortium in Thailand, was rejected due to changes in land use alterations government shelved plans, Xilin Temple since abandoned due to lack of maintenance, turned into a rubble from demolished buildings.

Entire Xilin Temple is built on mountains, on the gatehouse arch plaque engraved with "resistant" word around is engraved with a couplet: "West Wing Law Court should amend the law; Lin set to Xuechan Zen." Near the entrance has a pond, there is a long tall tree Bai Lan, the lowest level there are three buildings, there are two to two-storey building, two buildings near the main entrance of the "room", three-storey It is "vegetarian Xixiang Park", while the rear also has a two-storey building. After the door straight into the stairs will look at another entrance to the "Big COMPASSION door", were removed when the door to the construction.

history

Nanhai, Guangdong origin Fahao Huan Qing Liang Zaiheng off the foot of the railway station in Sheung Wo Che Estate, Sha Tin established Xilin Temple, and gradually will end in Kowloon Park Xixiang two-run vegetarian restaurant. Xilin Temple in addition to allow wandering monk came to the pending order, but also for the worshipers approach things and entertain visitors. In 1933 the monastery founder Westfall Master of tour to Hong Kong, in Xi Xilin Temple. In 1980, Xilin Temple presided over the death of Master Ching-wan, it was reported the Xilin Temple was sold after the death of Huan Qing Masters consortium to Thailand, after the end of vegetarian business changed hands, the temple tablets were also removed, since half a century stands in Sha Tin the resort will be to promote the long history among the ruins. In 2004, members of Sha Tin District has proposed the development of tourism throughout the Xilin Temple point, but the land is private property relations can not be implemented.

In 2006, a Hong Kong businessman surnamed Zhuang spent more than HK $ 30 million to purchase the land ownership, and plans to develop tourist attractions Xilin Temple, and set up one called "resistant (General Public) Foundation," is responsible for the reconstruction. Reconstruction project was completed in October 2009, but the result is converted into a magnificent 5 can hold the ashes of 3,000 bits of ashes niches church, temple and to revive the vastly different. However, the Lands Department expressed Xilin Temple ashes bit operating in violation of the land lease, the monastery has been ordered to cease operations.

Scenic Area Address: Sheung Wo Che Estate, Sha Tin, Hong Kong

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