Jintai Temple

Jintai Temple (simplified Chinese: 金台寺; traditional Chinese: 金臺寺; pinyin: Jīn Tái Sì; Jyutping: Gam1 Toi4 Zi6*2) is a temple complex located on the southern slopes of the second peak of Huangyang Mountain in Doumen District, Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province.

Jintai Temple
金台寺
Jintai Temple in Zhuhai, Guangdong, China
Religion
Affiliation	Buddhism
Status	Active
Location
Location	Huangyang Mountain, Doumen, Zhuhai, Zhuhai, Guangdong
Country	China
Location in Guangdong
Geographic coordinates	22.22463°N 113.2239631°E / 22.22463; 113.2239631
Architecture
Type	Temple
Style	Chinese architecture
Founder	Zhao Shicong (original Vihara)
Completed	Rebuilt in 1992

History

At the end of the Southern Song dynasty, following the defeat of the Song army at the Battle of Yamen, Zhao Shizong, a Vice Minister of Imperial Clerks, along with Gong Xingqing, the Deputy of the Dali Temple, and Deng Guangjian, a Scholar of the Hanlin Academy, established the temple here to escape the pursuing Yuan troops. In 1772, during the Qianlong era of the Qing dynasty, the temple underwent significant expansion, to over 3000 square meters.^[1][2]

After the establishment of the People's Republic of China, various political campaigns and projects caused significant damage to Jintai Temple. During the Great Leap Forward in 1958, the main temple buildings were demolished.^[3] In 1992, Jintai Temple was rebuilt at a site on the southern foothills of Huangyang Mountain, as the original site was submerged and inaccessible.^[1][2][4]