The Pool and Cudrania Temple (about 45 kilometres from the city) In between the Mahavira Hall and Vairochana Pavilion the Pool and Cudrania Temple is situated 45 kilometres west of the city. For centuries, there has been a saying: "Frist there was the Pool and Cudrania Temple, then came Beijing." It dates back 1,600 years to the Jin Dynasty, when it was known as the Temple of Auspicious Fortune. In the Tang Dynasty, it was expanded and renamed the Dragon Spring Temple. It has been popularly known s the Pool and Cudrania Temple because of the Dragon Pooly rebuilt in the Ming and Qing dynasties.
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