Kaifeng - Temple of the Chancellor Xiangguo Si
The Temple of the Chancellor (Xiangguo Si) in the city center was built in 555 and for centuries was a renowned Buddhist center. It was destroyed on several occasions - including the floods of 1644 - and then rebuilt, the last time in 1766. It was given its present name by a chancellor of the Tang era (618-907) who had made an outstanding contribution to restoration work on the building.
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Octagonal Ceramic Palace
The most important building on the Temple of the Chancellor site is the Octagonal Ceramic Palace (Baijiao Liulidian), the contents of which include a 7m/23ft high Guanyin statue. The gilded likeness of the goddess, with her four faces, 1000 arms and 1000 eyes, was created out of a single piece of Ginkgo wood. In the neighboring bell-tower hangs an enormous 4m/13ft high bronze bell, weighing over 5 tons and dating from the Qing period (1644-1911).
