Xingguo temple, also known as North Temple, is located in Jiabu Lane in the northwest of Ganxian County (west of Ganxian Party School). It is 300 meters long from north to south and 70 meters wide from east to west. There are five main halls, three partial halls and fourteen buildings, which are the seat of Ganxian Buddhist Association. Xingguo temple was founded in the late Sui and early Tang Dynasties. It is located in the south of Liangshan, east of the desert water, and northeast of the ruins of Qinling Mountain Palace. It is a land of geomantic omen surrounded by mountains and rivers and lush trees, and it is also a pure land of Buddhism with elegant scenery. At that time, the temple occupied an area of 100 mu, with a large scale, magnificent architecture, carved beams and painted buildings and exquisite pagodas. Monks and monks gather, incense is flourishing, and there are many believers, which are famous far and near.
In the first year of Tang Ruizong civilization (684), Fengtian County was established to worship Ganling. North Temple is located outside the northwest of the county seat, echoing the county seat from afar. In the first year of Jianzhong in Tang Dezong (780), Fengtian City was expanded and the North Temple was included in the northwest of Luocheng. Later, Beisi Street was named after the North Temple, so the locals said, "There was the North Temple first, and then there was Fengtian."
In order to avoid the Zhu rebellion, he stayed for four years (783) and went to the North Temple to worship Buddha many times, in order to put down the rebellion at an early date and make the Tang Dynasty continue. The monks in the North Temple also tried their best to be loyal, supported the emperor, made suggestions and helped Tang Jun defend the city. Zhu _ rebellion pacified, Tang Ruo revived. Tang Dezong was promoted to Chixian County, and the North Temple was named xingguo temple, which received the courtesy of the National Temple. Even the sweet well that Emperor Naizong drank in the temple was also called "Yujing" in the temple. At that time, xingguo temple was famous for its large scale, high status, high courtesy, generous rewards, numerous monks and flourishing incense, which was comparable to Famen Temple.
At the end of Yuan Dynasty, xingguo temple was destroyed. In the eighteenth year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty, it was known that Chiang Kai-shek rebuilt it. There are dozens of ancient buildings, including the mountain gate, bell and drum tower, front hall, middle hall, upper hall, wing room and gallery. There are many beautiful statues, including bronze and jade Buddha statues, bells, drums, cauldrons and so on. The temple is divided into three courtyards: East Courtyard, Middle Courtyard and West Courtyard. The east courtyard is the dining room of the monastery, the middle courtyard is the main hall, and the west courtyard is the tower courtyard with seven towers. After four years of orthodoxy, Sue donated money for maintenance, making xingguo temple even more magnificent and prosperous. In the second year of Chenghua, monks dug in the temple and got a jade box with glass bottles, which contained relics. At that time, Zhengsi, a Buddhist monk, was located in xingguo temple. The monks presented the relics to the court. Tang Xianzong is very happy. He thinks that the Buddhist relic is a symbol of national good luck. So Qin gave the court a complete set of Tripitaka Sutra, called Long Zang, and returned it to the relic, which was cherished. This incident was clearly recorded in the county annals of Ming, Qing and Republic of China. Recently, the stone tablet of "Rebuilding the Stone Inscription of the Great Buddha Temple" in Li Qiang Village of Liangshan Square has also been clearly recorded.
In the Qing Dynasty, xingguo temple was always protected by the government and respected by the people. Pilgrims from all directions flock to Taoism, believers from all directions pray devoutly, bells and Buddhist names are endless, and Sanskrit is really enlightening all people. It is still a famous temple.
In the seventeenth year of the Republic of China, the temple was demolished by the garrison, and it was all rubble. In 24 years of the Republic of China, local gentlemen in Ganxian donated money, and in 24 years of the Republic of China, five halls, five reclining Buddha halls, three mountain gates, three middle halls, five houses and xingguo temple incense were built. During the "Cultural Revolution" from 65438 to 0966, xingguo temple monks were moved to other places to take part in labor, and the temple was occupied by Ganxian Party School from 65438 to 0972. 1987 carried out the religious policy and the temple was restored to its present state.