# Nanquan Temple
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{{Short description|Buddhist temple in Hunan, China}}
{{Other uses|Nanquan (disambiguation){{!}}Nanquan}}
{{Infobox religious building
| name = Nanquan Temple
| native_name = 南泉寺
| native_name_lang = zh
| image = A front view of Nanquan Temple, 19 September 2020A.jpg
| caption = A front view of Nanquan Temple.
| map_type = China Hunan#China
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| coordinates = {{coord|28|39|00|N|112|53|24|E|type:temple_region:China|format=dms|display=it}}
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| religious_affiliation = [Buddhism](/source/Buddhism)
| sect = [Linji school](/source/Linji_school)
| leadership = Huaifan
| festival =
| location = [Xiangyin County](/source/Xiangyin_County), [Hunan](/source/Hunan), China
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| architect =
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| architecture_style = [Chinese architecture](/source/Chinese_architecture)
| founded_by = Pu'an Yinsu
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| established = 1140
| groundbreaking = October 2001 (reconstruction)
| year_completed = 2003 (reconstruction)
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'''Nanquan Temple''' ({{zh|c=南泉寺|p=Nánquán Sì}}) is a [Buddhist temple](/source/Buddhist_temple) located in [Xiangyin County](/source/Xiangyin_County), [Hunan](/source/Hunan), China.[{{cite news |author1=Wang Jiawen |script-title=zh:岳阳湘阴县文星镇打造人居环境整治示范片区 |url=https://hunan.ifeng.com/a/20190704/7512182_0.shtml |accessdate=27 October 2020 |work=ifeng.com |date=4 July 2019}}]
==History==
In 1140, in ruling of [Emperor Gaozong of Song dynasty](/source/Emperor_Gaozong_of_Song) (960–1279), when [Chan master](/source/Chan_master) [Pu'an Yinsu](/source/Pu'an_Yinsu) passed by, he set up a Buddhist temple named "Shuanglin Chan Temple" ({{lang|zh|双林禅寺}}). Because the well is in the south of the temple, it was named "Nanquan Temple" (Nan means south and Quan means well).[{{cite news |author1=Zeng Xiaochen |script-title=zh:湘阴南泉寺景区筹划升级创国家AAAA景区 将提质改造 |url=https://hunan.voc.com.cn/article/201703/201703011723496958.html |accessdate=27 October 2020 |work=hunan.voc.com.cn |date=1 March 2017}}]
The temple underwent three renovations in the [Ming dynasty](/source/Ming_dynasty) (1368–1644), respectively in the ruling of [Yongle Emperor](/source/Yongle_Emperor) (1406) and in the 5th year of [Zhengde period](/source/Zhengde_Emperor) (1510) and in the reign of [Jiajing Emperor](/source/Jiajing_Emperor) (1551). The temple went to ruin by fire during the Manchu invasion of the 17th century.
In 1694, in the ruling of [Kangxi Emperor](/source/Kangxi_Emperor) of the [Qing dynasty](/source/Qing_dynasty) (1644–1911), Chan master Chongshan Deding ({{lang|zh|崇山德鼎}}) restored the temple and it had reached unprecedented heyday.
In 1930, Xiangyin County Middle School was established in the temple, some halls were used as classrooms. During the [Second Sino-Japanese War](/source/Second_Sino-Japanese_War), Xiangyin County Government came to Nanquan Temple twice to evade [air raids](/source/Airstrike).
After the founding of the Communist State, in 1952, Xiangyin County Middle School moved to downtown Xiangyin County, the wood tiles of some halls were removed as building materials. Other halls served as classrooms of Nanquan Primary School. Later, the Nanquan Primary School caught fire and left the temple in ruins. Renovations and rebuilding to the temple began in 2001 and were completed in 2003. In 2006, Huaifan ({{lang|zh|怀梵}}), a Buddhist monk and a member of the CPPCC Hunan Provincial Committee, served as abbot.