| Baisui Palace | |
| Native Name: | 百岁宫 |
| Native Name Lang: | zh-Hans |
| Coordinates: | 30.4866°N 117.8156°W |
| Religious Affiliation: | Buddhism |
| Sect: | Chan Buddhism |
| Leadership: | Shi Huiqing |
| Festivals: | --> |
| Location: | Mount Jiuhua, Chizhou, Anhui |
| Country: | China |
| Architecture Style: | Chinese architecture |
| Founded By: | Haiyu |
| Established: | 1573 - 1620 |
| Year Completed: | 1721 (reconstruction) |
| Date Destroyed: | --> |
Baisui Palace is a Buddhist temple located on the top of Chaxiao Peak, in Chizhou, Anhui, China.[1] Over the course of 400 years, the temple was destroyed and rebuilt several times, due to war and natural disasters. Alongside Zhiyuan Temple, Dongyan Chan Temple and Ganlu Temple, it was venerated as one of the "Four Great Buddhist Temples in Mount Jiuhua".[2]
The temple was first built in the Wanli period (1573 - 1620) of the Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644) by monk Haiyu, who more commonly known as "Master Wuxia" . Haiyu died by age 110, his body became a mummy.[2]
The temple underwent five renovations in the whole Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911). In 1717 in the reign of Kangxi Emperor (1662 - 1722), a disastrous fire consumed the temple, and it was restored in 1721 by abbot Sancheng . It was refurbished and redecorated in 1814 and 1826 respectively.
In 1853, in the ruling of Xianfeng Emperor, most of the temple buildings were destroyed during the war between the Taiping Rebellion of the Qing army.
Part of the temple was destroyed by fire in the late Guangxu period (1875 - 1908). The mummy of Haiyu, gold seal, jade seal survived.
From 1931 to 1953, monk Changdi, Juezhen, Wuguang and Xinmiao successively served as abbot of the temple.
After the 3rd Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, the local government refurbished and redecorated the temple in 1982.
The temple has been designated as National Key Buddhist Temple in Han Chinese Area by the State Council of China in 1983.
The temple occupies a building area of 2987m2. The existing main buildings include the Shanmen, Mahavira Hall, Body Hall, Dining Hall, storehouse, and monk's House.[2]