| Huiji Temple | |
| Native Name: | 惠济寺 |
| Native Name Lang: | zh |
| Map Type: | China Jiangsu#China |
| Coordinates: | 32.1022°N 118.521°W |
| Religious Affiliation: | Buddhism |
| Deity: | Chan Buddhism |
| Leadership: | Langming |
| Festivals: | --> |
| Location: | Pukou District, Nanjing, Jiangsu |
| Country: | China |
| Architecture Style: | Chinese architecture |
| Established: | Southern and Northern dynasties (420 - 589) |
| Year Completed: | 19th century (reconstruction) |
| Date Destroyed: | --> |
Huiji Temple is a Buddhist temple located in Pukou District of Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.[1]
Originally built in the Southern and Northern dynasties (420 - 589), the temple was called "Tangquan Chanyuan" .[1]
In the early Song dynasty (960 - 1276), the temple was renamed "Huiji Yuan" . During the reign of Emperor Shenzong (1048 - 1085), Zhaoqing settled at the temple. At the same time, Sun Jue, Qin Guan and monk Canliao visited the temple and Qin Guan wrote a famous article named A Record of Touring Tangquan .[1]
After the establishment of the Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644), Hongwu Emperor toured Tangquan Town where the temple located. Due to the social taboo of "Tang", its name was changed to "Xiangquan Temple" .[1]
During the Xianfeng era (1851 - 1861) of the Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911), the temple was badly damaged in the war between the Qing army and Taiping Rebellion. Then the temple was restored in the Guangxu period (1871 - 1908).[1]
A large-scale reconstruction began in 2014.[1] [2]
There are three millennial ginkgo trees in the temple.[1]