Budda's Birthday in Guanghua Temple

Guanghua Temple, built in the Yuan Dynasty, is a famous Buddhist temple in Beijing. It is also the location of the Beijing Buddhist Association. It is at the north bank of Houhai Lake in the scenic Shichahai. It is west to the Yindin Bridge, adjacent east to Madam Song Qingling Mansion . This splendid temple was meticulously built with elaborate carvings and paintings. On 16 August 1989, an unveiling ceremony of new statute of Buddha and Abbot Xiuming ceremony was auspiciously held.