Baosheng Temple is situated in Luzhi Town, Wu County, Jiangsu Province affordable China tours and was built in the Southern Dynasties. In accordance with The History of Fuli of Wuxian County, the temple was first built in the second year (503) of the Tianjian reign in the Liang Dynasty (502-557) and was a large-scale temple. But according to The History of Suzhou Governmental Office, it was first built in the Dazhong reign (847-860) of the Tang Dynasty (618-907) and rebuilt in the sixth year (1073) of the Xining reign of the Song Dynasty (960-1279). Zhao Mengfu, a famous chirographer of the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), wrote a couplet for the temple, which is still on the pillars of the temple: "Among Buddhist buildings, the temple in Fuli was No. 1 in the Liang Dynasty; among the Buddha statues, the arhat statues are No. 1 in southern China". The extant buildings in the temple mainly include the Temple Gate, the Heavenly King Hall and the Great Hall, etc.

the Baosheng Temple was constructed in the 2nd year of the Tianjian Reign China Educational tours period of the Liang Dynasty (503). The temple holds nine clay sculptures of arhats made by Yang Huizhi, a famous sculptor of the Tang Dynasty. These well-preserved clay sculptures are gems of ancient Chinese art and precious sculpture works of art in the world. The Baosheng Temple is in the first group of the top-class key historical monuments, under state protection approved by the State Council. The "Duck Fighting Pond", "Lesser Rainbow Bridge', and ''Clear Wind Pavilion" are historical remains left by Lu Guimeng, a famed poet and writer of the later Tang Dynasty. The memorial hall of Ye Shengtao, a renowned modern educator and writer, is also situated in the temple.


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