The construction of the Famen Temple China tour deals,located in Fufeng County,began during the Eastern Han Dynasty(25—220 AD),when Buddhism was first introduced into China．Legend has it that,when Sakyamuni achieved nirvana,he was transformed from human being into 84,000 sarira relics dispersed a11 over the world．King Asoka of India built 84,000 pagodas during his reign, including l9 in China,one of which was the Famen Temple Pagoda．The temple was built because of the pagoda's existence and it also became famous because of the pagoda．This accounts for its original name of Asoka Pagoda．The name of the temple was later changed to "Famen Temple" by the first Tang Emperor Gaozu(Li Yuan)．

The Famen Temp had languished silent and overgrown for many years．It was not until the Tang Dynasty when Buddhism enjoyed full support from the court that the temple began to flourish．When Emperor Taizong(Li Shimin)came to the throne．the Famen Temple rose from obscurity to the status of an imperial temple,ranking first in scale,status and number of monks．The Famen Temple enjoyed a11 the benefits of wealth and power as well as great fame throughout the 300一year—long history of the Tang Dynasty．

The temple is composed of the surface part and the underground part．The surface buildings have experienced many ups and downs．The temple China travel service reached its heyday in the Tang；there were 24 major halls with multi—storied pavilions whose eaves almost touched one another．It was lofty in stature and grand in scale,second to none but the imperial court．The temple attracted many worshippers and pilgrims：common people,seeking spiritual comfort,would burn intense,draw lots,pray and redeem their vows to the Buddha,while the literati,seeking the harmony of nature and man, would discuss the classics to the sound of bells and drums,purifying both the mind and body．The famous Tang poets Li Bai and Bai Juyi both Visited the temple and left a great many oft—quoted poems about this place．

The underground part or underground palace of the temple China Holidays．boasts numbers of national treasures,including relics of Sakyamuni’s finger bones．The quantity,variety and quality of the treasures are unequalled.The underground palace was found by chance．In August 1981,many days of heavy rain fell in central Shaanxi,loosening the soil as it soaked into the ground Due to the rain and subsequent flooding,the pagoda’s foundation subsided and cracked,and the pagoda bent visibly．One day,more than half of the pagoda collapsed with a mighty crash．Buddhist images enshrined inside were dislodged and fell one after the other,and sutra scrolls scattered in every direction．It was not until 1987 that the pagoda was reconstructed．This splendid underground palace was discovered when the workers were cleaning up the foundations．

More at ChinTour.com like Tibet Tours