As the birthplace of Zen sect, Nanhua temple has a history of 1500years. In the temple, there exist many amazing couplets written by celebrities and eminent monks.
In the Sui (581--618) and Tang (618--907) Dynasties, eminent monks as Daochuo and Shandao became successive abbots of the temple, where they distinguished themselves in the study of the doctrine of the Sukhavati Sect.
