Yunju Temple

Author: Yang Yiwu
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: The book "Cloud Monastery" is included in the Beijing Famous Temples Series and has been published and distributed by Huawen Press. The author of this work is Yang Yiwu, the director of cultural relics and antiquities of the Fangshan District Culture Commission. Since 1982, he has been dedicated to the study of local culture in Fangshan and has undertaken the Beijing Social Science Nine-Five Plan project, publishing the monograph "Research on the History and Cultural Relics of Fangshan." This 120,000-word "Cloud Monastery" is the result of his many years of research and investigation on the Cloud Monastery. The participants fully affirmed the scientificity, academic rigor, and accessibility of the book, as well as its role in the historical and cultural construction of Fangshan District and even Beijing. They considered it a comprehensive and systematic cultural monograph on the Cloud Monastery, which accurately and scientifically describes the historical and cultural relics of the Cloud Monastery, the development of Buddhism in the Cloud Monastery, and showcases the artistic and cultural value of the Fangshan Stone Sutras in religious history. The book also introduces the stone material source for engraving the sutras, such as Dashiwo, and the local customs and legends of the Cloud Monastery, making it highly readable.