The Wenshu Temple may be a famous Buddhist temple located within the northwest of Chengdu. Its predecessor was the Tang Dynasty Miaoyuan Pagoda Temple, that was renamed “Xinxiang Temple” within the Song Dynasty. Later it had been destroyed in war. it's said within the Qing Dynasty red light-weight was reported to own appeared at the place. the govt. officers then assigned personnel to seek out out concerning it. And it had been discovered that the image of Bodhisattva Manjusri (Wen Shu) appeared within the red light-weight. thus within the thirty sixth year of Emperor Kangxi’s reign (1697), fund was raised to rebuild the temple, that has been since then named the Wenshu Temple. there have been 2 Chinese characters “Kong Lin” (empty forest) autographed by Emperor Kangxi, at the side of an imperial seal inscribed with “Konglin Chici (Kong Lin bestowed by the Emperor)”. Emperor Kangxi’s writing remains kept within the temple.
