Xingjiao Temple
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Xingjiao Temple is located in Shaoling Yuan, Chang'an District
Chang'an District
Chang'an District may refer to:*Chang'an District, Xi'an, in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China*Chang'an District, Shijiazhuang, in Hebei, China...

 of Xi'an
Xi'an
Xi'an is the capital of the Shaanxi province, and a sub-provincial city in the People's Republic of China. One of the oldest cities in China, with more than 3,100 years of history, the city was known as Chang'an before the Ming Dynasty...

 City. The five-storied Buddhist Relic Pagoda, preserving the relics of Xuanzang
Xuanzang
Xuanzang was a famous Chinese Buddhist monk, scholar, traveler, and translator who described the interaction between China and India in the early Tang period...

 (玄奘), is inside the temple, along with the pagodas of his desciples, Kuiji and Yuance
Wonch'uk
Wonch'uk was a Korean Buddhist monk who did most of his writing in China though his legacy was transmitted by a disciple to Silla. One of the two star pupils of Xuanzang, his works and devotion to the translation projects was revered throughout China and Korea, even his fame reached Chinese rulers...

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Xingjiao Temple was built in AD 669 in order to re-inhume Xuanzang, and was one of eight famed temples in Fanchuan in Tang Dynasty
Tang Dynasty
The Tang Dynasty was an imperial dynasty of China preceded by the Sui Dynasty and followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period. It was founded by the Li family, who seized power during the decline and collapse of the Sui Empire...

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Although the original Tang Dynasty stone pagoda is still standing, the temple was burnt to the ground at Tongzhi years in Qing Dynasty
Qing Dynasty
The Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....

. It was rebuilt during the period of the Republic of China.
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