As the poem inscription on the Wall of Xilin Temple created by Su Shi reads, “The true face of Lushan is lost to my sight, for it is right in this mountain that I reside.”Built in 384 AD, Donglin Temple is the oldest temple at Mount Lushan and probably the most important as it helped usher in an era of Buddhism in China.[Photo by Jia Yue for Chinadaily.com.cn]
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