Recently, the foundation stone-laying ceremony for the China Stone Sutra Expo Park was held at Yunju Temple in Beijing, announcing that the construction of the world's largest stone sutra expo park formally started.

Yunju Temple is famous for its Fangshan Stone Sutras, the Buddhism Tripitaka carved on stones and a rare treasure of Chinese cultural heritage. The stone-carving of Buddhism Tripitaka at Yunju Temple started in 605 A.D., the Daye era of the Sui Dynasty, and has gone through Sui, Tang, Liao, Jin, Yuan and Ming dynasties. It has been honored with the title of "Dunhuang of Beijing" for its long history and the number of stone sutras.

The China Stone Sutra Expo Park to be constructed covers a total area of 30.08 hectares, with an investment of over 300 million yuan. The park will complete construction and open to the public in three to five years.


The press conference of foundation stone-laying ceremony for China Stone Sutra Expo Park was held at Yunju Temple in Beijing on Jun 12, 2009. (file photo)
By People's Daily Online