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This is a picture of Jinghaisi Museum.

Jinghai Temple (Chinese: 静海寺; pinyin: Jìnghǎi Sì) is a 15^th century buddist temple in the southwest of Shizi Mountain (Chinese: 狮子山) in Nanjing, China. It was constructed to recognize the contribution of Zheng He’s expedition following an imperial edict in Ming Dynasty.

In 1842, Qing government and Great Britain negotiated Treaty of Nanking in the temple. It has been devastated in the Taiping Rebellion and then again in the Second Sino-Japanese War.

In 1988, Nanjing Municipal Government rebuilt the temple at its original site. In 1990, it accommodated Nanjing Treaty Historical Materials Exhibition Hall. After expansions in 1996 and 2005, Jinghai Temple then became the Nanjing Jinghai Temple Memorial Hall. Jinghai Temple is an AAAA Tourist Attraction of China, a National Patriotic Education Site, and one of Nanjing's Historical and Cultural Sites Protected.

History

Jinghai Temple was built in Ming Dynasty to praise Zheng He’s seven treasure voyages which improved the communication and public relations with other Asian countries. In the temple it enshrined Arhat portraits, teeth relic of the Buddha, and jade wares that Zheng He had brought back from his voyages. Jinghai, literally means peaceful ocean in Chinese, which indicates blessings for the people who are on voyage and further implies a wish to the universal peace. It had been renovated for three times in Ming and Qing dynasties.

After the revovation in the Zhengde era, Jinghai Temple had 4 buddha halls, 6 monk's halls, 4 pavilions, and monk roooms, sutra library, painted corridor. During the Qianlong era, Qing dynasty, Jinghai Temple was respected as "the top Vinaya school temple in Jinling", and "best of the eight temples in Jinling". In February, 1832 (the 12th year of Daoguang), Jinghai Temple was destoried by fire, only the Hall of Four Heavenly Kings and the Gate of Shanmen were spared. The temple the had its first rebuild.

In June, 1840, Great Britain declared a war and antagonized China, which was known as the First Opium War. In 1842, British troops invaded Nanjing. The Qing government had negotiated the unequal treaty with British government for several times in Jinghai Temple. The Treaty of Nanking signed by the Qing governemt on August 29 was the first unequal treaty in modern Chinese history. Therefore, Jinghai Temple had became the symbol of the beginning of Chinese modern history.

During the past five centuries, Jinghai Temple had underwent disasters and warfare. In 1987, it was rebuilt with 628 square meters in the style of Ming dynasty. Since it could not be as same as the original one, Jinghai Temple was called as Old Jinghai Temple Site. In 1990, Nanjing government decided to make it as the public places, Nanjing Treaty Historical Exhibition Museum, in order to remains Chinese people for not forget the hidtory . In the end of 1996, to celebrate Hong Kong’s return, the local government had invested significant amount of money to fix and rebuilt it. The Jinghai Temple was expended to 2800 square meters in total. The structure of it is simple but elegant, similar to the Jiangnan garden style. In 1997, Jinghai Temple was honored as one of 100 National Patriotism Education Bases.

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