Buddhist Temple Construction in the 1050s (Liao)

Timeline

1. 1051–1054Zhongjing Dading Prefecture · Inner MongoliaDuring Xingzong's reign, the treasury and corvée labor continued to support Buddhist construction across the realm; temples around Zhongjing and Shangjing added halls, bell and drum towers, and monks' quarters, forming a small peak of Liao Buddhist architecture in the mid-dynasty.
2. 1052–1057Nanjing Xijin Prefecture · North ChinaLiao's Nanjing was a major center of Han Buddhism; in the 1050s, prefectures successively repaired wooden pagodas, carved scripture repositories, and expanded Chan monasteries, with architectural forms blending Tang style and Khitan aesthetics, becoming an important node of North China Buddhist art.
3. 1056–1060Yingzhou, Shanxi · North ChinaIn the years after Daozong's accession, the previous dynasty's policies of granting land, ordaining monks, and tax exemptions for temples continued; repairs to wooden Buddhist pagodas and grottoes in Yingzhou and elsewhere proceeded, laying the material foundation for the later peak of Liao Buddhism.