Chaozhou Kaiyuan Temple is located in Kaiyuan Road, Chaozhou City, Guangdong Province. Formerly known as Mo Lifeng Temple, it was built in the 26th year of Kaiyuan in Tang Dynasty (738) and changed to Kaiyuan manjuji in Yuan Dynasty. In the Ming Dynasty, it was called Kaiyuan Zhenguo Temple, also known as "Zhenguo Kaiyuan Temple" and "Wanshou Palace", commonly known as Kaiyuan Temple, which has been in use ever since. Pray for the monarch and preach politics and law for the dynasties. It is famous for its spacious places, magnificent temples, solemn icons, numerous cultural relics and prosperous incense. It is the first ancient temple in eastern Guangdong, and has the reputation of "a million people are endowed with unique advantages and a jungle of 3,000 worlds".
Kaiyuan Temple in Fuzhou, located in the inner courtyard lane of Fuzhou City, was founded in the second year of Liang Taiqing (548) and is the oldest existing Buddhist temple in Fuzhou. It was originally named Dayun Temple.
In the 26th year of Tang Kaiyuan (738), it was renamed Kaiyuan. The plaque of Kaiyuan Temple at the entrance of the temple is said to have been written by Ou Yangxun, a great calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty, more than 1000 years ago.
Kaiyuan Temple in Quanzhou is located in West Street, Licheng District, Quanzhou City, Fujian Province. It is an important cultural relic along the southeast coast of China and the largest Buddhist temple in Fujian Province. The temple was founded in the second year of Tang Dynasty (686), formerly known as Lotus Dojo. In the 26th year of Kaiyuan (738), it was renamed Kaiyuan Temple. The existing main temples were built in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, with a length of 260 meters from north to south and a width of 300 meters from east to west, covering an area of 78,000 square meters.
1982, Kaiyuan Temple was listed as the second batch of national key cultural relics protection units.