法门寺 Famen Temple

We took a day trip to the Famen Temple which was just outside of Xi'an, China. This Buddhist temple has 1, 700 years of history! It is most famous for housing the finger bone of the Sajyamuni Buddha, and is considered a holy Buddhist pilgrimage site for that reason. A world conference of Buddhism was held at the Famen Temple
The temple was built during the Easter Han Dynasty (25-220 BC). The temple was at its peak during the Sui and Tang dynasties when it was an imperial temple.
The temple was rundown  until 1987 when the government fixed it up and built many new statues and the cool futuristic gold building that houses a huge Buddha. During rebuilding of the Famen temple relics such as a tea set from the Tang dynasty were found and are now on display.