Shisheng Temple is the abbreviation of the Lotus & Pure Land Shisheng Temple, also called the "Imperial Temple", for it was Emperor Huang Taiji who had it built. Its construction was started in the 1st year of Chongde (1636) and finished in the 3rd year of Chongde (1638). Covering an area of over 7,000 square meters, it is one of the most famous Tibet Buddhism Temples in the Northeast and belongs to the Yellow Sect of Lamaism. When Huang Taiji was in power, he would go to the Imperial Temple monthly to worship the Buddha. Emperor Qianlong went to the Imperial Temple to worship the Buddha every time during his four inspection tours to the eastern part of the country.
