The history of Jiming Temple can be traced back to the Xuan Temple in Soochow. The site of the temple is the land of Wu Guo Hou Yuan in the Three Kingdoms. In the 300 years (the first year of Yongkang in the Western Jin Dynasty), the temple was built and the dojo was created. After the Eastern Jin Dynasty, it was turned into the Tingyi Department. By 527 (the eight years of the Southern Dynasties), Emperor Wu of Liang built the Tongtai Temple in Jiming, making it a Buddhist resort. Jiming Temple, also known as Gu Jiming Temple, is located in the foothills of the Jilong Mountains in Xuanwu District, Nanjing. It was built in the Western Jin Dynasty and is one of the oldest temples in Nanjing. It has been the "First Temple of the Southern Dynasties" since ancient times. The reputation of the first temple of the "four hundred and eighty temples of the Southern Dynasties" is the Buddhist center of China during the Southern Dynasty.