▁metres ▁long . ▁After ▁a ▁rest oration ▁project ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 – 0 6 , ▁the ▁Temple ▁now ▁attract s ▁thousands ▁of ▁visitors . ▁It ▁has ▁had ▁several ▁names ▁over ▁the ▁centuries , ▁including ▁the ▁" K asy apa ▁Bud d ha ▁Temple " ▁( ), ▁the ▁" B oj ue ▁Temple " ▁( ), ▁the ▁" H ong ren ▁Temple " ▁( ), ▁and ▁the ▁" Rec lin ing ▁Bud d ha ▁Temple " ▁( ). ▁The ▁present ▁name ▁of ▁" Da fo " ▁means ▁" Gre at ▁Bud d ha ". ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁temple ▁was ▁built ▁around ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁century , ▁during ▁the ▁Western ▁X ia ▁( 1 0 3 8 – 1 2 2 7 ) ▁period . ▁Z hang ye ▁( then ▁called ▁" G anz hou ” ) ▁was ▁the ▁capital ▁city ▁of ▁the ▁H ug u . ▁In ▁ 1 0 2 8 , ▁the ▁Tib eto - B ur man ▁speaking ▁Tang ut ▁people ▁took ▁over ▁G anz hou , ▁and ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁later ▁the ▁Western ▁X ia ▁controlled ▁the ▁H ex i ▁Cor rid or . ▁To ▁strength en ▁their ▁hold ▁over ▁the ▁area , ▁the ▁X ia ▁built ▁tem ples ▁and ▁ordered ▁the ▁translation ▁of ▁the ▁Buddh ist ▁script ures . ▁They ▁were ▁especially ▁strong ▁during ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁Emperor ▁Li ▁Q i ang sh un ▁( 1 0 8 6 – 1 1 3 9 ), ▁and ▁the ▁Da fo ▁Temple