s ▁early ▁history . ▁ ▁Tw elve ▁years ▁later ▁in ▁ 8 5 7 ▁the ▁temple ▁was ▁re built , ▁with ▁the ▁Great ▁East ▁Hall ▁being ▁built ▁on ▁the ▁former ▁site ▁of ▁a ▁three ▁store y ▁pav il ion . ▁A ▁woman ▁named ▁N ing ▁G ong y u ▁provided ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁funds ▁needed ▁to ▁construct ▁the ▁hall , ▁and ▁its ▁construction ▁was ▁led ▁by ▁a ▁mon k ▁named ▁Y uan ch eng . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁century , ▁a ▁dep iction ▁of ▁F og u ang ▁Temple ▁was ▁painted ▁in ▁cave ▁ 6 1 ▁of ▁the ▁M og ao ▁G rot to es . ▁However , ▁it ▁is ▁likely ▁the ▁pain ters ▁had ▁never ▁seen ▁the ▁temple , ▁because ▁the ▁main ▁hall ▁in ▁the ▁painting ▁is ▁a ▁two - stor ied ▁white ▁building ▁with ▁a ▁green - g la ze ▁roof , ▁very ▁different ▁from ▁the ▁red ▁and ▁white ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁East ▁Hall . ▁This ▁painting ▁indicates ▁that ▁F og u ang ▁Temple ▁was ▁an ▁important ▁stop ▁for ▁Buddh ist ▁pil gr ims . ▁In ▁ 1 1 3 7 ▁of ▁the ▁Jin ▁dynast y , ▁the ▁Man jus ri ▁Hall ▁was ▁constructed ▁on ▁the ▁temple ' s ▁north ▁side , ▁along ▁with ▁another ▁hall ▁dedicated ▁to ▁Sam ant ab had ra , ▁which ▁was ▁bur nt ▁down ▁in ▁the ▁Q ing ▁D ynast y ▁( 1 6 4 4 - 1 9 1 2 ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁the ▁Society ▁for