In the seventh year of the Kaiyuan reign of the Tang Dynasty (719), Kim Su-chung, the eldest son of King Seongdeok of Silla in Korea, came to China across the ocean. He studied Buddhist scriptures and spread Buddhism in the Guangji Temple in Wuhu, which was built in the fourth year of the Yonghui reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty (653) and has a history of more than 1,300 years. He passed away on the 30th day of the seventh lunar month in the tenth year of the Zhenyuan reign (794), which was also his birthday, at Mount Jiuhua. He was then honored by his disciples as the incarnation of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, namely "Golden Ksitigarbha". Therefore, the Guangji Temple in Wuhu held a ceremony on the 30th day of the seventh lunar month every year thereafter. The "Golden Ksitigarbha Birthday Temple Fair" was held. The temple fair attracted pilgrims from Wuhu and surrounding areas such as Chaohu, Tongling, Ma'anshan, Xuancheng, and even Jiangsu and Zhejiang to come here to burn incense, keep vigil, and kowtow to the "Nine Dragons Back Button Gold Seal" awarded by the emperor of the Tang Dynasty. Because Wuhu Guangji Temple is located in the suburbs of Wuhu, a city known for its commerce and trade, and known as the "huge port in central Anhui", the strong secular commercial atmosphere has made the "Golden Ksitigarbha Birthday Temple Fair" gradually evolve from a simple Buddhist activity to a mass Guangji Temple Fair that integrates Buddhist activities with folk activities. For a long time, the Guangji Temple Fair has given the ancient city of Wuhu a multi-faceted influence with its rich and diverse content and forms. It has given birth to the Wuhu iron painting that is famous at home and abroad with its enduring demand for iron flowers; it has made the incense and candle industry and the vegetarian industry a long-term means of livelihood for some local people; it reflects the diversity and inclusiveness of Wuhu's traditional culture. After liberation, especially after my country implemented reform and opening up, the monks of Guangji Temple, under the leadership of the head master, with an open mind, eliminated some of the red tape and extravagant displays in the temple fair Buddhist activities, and followed the trend of progress of the times. Today, the Guangji Temple Fair has become a large-scale, lively and distinctive folk culture with Wuhu local characteristics, integrating Buddhist incense, entertainment and juggling, folk trade, mountain sightseeing, and interpersonal communication. It has not only become a way for the majority of believers to express their spiritual sustenance, but also with its unique festival, folk, local and diverse characteristics, it more concentratedly reflects the unique traditional dock culture and commercial port culture of Wuhu as a water and land transportation hub and commercial city with a long history; it more vividly reflects the characteristics of the coexistence of religious culture and folk culture as a unique social phenomenon of market life. Information source: Anhui Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center Information source: Anhui Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center