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莆田广化寺原名金仙院，隋开皇九年（公元589年）改为金仙寺。距今有1430多年历史，是著名的千年古刹，与福州鼓山寺、厦门南普陀寺、泉州开元寺并称福建四大丛林。1983年国务院公布为全国第一批重点开放寺庙，1986年被评为福建“十佳”风景区之一。
宋代广化寺十分鼎盛，有10院，120庵，僧众1000余人。明朝黄仲沼《咏南山》诗有“灵岩一百二十寺，多少楼台锁夕曛”句，即是当时盛况的写照。元朝至正年间，寺被火焚。明洪武至历年间，遂渐渐重建。现在寺为清光绪初年重修。近年来，由海外侨胞热心赞助，对寺院殿堂进行了全面整修和扩建。
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