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Hanging Temple, located in Hunyuan County, Datong City, Shanxi Province, China, is a temple integrating Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism. It has a history of more than 1,400 years. [2] The entire temple was built into a cliff face on the west side of Jinxia Gorge, approximately 75 meters (246 feet) above the ground.
Jinci Temple: Jinci 晋祠: Taiyuan 太原市 1-85 Shanhua Temple: Shanhua si 善化寺: Datong 大同市 1-88 Huayan Temple: Huayan si 华严寺: Datong 大同市 1-91 Yongle Palace: Yongle gong 永乐宫: Ruicheng County 芮城县 1-93 Guangsheng Temple
Shanxi merchants ranged far and wide from Central Asia to the coast of eastern China; by the Qing dynasty they were conducting trade across both sides of the Great Wall. During the late Qing dynasty, a new development occurred: the creation of piaohao ( 票號 ), which were essentially banks that provided services like money transfers and ...
The Hanging Temple, a temple built into a cliff 75 meters (246 ft) above the ground near Mount Heng in Shanxi in 491 AD A hall and courtyard at Huayan Temple in Shanxi. Chongshan Temple (Shanxi) Huayan Temple (Datong) Pagoda of Fogong Temple; Puhua Temple; Qifo Temple; Shuanglin Temple; The Hanging Temple; Xuanzhong Temple; Yanqing Temple ...
Yong'an Temple, Hunyuan ... in the northeast of Shanxi province, China. ... The 1,500-year-old Hanging Temple is an important and unique structure within the Datong area.
Shanhua Temple (Chinese: 善化寺; pinyin: Shànhùa Sì) is a Buddhist temple located in Datong, Shanxi Province, China. The temple was first founded during the early 8th century of the Tang dynasty, but its earliest surviving building dates from the 11th century. The temple was heavily repaired over the years, and today three original halls ...
In 1957, Haizhou Emperor Guan Temple was designated by the Shanxi Provincial People's Government as the first batch of provincial-level key cultural relics protection units in Shanxi Province. [12] In 1988, [13] Haizhou Emperor Guan Temple was listed as a Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level in China. [14]
The Jinci or Jin Temple (晉祠) is the most prominent temple complex in Shanxi, China. It is located 16 miles (25 km) southwest of Taiyuan at the foot of Xuanweng Mountain at the Jin Springs. It was founded about 1,400 years ago and expanded during the following centuries, resulting in a diverse collection of more than 100 sculptures ...