weizd: it is a great temple, especially there is a painting in front of the door. you can see the boat moving as you moving . typical Wutai symbol white pagoda is there.
Xiantong Temple
Posted: Aug 29, 2007
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Xiantong Temple is the largest and oldest temple in Wutai Mountain, one of the five major Zen sites in Wutai Mountain, and one of the ten monasteries listed as a cultural landscape in the World Heritage List. It was built in the Yongping years of the Ming emperor in the East Han Dynasty (58-75), and most of the existing buildings are in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
Wutaishan Xiantong Temple, one of the five Zen places in Wutai Mountain.
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Posted: Sep 1, 2023
M48***03
5/5Outstanding
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Xiantong Temple, located on the north side of Taihuai Town, Wutai Mountain, Shanxi Province, is a large-scale and historic monastery of Wutai Mountain, and is also one of the five major Zen places in Wutai Mountain, the first of the whole mountain monastery, and the Baima Temple in Luoyang is one of the earliest temples in China. The temple was built in the Yongping years of the East Han Dynasty (69 AD), and was first named Daqi Lingqi Temple. It was expanded during the Northern Wei Dynasty and rebuilt in the Tang Dynasty, and was renamed "Dahuayan Temple". Rebuilt in the early Ming Dynasty, Taizu gave the "Daxiantong Temple". The temple sits in the north and south, covering an area of about 80,000 square meters, with more than 400 buildings of various types, most of which were built in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The seven temples are built on the central axis, namely Guanyin Palace, Wenshu Temple, Daxiong Palace, Wuliang Palace, Millennium Palace, Tong Palace and Tibetan Jing Pavilion. The bronze hall was cast in the Ming Wanli 38 years (1610 AD), sharing 100,000 pounds of copper, and is one of the best preserved bronze halls in China.
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Posted: Sep 12, 2023
力行鹏哥
5/5Outstanding
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Please believe in the power of faith. The scenery is pleasant and the scenery is beautiful.
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Posted: Sep 5, 2023
皮黄客
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Xiantong Temple, also known as "Dafu Lingjiu Temple", was built in Yongping of the Eastern Han Dynasty. It has a history of nearly 2000 years and has been renovated several times. Now Xiantong Temple is only a small part of the original temple. It is the architecture and pattern of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The temple has towering ancient trees, cigarettes, seven halls on the central axis, magnificent and solemn, and a continuous stream of pilgrims.