Which temples are the most famous in Wutai Mountain, Shanxi? Is it necessary?
1. nanzenji
It is located on the north bank of Little Yinhe in Yangbaigou near Li Jiazhuang, Bai Yang Township, southwest of Wutai County, Xinzhou City, Shanxi Province, more than 200 years ago. The temple faces south and covers an area of 3078 square meters. The main buildings in the temple are the mountain gate (Guanyin Hall), the East Hall (Bodhisattva Hall, Wang Longdian Hall) and the main hall, forming a four-courtyard building, which is the earliest existing wooden structure building in China. National key cultural relics protection units. The main hall is the oldest existing wooden structure building in Tang Dynasty in China. There are exquisite sculptures of the Tang Dynasty in the temple, which are the treasures of the sculpture art of the Tang Dynasty and have important historical status and artistic value.
2. Kitakyushi
Is a national key cultural relics protection unit, located in Foguang New Village, Wutai County, Shanxi Province, 30 kilometers away from the county seat. Therefore, the temple has a long history, and the Buddhist cultural relics in the temple are precious, so it is known as the "Asian Buddha Light". The main hall in the temple is the East Hall, which was built in the 11th year of the Tang Dynasty, namely in 857 AD. In terms of construction time, the main hall of nanzenji in Wutai County, which was built in the third year of Tang Jianzhong (AD 782), ranks second among existing wooden buildings in China. Tang Dynasty architecture of North Temple. Sculptures, murals and inscriptions in the Tang Dynasty have high historical and artistic value and are called "Four Wonders".
3. Fairy Boy Temple
This is the largest temple in Wutai Mountain Temple Group. It now covers an area of about 120 mu, with more than 400 buildings of various types, most of which were built in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The hall and wings are arranged neatly, the central axis is clear and the hall is symmetrical. The scale is huge. The surrounding mountains are undulating, the temples in the temple are towering, and the pines and cypresses are inserted in them, which is full of Buddhist flavor.
Xiantong Temple is located on the north side of Dabai Pagoda in the central area of Wutai Mountain, at the foot of Bodhisattva Peak. It is the oldest temple in the Buddhist holy land of Wutai Mountain. Because the mountain peak where the temple is located is very similar to the Lingjiu Mountain in Buddhism, it is named Lingjiu Temple.
4. Guangji Temple
Commonly known as West Temple, it is located in West Street, Wutai County, Xinzhou City, Shanxi Province. It was built in Zheng Zheng period and partially renovated in Ming and Qing Dynasties. The gate of the temple is near the street. Guanyin is offered in the east and west halls in the courtyard, and two bodhisattvas are hidden underground. In the middle is Tommy Hall, and finally there are five rows of Ursa Major halls. The Ursa Major Hall and the statues inside are still well preserved. The hall is a five-bay hanging mountain style, with only two gold pillars inside, and the space is active and wide. There are statues of Buddha, Bodhisattva, King Kong in the temple, and forests, lions and elephants on both sides, all of which are fine works of the Yuan Dynasty. The octagonal stone building in the Tang Dynasty in front of the temple is about 4 meters high. The stone lion is carved on the seat, and the Buddha statue is carved on the building with a treasure cover at the top. The knife method is simple and the shape is simple.
5. Yanshan Temple
It is a national key cultural relics protection unit, formerly known as Lingyan Temple, located in Tianyan Village, the northern foot of Wutai Mountain in Yukou, southern Fan Shi. It was built in the third year of Jin Dynasty (1 158) and was renovated many times during the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties.
Yanshan Temple faces south and has an irregular rectangular plane. The main hall in the temple has been destroyed. The existing buildings mainly include three south halls, three east and west halls, four other halls, three meditation rooms, a hanging flower gate and a bell tower that doubles as a mountain gate. Except for the South Hall, the rest are buildings from the late Qing Dynasty to the folk era. The temple is lush and gloomy, and the ancient hall is majestic and quiet, as if embedded in the bright pearl of Shan Ye.
There are 95 existing temples with relatively complete buildings in Wutai Mountain, including 6 national key cultural relics protection units: nanzenji, Beiju Wine Temple, Xiantong Temple, Guangji Temple, Yanshan Temple (Fan Shi) and Hongfu Temple (Dingxiang County); Provincial key cultural relics protection units 15: Tayuan Temple, Bodhisattva Temple, Yuanzhao Temple, Luozi Temple, Weiyi Temple, Bishan Temple, Nanshan Temple, Longquan Temple, Jinge Temple, Songzheng Temple, Yanqing Temple, Princess Temple (Fan Shi), Sansheng Temple (Fan Shi), Huiji Temple (Yuanping City) and Shifotang Temple. The rest are key cultural relics protection units at the county level. In terms of places for religious activities, there are 1 1 national key temples: Xiantong Temple, Tayuan Temple, Bodhisattva Top, Luobian Temple, Statue Temple, Bishan Temple, Jinge Temple, Guangzong Temple, Guangren Temple, Dailuoding Temple and Guanyin Cave.