Will Dai Temple be open for free in 2022?

In 2022, Dai Temple will be open for free. Visiting Dai Temple on the first day of every year has become the habit of ordinary people in Taicheng. As in previous years, Dai Temple will continue to be open to the public free of charge from 8:00- 16:30 on the second day of the Spring Festival this year. According to the situation in previous years, due to the large number of tourists, the traffic pressure around Dai Temple is very high. In order to ensure the smooth roads around Daimiao Scenic Area and provide a comfortable and smooth road environment for the general public and tourists, Xiaomi takes an active role.

Interpretation of Daimiao Scenic Area

Dai Temple is located in Zezhou County, Shanxi Province, and its founding date is unknown. The Apocalypse Hall was rebuilt in Yuanfeng three years in the Northern Song Dynasty (1080). The Apocalypse Hall was built on a high platform built in the Song Dynasty. It is three rooms wide and six rafters deep. It rests on the top of the mountain with a single eaves and a far eaves. The beams and wooden structures in the hall are relics of the Song Dynasty. The temple is built on the mountain, and from south to north along the central axis, it is the mountain gate, fish pond, bamboo garden, dance building and apocalypse hall in turn. On both sides are regular halls, which are dedicated to the land god, the grain god, the ox king and the dragon king respectively. The altar in the temple is sumeru-shaped with brick carvings on it.