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Dinglin Temple 定林寺Dìnglín Sì
National heritage site · Jincheng, Shanxi
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Jincheng
- Region
- Shanxi
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Dinglin Temple
A Buddhist temple halfway up a wooded hillside, with a two-storey gate pavilion, Leiyin Hall and Qifo Hall on its main axis. Leiyin Hall was rebuilt in 1317 and the gate pavilion has an octagonal caisson ceiling hung with thirteen carved lotus posts, while Dizang Hall keeps Ming murals of the ten kings of hell dated 1525. Two old tree peonies in the east courtyard flower in spring, around April.
How to get to Dinglin Temple
On a hillside in Mishan town, about 5 km south-east of Gaoping.
Nearby
- Huangcheng Xiangfu 皇城相府 50 km
A walled hillside estate of courtyards, towers and gardens built by a family of officials - Taihang Grand Canyon 太行山大峡谷 60 km
Sheer gorges in the Taihang Mountains, explored by boat, cliff path and cable car - Wanxian Mountain (Guoliang) 万仙山 60 km
A village that hand-cut a road through the cliff face
Also within 20 km: Tiefo Temple, Gaoping 铁佛寺 (under 10 km), Sanzong Temple, Sanwang 三王村三嵕庙 (under 10 km), Youxian Temple 游仙寺 (under 10 km), Chongming Temple, Gaoping 崇明寺 (under 10 km), Xilimen Erxian Temple 西李门二仙庙 (under 10 km), Zhongping Erxian Palace 中坪二仙宫 (under 10 km).
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