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Xilimen Erxian Temple 西李门二仙庙Xīlǐmén Èrxiān Miào
National heritage site · Jincheng, Shanxi
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Jincheng
- Region
- Shanxi
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Xilimen Erxian Temple
A temple to the two Yue sisters in Xilimen village, built round two courtyards covering 2,748 square metres. It was founded in the Tang dynasty and heavily repaired in 1157 and 1162; the middle hall dates from 1157 under the Jin dynasty and has a single-eave hip-and-gable roof, while the gate, rear hall and side halls are Ming or Qing. Two carved panels on the stone terrace in front of the middle hall, one of a scarf dancer and one of actors in a stage scene, are counted among the earliest surviving pictures of Chinese drama.
How to get to Xilimen Erxian Temple
In Xilimen village, Hexi town, about 12 km south-east of Gaoping. Like many village temples in Shanxi it is often locked, so ask in the village for the caretaker.
Nearby
- Huangcheng Xiangfu 皇城相府 40 km
A walled hillside estate of courtyards, towers and gardens built by a family of officials - Wanxian Mountain (Guoliang) 万仙山 60 km
A village that hand-cut a road through the cliff face - 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
Also within 20 km: Chongming Temple, Gaoping 崇明寺 (under 10 km), Sanzong Temple, Sanwang 三王村三嵕庙 (under 10 km), Tanlingtou Dai Temple 坛岭头岱庙 (under 10 km), Youxian Temple 游仙寺 (under 10 km), Tiefo Temple, Gaoping 铁佛寺 (under 10 km), Yuhuang Temple, Nanzhuang 南庄玉皇庙 (under 10 km).
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