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Chong'an Temple, Lingchuan 崇安寺Chóng'ān Sì
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 Chong'an Temple, Lingchuan
A Buddhist temple in the middle of Lingchuan county town, given its present name by imperial order in the 970s. A two-storey gate tower with triple eaves, a five-bay through-hall and the five-bay main hall stand on the main axis, with a two-storey side tower to the west, all Yuan to Qing in date. The temple keeps many stelae from the Tang to the Qing dynasty that record its history.
How to get to Chong'an Temple, Lingchuan
In the centre of Lingchuan, the county seat, about 55 km by road from central Jincheng.
Nearby
- Wanxian Mountain (Guoliang) 万仙山 30 km
A village that hand-cut a road through the cliff face - Taihang Grand Canyon 太行山大峡谷 30 km
Sheer gorges in the Taihang Mountains, explored by boat, cliff path and cable car
Also within 20 km: Xixi Erxian Temple 西溪二仙庙 (under 10 km), Nanzhao Confucian Temple 南召文庙 (under 10 km), Longyan Temple, Lingchuan 龙岩寺 (under 10 km), Shizhang Yuhuang Temple 石掌玉皇庙 (under 10 km), Quanshen Temple, Tianzhuang 田庄全神庙 (under 10 km), Sanjiao Hall, Sirun 寺润三教堂 (10 km).
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