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Dou Dafu Temple 窦大夫祠Dòu Dàfū Cí
National heritage site · Taiyuan, Shanxi
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Taiyuan
- Region
- Shanxi
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Dou Dafu Temple
A temple to Dou Chou, a minister of the state of Jin in the Spring and Autumn period, at the foot of Mount Erlong beside the Fen River. It covers about 1.7 hectares, with buildings in Yuan style along an axis of Qing-dynasty theatre pavilion, gate, offering hall and main hall, where a seated statue of Dou Chou stands. The Lieshi cold spring below the temple, dry from the 1980s, was restored and reopened in 2021.
How to get to Dou Dafu Temple
In Shanlan village, Jiancaoping district, about 18 km north-west of central Taiyuan, beside the campus of North University of China.
Nearby
- Shanxi Museum 山西博物院 20 km
Bronzes of the ancient state of Jin, Buddhist statues and tomb treasures on the Fen River - Jinci Temple 晋祠 30 km
Song-dynasty halls, painted clay maidservants and a cross-shaped bridge at the Jin springs
Also within 20 km: Jingyin Temple 净因寺 (under 10 km), Duofu Temple 多福寺 (under 10 km), Xuanquan Temple 悬泉寺 (under 10 km), Taiyuan Forest Park 太原森林公园 (10 km), Qinglong Ancient Town 青龙古镇 (20 km), Taiyuan Zoo 太原动物园 (20 km).
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