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Shien Temple 时恩寺Shí'ēn Sì
National heritage site · Zhangjiakou, Hebei
- Time needed
- 30 minutes–1 hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Zhangjiakou
- Region
- Hebei
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Shien Temple
A Buddhist temple in the old town of Xuanhua whose main hall, completed in 1470 under the Ming dynasty, is the city's oldest surviving timber building and its only one with a hip roof. The hall has five bays under a single-eaved roof and a Qing-era porch at the front, while the gate, side halls and monks' quarters around it were rebuilt between 2005 and 2014 after the rest of the temple had disappeared. It is an active temple, a short walk west of the Zhenshuo (drum) Tower.
How to get to Shien Temple
In the middle of Xuanhua's old town, about 100 m west of the Zhenshuo Tower and 22 km south-east of Zhangjiakou railway station; Xuanhua North high-speed station is about 2.5 km to the north-north-west.
Nearby
Also within 20 km: Xuanhua Ancient City 宣化古城 (under 10 km), Former Chahar Democratic Government (Xuanhua Museum) 察哈尔民主政府旧址 (under 10 km), Xiabali Liao Tombs 下八里墓群 (under 10 km), Fozhen Sheli Pagoda 佛真猞猁迤逻尼塔 (10 km).
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