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Bixia Palace, Xun County 碧霞宫Bìxiá Gōng
National heritage site · Hebi, Henan
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Hebi
- Region
- Henan
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Bixia Palace, Xun County
A Taoist temple complex on top of Fuqiu Hill at the south end of Xun County's old town, founded in 1542 for the goddess Bixia Yuanjun and enlarged through the Ming, Qing and Republican periods. Past the gate, opera stage and lotus pool, the main hall has carved eaves and paintings of the Twenty-four Filial Exemplars, and a triple-eaved sleeping hall closes the rear court, where a Tang stone pagoda and sutra pillar now stand. It is the focus of Xun County's large first-lunar-month temple fair, a national intangible heritage item.
How to get to Bixia Palace, Xun County
On Fuqiu Hill at the south end of Xun County's old town, about 1 km from the Wenzhi Pavilion.
Nearby
- Yinxu 殷墟 60 km
The last Shang capital, where China's earliest writing and Fu Hao's tomb came to light
Also within 20 km: Xun County Ancient Town 浚县古城 (under 10 km), Dapi Mountain 大伾山 (under 10 km), Daokou Ancient Town 道口古镇 (under 10 km), Mingfu Temple Pagoda 明福寺塔 (10 km).
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