Jidu Temple, Xidun 西顿济渎庙Xīdùn Jǐdú Miào

About Jidu Temple, Xidun

Jidu Temple at Xidun is a one-courtyard temple to the god of the Ji River, one of the four great rivers of old Chinese tradition with the Yangtze, Yellow and Huai. Inscriptions show that work began in 1122 under the Song and was completed only in 1188 under the Jin, after a gap caused by war; the main hall has octagonal stone front columns and a single-eave overhanging-gable roof. A local enthusiast found it in 2009, and in 2011 it was named one of the 100 new discoveries of the third national survey of cultural relics.

How to get to Jidu Temple, Xidun

It is at the east edge of Xidun village, Gaodu township, about 15 km north-east of central Jincheng. 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 30 km
  A walled hillside estate of courtyards, towers and gardens built by a family of officials

Also within 20 km: Xuezhuang Yuhuang Temple 薛庄玉皇庙 (under 10 km), Gaodu Jingde Temple 高都景德寺 (under 10 km), Beiyicheng Yuhuang Temple 北义城玉皇庙 (under 10 km), Yinxi Dongyue Temple 尹西东岳庙 (under 10 km), Tanlingtou Dai Temple 坛岭头岱庙 (under 10 km), Fucheng Yuhuang Temple 府城玉皇庙 (under 10 km).

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