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Faxing Temple, Zhangzi 法兴寺Fǎxīng Sì
National heritage site · Changzhi, Shanxi
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Changzhi
- Region
- Shanxi
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Faxing Temple, Zhangzi
Faxing Temple rises in steps up the slope of Cuiyun Mountain, from the gate through a Tang stone pagoda to the Song-dynasty Yuanjue Hall. The temple was moved here between 1984 and 1996 from its original site on Cilin Mountain, where coal mining had caused the ground to subside. It is known for three treasures: the sandstone pagoda of the Tang, built on a double-walled square plan, a Tang stone lamp stand dated 773, and the Song painted sculptures inside Yuanjue Hall.
How to get to Faxing Temple, Zhangzi
It is on Cuiyun Mountain beside Cuizhuang village in Cilin town, about 15 km south of Zhangzi county town.
Nearby
- Taihang Grand Canyon 太行山大峡谷 60 km
Sheer gorges in the Taihang Mountains, explored by boat, cliff path and cable car
Also within 20 km: Bucun Yuhuang Temple 布村玉皇庙 (under 10 km), Chongqing Temple, Zhangzi 崇庆寺 (under 10 km), Sanjiao Hall, Yihe 义合三教堂 (under 10 km), Yangtou Mountain and Grottoes 羊头山 (under 10 km), Yaowang Temple, Hanfang 韩坊尧王庙 (under 10 km), Huguo Lingkuangwang Temple, Xiahuo 下霍护国灵贶王庙 (10 km).
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