Fawang Temple

Fawang Temple

Two kilometers west of Jishan County, in the west corner of Nanyang Village, there is a Fawang temple. It covers an area of more than 3000 square meters, with 18 existing temples, a stage and three additional gatehouses built in the Qing Dynasty. In this group of ancient buildings, its artistic value and scientific value should be the most stage. According to the inscriptions in the temple, the stage was built in 1472, the seventh year of Chenghua in the Ming Dynasty. It is a double eaves cross xieshou peak, covered with colored glazed tiles, 14.5 meters long and 14.3 meters wide. The structure of the beam frame is complex and ingenious, the decoration of the bucket arch is simple and beautiful, the carving technology is exquisite, and the momentum is magnificent. It is a Ming Dynasty architectural treasure with the style of the Yuan Dynasty.

Fawang Temple (the fourth batch of provincial protection)

Time: Ming Dynasty

The founding date is unknown, and the Yuan Dynasty was rebuilt. In 1471, an additional dance pavilion was built. The existing buildings along the central axis are the mountain gate, the dance Pavilion and the main hall. There are Houtu hall, Shisai hall, Jiuyao hall, Qixing hall and North-South auxiliary hall on the north and south sides respectively.

The main hall is the hall of the king of law, with five rooms wide and two rooms deep. It has a single eaves hanging on the top of the mountain and a Baoxia in front of it. The structure of the dance Pavilion is special, square without inner column, which still follows the ancient system of yuelou in Yuan Dynasty.

Address: Southwest of Xizhuang Town, Hancheng City, Shaanxi Province

Longitude: 110.45529874484

Latitude: 35.5456894611

Ticket information: Free

Opening hours: all day

Chinese PinYin : Fa Wang Miao