Longyan Temple

Longyan Temple

Longyan temple, formerly known as Longquan Temple, is located in Liangquan village. It was founded in 669, the second year of Tang Dynasty. In 1129, the temple was rebuilt and renamed Longyan temple. It was built in the Jin and Ming Dynasties.

Temple layout

Longyan temple, has two courtyards, the main building has a hall, main hall, side hall, corridor and so on more than 30. The hall is located on the central axis of the front yard, with three wide faces, six deep rafters, and nearly square plane; the single eaves rest on the top of the mountain, with grey tiles.

There are murals on the inner wall of the two Gables, and a stone tablet of Longyan temple in the third year of jindading. The main hall is in the backyard, with five rooms wide, six rafters deep, a rectangular plane, and a single eaves hanging on the top of the mountain. The main hall and other buildings in the temple were built in the Ming Dynasty.

architectural style

The hall of the lower courtyard is built on a five story blue stone platform, with three rooms in depth and three rooms in width. It has a single eaves and a hill shaped roof. It is paved with gray tubular tiles, and the ridge is decorated with pottery gray flying dragons. The Dragon kisses on both sides confront each other. The front eaves of the hall are supported by four pillars with rolling brake on the top of the pillars. The Dougong is built in the form of Qin face. The material of Dougong is huge. It is a typical architectural technique of Jin Dynasty.

The upper courtyard is built on a seven storey blue stone platform, which rises from the top to the top. To the north of the courtyard is the back hall, which is five rooms wide and six rafters deep. The eaves of the hall are supported by four stone pillars, and under the eaves is a hall gallery.

The roof is a single eaves suspended hill type, and the bucket arch is made of five pavilions. There are three auxiliary halls on both sides of the main hall, which is the architectural style of yuan and Ming Dynasties.

historical significance

There are two intact steles on both sides of the back hall. One is the record of Longyan Temple written by Zhao Anshi, a Jinshi in Zhenyuan period of Pingcheng County in the third year of jindading (1163), and the other is the record of Fatang of Xinjian Longyan Temple written by Chang Qian in the 25th year of jindading (1185).

These two steles truly record the founding process and history of the temple.

Address: cangyan mountain scenic spot, Jingxing County, Hebei Province

Longitude: 114.14110444

Latitude: 37.837386062539

Ticket information: 10 yuan

Chinese PinYin : Long Yan Si