Dingguo Temple

Dingguo Temple

Dingguo temple is located at the top of Hanling mountain, nine kilometers northeast of Anyang City, Henan Province. It was first built in 532 ad (the second year of Zhongxing in the Northern Wei Dynasty). Covering an area of 66670 square meters, it was approved as a formal Buddhist activity site by Anyang County Religious Bureau and Anyang City Religious Bureau from 1990 to 1995.

"Hanling schist" is one of the eight scenes in Anyang. Gao Huan, the Prime Minister of the Northern Wei Dynasty, defeated Er Zhuzhao here. In order to remember this, he built Dingguo temple in Hanling mountain and built a stele to honor his achievements. Wen Zisheng wrote the stele. It is a famous monument in Anyang. There are 11 other places of interest near Dingguo temple.

geographical position

Dingguo temple has superior geographical location and convenient traffic conditions. There are three thoroughfares leading to the urban area, 107 National Road and Beijing Guangzhou railway in the west, Beijing Zhuhai Expressway, Jiuqu Zhanghe River in the north and Taotao Huan River in the south. As the thoroughfare of Jin, Yi, Lu and Henan provinces, Anyang is known as the throat of Northern Henan.

history

"Hanling schist" is one of the eight scenes in Anyang. According to legend, the Prime Minister Gao Huan built Dingguo temple on the top of the mountain to commemorate the great victory of Han Lingshan. It is a famous monument in Anyang. There are 11 other places of interest near Dingguo temple.

Address: south side of Hanling town government (near Hanling Credit Union)

Longitude: 114.31050109863

Latitude: 36.119140625

Chinese PinYin : Ding Guo Si