Yanshan Temple

Yanshan Temple

Yanshan temple, formerly known as Lingyan temple, is a national key cultural relic protection unit. It is located in Tianyan village, north foot of Wutai Mountain, South yukou, Fanshi County, Shanxi Province. Founded in 1158, it was repaired in yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties.

geographical position

Yanshan temple is located in Tianyan Village (close to zhonghuyu) at the north foot of Wutai Mountain, South yukou, Fanshi county. Founded in 1158, it was repaired in yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Originally named Lingyan temple, it is located in Tianyan Village (close to zhonghuyu) at the north foot of Wutai Mountain, South yukou, Fanshi county. Founded in 1158, it was repaired in yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. Yanshan Temple faces south in the north, and its plane is irregular rectangle. The main hall of the temple has been destroyed. The existing buildings mainly include three South halls, three East and west auxiliary halls, four other halls, three Zen houses, one Chuihua gate and one bell tower, which are also used as mountain gates.

architectural style

Except for the South Hall, the rest are from the late Qing Dynasty to the folk years. The green pines in the temple are gloomy, and the ancient palace is majestic and serene. It looks like a bright pearl inlaid in the mountains.

The South Hall is Manjusri hall, with five rooms wide, six rafters deep, and a single eaves resting on the top of the mountain. In the hall, there are painted sculptures of the Jin Dynasty, such as shuiyueguanyin, waishi, Tianwang and Manjusri. The water moon Guanyin has a plump face, looks just like it, and her clothes are flowing like the wind.

Yanshan temple, surrounded by Jin Dynasty Murals, has a total area of about 90 square meters. It was completed in the seventh year of Jin Dading (1167 AD) and painted by Wang Kui, the court painter of Jin Dynasty. The contents of the murals are all based on the stories of Buddhist scriptures.

Valuable information

The west wall depicts the life story of Sakyamuni; the east wall depicts the story of the health preserving Prince cutting flesh to honor his parents; the north wall depicts the story of a group of pagoda temples and 500 merchants who were killed on the sea and the Luocha women rescuing them; the south wall depicts the figures of pavilions and supporting people, showing the artistic images of emperors and generals, imperial concubines and talented women, small-scale farmers and businessmen, court pavilions, mills and wine shops Banners, chariots, etc. were all the forms of the Northern Song Dynasty. Many of them are the epitome of social life in song and Jin Dynasties.

It is a precious material for studying the history, society, religion, architecture and fine arts of song and Jin Dynasties. It can be called "double wall" of Shanxi murals with Yongle Palace murals.

tourist guide

Traffic tips: you can take a special bus from the city to Tianyan village.

Surrounding scenic spots: Wutai Mountain scenic spot, Yan Xishan's former residence, Gucheng Daixian, nanru Eighth Route Army headquarters site, Pingxingguan battle site, xihetou tunnel, baifotang, ayuwangta, bianjinglou, Xu Qianqian's former residence, Guandi temple, Princess temple, Diaochan's hometown, Guanwang temple, Guancenshan scenic spot, Daiyue hall, great wall, Haichao temple, Hongfu temple, huchenglou, Huanghe tourist area Pianguan, Huiji temple, Fenyuan Tianchi, Linquan temple, Luya Mountain, niangniangtan, former site of Bethune's model hospital, Xiurong academy, Qicun hot spring, Shanxi Yanmenguan, Shijing temple, Xinzhou ancient city, Shouning temple, Tianya mountain, Wufeng mountain, Xinzhou tower, Xinkou site, Yang Zhongwu temple, Puji bridge, yuanhaowen tomb, Yanshan temple, Yuwang cave, Yuwang cave, Zhao Gaoguan Fenyuan Water Conservancy Scenic Area, Zhonglie temple, Guancen mountain lover Valley Scenic Area, zhaogaoguan National Forest Park, Wuzhai nature reserve, ningwuguan, etc.

Address: Wutai Mountain Scenic Area, Wutai County, Xinzhou City

Longitude: 113.68501281738

Latitude: 39.122398376465

Ticket information: no ticket required. Included in Wutai Mountain tickets, Wutai Mountain tickets: 168 yuan in peak season (April 1 - October 31) and 140 yuan in off season (November 1 - March 31).

Chinese PinYin : Yan Shan Si