Lingyan Temple

Lingyan temple in Datong is located in the center of the island in the middle of the lake in Yungang Grottoes scenic area. After entering the gate of the scenic area, you can walk through tanyao square and the quaint qikong bridge, and the temple gate will appear in front of you. The temple is a courtyard with three entrances. In addition to the mountain gate, there are also the "Thousand Buddha Hall" in the middle hall and the "Great Hero Hall" in the back hall. In the temple, there are stone carved square statue tower and Thousand Buddha Pavilion. The four turrets and six auxiliary buildings around the temple, together with "one Dou three Sheng herringbone arch", are even more fascinating.

Lingyan Temple

Lingyan temple is located under the seven star rock of Lingyan mountain, Xingfu Town, 5 km north of Dujiangyan City. It is called "Lingyan holy lamp" and used to be one of the "ten sceneries of Guanxian". It is different from the Lingyan temple in Jinan, which is one of the four famous ancient temples in China (Lingyan temple in Jinan, Yuquan temple in Dangyang, Qixia Temple in Nanjing and Guoqing temple in Tiantai).

Brief introduction of ancient temple

Lingyan temple is located under the seven star rock of Lingyan mountain in Xingfu Town, 5 km north of Dujiangyan City. It is called "Lingyan holy lamp" and used to be one of the "ten sceneries of Guanxian". It is different from the Lingyan temple in Jinan, which is one of the four famous ancient temples in China (Lingyan temple in Jinan, Yuquan temple in Dangyang, Qixia Temple in Nanjing and Guoqing temple in Tiantai).

The beginning of the construction

Lingyan temple, a famous Buddhist temple in China, was built in 479 in the reign of Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty. Lingyan temple was rebuilt in the reign of Zhenguan of Tang Dynasty (627-649) by huichong, an eminent monk.

After many vicissitudes

Lingyan temple has been abandoned for several times. Most of the existing temples are built after the Song Dynasty.

Address: central part of Huxin Island, Yungang Grottoes scenic area, southern suburb of Datong

Longitude: 113.133041

Latitude: 40.111541

Tel: 0531-87468097

Tour time: half a day

Ticket information: 60.00 yuan

Opening hours: 08:00 ~ 17:00

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