Chunyang Palace is in the northwest corner of Wuyi Square in Taiyuan. Also known as Lv Zu Temple. There was no test in the founding year. In the twenty-five years of Wanli in Ming Dynasty (1597), Zhu Xinyang, king of Jin Dynasty, re-planned the palace on an unprecedented scale. During the Jiaqing period of Qing Dynasty (1796- 1820), a three-story pavilion was added in the backyard, which made the landscape pleasant. The overall architectural layout of the hospital is similar to the form of gossip, which is rare in China.
Chongshan Temple is in the southeast corner of Taiyuan City. Founded in the Tang Dynasty. In the 14th year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (138 1), Gong Jin Wang Zhu, the third son of Zhu Yuanzhang, recommended his mother, Huang Gao, and expanded the old temple site, which was 550 meters long from north to south and 250 meters wide from east to west, with a total area of140,000 square meters. The Hall of the Great Hero in the temple is centered, 9 rooms wide and 30 meters high. There are nearly a thousand pavilions and cloisters. During the three years of Tongzhi in Qing Dynasty (1864), most buildings were destroyed by fire. The existing parts of Chongshan Temple, including the mountain gate, the bell tower, the east-west hatchback and the Great Compassion Hall, also have their own patterns. There are three giant statues of Guanyin, Manjusri and Pu Xian on the altar in the temple, which are 8.5 meters high. These temples and statues are relics of the early Ming Dynasty. A pair of iron lions in front of the door, cast in the Ming Dynasty (1368- 1398), are masterpieces of lions and beasts in the Ming Dynasty.
Shuangta Temple is located in the south of Haozhuang Village in the southeast suburb of Taiyuan City. In the thirty-sixth year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1608), it was built by Fu Deng, a monk. The main buildings of existing temples are brick structures. Octagonal grade 13, 54.7 meters high. There is a staircase in the tower, which leads to the top floor. Looking from the window, the scenery of Taiyuan is vivid. When people enter and leave Taiyuan, the Twin Towers first come into view and become the symbol of Taiyuan. There are peonies everywhere in the temple, which were planted in the Ming Dynasty.
The Jet Li Pagoda of Kaihua Temple is located at the foot of Mengshan Mountain, which is located in the southwest of Taiyuan 17 km. The temple was built in the second year of Tianbao in Northern Qi Dynasty (55 1). It has a statue of Buddha carved on the cliff, about 60 meters high, and its scale is magnificent, just like Longshan Boy Temple. In the first year of Sui Renshou (60 1), the Giant Buddha Pavilion was built and renamed Jingming Temple. Both Tang Gaozu and Emperor Gaozong have been here and changed their names to Hua Kai. In 945, after the Five Dynasties and the Jin Dynasty, the Grand Pavilion was rebuilt in Beiping and Liu Zhiyuan, with 5 floors and 130 rooms. In the first year of Chunhua in the Northern Song Dynasty (990), two brick pagodas, Sakyamuni and Tathagata, were built. It is a transitional form from the Tang Dynasty to the Song Dynasty, with both the quaint legacy of the Tang Dynasty and the meticulous carving of the Song Dynasty.
Longshan Grottoes are located at the top of Longshan Mountain, 20 kilometers southwest of Taiyuan City. Dense forests and lush foliage. The grottoes were dug in the early Yuan Dynasty. In the sixth year of Song Taizong (1234), Taoist priests presided over the construction of Longshan Grottoes and Haotian Temple. Now the temple is broken, the grottoes are still there, and there are eight niches. There are more than 40 statues in different niches, most of which are well preserved, simple in carving and solemn in dress, which is completely different from the artistic style of Buddhist grottoes.
Tongzi Temple Lighthouse is located on Longshan Mountain, 20 kilometers southwest of Taiyuan City. The temple was built by monk Li Hong in the seventh year of Tianbao in the Northern Qi Dynasty (556). Wen Xuandi Levin Zengdeng Temple in the Northern Qi Dynasty overlooks the urban landscape of Bingzhou (now Taiyuan). In the first year of Jintianfu (117), the temple was destroyed by fire and rebuilt in the first year of Jiajing in Ming Dynasty (1522). The buildings in the temple and their stone Buddha statues have long since disappeared. There is a stone burning tower in front of the temple, which is 4. 12 meters high. Although it has experienced 1400 years of wind and rain, it is still the oldest stone pagoda known in China.
Taishan Temple is located in the north of Fengyugou, 23 kilometers southwest of Taiyuan City. Surrounded by dense forests, cypresses and temples, it is not easy to see unless you board the ship. Founded in the first year of Tang Jingyun (7 10). Originally a Taoist temple named Haotian Temple, it was changed to a Buddhist temple in the early Ming Dynasty. It is the first Buddhist temple nearby.
Jinci * is located 25 kilometers southwest of Taiyuan, at the source of Xiajin water in Hangweng Mountain. It was built in the Northern Wei Dynasty to commemorate Zhou Wuwang's second son, Yu Shu. Yu Shu sealed the Tang Dynasty, and Zi Xie became the country name because of the water, and later generations took the temple name. The main source of Shanxi's water flows out from here, all year round. Water temperature 17 degrees, crystal clear. Guan Zhen Baohan Pavilion in the temple has the Imperial Monument Inscription of Jinci inscribed by Emperor Taizong. There are also famous Bai Zhou and Sui Huai in the temple. Bai Zhou is located on the left side of Notre Dame, while Sui Huai is in Guandi Temple. The old branches are vertical and horizontal, so far they are full of vitality and lush, and they are called "the three wonders of Jinci" together with the ever-flowing old springs and exquisite Song plastic handmaids.
Duiyue archway
Fish pond flying beam in front of Notre Dame de Jinci. Fish marsh is one of the three springs in Jinjiang. The bridge on the marsh is called Feiliang, also known as Banqiao. There is a fence around to rely on. Because of its different shapes, it occupies an important position in the history of Chinese bridges. There are a pair of iron lions on the platform of Qiaodong, which are magnificent and lifelike. They were cast in the eighth year of the Northern Song Dynasty (1 1 18).
Jin Rentai is just west of Huixian Bridge, which is the central axis of Jinci Temple. It was called Lotus Terrace in ancient times. Because there is a cast iron statue in each corner of the stage, it is also called Tie Taiwei. The platform is square, surrounded by fence boards, and there is a glass burning furnace in the middle, about 4 meters high. The shrine is the source of golden water, so the town takes the golden god as waterproof.
Song cast iron man
Shanxi's water source flows in Jinci. The old spring source is difficult to flow, second-rate 1.8 cubic meters. The jellyfish building was built at the source. At present, 40,000 mu of paddy fields are irrigated, the water potential is crystal clear, and the water temperature is kept at 17 degrees all the year round. In the poem Ode to Jinci by Li Bai, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, "Jinci has flowing water like jasper, and Aobo Longlin has green sand and grass".
Notre Dame is at the end of the central axis of Jinci. It faces a fish pond in front and a dangerous mountain peak in the back. Surrounded by it, it is one of the earliest existing wooden structures in China. The hall is made up of shrinking columns, which enlarges the space. It is a large-scale Song Dynasty building in China. There are 43 painted sculptures of the Song Dynasty in the temple. With different postures, natural expression and superb skills, it is a fine sculpture of the Song Dynasty in China.
The tablet of Jinci Temple is engraved in Gan Bao Pavilion of Jingui Zhenguan. Emperor Taizong wrote and wrote books. The monument is195cm high,120cm wide and 27cm thick. Li Yuan and Li Shimin set off for Taiyuan. After the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, they came here to thank Yu Shu for his kindness. The inscription praised Zhou Zong's politics and Tang Shuyu's founding strategy, publicized the martial arts of the Tang Dynasty, and consolidated the imperial power of the Tang Dynasty. The full text is 1203 words, with a running script style, vigorous and straight, and quite Wang Youjun's book meaning. Carving is another masterpiece after the preface to Lanting, which can be described as a model of running script.
Shengfeng Temple is located in the south of Jinci Temple in the southwest suburb of Taiyuan City. The full name is Shifang Shengfeng Temple. Originally the villa of Wei Chijingde, the general of Tang Dynasty, the temple was built in 622, the fifth year of Tang Wude, and now it has been destroyed. There is a stupa in the north tower of the temple, which is surrounded by mountains and waters with beautiful scenery. The tower was built during the reign of Emperor Kai of Sui Dynasty (58 1-600), rebuilt in Song Dynasty and rebuilt in the 16th year of Qing Qianlong (175 1). Octagonal seven, more than 30 meters high, overlooking the tower, gold powder panoramic view.
Yurang Bridge is located in Chiqiao Village, 24 kilometers southwest of Taiyuan City. The bridge is surrounded by a fence, and the water under the bridge often flows. At the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, Yao Bo of Jinqing decided to irrigate Jinyang (now Taiyuan) in order to seize Zhao's land, and was defeated. Yu Rang, a courtier, failed in revenge and was disfigured and swallowed charcoal. When visiting Jinci, he fell under Xuqiao Bridge in the north of Jinci with a sharp sword, but Zhao was still not stabbed. When Zhao caught Yu Rang and tried to kill him, Yu Rang said, "A loyal minister doesn't care about himself, and a wise man doesn't hide the goodness of others. I am willing to ask your clothes to hit it, but I will die unsatisfied! " Zhao Ling took off his brocade robe, and Yu let the three swords strike the robe and hurt himself. Later generations regarded Yu Rang as a bridge of blood flow, hence the name Hongqiao, also known as Yurang Bridge.
Tianlongshan Grottoes are located on Tianlong mountainside, 40 kilometers southwest of Taiyuan City. The surrounding mountains are rolling, and the spring of Wang Longdong at the top of the mountain is gurgling. Grottoes are distributed in Tianlong Shandong, Xifeng, Cave 8 of Dongfeng Mountain and Cave 13 of Xifeng Mountain. These caves were excavated in different times, from the Eastern Wei Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty, which lasted for four dynasties: Wei, Qi, Sui and Tang. The largest cave in the Tang Dynasty reached 15. The stone carving is lifelike, the knife work is fine and the texture is rich. In the Song Dynasty, it was renamed Shengshou Temple, and the temple was destroyed. Gu Song, the dragon in front of the temple, covered the sun with green leaves.
The Great Buddha Temple is located in Tutang Village, 20 kilometers northwest of Taiyuan City. Also known as the Silent Temple. In the east of Fenshui, Cooper towering. According to textual research, the temple was founded in the Northern Qi Dynasty, rebuilt in the fifth year of Jintaihe (1205), and rebuilt many times in the Ming Dynasty. The existing stone lions at the lower end of the vertical belt were carved by the Jin Dynasty, and the rest were relics of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The statues of temples were painted in the Qing Dynasty, and they have lost their plastic style. On both sides of the temple site, in the twentieth year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty (154 1), a pavilion with double eaves of one Buddha and two bodhisattvas was built on the cliff. The Buddha statue is 9 meters high, squatting. "Tutang Qibai" is also a scene in Taiyuan.
Doctor Dou Temple is located on the left side of Shanglan Village and Fenhe Canyon, 20 kilometers northwest of Taiyuan City. The ancient cypresses in the temple are green. Dou Gui, a doctor of the State of Jin, set up a fief in Taiyuan. He once opened a canal to promote profits, and later generations set up a shrine here to worship. There have been inscriptions throughout the ages. The existing mountain gates, pavilions and halls were rebuilt in the third year of Yuan Dynasty (1343), and some of them still retain the Song and Jin styles. Among them, the pavilion is very large, and the back eaves column is replaced by the colonnade column of the main hall. The structure is concise and rigorous, which is rare in the Jin and Yuan Dynasties. The clear spring next to the temple gushed from the cliff of Mengshi Mountain, and the water temperature was low, so it was called "cold spring". "Mengshi Cold Spring" is one of the scenic spots in Taiyuan.
Duofu Temple is at the top of Jueshan Mountain, 24 kilometers northwest of Taiyuan. The mountains are steep and pine and cypress are everywhere. It is one of the famous scenery in Taiyuan. The temple is located in a valley on the top of the mountain, which is very interesting. The temple was founded in the second year of Tang Zhenyuan (786). Li Keyong and Li (later Emperor Tang Zhuang) both went to this Buddha to burn incense, and the temple was in an unprecedented situation. It was destroyed by fire at the end of the Song Dynasty, and was rebuilt during the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty (1368- 1398), and was rebuilt many times later. The brick tower in front of the temple is still the original structure of the Song Dynasty. The hut next to the temple is the place where Fu Shan, a thinker in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, studied.