Baofan Temple is located in the southwest of Qingxu County 10 km north corner of Dongyu Village. It is the most complete Qing Dynasty building in Taiyuan. The temple was named "Baolin Temple" in Song Dynasty, "Baoan Temple" in Liao and Jin Dynasties, and "Baofan Temple" in Ming and Qing Dynasties. Baofan Temple is the place of Buddhist temples. According to the existing New Gong Pagoda of Ming Baolin Temple, the temple reached its peak before the first year of Song Xuanhe. Later, it was rebuilt in the eleventh year of Chenghua in Ming Dynasty and in the eighteenth year of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty. The murals, statues and brick carvings in the temple are unique and are a rare treasure house of Qing Dynasty art in Taiyuan.

The existing Baofan Temple covers an area of 1 1,000 square meters, facing south, with blue brick walls and tile roofs. The gate is three rooms wide, and the eaves are carved with blue bricks, imitating the shape of wood hanging flowers. There are grapes, fresh fruits, flowers and animals carved on the brick, which are exquisite and lifelike. Local characteristics are highlighted everywhere, reflecting the superb skills and high artistic taste of ancient craftsmen. Inside the mountain gate, two clay sculptures, Hum and Ha, will hold swords, imposing and imposing, on both sides. There are ticket gates on the left and right of the bell and drum and on the second floor. Maitreya Hall is like a sedan chair parked in the yard, where Maitreya sits and looks at the world with a smile. Later, it went up the stairs and became the main hall of the temple. The front porch is decorated with stone pillars and stone couplets, and the "Hua Yan Zhen Jing" is hung on it in regular script. There is an altar inside, on which sits the third Buddha with a golden face and a golden body.

Qingquan Temple

Qingquan Temple is located in Xiaoyugou at the foot of Yinzhong Mountain, 70 miles northwest of Qingxu County, commonly known as "Xiaoyu Temple". It is also called "Qingquan Temple" because the clear spring gurgles in front of the temple and flows day and night. 1957 Shanxi provincial people's government announced it as the first batch of provincial key cultural relics protection units.

Qingquan Temple was founded in the 24th year of the Yuan Dynasty, and was renovated many times in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The temple is built on the mountain and surrounded by peaks. In the temple, you can see the mountains and Yun Ni and overlook the scenery of Jinchuan. One of the "Eight Scenes of Clearing the Source" is "Surrounding the Qing Dynasty in Seclusion", which refers to the scenery of Qingquan Temple.

Qingquan Temple is divided into three hospitals: West, Middle and East. Guanyin Pavilion, East-West Wing and Main Hall are intermediate people's courts; The West Courtyard is the residence of monks, with buildings such as water wells, stone mills and Five Blessingg caves. The East Courtyard is divided into upper and lower houses, and Jiulian Cave in the upper house is built on the mountain, which is the main building for pilgrims and tourists to stay.