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Jinci Temple
Location
It is located 25 kilometers (16 miles) to the southeast of downtown Taiyuan City of Shanxi Province. Jinci Temple is a combination of historical cultural relics and beautiful landscapes. Jinci Temple is world-famous because it is an ancient ancestral temple. The welcoming boughs of a multitude of ancient trees provide an eye-catching entrance to the temple. Beyond this, the numerous halls, cabinets, pavilions and bridges are guaranteed to keep any visitor enthralled.
History
Jinci Temple has a long history, which can be traced back to the Western Zhou Dynasty (11th century BC to 711 BC), when King Cheng made his younger brother Yu a leader of one of his states. Yu was an intelligent leader who devoted all his energies to making the state prosperous, so his descendants built a temple for him after his death, in order to honor his achievement.
Features
Saint Mother Hall, the oldest building in the temple, is one of the main reasons that so many visitors come to the temple. Together with the Flying Bridge across the Fish Pond, and the Offerings Hall, these exquisite buildings provide evidence of a new era in Chinese architecture. For example, the Flying Bridge across the Fish Pond is the only one of its kind that exists now; accordingly, it plays an important role in an investigation of the ancient bridges of China.
There are three additional wonders that draw people from across the world to the temple. These are The Figures of The Maidservants, the Zhou Cypress and the Never Aging Spring. Each of the Figures of the Maidservants that stand in the Saint Mother Hall, colored clay sculptures made during the Song Dynasty (960-1279), are unique.
Jinci Temple was, to a certain extent, an imperial garden. Accordingly, some three hundred tablets were inscribed for it with writings by emperors, officials and poets, and these now line a scenic path in the temple. The Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty wrote the most famous stele in 646, and it was kept in a pavilion, which is now known as Zhen Guan Bao Han Pavilion. Taizong was one of the great emperors of Chinese history.
Features
A combination of historical cultural relics and beautiful landscapes
Regular Visiting Hours
2 hours
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