Yanqing Temple

Yanqing Temple
The Main Hall of Yanqing Temple. There is blue sky behind the hall. There is one door opening to a grassy courtyard
The Main Hall of Yanqing Temple
Basic information
Location Wutai County
Geographic coordinates 38°45′00″N 113°03′55″E / 38.75°N 113.0652°E / 38.75; 113.0652Coordinates: 38°45′00″N 113°03′55″E / 38.75°N 113.0652°E / 38.75; 113.0652
Affiliation Buddhist
Province Shanxi
Completed Jin dynasty (1115–1234)

Yanqing Temple (simplified Chinese: 延庆寺; traditional Chinese: 延慶寺; pinyin: Yánqìng Sì) is a Buddhist temple located 25 kilometers (16 mi) to the west of Wutai County, Shanxi, China. [1]

History

The Yanqing temple was founded during the Jin dynasty, and its Great Hall also dates from that period. The Great Hall contains three bays, six rafters, and is 13 square meters (140 sq ft). The interior of the Great Hall has no pillars; it supports itself using the brackets of two rafters.[1]

Notes

  1. 1 2 Qin (2004), 356.

References

  • Qin Xuhua, ed. Dudong Wutaishan. Taiyuan: Shanxi People's Press, 2004.
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