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The smallest Mahavira Hall in Xuankong Temple

2025-01-04 01:55
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2025-01-04 02:41

The smallest Mahavira Hall in Xuankong Temple was located on the corridor connecting the Bell and Drum Tower. The doors and windows of the hall were exquisitely shaped, and there were shrines for the three Buddhas, Taiyi and Guan Di. It was the smallest Mahavira Hall in China and the only Mahavira Hall in the country that worshipped the three religions.

Xuankong Temple Main Hall

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2025-01-06 21:14

The main hall of Xuankong Temple was the core of the temple, and it was called the Ksitigarbha Hall. Half of it was embedded in the steep belly of the rock, while the other half was suspended above the cliff. It was a spectacular sight. In the main hall, the Bodhisattva Tsenpo was worshiped. There were side halls on both sides of the main hall. On the south side were the Temple Hall and the Child-giving Guanyin Hall, and on the north side were the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Hall and the Thousand-hand Guanyin Hall. There was a square-shaped ear hole on both the north and south sides of the bottom floor of the main hall. From the north ear hole, one could reach two three-story, nine-ridge flying towers that were about 10 meters high. The architectural style of the main hall was ancient and magnificent. It was one of the important scenic spots of Xuan Kong Temple.

Jingxing Xuankong Temple Bridge Hall

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2025-01-04 06:14

The Bridge Hall of Jingxing Xuankong Temple was a building located on Cangyan Mountain in Jingxing County, Hebei Province. It was one of the three great hanging temples in China. It was built in the Sui Dynasty, slightly earlier than the Anji Bridge in Zhaozhou. The hall of the bridge building faces west to east and spans between the cliffs of two mountains. It is an open-shoulder arch with high wings and colorful tassels. It is elevated above the clouds and fog sea. It has an unattainable power and the potential to fly in the sky. In the hall of the bridge, there were three Buddha statues of Shakyamuni Buddha, Amitabha Buddha, and Medicine Master Glazed Light King Buddha, as well as Guanyin and Eighteen Arhats. This bridge was a wonder of Mount Serpentine and one of the three wonders of Mount Serpentine.

Who is worshipped in the Hall of Three Officials of Xuankong Temple?

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2024-12-19 11:49

Xuankong Temple's Three Officials Hall worshiped the Heaven Official, Earth Official, and Water Official.

Xuankong Temple and Xuankong Village

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2025-01-09 01:55

Xuan Kong Temple and Xuan Kong Village were two different locations. Xuankong Temple was located on the cliff of Cuiping Peak on the west side of Jinlong Gorge, Hengshan Mountain, Hunyuan County, Datong City, Shanxi Province. It was a unique temple built on the cliff. The temple was built on an earthen platform in the vast desert west of Xuankong Village. It was six to seven meters above the ground and looked like it was suspended in the air from afar, hence the name Xuankong Temple. Xuankong Temple was built 1400 years ago in the late Northern Wei Dynasty. It was the only unique temple in China that combined Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism. It was listed as a key cultural relic protection unit in Shanxi Province. Xuankong Village was located in Censhan Township, Ningwu County, Shanxi Province. The entire village was located on a cliff that was more than 2300 meters above sea level. Looking up from the bottom of the valley, it was like a castle in the air, with its back against the cliff and its face facing the canyon, forming a unique landscape that was isolated from the surrounding world. Xuankong Village was one of the top ten ancient villages in China. In recent years, through targeted poverty relief and tourism development, it had undergone earth-shaking changes.

Xuankong Temple

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2025-01-08 09:18

The Xuankong Temple was located between the cliffs of Cuiping Peak on the west side of the Golden Dragon Gorge in Hengshan, Hunyuan County, Datong City, Shanxi Province.

Xuankong Temple

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2025-01-07 07:08

Xuankong Temple was a temple located on the cliff of Cuiping Peak on the west side of Golden Dragon Gorge in Hengshan, Hunyuan County, Shanxi Province, China. It was built 1400 years ago in the later period of the Northern Wei Dynasty. It was the only unique temple in China that combined Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism. It was also one of the earliest wooden structures built on the cliff in the world. Xuankong Temple was a key cultural relic protected in China and was known as the "number one scenic spot" among the 18 scenic spots of Mount Heng. The temple was about 50 meters above the ground and consisted of 40 houses. All of them were supported by a wooden frame structure and were fixed by 27 wooden beams inserted into the rock wall. Buddhist, Taoist, and Confucian statues were worshiped in the temple, and a large number of murals, sculptures, and Buddhist scriptures were preserved. They had extremely high cultural value. The architectural style of Xuankong Temple was unique. It was famous for its precipitous abyss. It was known as one of the earliest and best preserved high-altitude wooden cliff buildings in China. Xuankong Temple was also one of the seven Xuankong Temples in China. The other Xuankong Temples were distributed in Guangling County, Long County, Jingxing County, Xishan County, Jianchuan County, and Jiande City.

Xuankong Temple

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2025-01-06 18:32

Xuankong Temple is located in Hunyuan County, Datong City, Shanxi Province.

Xuankong Temple

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2025-01-06 01:38

The highlights of Xuankong Temple included the boardwalk, the north tower, the uneven heights of the temples and pavilions, as well as the magnificent scenery of the towering mountain walls. When the clouds and mist arrived, the tourists felt as if they were in a palace in the sky. It was a wonderful feeling. In addition, the architectural art of Xuankong Temple was also very superb. The entire temple was suspended on the steep cliff, giving people the feeling of flying in the air. It was very dangerous and strange. The visitors could experience the unique charm of the Xuankong Temple by climbing, drilling through the skylight, passing through the grottoes, crossing the boardwalk, walking along the corridor, and so on.

Xuankong Temple

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2025-01-04 13:49

Xuankong Temple was located between the cliffs of Cuiping Peak on the west side of Jinlong Gorge, Hengshan Mountain, Hunyuan County, Datong City, Shanxi Province.

Xuankong Temple

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2024-12-25 12:40

Xuankong Temple was located between the cliffs of Cuiping Peak on the west side of Jinlong Gorge, Hengshan Mountain, Hunyuan County, Datong City, Shanxi Province.

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