An Introduction to Shanxi Xuankong Temple and Its Travel Guide
Xuankong Temple, also known as Xuankong Pavilion, is a renowned ancient architectural wonder in Shanxi Province. It holds the status of a national AAAA-level tourist attraction and is one of the key cultural relics protection units in Shanxi Province, as well as a representative ancient building in Datong City 12.
Basic Information of Xuankong Temple
Location: Situated on the cliffs of Cuiping Peak west of Jinlong Gorge, Hengshan Mountain, Hunyuan County, Datong City, Shanxi Province 23.
Opening Hours: Open all year round. From March 1st to October 31st, it is open from 8:00 to 17:00; from November 1st to February 28th of the next year, it is open from 8:30 to 16:30 3.
Ticket Prices: The full-price ticket is 130 yuan per person, and the half-price ticket is 65 yuan per person. Students can enjoy the half-price discount with valid certificates 1.
Architectural Features and Cultural Connotations
Unique Architectural Style: Built against the mountain, it is supported by wooden pillars with crossbeams spanning the air, creating a suspended effect. It utilizes mechanical principles, with half-inserted flying beams as the foundation and cleverly relying on rocks for implicit support. The beams and columns are integrated, and the corridors and railings are connected left and right, presenting a tortuous and ingenious structure with both virtual and real elements 123. The entire temple is a wooden frame structure, with pavilions connected by plank roads. There are more than 80 bronze, iron, stone, and clay Buddha statues inside the temple 23.
Name Origin: Originally called "Xuankong Pavilion", where "Xuan" is derived from the doctrines of Taoism, a traditional Chinese religion, and "Kong" comes from the doctrines of Buddhism. Later, it was renamed "Xuankong Temple" because the entire temple is like hanging on a cliff, and in Chinese, "Xuan" and "Xuan" are homophonic 23.
Three Teachings in One: It uniquely integrates the religious cultures of Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism. The Three Teachings Hall, located at the highest point of the temple, houses the founders of the three teachings. In the hall, Sakyamuni, the Buddha, sits in the middle, Confucius, the founder of Confucianism, is on the left, and Laozi, the founder of Taoism, is on the right, embodying the harmonious coexistence of the three teachings 3.
Historical and Cultural Relics: There is the word "Zhuangguan" (magnificent) inscribed on the rock under the temple, which is a calligraphy treasure left by Li Bai, the poetic genius of the Tang Dynasty. Beside Xuankong Temple, there is a stone tablet in a pavilion inscribed with "Xiake Yiji" (Traces of Xiake), built to commemorate Xu Xiake, an ancient travelologist 3.
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