Admission Fee: 20 RMB per person

Lü Xian Temple is located 10 kilometres north of downtown Handan. First built in the Song Dynasty, it underwent reconstruction and expansion in the Ming and Qing dynasties. Covering about 20 mu of land, it is a grand and well-preserved architectural complex dating back to the Ming and Qing periods. Listed as a Provincial Key Cultural Relic Protection Unit, it is a world-famous historic site.

The temple faces south with its main hall oriented northward. Right at the gate stands a tall glazed screen wall carved with the pattern of "Two Dragons Playing with a Pearl". Four Chinese characters meaning "Ancient Taoist Temple of Handan" are inlaid above the main doorway.

Entering the gate, you reach the front courtyard. On the southern screen wall is a cursive stone inscription reading "Penglai Fairyland", featuring bold and vigorous brushwork. According to legend, it was written by Lü Dongbin himself. Facing the stone carving is the Vermilion Gate leading to the central axis of the complex. Hanging above the gate is a horizontal plaque inscribed by Emperor Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty: "Palace of Immortals Blessed by Wind and Thunder".

Beyond the Vermilion Gate lies the middle courtyard. In the centre sits a lotus pond crossed by a stone bridge. An octagonal Bagua Pavilion stands in the middle of the pond, quiet and elegant. The pond is enclosed by red walls, and the fragrance of lotus flowers fills the air, soothing every visitor’s mind. Three gateways stand on the northern side of the pond. The central one is the Meridian Gate inscribed with "Immortal Cave Abode", flanked by two moon gates on the east and west sides.

Walking north through the Meridian Gate, you arrive at the Bell Zhongli Hall. It is a gable-roofed building with three bays in width and three in depth, fronted by a stone terrace. Statues of Zhongli Quan and two boy attendants are enshrined inside. The Bell Tower and Drum Tower stand on the east and west, dotted with ancient pines and cypresses, fully embodying the serene charm of an ancient Taoist shrine.

Further north past Bell Zhongli Hall is another courtyard dominated by the grandest building — the Hall of Patriarch Lü, the main hall of the temple. It features a hip-and-gable roof covered with glazed tiles, with three bays wide and three bays deep. Single covered corridors extend forward and backward. Colourful gilded brackets support upturned flying eaves reaching toward the sky. Inside the hall are statues of Lü Dongbin and boy attendants. Five stone steles inscribed with poems are embedded on the two side walls. In front of the main hall are a sacrificial hall and a stone terrace. On both sides stand seven chambers each: the Eastern Goddess Hall and the Western Lord Hall.

Address: Huangliangmeng Town, Handan City