Opening Hours: 9:00 — 19:00 Ticket Price: 5 RMB Contact Number: 0319-6801237 Address: Shentou Village, Hezhuang Township, Neiqiu County, Xingtai City, Hebei Province Best Visiting Season: Autumn Complaint Hotline: 0319-5212007

Public Transit: Take Bus No.9 from Xingtai Railway Station to Neiqiu County Town, then take a local shuttle bus directly to the scenic spot.

Self-driving: Exit the Beijing-Shenzhen Expressway at the Neiqiu interchange. Drive west across Neiqiu County, follow the Neiqiu-Bai Road through Liulin Village until you reach Shentou Village.

Bian Que Temple, also known as Queshan Temple or Quewang Temple, was first built in the Han Dynasty. It is situated in Shentou Village, Hezhuang Township on the eastern foot of the Taihang Mountains, 21.8 kilometres west of Neiqiu County Seat. It is a time-honored, magnificent ancient architectural complex famous far and wide. Records of Shunde Prefecture states: "Queshan Temple is dedicated to Bian Que." Bian Que, born Qin Yueren in Mo Prefecture of Bohai during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods, invented the four diagnostic methods of traditional Chinese medicine: observation, listening, interrogation and pulse-taking. He was also universally renowned for acupuncture and moxibustion, and authored the medical classic The Classic of Difficulties with eighteen chapters. Sima Qian wrote in Records of the Grand Historian: "All pulse diagnosis in the world originated from Bian Que." With noble medical ethics and superb clinical skills, Bian Que was respected by common people as well as nobles and royalty. To thank him for curing his son’s illness, Zhao Jianzi, a senior minister of the State of Jin, granted Bian Que 40,000 mu of land on Peng Mountain in Neiqiu. Thus Neiqiu became his second hometown. After Bian Que was murdered by Li Xi, the imperial physician of the State of Qin, local people travelled a long way to Xianyang in Shaanxi, secretly retrieved his head and buried it behind the temple. The village was then renamed Shentou Village, meaning "Divine Head Village".

Facing south with its main gate towards the north, Bian Que Temple covers an area of 37,200 square metres, stretching 310 metres from north to south and 120 metres from east to west. Nestled among rolling mountains, it leans against Queshan Mountain on the right, with Yueqiao Bridge right opposite. Nine ancient cypresses grow on the hillside south of the bridge. Centred on the main Bian Que Hall stands a huge ancient building complex containing 28 halls and shrines: the Main Gate, Resurrection Bridge, Bian Que Main Hall, Bridge Tower Hall, Sanqing Hall, Sacrifice Hall, Sleeping Palace Hall, Yama Temple, Opera Tower, Taoist Courtyard, Baoxia Hall, Goddess Temple, Shuihu Temple, Old Mother Temple, Jade Emperor Hall, Spinning Cave, Laojun Cave, Ghost King Temple, Ancestor Temple, Ox King Temple, God of Fire Temple and Hundred Sons Hall. The halls are arranged in a tight layout with the Quewang Temple in the centre, just like stars surrounding the moon. Constructed with wood and stone, the buildings feature painted beams, upturned flying eaves, red bricks and green tiles, presenting a primitive and grand style. Tall pines and cypresses tower inside the courtyard. The most famous varieties are the Bird-shaped Cypress and Interlocking Cypress, together with the Transparent Stele.

Fifty metres across Yueqiao Bridge at the foot of Queshan Mountain stand the Nine-Dragon Cypresses. Their roots cling firmly to rocks like dragon claws, hence the name. On top of Queshan Mountain lies Prince Cliff, with an altitude of 1,141 metres and a total area of 7.5 square kilometres. A winding mountain path with eighteen bends leads from the foot to the summit. On Lotus Peak you can find Prince Cave, Prince Village and Prince Well, alongside other scenic wonders including Nine Immortals Cave, Nine Immortals Hollow, Monk’s Tomb and Immortal Cave. The scenery varies beautifully across four seasons. A local saying goes: "If you miss Prince Cliff, you will regret it for more than ten years."

Southeast of Bian Que Temple and 16.8 kilometres northwest of Neiqiu County stands Qieting Temple, also called Fanyun Temple. It got its name because a prince from India once stayed here during his spiritual practice. According to Records of Shunde Prefecture, Qieting Temple was constructed during the Zhida reign of the Yuan Dynasty, covering 15 mu of land.