Shanhua Temple Datong 🇨🇳🛕

#discoverchina Built in almost 1,000 years ago, Shanhua Temple, also called South Temple, is inside the south gate of Datong City, covering an area of more than 13,900 square meters. Among the ancient temples of Liao (907-1125) and Jin dynasties (1115-1234) still existing in China today, the layout of Shanhua Temple is the most intact with the greatest size. The whole layout of the Shanhua Temple still keeps the architectural style of the Tang Dynasty. Facing the south, the major constructions of Shanhua Temple were built along the central axis. These constructions can be divided into three parts: the Gate located in the south part, the Hall of the Three Saints in the middle, and the Hall of Sakyamuni in the north part. #shanxi