Brief introduction of princess temple

Princess Temple is located in Princess Village, Xingyuan Township, Fan Shi, Xinzhou City, Shanxi Province. It is a key cultural relics protection unit at the department level. It was built in the Northern Wei Dynasty for Princess Cheng Xin of the Northern Wei Dynasty to escape the suffering of the world of mortals and become a monk. The existing halls are all buildings of the Ming Dynasty. The temple has a complete building and a large scale, and the murals in the temple are exquisite and realistic, which has high artistic value. It is also known as the "Double Pearl of North and South" with the murals of Yongle Palace.

Princess Temple was originally built by the fourth princess of Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty. According to the records of Qingliang Mountain, Princess Temple belongs to the temple outside Wutai Mountain North Platform. Later, the Princess Temple was destroyed by fire. In the Tang Dynasty, a nun came here, dug a ruler under the ruins and gave it to Wu Zetian, who ordered the reconstruction of the Princess Temple here. Today, there is a small temple next to the Princess Temple, called the Attached Horse Temple. According to folklore, the husband of the honest princess became a monk and practiced. The Princess Temple covers an area of 4,000 square meters and has three courtyards on the central axis. Its structure is similar to the existing Wuke Temple in Tang Dynasty. No matter the overall specifications or details, such as painted pottery Buddha statues, murals, plaques, etc., although not as grand as the northern monks, they can still appreciate the characteristics of imitating the Tang Dynasty. 1986 August 18 was announced by Shanxi provincial people's government as a provincial key protection unit, and was listed as a national key cultural relics protection unit on May 25th, 2006.