Is Linfen Tianshoushan Temple open to the public during the epidemic?

Not open.

The current COVID-19 epidemic situation is severe and complex. In order to conscientiously implement the spirit of provincial and municipal epidemic prevention and control instructions, effectively reduce the risk of epidemic spread, and ensure the health and safety of the general public, this venue will start from March 26, 2022 Temporarily closed, tourists and friends are advised not to enter the scenic spot by themselves during the closure period. The reopening time will be notified later.

The 2,000-year-old splendid Temple of the World Honored One in Tianshou Mountain has become a ruin. In recent years, the restoration of cultural relics has been carried out one after another, and in 2019 it was listed as the "Shanxi Province Civilization Watch Project". After Weicun Town passed the acceptance of the national-level "Slow Life Leisure Experience Zone" expert group in 2020, the all-region tourism demonstration project was officially launched, and Tianshou Mountain became the core scenic spot. While the infrastructure was gradually improved, the unique nature of rich water and soil resources and non-polluted soil was used. environment, more than 600 acres of suitable Chinese herbal medicines are planted, and follow-up plans are to build restaurants, medicinal botanical gardens, ecological rehabilitation and other projects to create a high-quality health base. Tianshou Mountain is located in the northwest of Weicun Town, commonly known as "Nanlaoyeding", also known as "Baihu Mountain", "Tianshou Mountain" and "Tianshen Mountain". The mountain has pleasant scenery, beautiful ecology and rich culture. Baihu Mountain was later renamed "Tianshou Mountain" "Shoushan" means "Anyone who visits this mountain will be blessed with longevity". People also used to call "Tianshou Mountain" "Tianshou Mountain", which continues to this day. There is a special hilltop in Tianshou Mountain - Sheshen Cliff. There is a touching story of filial piety circulating here - An Bozhen sacrificed her life to save her mother. During the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty, An Bozhen came to Tianshou Mountain to save her critically ill mother, begged the gods to bless her mother, and made a wish that if the gods could really bless An's mother to recover from her illness, she would be willing to jump off this 100-meter cliff. With the blessing of Tianshou Mountain, An's mother recovered. True to her word, An Bozhen jumped off the cliff. God bless her filial son, and An Bozhen survived by hanging on a tree on the edge of the cliff. After returning home, he took care of his mother carefully until her death. Therefore, the place where An Bozhen jumped off the cliff was called the "Sheshen Cliff", and An Bozhen was later called "An Shanren". The story of "An Bozhen respects her elders and is filial to her relatives" has also become a good story.