Guide to visiting Nanchan Temple in Mount Wutai

Nanzen Temple in Mount Wutai is the oldest wooden structure building in my country and has a very long history and cultural heritage. It is also a very well-known local Buddhist resort, attracting a large number of tourists to visit. Let me share with you a detailed introduction. 1. Travel Guide

The oldest existing wooden structure building in my country is Nanchan Temple. According to the inscription on the beam of the main hall, the main hall was rebuilt in the third year of Emperor Dezong's founding in the Tang Dynasty (782 AD). It has a history of more than 1,200 years.

The main building of Nanzenji Temple, the Dougong-style wooden structure of the Great Buddha Hall, is still well preserved. 12 eaves pillars support the huge roof of the hall. This is without a ceiling or pillars. The walls of the main hall are not load-bearing, but only serve as barriers. The surrounding eaves and column capitals are typical of the large wooden structure architectural style of the Mid-Tang Dynasty - the shaking arch style.

The Great Buddha Hall is the main building of Nanzen Temple, with 12 eaves columns supporting the huge roof.

The Grand Buddha Hall of Nanzen Temple uses 12 eaves columns to support the huge roof of the hall

The large-scale wooden structure architectural style of the Mid-Tang Dynasty - the shaking arch style building

In the main hall, you can also admire 17 colorful sculptures from the Tang Dynasty. In the center of the hall, there is a statue of Sakyamuni Buddha. On both sides are the two Bodhisattvas Manjusri and Samantabhadra. The rest are the great disciples Ananda, Kassapa and the Dharma Protector. Group portrait.

The style of the statue is exactly the same as that of the painted sculptures of the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang. There are dozens of brick sculptures from the Tang Dynasty embedded around the Buddhist altar. They are all masterpieces of brick relief art from the Tang Dynasty. Unfortunately, they cannot be photographed.

There are also two stone lion sculptures in the temple, one is a lying lion, and the other is in the form of "two lions facing each other", which are relics of the Tang Dynasty.

There is also a 51 cm high stone pagoda with five floors. The first floor is surrounded by Buddhist stories, there is a small pagoda at each corner, and the remaining floors are carved with Buddha statues. Relics from the Tang Dynasty. 2. Transportation Guide

Mount Wutai is more than 370 kilometers away from Beijing in the north, more than 180 kilometers away from Shijiazhuang in the east, and 200 kilometers away from Taiyuan in the south. Wutaishan Railway Station is only 48 kilometers away from the central tourist area of ??Taihuai. There are long-distance buses to Mount Wutai from Beijing, Tianjin, Shijiazhuang, Dingzhou, Taiyuan, Datong, Shuozhou, Xinzhou and other places.

Self-driving guide: From the direction of Beijing, Hebei, and Tianjin, take the Beijing-Shijiazhuang Expressway, pass through Fuping County, Hebei, and Shizui Town, Wutai County, Shanxi, and come to Wutai Mountain from the south gate; take Universiade from the direction of Datong and Inner Mongolia. By highway, you can go to Wutai Mountain from the north gate via Fanzhi Shahe Town, and from Taiyuan and Xinzhou directions, via Xinzhou and Wutai County, and from the south gate or west gate to Wutai Mountain. 3. Ticket price

In peak season, full price is 135 yuan/person and half price is 70 yuan/person; in off-season, full price is 118 yuan/person and half price is 60 yuan/person.

Preferential policies

Half-price discount for those aged 6 (exclusive) to 18-year-old (inclusive); full-time undergraduates Students with the following academic qualifications enjoy a half-price discount with legal and valid IDs; senior citizens over 60 years old enjoy a half-price discount with legal and valid IDs.

Ticket-free crowd

Children under 6 years old (including 6 years old) or under 1.2 meters in height (including 1.2 meters), disabled people, active military personnel, and revolutionary disabled soldiers; Senior citizens over 70 years old are exempt from admission with legal and valid certificates; monks are exempt from admission with ordination certificates; journalists, national first-level or above writers and photographers, travel agency managers, and team drivers are exempt from admission with valid certificates.

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