Introduction to Gaoping City Tourist Attractions

Introduction to tourist attractions in Gaoping City: Kaihua Temple, Tiefo Temple, Qinghua Temple, Sanwei Temple, Wanshou Palace.

1. Kaihua Temple

It is located at the southern foot of the Relic Mountain in the northeast of Gaoping City, Shanxi Province. The main body of its main hall is a relic of the Northern Song Dynasty. There are exquisite Buddhist murals on the east, west and north sides of the hall. It was painted between the first month of the You Renshen year of the Northern Song Dynasty and the ninth month of the Shaosheng Bingzi year (1092-1096).

This group of murals expresses a variety of architectural shapes, complex spaces, rich colors and decorations in the form of boundary paintings, preserving precious image data for many disappearing Northern Song Dynasty architectural practices. It is also a precious example of visual expression and space shaping methods in ancient Chinese architectural paintings.

2. Tiefo Temple

It is located on Laodong Road, Huzhou City. The temple is divided into a front hall and a back hall. There is a Tieguanyin statue in the middle of the front hall. A Japanese bronze bell is displayed in the middle of the back hall, and the back wall is inlaid with a monument "Tianning Wanshou Temple" written by Zhao Mengfu, a great calligrapher of the Yuan Dynasty. The Iron Goddess of Mercy, the Japanese bronze bell and the monument written by Zhao Mengfu are known as the three treasures of the Iron Buddha Temple.

3. Qinghua Temple

Located in Shennong Town of our city, Qinghua Temple is divided into upper, middle and lower. The upper Qinghua Temple is the "New Records of Yangtou Mountain" The Qinghua Temple mentioned in the book is located 1.5 miles southeast of Yangtou Mountain. Zhongqinghua Temple, also known as Liuming Temple, is located in the middle of the foot of Yangtou Mountain. Xiaqinghua Temple was announced by the State Council as the eighth batch of national key cultural relics protection units in 2019.

4. Sanwei Temple

It is located in Sanwang Village, Mishan Town, 10 kilometers southeast of our city. Sanwei Temple, also known as Yi Temple and Guoguo Lingkuang King Temple, is dedicated to the god Yi, the sun-shooting hero in Chinese mythology.

5. Wanshou Palace

Also known as Shenggu Temple, it is located in the north of Dongfeng Village, Yuancun Township. It faces south and covers an area of ??about 1285 square meters. According to legend, there was an immortal girl named Ma in the Yuan Dynasty who was originally from Yongnian, Hebei Province. She came here to seek immortality and devoted herself to cultivating immortality. She treated local people's illnesses and won everyone's support. Later, Ma Xiangu died upright, but people in the world often saw her "starry crown, Xiapei, walking back and forth", so a temple was built to worship her.

Reference for the above content: Gaoping Municipal People’s Government-Scenic Spots