Longmen Temple

The five-generation west side hall of the Song Dynasty Daxiong Palace of the Jin Dynasty Shanmen Temple of the Temple of the Ten Kings of the Yuan Dynasty of the Ming Dynasty East side hall of the Qing Dynasty of the Ten Kings Hall of the Qing Dynasty collection of many dynasties architecture as one of the monasteries ​​​

The first entrance to the west side of the Daxiong Palace is three large halls, deep four oaks, built in the fifth generation of Tang Zhuang Zong Tongguang three years (925), is the oldest building in the temple. The temple is a single-hanging mountain top, the top of the temple is folded flat, and the side foot of the pillar rises significantly. The hall is low and low, which is an isolated example of the wooden structure building hanging on the top of the mountain during the Tang Dynasty and the fifth generation.

Longmen Temple sits north and south, 65 meters wide from east to west, 78 meters long from north to south, and the layout is arranged in three axes. The central axis is arranged with three courtyards, each of which has an east and west halls. The courtyard is built with the terrain, forming a gradual stacking of shapes. The central axis adopts a symmetrical layout, showing the respectful status of the central axis building in the monastery, the monk house and the library and other affiliated buildings that enter the courtyard before and after the west axis, and the south of the eastern axis, the south of the holy monk hall, the land and water hall and the Zen hall, the monk house and the synthetic courtyard. The buildings on the east-west axis are composed of the front yard, the middle yard and the backyard, and the buildings on the two axes are mostly built in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasty. Longmen Temple is a collection of five generations, Song, Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing architectures, and is the oldest in the valley, the most existing cultural relics, the longest span, and the most abundant stone carving history.

Longmen Temple sits north and south, 65 meters wide, 78 meters long from north and south, covering an area of about 5070 square meters. The layout is arranged in three axes. The central axis is arranged with three courtyards, arranged with mountain gates, main halls, back halls, and the Foge (destroyed), each courtyard has an east-west hall, and the courtyard is built with the terrain, forming a gradual stacking of shapes. The central axis adopts a symmetrical layout, showing the respectful status of the central axis building in the monastery, the monk house and the library and other affiliated buildings that enter the courtyard before and after the west axis, and the south of the eastern axis, the south of the holy monk hall, the land and water hall and the Zen hall, the monk house and the synthetic courtyard. The buildings on the east-west axis are composed of the south front yard, the middle yard and the backyard. The buildings on the two axis are mostly built in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasty. There are more than 10 tomb towers in the Sixigou field. The overall layout of the monastery is scattered, the main and the second are clearly defined, the design of the space is advanced at the upper level, the twist is orderly, and the characteristics are unique, showing the understanding and ingenuity of the Song Dynasty craftsmen on the space environment.

Longmen Temple, located in Pingshun County, Changzhi City. Longmen Temple burning lamp Buddha hall, Yuan Dynasty architecture, the structure of the natural bend with a little cutting and chisel, the section is extremely irregular, the structure shape is not the Song, Jin moment, the architectural characteristics of Yuan Dynasty are obvious, the murals in the hall are seriously damaged, and the ancient Buddha is burned.