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Faxing Temple on Cuiyun Mountain, Changzi, Shanxi

The site of Faxing Temple is located in Cilin Mountain Hollow, Changzi County. It was originally built in the first year of Shending during the Later Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms period (401 AD). The current site is situated on Cuiyun Mountain in Cuizhuang, Cilin Town, southeast of Changzi County, Shanxi Province, covering an area of 40,000 square meters. Faxing Temple faces south and has a layout characteristic of the Tang Dynasty. The Jinglou (Scripture Building) and Buddha Pagoda are located in front of the main hall. Along the central axis are the mountain gate, relic pagoda, Yuanjue Hall, and Bodhisattva Hall in sequence. On both sides are the Guan Gong Hall, Jialan Hall, and stele corridor. There are currently 17 steles from the Tang to Qing dynasties, recording the temple’s history and construction details. It is a nationally protected key cultural relic site.
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