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Huayan Monastery

华严寺

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4.8/5

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No. 7 of Best Things to Do in Shanxi

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Recommended sightseeing time: 1.5–3 hours

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No. 459 Xia Sipo Street, Datong City

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Phone:Complaint call: +86-352-2042023Ticket inquiry: +86-352-2042025Emergency number: +86-352-2042001

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Huayan Temple was originally built during the Liao Dynasty and is divided into Upper and Lower Huayan Temples. Upper Huayan Temple centers on the Mahavira Hall, which is the largest existing Buddhist hall from the Liao and Jin Dynasties in China. Lower Huayan Temple centers on the Bojia Teaching Hall, which preserves a small wooden celestial palace pavilion from the Liao Dynasty, hailed as a "unique treasure in China." The other buildings were constructed after 2008. If you are interested in architecture, Huayan Temple is well worth a visit. The Mahavira Hall houses the Five Buddhas, and the murals on the walls and the Five Buddhas themselves reveal traces of Esoteric Buddhism.

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Huayan Temple is located in the center of Datong. This temple was built in the 8th year of Liao Qingning Period (AD 1062). In the Daxiong Hall of Huayan Temple, you can see the groundworks of Liao Dynasty and the buildings of Jin Dynasty, as well as the statues of Ming Dynasty and the murals of Qing Dynasty. The Hall of BojiaJiaocang in the temple is the only Liao Dynasty building here. The statues from Liao Dynasty in the Hall are extremely precious. There is a double-storey pavilion-style cabinet behind the Hall of Bojiajiaocang, the upper level is for Buddha statues and Buddhist altars, and the lower layer stores for books.

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