Shanhua Temple is a Buddhist temple located in Datong, Shanxi Province, China. The temple was first founded during the early 8th century of the Tang dynasty, but its earliest surviving building dates from the 11th century.
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This is a Buddhist temple open to the public free of charge⭐️🔥with structures dating back to the Jin and Liao dynasties — a rare and valuable heritage. The architecture is stunning, blending elements of Han culture with distinctive Liao and Jin stylistic features. Birds can occasionally be seen resting on the roof ridge ornaments (鸱吻), and the soft chime of wind bells in the breeze adds to the serene atmosphere.
A special recommendation is the Puxian Pavilion（普贤阁）, located behind the western side of the Sansheng Hall. Its timber-bracket (斗拱) system is particularly unique — the capitals under the eaves are connected with the intercolumnar and corner brackets through melon-shaped arch joints, a design that’s rarely seen. Personally, I consider it the most beautiful structure in the...
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It is a smaller temple comparing with Huayan Monastery, but still worth a visit!
It is free entry but one needs to scan the QR code and register. Very convenient!
Recommend 1 hour to visit. I visited every building and read all the introductions, and it took me 50 minutes. All introductions are in English! Very informative!
There is no lake during winter :( the water in the pound was drained. The buildings may seem a bit dull without good sunshine and reflections. I found some good spots for nice shots - gotta discover its beauty!
Don’t miss the five-dragon wall right outside...
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善化寺是山西省大同市城內的一所佛寺，靠近南城門，俗稱「南寺」，其內有一座遼代木構和三座金代木構建築，具有極高的文物價值，1961年被列為全國重點文物保護單位。
善化寺創建於唐開元年間，敕名「開元寺」。後晉初改名「大普恩寺」。遼保大二年（1122年）遭兵火破壞，金天會至皇統年間重建。明正統十年（1445年）重修，敕名「善化寺」。清康熙四十七至五十五年（1708-1716年）又有修繕。2007年3月至11月對三聖殿進行大修。
善化寺坐北朝南，占地面積13900多平方米。沿中軸線上依次排列著山門、三聖殿、大雄寶殿。大雄寶殿兩側有觀音殿和地藏殿，大雄寶殿前東西兩側為普賢閣和文殊閣遺址。其中，大雄寶殿為遼代建築，天王殿、三聖殿與普賢閣俱為金代建築。
山門建於金天會、皇統年間，是中國現存最大的金代山門，殿內有明代塑像四大天王，故也作為天王殿。面闊五間（29.10米），進深二間（11.30米），單檐廡殿頂，中間南北皆設門，殿前後各懸額一方，前為「善化古寺」，後為「威德護世」。
三聖殿因供奉華嚴三聖而得名，也建於金天會、皇統年間。面闊五間（32.5米），進深四間（19.2米），單檐廡殿頂，檐下斗栱為六鋪作單杪雙下昂、重栱計心造，殿內梁架徹上露明造。殿內西側有金碑二通，其中《大金西京大普恩寺重修大殿記》碑刻於金大定十六年（1176年），碑文由朱弁所寫，《釋迦如來成道記》碑刻於金明昌元年（1190年），碑文為唐代王勃所撰。
大雄寶殿是遼代遺構，台基磚構，高2.24米，殿前有寬闊的月台，台前左右為明萬曆時增建的鐘樓和鼓樓。大殿面寬七間（41.8米），進深五間（26.18米），單檐廡殿頂，檐下斗栱為五鋪作出雙杪、重栱計心造，殿內梁架徹上露明造。殿中現存塑像三十四尊，皆為金代泥塑，有五方佛和弟子迦葉、阿難像，東西兩側有二十四諸天像。大殿內還有清康熙年間重修時所繪壁畫約190平方米。
普賢閣建於金貞元二年（1154年），為二層樓閣，重檐...
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