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Nanchan Temple is a Buddhist temple located near the town of Doucun on Mount Wutai, Shanxi, China. Nanchan Temple was built in 782 during China's Tang dynasty, and its Great Buddha Hall is currently China's oldest preserved timber building extant, as wooden buildings are often prone to fire and various destruction.
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Nanchan Temple

P42C+P76, Wutai County, Xinzhou, Shanxi, China, 035504
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Nanchan Temple is a Buddhist temple located near the town of Doucun on Mount Wutai, Shanxi, China. Nanchan Temple was built in 782 during China's Tang dynasty, and its Great Buddha Hall is currently China's oldest preserved timber building extant, as wooden buildings are often prone to fire and various destruction.

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5.0
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南禅寺大殿是中国现存最古老的木结构建筑,也是目前所知唯一一座唐武宗灭佛前留存下来的佛寺。由于位处五台山偏僻的悬崖台地上,故逃过会昌法难及历代兵灾的摧残;黄土高原气候干燥,因而又躲过虫害天灾的肆虐。在漫长的岁月中,南禅寺大殿虽得以幸存,却几乎遭人遗忘,直到上世纪50年代才被发现,重新绽放它在建筑史上的光辉。此殿因发现时间晚于佛光寺东大殿,且规模及复杂度皆不如佛光寺,所以名声较不响亮,但是南禅寺大殿在建筑史上的重要性不容忽视,殿内保存着唐代原貌的塑像,更属...

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Should be cleaned and dusted don't let Japan...

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2y

中国最古の木造建築。唐の時代の遺構。同時代と言える唐招提寺金堂にデザイン的に相通ずる印象をうけます。1990年代後半に訪れた際にはナビも無く辿り着くだけでも大変な思いをしましたが、激動の中国の歴史の中、現代まで生き抜いた木造建築を前にしてそれだけの...

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Yikai ZhangYikai Zhang
这座超小的寺庙,只有一间大殿,比佛光寺还年代久远个80多年,由于位置更加偏僻,以至于梁思成先生没有发现![偷笑][偷笑][偷笑]它虽然小,但是辈分高,[破涕为笑][破涕为笑]是中国最古老的木质建筑!
张漠张漠
虽然等级和含唐量不如佛光寺,魔改的大修也有争议,还是难掩绝世的风采。乡间小庙就有如此水准,大唐盛世不敢想。
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这座超小的寺庙,只有一间大殿,比佛光寺还年代久远个80多年,由于位置更加偏僻,以至于梁思成先生没有发现![偷笑][偷笑][偷笑]它虽然小,但是辈分高,[破涕为笑][破涕为笑]是中国最古老的木质建筑!
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虽然等级和含唐量不如佛光寺,魔改的大修也有争议,还是难掩绝世的风采。乡间小庙就有如此水准,大唐盛世不敢想。
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