Yanqing Temple is a Buddhist temple

Buddhism in China

Chinese Buddhism refers collectively to the various schools of Buddhism that have flourished in China since ancient times. Buddhism has played an enormous role in shaping the mindset of the Chinese people, affecting their aesthetics, politics, literature, philosophy and medicine.At the peak of the...

 located 25 kilometres (15.5 mi) to the west of Wutaishan City, Shanxi

Shanxi

' is a province in Northern China. Its one-character abbreviation is "晋" , after the state of Jin that existed here during the Spring and Autumn Period....

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China

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History

The Yanqing temple was founded during the Jin Dynasty, and its Great Hall also dates from that period. The Great Hall contains three bays, six rafters, and is thirteen square meters. The interior of the Great Hall has no pillars, but supports itself using the brackets of two rafters.