Liqing Temple in Wenling

Liqing Temple in Wenling

Liqing Temple in Wenling is a cultural heritage site protected by Wenling City.

Liqing Temple is located at the southern foot of Wufeng Mountain in Liqing Village, Panlang, Daxi Town, Wenling City, Taizhou, Zhejiang Province. It was first built in the third year of the Tianfu era during the Later Jin Dynasty (938), experiencing several periods of rise and decline, and became a major Pure Land Sect temple in Taizhou during the Republic of China period. Facing south, the entire temple covers an area of about 20 acres. The buildings along the central axis were all newly constructed in 1985, while the surviving structure includes a side courtyard rebuilt during the Republic of China period. Its main gate is a seven-bay single-eave flush-gable building with a door in the central bay, and the side rooms are three-bay double-eave flush-gable buildings. The main hall is a seven-bay double-eave flush-gable building. In front of the temple stand three ancient camphor trees that are over a thousand years old, with lush foliage, serving as the temple’s treasured protectors.

Daxi Town: A town under the jurisdiction of Wenling City. It is one of the four major towns in Wenling. Established as Daxi Township in 1949, it was reorganized as a commune in 1958, restored as a township in 1983, upgraded to a town in 1985, and merged with three former townships—Xinjian, Zhaoyang, and Guancheng—in 1992. Located in the northwestern part of the city, it is 14.5 kilometers from the municipal government. Covering an area of 53.8 square kilometers with a population of 54,000, the northern part features plains crisscrossed by rivers and dotted with reservoirs of various sizes, ensuring abundant water resources. National Highway 104 and the Ningbo-Taizhou-Wenzhou Expressway run through the town, with an interchange bridge located at Liangshan. The town administers three neighborhood committees—Anping, Zhongxing, and Deming—and several villages including Daxi, Yiqiao, Hou’an, ... More details about Daxi Town++