Shifo Temple Brick Pagoda

Shifo Temple Brick Pagoda

The Shifo Temple Brick Pagoda is a cultural heritage protection unit of Hebei Province.

Shifo Temple Brick Pagoda, located in Ran Hong Village, Yin Cun Town, Longyao County, Xingtai City, Hebei Province. On February 14, 2018, the Shifo Temple Brick Pagoda was announced by the People's Government of Hebei Province as part of the sixth batch of provincial-level cultural heritage protection units.

The Shifo Temple Brick Pagoda is located on the ruins of Shifo Temple, south of Ran Hong Village, Yin Cun Town, approximately 11 kilometers west of Longyao County’s county seat. Originally built in the 10th year of the Kaiyuan era during the Tang Dynasty, it underwent multiple renovations during the Ming and Qing dynasties. The temple belonged to the Linji school of Chan Buddhism. The Shifo Temple Brick Pagoda is one of the very few surviving authentic Linji school stupas in North China, holding significant historical, scientific, and artistic value for the study of religion, architecture, and sculpture.

Yin Cun Town: Located in the southernmost part of Longyao County in southern Hebei Province, Yin Cun Town governs 23 administrative villages, covering an area of 69.8 square kilometers with arable land spanning 4,438 hectares (approximately 66,570 mu). In 2015, the town had a total population of 50,226. It borders the counties of Neiqiu, Lincheng, and Baixiang, and is one of the six officially established towns in the county.

The town government is located in Xiyin Village, 80 kilometers from the provincial capital Shijiazhuang, 35 kilometers from Xingtai City, and within a 15-minute drive from the county seats of Longyao, Neiqiu, Lincheng, and Baixiang. As the "Sacred Land of Emperor Yao and Hometown of the Li Clan," Longyao... For more details about Yin Cun Town ++

Further Reading:

· Sixth Batch of Provincial-Level Cultural Heritage Protection Units in Hebei Province