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Xuanquan Temple, located in Shangsitou Village, about 3.5 kilometers northwest of Xiacun Town, was built during the Tang Dynasty according to county records and has been renovated in various dynasties. It was destroyed in the 1960s. The temple currently houses a stone pagoda from the Later Han Dynasty of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, inscribed with the "Usnisa Vijaya Dharani Sutra" and dating back to the first year of Qianyou (948 AD), as well as a statue stele from the Chongning era of the Northern Song Dynasty, and a stele commemorating the renovation of the Xuanquan Temple Buddha Hall in the fourth year of the Zhiyuan era of the Yuan Dynasty, all of which hold significant historical and cultural value. Local legend says that there used to be an ancient "Gufo Temple" on Panlong Mountain to the north of the temple, which housed ancient stone Buddha statues, indicating the long-standing Buddhist culture in the Shangsitou Village area. At its peak, the temple had 108 monks and owned over 300 mu of land. The remains of a large rice milling facility known as "Nian Gedà" in front of the temple reflect its once grand scale. In 2009, the Party branch and village committee of Shangsitou Village invested over 600,000 yuan to renovate Xuanquan Temple, collecting, organizing, and preserving a large number of historical and cultural relics. The “Wulong Temple” on Panlong Mountain to the north of the village was also restored.

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Xuanquan Temple

Xuanquan Temple is a cultural tourism attraction.

Xuanquan Temple, located in Shangsitou Village, about 3.5 kilometers northwest of Xiacun Town, was built during the Tang Dynasty according to county records and has been renovated in various dynasties. It was destroyed in the 1960s. The temple currently houses a stone pagoda from the Later Han Dynasty of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, inscribed with the "Usnisa Vijaya Dharani Sutra" and dating back to the first year of Qianyou (948 AD), as well as a statue stele from the Chongning era of the Northern Song Dynasty, and a stele commemorating the renovation of the Xuanquan Temple Buddha Hall in the fourth year of the Zhiyuan era of the Yuan Dynasty, all of which hold significant historical and cultural value. According to local legend, there used to be an ancient "Gufo Temple" on Panlong Mountain to the north of the temple, which housed ancient stone Buddha statues, indicating the long-standing Buddhist culture in the Shangsitou Village area. At its peak, the temple had 108 monks and owned over 300 mu of land. The remains of a large rice milling facility known as "Nian Gedà" in front of the temple reflect its once grand scale. In 2009, the Party branch and village committee of Shangsitou Village invested over 600,000 yuan to renovate Xuanquan Temple, collecting, organizing, and preserving a large number of historical and cultural relics. The “Wulong Temple” on Panlong Mountain to the north of the village was also restored.

Shangsitou Village: Shangsitou Village is located in the northwest of Xiacun Town, about 3 kilometers from the town government. The village has 100 households and a population of 400, cultivating over 440 mu of farmland. Surrounded by mountains and shaded by green trees, the village is home to a constant flow of mountain spring water that fills a pool within the village. The pool’s crystal-clear water is suitable for irrigation and fish farming. About 100 meters west of the pool stands a thousand-year-old cypress tree approximately 20 meters tall. Approximately 200 meters east of the pool lies the village’s historic site — Xuanquan Temple. Together with the village and surrounding mountains, it forms a beautiful landscape.

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