Pusui Temple on Mount Wutai

Pusui Temple on Mount Wutai

Pusui Temple on Mount Wutai is a cultural heritage site protected at the county level in Wutai County.

Pusui Temple is located in Dongzhuang Village, Taihuai Town, Wutai County. It faces south and measures 255 meters from east to west and 428 meters from north to south, covering an area of 109,000 square meters. The exact date of its establishment is unknown. According to the *Records of Mount Qingliang*, it was renovated during the Qing Dynasty.

The current structures are all reconstructed. The temple follows a three-courtyard layout, with the central axis featuring the Mountain Gate, the Hall of Heavenly Kings, the Mahavira Hall, and the Dharma Hall, flanked by the Bell Tower, the Drum Tower, as well as the Chanting Hall, the Guest Hall, and the Vegetarian Dining Hall. The temple houses a damaged merit stupa inscribed with the year 1202 (the second year of the Taihe era of the Jin Dynasty). In July 1988, the People’s Government of Wutai County designated it as a county-level cultural heritage site. (*A Collection of Cultural Relics in Xinzhou*)

Source: Xinzhou Website

Dongzhuang Village: Dongzhuang Village is located in Taihuai Town, Wutai County. The village has a total population of 330 people, with 120 households. The cultivated land area is 157 mu, including 157 mu of arable land and 2,179 mu of forested land, with a total oilseed production of 1 mu.

Dongzhuang Village has a total population of 330: there is one rural Party branch, with 23 rural Party members in total, accounting for 6%. Among these 23 rural Party members, 9 are over 55 years old, accounting for 40%; 6 have a high school education or above, accounting for 30%; and 6 are local leaders in wealth generation, accounting for 30%.

The Village Party Branch Committee consists of 5 members, all over 35 years old... Detailed information about Dongzhuang Village ++