Zuolin Temple

Zuolin Temple

Zuolin Temple is a cultural relic protection unit of Xinzhou City.

Zuolin Temple, located in Nanying Village, Hesuo Township, Xinfu District, faces south and covers an area of 876 square meters. Its founding date is unknown. According to inscriptions in the Manjusri Hall, it was renovated during the tenth year of the Hongzhi era of the Ming Dynasty (1497) and in the Qing Dynasty. The temple has a single-courtyard layout, with the passageway hall and Manjusri Hall built along the central axis in sequence—both structures dating back to the Qing Dynasty. The Manjusri Hall features a stone-paved platform base, a three-bay width, four-rafter depth, a single-eave hanging gable roof, and a five-purlin, corridor-less structural style. The front eaves feature bracket sets, and the hall's interior is... On April 10, 1985, the former Xinzhou Municipal People’s Government (county-level city) declared it a municipal-level cultural relic protection unit. Content excerpted from "A Collection of Cultural Relics in Xinzhou."

Source: Xinzhou Municipal Bureau of Cultural Relics

Nanying Village: Nanying Village, Hesuo Township, Xinfu District, Xinzhou City, Shanxi Province, is under the administration of Xinzhou City. It neighbors Shayu Village and Qianshan Village. The village is known for its friendly people, fresh air, abundant produce, blue skies, and clear waters. Local businesses include weaving mills, vermicelli factories, food producers, pavement brick plants, paper mills, and a cannery under a hard materials company. Major agricultural products include apricots, grapes, bitter melon, figs, jackfruit, water spinach, and swamp cabbage. Village resources consist of clay, gypsum, chalcopyrite, and zeolite.

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