Ningwu Yanqing Temple

Ningwu Yanqing Temple

Ningwu Yanqing Temple is a cultural relic protection unit of Ningwu County.

Yanqing Temple, built during the Qing Dynasty, has a three-courtyard layout. Along the central axis are, in order, the Heavenly King Hall, Vairocana Hall, and Scripture Repository, with side halls, dining rooms, and small east and west courtyards on both sides. The Heavenly King Hall is located in the front courtyard, with a width of three bays, a depth of four rafters, a single-eave flush gable roof, and features on the front eaves such as a single architrave, painted beams, and brackets, with remaining murals. The Vairocana Hall is located in the middle courtyard, featuring... The Scripture Repository is in the rear courtyard, with... wooden structures combining ancient and modern elements. The side halls on both the east and west are symmetrically constructed, each with three bays, painted beams, and brackets, and remaining murals. The corridors on both sides of the middle courtyard are connected; according to records, they were rebuilt in the 18th year of the Wanli era of the Ming Dynasty (1590) and renovated during the Qing Dynasty. In 1985, they were designated as a county-level cultural relic protection unit by the People’s Government of Ningwu County.

Source: Xinzhou Website