Huiji Temple, Yuanping

Huiji Temple, Yuanping

Huiji Temple in Yuanping is a cultural relic protection unit of Shanxi Province.

Huiji Temple is located in Lianjiagang Village, Zhongyang Township, Yuanping City. According to a Ming Dynasty stele, it was originally built during the Tang Dynasty, and subsequently rebuilt and renovated during the Song, Jin, Yuan, and Ming dynasties. The temple faces south and measures 30 meters in east-west length and 114 meters in north-south width, covering an area of 3,420 square meters. It has a single-courtyard layout, with the Guanyin Hall and the Great Buddha Hall (Manjusri Hall) erected along the central axis, and the Sangharama Hall, side halls on the east and west, as well as a bell tower constructed on both sides. The temple houses 10 statues from the Song Dynasty, 55 wooden carvings and statues from the Ming and Qing dynasties (39 of which are preserved in the municipal museum), approximately 16 square meters of murals in the Guanyin Hall, and five reconstructed stelae. In 1986, it was designated as a provincial-level key cultural relic protection unit by the People's Government of Shanxi Province. Content excerpted from “A Collection of Cultural Relics in Xinzhou.”

Lianjiagang Village: Located at the foot of Wufeng Mountain on the eastern bank of the Hutuo River, Lianjiagang Village in Zhongyang Township, Yuanping City, lies 6.5 kilometers from downtown Yuanping and faces the Luneng Aluminum Plant across the river. The village enjoys convenient transportation and beautiful natural surroundings. It has 270 households with a total population of 889 and a total cultivated land area of 4,700 mu, including 3,000 mu of arable land and 1,700 mu of fruit orchards and forest. There is also 700 mu of cultivable wasteland. Additionally, there is an abundance of uncultivated hills and slopes; historically, the area was said to comprise 9,600 mu of land, making it one of the villages in Yuanping City with a small population but relatively large land area. The main industry has always been agriculture, supplemented by crops such as crisp pears, apples, walnuts, red dates, and Shaanxi large apricots... More detailed information about Lianjiagang Village ++