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Pingcheng Xingguo Temple

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Era of Xingguo Temple: Ming Dynasty Address: Xiaoximen, Pingcheng District, Datong City. Built in the 23rd year of the Wanli reign of the Ming Dynasty (1595). Renovated in the 6th year of the Kangxi reign of the Qing Dynasty (1667). The temple faces east and sits west; only the main hall remains today. The main hall has two levels: the lower level consists of three brick-vaulted cave rooms, with the exterior arches designed in a wood-like architectural style and bracket sets carved under the eaves; the upper level is a wooden structure, three bays wide and two bays deep, with a double-eaved, nine-ridge hip-and-gable roof.

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Pingcheng Xingguo Temple is a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

Xingguo Temple

Era: Ming

Address: Xiaoximen, Pingcheng District, Datong City

Built in the 23rd year of the Wanli reign of the Ming Dynasty (1595). Renovated in the 6th year of the Kangxi reign of the Qing Dynasty (1667).

The temple faces east and sits west; only the main hall remains today. The main hall has two levels: the lower level consists of three brick-vaulted cave rooms, with the exterior arches designed in a wood-like architectural style and bracket sets carved under the eaves; the upper level is a wooden structure, three bays wide and two bays deep, with a double-eaved, nine-ridge hip-and-gable roof.

On October 7, 2019, Pingcheng Xingguo Temple was included in the eighth batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units.