Qianfuke Hanging Spring Temple

Qianfuke Hanging Spring Temple

Qianfuke Hanging Spring Temple is a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

Hanging Spring Temple (Seventh Batch of National Heritage Protection)

Era: Ming and Qing Dynasties

Address: Guanshan, Xilingjing Township, Yangqu County

The founding date is unknown. According to inscriptions, the temple existed as early as the Liang Dynasty of the Southern Dynasties. Its scale varied through different dynasties, with multiple renovations over time. The temple is divided into an Upper Courtyard and a Lower Courtyard. The Upper Courtyard’s Seven Buddhas Temple has been destroyed, leaving only one cliff carving mural from the early Tang Dynasty, along with inscriptions and the ruins of the original structures.

The Lower Courtyard of Hanging Spring Temple currently houses buildings such as the Main Hall, Kṣitigarbha Hall, Guanyin Hall, Seven Buddhas Cave, Dragon King Temple, Sangharama Hall, and Scripture Depository. The temple contains eight Ming Dynasty clay sculptures, eleven Ming Dynasty iron cast statues, six square meters of murals, one iron bell, four iron chimes, and eleven stone tablets from the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Additionally, there is a thousand-meter-long two-tiered ancient plank walkway and the site where Fu Shan secluded himself to study medicine.

In May 2013, Qianfuke Hanging Spring Temple was designated as part of the Seventh Batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units.

Address: Guanshan, Xilingjing Township, Yangqu County, Taiyuan City

Type: Temple

Recommended visiting time: About 1 hour

Opening hours:

9:00-17:00

Ticket information:

No separate ticket required. It is included in the admission fee for the Fenhe Second Reservoir Scenic Area.

Further reading:

· Fourth Batch of Shanxi Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Units

· Seventh Batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units