Shanzusi Temple at Mount Wutai is located approximately 100 meters southwest of Xigou Natural Village, Xinfang Village, Taihuai Town, Wutai County. The temple faces east and measures 56.37 meters from east to west and 60.98 meters from north to south, covering an area of 3,437.44 square meters. According to inscriptions, it was built in the early years of the Wanli reign during the Ming Dynasty. Among the existing structures, the Mahavira Hall is a relic from the Qing Dynasty, …
Santai Temple at Mount Wutai is located about 700 meters southwest of Dongzhuang Natural Village, Yanglin Village, Taihuai Town, Wutai County. It faces south and measures 42.7 meters from east to west and 30.8 meters from north to south, covering an area of 1,315.16 square meters. According to the Ming Dynasty’s *Qingliang Mountain Annals*, it was built during the Yuan Dynasty. It was rebuilt during the TianShun era of the Ming Dynasty (1457–146…
The Seven Buddha Temple on Mount Wutai is located about 250 meters east of Dongzhuang Village in Taihuai Town, Wutai County. It faces west and measures 80.71 meters from east to west and 179.12 meters from north to south, covering an area of 14,500 square meters. Its exact founding date is unknown. According to the Qing Dynasty’s *Wutai County Annals*, it was rebuilt in the 28th year of the Daoguang reign (1848). Currently...
Pujue Temple at the South Summit of Mount Wutai is located approximately 2,200 meters north of Kuantan Temple Village, Taihuai Town, Wutai County. Facing south with its back to the north, the temple measures 68.43 meters from east to west and 67.78 meters from north to south, covering an area of 4,638 square meters. According to the Ming Dynasty’s *Qingliang Mountain Annals*, it was built in the first year of the Kaihuang era of the Sui Dynasty (581). During the Chenghua period of the Ming Dynasty (14…)
Moonlight Pool at Mount Wutai, also known as Guanhai Temple, is located about 1,600 meters north of Huangtuzu Village, Taihuai Town, Wutai County. Facing south, it stretches 62 meters from east to west and 41 meters from north to south, covering an area of 2,542 square meters. According to the Ming Dynasty’s *Qingliang Mountain Annals*, it was first built during the Northern Song Dynasty. It was renovated during the Chenghua era of the Ming Dynasty (1465–1487) and...
Haihui Nunnery on Mount Wutai is located approximately 1,500 meters northwest of Jinguanku Village, Jinguanku Township, Wutai County. It faces south and measures 64.61 meters from east to west and 60.45 meters from north to south, covering an area of 3,905.67 square meters. Its founding date is unknown. It was rebuilt in the 10th year of the Guangxu reign during the Qing Dynasty (1904) and renovated in the early years of the Republic of China. The existing structures...
Also known as Guangren Temple, Shifang Hall of Mount Wutai is located in Yingfang Natural Village, Yanglin Village, Taihuai Town, Wutai County. Facing south, it stretches 57 meters from east to west and 101 meters from north to south, covering an area of 5,757 square meters. According to the stone tablet inside the temple, it was built in the ninth year of the Daoguang reign during the Qing Dynasty (1829). After the founding of the People’s Republic of China, the state allocated funds for its renovation...
Guanghua Temple on Mount Wutai is located 200 meters southeast of Dongzhuang Village, Taihuai Town, Wutai County. It faces south and measures 103.81 meters from east to west and 132.27 meters from north to south, covering an area of 12,800 square meters. According to the Qing Dynasty’s *Wutai County Annals*, it was built in the 12th year of the Guangxu reign (1886). The existing structures, apart from the Manjushri Hall…
The Ancient Buddha Temple of Mount Wutai is located approximately 200 meters northwest of Shicun Village in Jinggaoku Township, Wutai County. It faces east and measures 137.15 meters from east to west and 121 meters from north to south, covering an area of about 1.7 square meters. Its founding date is unknown. It was renovated in the 11th year of the Republic of China (1922) and refurbished in the early 1980s. …
Fenglin Temple on Mount Wutai is located 1,700 meters northwest of Huochang Natural Village, Xinfang Village, Taihuai Town, Wutai County. According to the *Records of Mount Qingliang*, it was initially built as a hermitage by Monk Chetian during the Jiajing era of the Ming Dynasty (1522–1566). “By the Wanli era (1573–1620), the hermitage was upgraded to a temple and bestowed the name Fenglin.” It was maintained through the Qing Dynasty and the Republican era…
Lingying Temple on Fanshan Mountain, Wutai Mountain, is located about 400 meters south of Xinfang Village, Taihuai Town, Wutai County. It faces east and has a west-east orientation, measuring 40.2 meters in length from east to west and 24.95 meters in width from north to south, covering an area of 1,003 square meters. Its founding date is unknown. According to inscriptions, it was renovated in the sixth year of the Hongzhi reign during the Ming Dynasty (1493). The existing structures, except for the monks’ quarters, …
Wanghai Temple on the Dongtai Peak of Mount Wutai is located about 3,000 meters east of Dongtaigou Village, Taihuai Town, Wutai County. It faces south with a north orientation, stretches 49.4 meters from east to west, and covers an area of 5,028.92 square meters. According to the Ming Dynasty’s *Qingliang Mountain Annals*, it was built in the first year of the Kaihuang era of the Sui Dynasty (581), and was renovated during the Yuan Dynasty and the Jiajing era of the Ming Dynasty (1522–15…
Cifu Temple on Mount Wutai is located about 300 meters west of Dongzhuang Village, Taihuai Town, Wutai County. It faces south with a northward orientation, stretching 85 meters from east to west and 155 meters from north to south, covering an area of 13,000 square meters. The year of its establishment is unknown. According to an inscription in the main hall, it was renovated in the first year of the Daoguang reign during the Qing Dynasty (1821). Except for the newly built mountain gate, all existing structures are...
Lingying Temple at the Northern Summit of Mount Wutai is located approximately 3,300 meters north of Miaode'an Natural Village, Yangpodao Village, Taihuai Town, Wutai County. It faces south, measures 69.78 meters from east to west and 99.57 meters from north to south, covering an area of 6,948 square meters. According to the Ming Dynasty’s *Qingliang Mountain Records*, it was built in the first year of the Kaihuang era of the Sui Dynasty (581). In the 22nd year of the Kangxi reign during the Qing Dynasty...
Fifth-Level Futian Temple is located in Wujicun Village, Dongye Town, Wutai County. According to inscriptions on steles, the temple was built in the sixth year of the Jiaqing reign during the Qing Dynasty (1801). It faces south and covers an area of 1,191 square meters. The layout consists of a single entrance leading to two courtyards, with the main axis featuring, in sequence, the Hall of Heavenly Kings, the Transitional Hall, the Scripture Depository, and the Main Hall. The Hall of Heavenly Kings is three bays wide and five rafters deep, with a front porch...
Tianshi Temple is located in Dalin Village, Yangbai Township, Wutai County. Its exact founding date is unknown. According to inscriptions, it was renovated in the 24th year of the Zhenguan era of the Tang Dynasty (650), and underwent multiple repairs in the 2nd year of the Zhiyuan era of the Yuan Dynasty (1342) and the 53rd year of the Qianlong era of the Qing Dynasty (1788). The temple faces south and has a single-courtyard layout, covering an area of 503 square meters. Currently within the temple...
Sigou Pagoda is located 100 meters north of Sigou Village, Doucun Town, Wutai County. According to the inscription on the third-story pagoda stele, it was built in the 12th year of the Zhiyuan era of the Yuan Dynasty (1352). This hexagonal, five-story brick pagoda features a pavilion-style design, standing approximately 15 meters tall with a footprint of 7.8 square meters. The base of the pagoda is hexagonal in plan, 1.34 meters high and 3.08 meters in diameter, constructed as a brick-bound...
The Shihu Chuan Stage is located about 1,000 meters northwest of Shihu Chuan Village, Shizui Township, Wutai County, opposite the Bixia Temple. Originally an auxiliary structure of the Grandmother Temple, the temple has since been destroyed, leaving only the two stages. According to inscriptions, it was rebuilt during the Jiaqing era of the Qing Dynasty (1796–1820). Covering an area of 370 square meters, it faces west and consists of two stages...
The Second Lama's Monk Quarters in Shehu Chuan is located at the southwest corner of Tailu Temple in Shehu Chuan Village, Shizui Township, Wutai County. The Second Lama, whose real name was Yishibangcuo, served as the abbot of the Yellow Temple Tailu Temple. During the invasion of China by the Eight-Nation Alliance in the late Qing Dynasty, he represented the Qing government in negotiations with the German commander of the alliance, Moshila, and signed an armistice agreement. The monk quarters are a structure from the Qing Dynasty...
The Pagoda on the Northern Hillside of Qingliang Valley is located about 1,400 meters northwest of Nanzhuang Village, Taihuai Town, Wutai County. There are currently two pagodas standing: one is an unnamed pagoda, approximately 7.5 meters in total height, with a hexagonal stone base, each side measuring 2.3 meters, and a brick waist adorned with a vase-like design; the other is the Pagoda of Monk Kuang Gong Wuliang, built in the...