Wuxiang Dayun Temple

　　Wuxiang Dayun Temple (Fifth Batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units)

　　Era: Song Dynasty

　　Address: Gucheng Village, Gucheng Town, 25 kilometers west of Wuxiang County

　　The founding year is unknown. According to a restoration stele from the first year of the Zhiping era (1064) during the Northern Song Dynasty, the temple was once the seat of the Nie County in the Eastern Han Dynasty and was originally named Yanjing Temple. It was renovated in the fourth year of the Heqing era (565) during the Northern Qi Dynasty. In 1064 during the Northern Song Dynasty, it was renamed to its current name. The Three Buddha Hall was rebuilt during the Dading era of the Jin Dynasty. Repairs were carried out during the Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties. The main surviving structure, the Mahavira Hall, is an original construction from the Jin Dynasty. The rest were built during the Ming and Qing dynasties.

　　The temple faces south and has a two-courtyard layout. It covers a total area of 7,900 square meters. Major structures include the Guanyin Hall and the Mahavira Hall, with side halls on the east and west sides. The east side hall is the Eighteen Arhats Hall, and the west side hall is the Ten Kings of Hell Hall. The Guanyin Hall, also known as the South Hall, is five bays wide and three bays deep, with a single-eave hanging gable roof. It is a structure from the Qing Dynasty.

　　The Mahavira Hall is the main hall of the temple, measuring five bays in width and three bays in depth, with a single-eave hanging gable roof. The roof is covered with tubular and flat tiles, and the column capitals have noticeable roll curves. The bracket sets are complex, featuring a central column and additional side columns. The roof beam structure is relatively simple, likely dating to the period after the Song Dynasty. The interior floor preserves over 300 square meters of murals.

Wuxiang Dayun Temple