Trip7: CHINA HOLIDAY in 2011: Day 7…. 16th October …. Wutaishan

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Budhisatta Temple:

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Vegetarian Restaurant:

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Xiangton Temple:

Xiantong Temple

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Xiantong Temple
显通寺
The Hall of Great Manjusri at Xiantong Temple.
Religion
AffiliationBuddhism
Year consecrated58~75
Location
LocationTaihuai, Wutai County, Shanxi
CountryChina
Xiantong TempleShown within Shanxi
Geographic coordinates39°00′34″N 113°35′21″ECoordinates: 39°00′34″N 113°35′21″E
Architecture
TypeChinese architecture

The Xiantong Temple (simplified Chinese: 显通寺; traditional Chinese: 顯通寺; pinyin: Xiǎntōng Sì) is a Buddhist temple located in Taihuai Town of Wutai County, Shanxi, China.[1][2][3] The temple covers a total area of about 80,000 square metres (860,000 sq ft), it preserves the basic architectural pattern of the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368–1912). The temple has over 400 buildings and the seven main halls along the central axis are the Guanyin Hall, Great Manjusri Hall, Great Buddha Hall, Amitaba Hall, Qianbo Hall, Copper Hall and Buddhist Texts Library.[4][5] Mount Wutai has 47 Buddhist temples, it is the largest Buddhist complex in China, Xiantong Temple is the largest one with the longest history.

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