Mount Wutai Nanchan Temple is the oldest wooden structure building in my country and has a very long history and cultural heritage. It is also a very well-known local Buddhist resort and attracts a large number of tourists to visit and travel. Here is a detailed introduction. .

1. Travel guide The oldest existing wooden structure building in my country is Nanchan Temple. According to the inscription on the beam of the main hall, the main hall was rebuilt in the third year of Emperor Dezong's founding in the Tang Dynasty (AD 782), which has a history of more than 1,200 years.

The main building of Nanzenji Temple, the Dougong-style wooden structure of the Great Buddha Hall, is still well preserved. 12 eaves pillars support the huge roof of the hall. This is because there is no ceiling or pillars, so the walls of the hall are not load-bearing.

, only plays a role as a barrier. The surrounding eaves and column capitals are typical of the large wooden structure architectural style of the Mid-Tang Dynasty-shaking arch architecture.

The Great Buddha Hall is the main building of Nanzen Temple, with 12 eaves columns supporting the huge roof.

The Grand Buddha Hall of Nanzenji Temple uses 12 eaves pillars to support the huge roof. The large-scale wooden structure architectural style of the Middle Tang Dynasty - the shaking arch style building. You can also enjoy 17 Tang Dynasty colored sculptures in the main hall. The center of the hall is enshrined.

The statue of Sakyamuni Buddha is flanked by the two Bodhisattvas Manjusri and Samantabhadra, and the rest are the statues of the great disciples Ananda, Kasyapa and the Dharma Protector.

The style of the statue is exactly the same as the painted sculptures of the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang. There are dozens of brick sculptures from the Tang Dynasty embedded around the Buddhist altar. They are all masterpieces of brick relief art from the Tang Dynasty. Unfortunately, they cannot be photographed.

There are also two stone lion sculptures in the temple, one is a lying lion and the other is in the form of "two lions facing each other", which are relics of the Tang Dynasty.

There is also a 51 cm high stone pagoda with five floors. The first floor is surrounded by Buddhist stories, there is a small pagoda at each corner, and the remaining floors are carved with Buddha statues. This is also a relic of the Tang Dynasty.

2. Transportation Guide Mount Wutai is more than 370 kilometers away from Beijing in the north, more than 180 kilometers away from Shijiazhuang in the east, and 200 kilometers away from Taiyuan in the south. Wutaishan Railway Station is only 48 kilometers away from the central tourist area of ??Taihuai.

There are long-distance buses to Mount Wutai from Beijing, Tianjin, Shijiazhuang, Dingzhou, Taiyuan, Datong, Shuozhou, Xinzhou and other places.

Self-driving guide: From the direction of Beijing, Hebei, and Tianjin, take the Beijing-Shijiazhuang Expressway, pass through Fuping County in Hebei Province, and Shizui Town in Wutai County, Shanxi Province from the south gate to Mount Wutai; from the direction of Datong and Inner Mongolia, take the Dayun Expressway and pass through Fanzhi Shahe

The town comes from the north gate to Mount Wutai, and from the direction of Taiyuan and Xinzhou, passes through Xinzhou and Wutai County, and comes from the south gate or west gate to Mount Wutai.

3. Ticket prices are 135 yuan/person for full price and 70 yuan/person for half price in peak season; 118 yuan/person for full price and 60 yuan/person for half price during off-season.

Preferential policies: Half-price discount for those aged 6 (exclusive) to 18-year-old (inclusive); half-price discount for full-time undergraduates or below with legal and valid ID; seniors over 60 years old with legal and valid ID

Enjoy half price discount.

Free admission: children under 6 years old (including 6 years old) or under 1.2 meters in height (including 1.2 meters), disabled people, active military personnel, revolutionary disabled soldiers; senior citizens over 70 years old with legal and valid IDs are free of charge; monks with valid certificates are free of charge

Tickets are free of charge for those who have a certificate of abstinence from disc discs; journalists, national first-level or above writers and photographers, travel agency managers, and team drivers are free of charge with valid certificates.

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