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Lu'an Prefecture City God Temple 潞安府城隍庙Lù'ān Fǔ Chénghuáng Miào
National heritage site · Changzhi, Shanxi
- Time needed
- About 1 hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Changzhi
- Region
- Shanxi
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Lu'an Prefecture City God Temple
A City God temple founded in 1285 under the Yuan dynasty, laid out in three courtyards along a north-south axis in central Changzhi and covering more than 7,000 sq m. The main hall is Yuan work, the gate and the rear sleeping hall are Ming, and the other buildings are Ming or Qing, many with roofs in coloured glazed tile; repairs are recorded in 1488 and 1834. The Changzhi culture and tourism bureau describes it as the largest and best-preserved surviving prefectural City God temple in China, and a temple fair is held on the 15th day of the fourth lunar month.
How to get to Lu'an Prefecture City God Temple
It stands on Miaodao Lane in central Changzhi, about 1 km east of the Shangdang Gate.
Nearby
- Taihang Grand Canyon 太行山大峡谷 50 km
Sheer gorges in the Taihang Mountains, explored by boat, cliff path and cable car
Also within 20 km: Lu'an Prefectural Office (Shangdang Gate) 潞安府衙 (under 10 km), Guancun Yandi Temple 关村炎帝庙 (under 10 km), Guanyin Hall, Changzhi 观音堂 (under 10 km), Zhangze Lake Wetland Park 漳泽湖国家城市湿地公园 (under 10 km), Happy Taihang Valley 欢乐太行谷 (10 km), Zhengjue Temple 正觉寺 (10 km).
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