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Niuwang Temple Stage, Linfen 牛王庙戏台Niúwángmiào Xìtái
National heritage site · Linfen, Shanxi
- Time needed
- 30–60 minutes
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Linfen
- Region
- Shanxi
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Niuwang Temple Stage, Linfen
A Yuan-dynasty opera stage built in 1283 and repaired in 1321, at the Niuwang (Ox King) Temple in Hecun village, Weicun town, north of Linfen. The stage is about 7.5 m square, with a single-eave hip-gable roof and open on three sides, while the hall, offering pavilion and side halls behind it are Ming and Qing. It was long thought to be China's oldest surviving wooden stage until a Jin-dynasty stage at Gaoping was identified in 2002.
How to get to Niuwang Temple Stage, Linfen
It is in Hecun village in Weicun town, about 17 km north of central Linfen. Like many village temples in Shanxi it is often locked, so ask in the village for the caretaker.
Nearby
- Guangsheng Temple 广胜寺 30 km
A 13-storey glazed-tile pagoda above Yuan halls and murals, among them a theatre scene
Also within 20 km: Dongyang Houtu Temple 东羊后土庙 (under 10 km), Wangqu Dongyue Temple, Linfen 王曲东岳庙 (under 10 km), Yuhuang Temple, Hongtong 洪洞玉皇庙 (10 km), Guandi Temple, Hongtong 洪洞关帝庙 (20 km), Hongtong Locust Tree Ancestor-Worship Park 洪洞大槐树寻根祭祖园 (20 km), Fenhe Culture and Ecology Scenic Area, Linfen 汾河文化生态景区 (20 km).
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