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Dongyang Houtu Temple 东羊后土庙Dōngyáng Hòutǔ Miào
National heritage site · Linfen, Shanxi
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Linfen
- Region
- Shanxi
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Dongyang Houtu Temple
A temple in the middle of Dongyang village, founded in 1283 as an Eastern Peak temple, wrecked in the great earthquake of 1303 and rebuilt in 1345, and later renamed for the earth goddess Houtu. Its Yuan-period stage has a cross-gabled hip roof and a stacked bracket-set ceiling, the Houtu Hall dates from 1622 and holds Ming painted clay figures, and the double-eaved gate has honeycomb-like brackets. After 1949 the temple was used as a school, and several halls were pulled down in the 1970s.
How to get to Dongyang Houtu Temple
It is in the middle of Dongyang village, Tumen town, about 12 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: Wangqu Dongyue Temple, Linfen 王曲东岳庙 (under 10 km), Niuwang Temple Stage, Linfen 牛王庙戏台 (under 10 km), Fenhe Culture and Ecology Scenic Area, Linfen 汾河文化生态景区 (10 km), Tiefo Temple (Dayun Temple), Linfen 铁佛寺 (10 km), Yao Temple, Linfen 尧庙 (20 km), Yuhuang Temple, Hongtong 洪洞玉皇庙 (20 km).
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