Dayun Temple

Dayun Temple is located in the Long'er Mountain in Shihui Village, Shihui Township, 23 kilometers northwest of Pingshun County. It is surrounded by mountains on the east, west, and north, and faces the Zhuo Zhang River to the south. The temple is covered by trees and is quiet and secluded. Dayun Temple faces south and has two courtyards, covering an area of 4,000 square meters. The existing mountain gate, Heavenly King Hall, Three Buddha Hall (rear hall) and the east and west rooms of the front courtyard are all in the architectural style of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The Buddha Hall is a relic of the Five Dynasties. There are a total of 24 existing halls. The temple was founded in the third year of Tianfu of the Five Dynasties. In the eighth year of Taiping Xingguo of the Northern Song Dynasty (983), the temple was renamed Dayun Temple by imperial decree. In the thirteenth year of Chenghua of the Ming Dynasty (1477), the mountain gate and the Heavenly King Hall were rebuilt. In October of the fourth year of Hongzhi of the Ming Dynasty (1491), the Three Buddha Hall was rebuilt, and three rooms were changed to five rooms. In addition, three large Buddha statues and two Bodhisattva statues were added. The temple was rebuilt during the Kangxi and Daoguang periods of the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China. From 1961 to 1964, the Shanxi Provincial Cultural Relics Work Committee allocated funds to repair the roof of the Buddha Hall, reinforce the beams and brackets in the hall and the outer eaves, rebuild the 12 rooms of the east and west Zen halls, and build 80 meters of east and west walls. It is a national key cultural relics protection unit. The ticket price is CNY 15.