Chunyang Palace, a deep courtyard, is so "unusual" that even national treasures are displayed outside.

After visiting more than a dozen temples in Taiyuan for 5 days, Chunyang Palace really amazed me. Even if I went on the last day, it was really too low-key. There were not many tourists in the afternoon. Chunyang Palace, also known as Lüzu Temple, was originally built for the Taoist Lü Dongbin, and is now the Shanxi Ancient Architecture Museum. Chunyang Palace is a five-entry courtyard integrating temples and gardens, and most of the buildings are relics from the Ming and Qing Dynasties. 🪷However, the most amazing thing about Chunyang Palace is that the national treasure-level cultural relics are just displayed like this, at most circled, with a sign prohibiting touching, without even a glass cover, and no one is watching. Chunyang has three unique features: Jiugong Bagua Courtyard, Nirvana Bianxiang Stele and Changyang Tianzun Statue. Since it is called the Ancient Architecture Museum, let's see what's special: 🪷First Entry Courtyard Han Dynasty Stone Tiger, Yuan Dynasty Guan Gong Statue. The national treasure-level Nirvana Bianxiang Stele is displayed naked in the corridor, which is a relic of Dayun Temple in Linxi County. 🪷Second Entry Courtyard Ming Dynasty Palace Gate, Maitreya Bronze Statue. 🪷Third Entry Courtyard In the middle is the Lüzu Temple built in the Ming Dynasty, with extremely high specifications. The murals of "There are dragons and spirits" are displayed in the side rooms on both sides. 🌸🌸The first room on the right quietly displays the true trace of the restored version of the Five Dragons Holding the Holy Picture of Xuandi Temple in Yongle Palace. (It is also displayed naked, with only signs prohibiting touching and taking pictures, and I can't believe it is a true trace at all) 🪷Fourth Entry Courtyard The most exquisite Jiugong Bagua Courtyard. There is a Ming Dynasty copper gilt Vairocana Buddha statue on the first floor, and a Ming Dynasty Zhenwu Emperor bronze statue on the second floor. 🪷Fifth Entry Courtyard Han Dynasty portrait stone is displayed naked Inside the Qianzhen Cave, there is a statue of Changyang Tianzun, one of the "Three Unique Features of Chunyang", which was carved in the seventh year of Kaiyuan in the Tang Dynasty. 🪷Chunyang Palace Address: 50 meters west of the intersection of Qifeng Street and May 1st Square Ring Road, Yingze District, Taiyuan City, north of the road Opening hours: 9:00-17:00, stop admission at 16:30 (closed on Monday) Ticket: 15 yuan/adult Because there are few tourists, it is also very convenient to take pictures!