[2025 Liulin Attraction] Travel Guide for Xiangyan Temple (Updated Jun)

Jinxi Little Beijing - Liulin, a treasure travel destination you'll want to visit again. The Shanxi Lüliang Liulin Travel Guide includes multiple attractions and activities, suitable for tourists with different interests. The following is a detailed travel guide: Main Attractions Liulin Yellow River Three Gorges: This is one of the core attractions of Liulin, consisting of the Yellow River Gorge, Longquan Stone Gorge, and Quchan Gorge. The confluence of the three rivers here forms a rare water intersection, and the river surfing project attracts a large number of tourists. Tourists can take a yacht to surf in the Yellow River and experience safe and exciting water activities. Dragon King Temple: Built in the Ming Dynasty, most of the existing buildings are from the Qing Dynasty. It has a prosperous incense all year round and is an important place for local folk culture. Xiangyan Temple: Known as the "cave version of the Potala Palace", it was built in the Tang Dynasty and integrates architectural relics from the Song, Jin, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties. The Jin Dynasty Mahavira Hall and the Yuan Dynasty Ten Kings Hall in the temple are of great historical value. Yuxu Palace: Built in the Ming Dynasty, it is located on the mountainside of Baoning Mountain and is divided into upper and lower courtyards. Climbing to the top, you can overlook the beautiful scenery of the Liulin Sanchuan River. The enshrined statues, sculptures, and murals are all ancient relics and are extremely exquisite. Double Pagoda Temple: Rebuilt in the Yuan Dynasty, it has Liulin's iconic Indian-style "male and female twin towers", which are magnificent. North Street Park: A newly popular online park. Climbing to the top of the mountain square, there is a "Little Temple of Heaven" similar to Beijing, which is suitable for taking pictures. Liulin Nanshan Park: The highest viewing point in the city. The park has attractions such as the Nanshan Pagoda and cable-stayed bridge. Climbing to the top, you can see the beautiful sunset and night view. Food Recommendations Shijiagou Road Breakfast: There are countless delicious snack stalls here, especially the "hardcore breakfast" - Guanchang, a unique combination of buckwheat noodles and large intestine. Siping Wantuan Oat Noodle Restaurant: A local time-honored brand with a good reputation, offering Wantuan, oat noodles, Helengze and other delicacies, which are affordable and delicious. 18-Meter Street Night Market Snack Street: It brings together various delicacies from all over the country, and the night view is also very atmospheric. Transportation and Accommodation Suggestions Transportation: It is very convenient to ride shared electric bikes in the county. It is recommended to travel back and forth from surrounding cities in one day. There are high-speed trains that go directly there. Accommodation: It is recommended to stay in hotels or homestays near 18-Meter Street, which offers a variety of choices and convenient transportation.

✨【Exploring the Ancient Xiangyan Temple】✨ 📍 In a hidden corner of Liulin, Shanxi, lies an ancient temple that has weathered the storms of time—Liulin Xiangyan Temple. Here, it is not only a witness to history but also a sediment of time. 🏯 Xiangyan Temple, which was built in the Tang Dynasty, has a long history of 1368 years. The plaque inscribed with 'Xiangyan Temple' bestowed by Emperor Dezong Li Shi during the Zhenyuan era of the Tang Dynasty still hangs high at the temple gate, telling the story of past royal glory. 🏰 After a thousand years, Xiangyan Temple still retains the architectural styles of the Song, Jin, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties. Covering an area of 7380 square meters, the temple has five courtyards and thirteen halls, with each brick and tile bearing the wisdom and craftsmanship of the ancients. 🏺 The 'One Jin and Seven Yuan' eight halls are the most precious treasures here. The brick carvings from the Jin Dynasty and the black glazed tiles on the roofs are rare cultural relics, highly praised by experts as a rare ancient architectural group in China. 🌟 The Mahavira Hall, as the core of the temple, stands majestically, carrying the prayers of countless believers. Its beam structure is rigorous, a typical architectural style of the Song and Jin periods. 🌿 The temple is nestled by mountains and rivers, surrounded by cliffs on three sides, and consists of two courtyards, east and west. On the central axis of the east courtyard, the mountain gate, passage hall, Mahavira Hall, and Pilu Hall are arranged in sequence; the west courtyard houses the Sutra Hall, Rear Buddha Hall, and Xuantian Hall. Each place is a beautiful picture. 🔥 Exploring Xiangyan Temple is not only a retrospective of history but also a baptism of the soul. Here, every place is full of stories, and every brick and tile tells of the past.

|The Liulin Xiangyan Temple, a black-glazed glazed building worth one gold and seven yuan, is located in Liulin County, Shanxi Province. Liulin Xiangyan Temple | A black-glazed glazed building worth 1.7 yuan Liulin Xiangyan Temple is located on a small hill in the northeast corner of Liulin County, Shanxi Province. It is also called Xiangyan Temple and commonly known as Pigeon Temple. It was first built in the 13th year of the Zhenguan Period of the Tang Dynasty, and has a history of 1,368 years. During the Zhenyuan period of the Tang Dynasty (785-805 AD), Emperor Dezong Li Shi pardoned and granted the plaque "Xiangyan Temple" which was hung high on the temple gate to demonstrate the royal majesty. It increased the popularity of the temple and made it famous. Xiangyan Temple Existing buildings from the Song, Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, covering an area of ​​7,380 square meters. There are five courtyards and thirteen halls in the temple. Its representative building is the eight halls of "One Jin and Seven Yuan". It is a rare multi-dynasty temple. Among them, the well-preserved Jin Dynasty brick carvings in the hall and the unique black-glazed glazed roof are precious cultural relics and are praised by relevant cultural relic experts as a rare ancient building group in China. The existing Main Hall was built in the Jin Dynasty, and seven buildings including the Hall of Heavenly Kings, the Hall of Vairocana, the Hall of Ten Kings, the Hall of the Guardians, and the East and West Side Halls were built in the Yuan Dynasty. The rest were built in the Ming Dynasty. The temple faces south and is surrounded by cliffs on the east, west and south sides. It consists of two courtyards running side by side from east to west. The mountain gate, the passing hall, the main hall, and the Pilu Hall are built on the central axis of the east courtyard; on both sides are the bell tower, the drum tower, the Ten Kings Hall, the Chongning Hall, the Jialan Hall, and the Suixi Hall. On the central axis of the west courtyard are the Sutra Repository, the Rear Buddha Hall, and the Xuantian Hall; on both sides are the dining room, monks' quarters, etc. The Main Hall is the main hall of the temple. It stands on a double platform 4 meters high, with a width of five rooms and a depth of six rafters, and has a gable roof. The eaves are double-beamed, and two golden columns are removed from the rear eaves of the hall. The front ends of the four rafters are placed on the inner eaves and the Ding beams. The beam structure is regular, with four rubber pairs of rear beams, and three columns for the entire eaves, which is a typical Song and Jin Dynasty regulation.