Yuntai Temple

Yuntai Temple, also known as Yuntai Nunnery, was founded by Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, and has a history of nearly two thousand years. During the Kaihuang period of Jianyuan (518-600 AD), the temple was established, and Yuntai Nunnery was recorded in the Ningjin County Chronicle during the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty. With the development of history, Yuntai Nunnery has become a place for worshiping Buddha for hundreds of miles around. Legend has it that Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty once worshipped Buddha and took refuge in Yuntai Nunnery, and Xuanzang visited and cultivated in Yuntai Nunnery. Yuntai Temple is famous for its incense and prosperity.