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Qizhen Temple is the main Buddhist temple in Yanmen Scenic Area. It is 18km away from the southeastern of the county. The temple was built in 861. It was said that it was fomous for Xuanzhen becoming a monk. In 908, the Mahavira Hall was rebuilt that built out Dabei Pavilion, Thousands Hands Guanyin Pavilion, fifty monks and 100 temples. It risen and fallen in Song, Yuan and Ming Dynasty. In the early Qing Dynasty, it was fallen firstly. It was rebuilt in 1755 and Luohan Tower was built in 1844. ... View Detail
Zhang cottage
Zhangshan Village is 16km away from the southeastern of county. There are 14 temples built Ming Dynasty in the village. There are many trees and it is quiet all around. There are Eagle Rock, Diaodan Rock, Fish Rock, Avalokiteshvara Cave, Golden Clock Rock, Lion Rock and others. View Detail
Zhao Hou Temple
Zhao Hou Temple, also known as Wushang Hou Temple, is one of the oldest temples in Xiandu. ZHAO Bing is enshrined in this temple. Zhao Bing who lived in Han dynasty, was proficient in magic, advocating cleanness and simplicity. Once when travelling in Jinhua and Jinyun area, Zhao Bing found that a terrible plague caused by a war was prevailing these places. ZHAO Bing cured the illness and saved many people's life. To commemorate him, the local people built this temple to enshrine him. After ... View Detail
Ni Weng-dong
It is also known as Chu-Yang-dong, located in the Chuyang Mountain which is in the west of Lianxi stream. There was an ancient legend told us that Ji Ni, a student of Lao tze, and teacher of Fan Li, who was a hermit, had been living here, because he was cynical to the world. The number of Multi-hole Cliff Inscription, left by men of letters from Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing and the republic of China is more than 60. Nyong Caves is the most centralized place of moya carved stone in XianDou ... View Detail
'Tiecheng' Cliff Inscription
"Tiecheng" Cliff Inscription is in the Furong Gorge. the diameter of two characters "tiecheng" is 320cm. The Tiecheng Cliff Inscription, Xun Mountain Cliff Inscription, Dinghu Inscription, Yuzeng Rock Inscription and Huanglong Mountain Inscription are the five cliff inscriptions in Xiandu. And the characters "Tiecheng" is written by Hao Jing who was a calligrapher in Ming Dynasty. Haojing(Courtesy name:Zhongyu ,Assumed name:Chuwang) View Detail
'Jerry Hill' Inscription
Chuyang Mountain, which is the greatest concentration of inscriptions on precipices in Xiandu, a total of inscripitions on precipices is more then 60 that occupys 55% of amount. The largest word size is Xu Mountain that range is 260×500 and the word size is more than 2M. The two characters "Xu Shan" are vigorous and forceful, showing smart. They are written by Li Zhi who comes from Jin Yun. View Detail
Mao-dimensional looking Cliff Inscription
"Mao Weizhan Inscriptions on precipices" is on the cliff which is in the southern of Tongzi Peak. It has became dim and difficult to recognize because it has been exicessive air-slake. But it is written by regular script, so it can been read generally. Mao Weizhan comes from Xi'an Yazhou, is Mao Pang's father. View Detail
Shen Kuo Cliff Inscription
Shenkuo Inscriptions on precipices is in the crossing of Xianshui Cave. It was found in 1994.Shen Kuo or Shen Gua (1031-1095), style name Cunzhong and pseudonym Mengqi (now usually given as Mengxi) Weng, was a polymathic Chinese scientist and statesman of the Song Dynasty (960-1279). Excelling in many fields of study and statecraft, he was a mathematician, astronomer, meteorologist, geologist, zoologist, botanist, pharmacologist, agronomist, archaeologist, ethnographer, cartographer, ... View Detail
Xiandu Cottage
There is a pond in Xiandu Humble Cottage, it is called Jinlian Pond. In 1553, Fan Xianke's mother was died. In order to observe mounrning for his mother, he built a yard called "Xiandu Humble Cottage" in Dufeng Academy. There were some officicals of Ming D ynsty leaving poems here, like Gao Chao, Sun Zhao, Li Shifu, Gu Shengzhi and others. View Detail