Hongji Yuan Temple: Main Hall
Hongji Yuan Temple
CHINA, Shanxi, Changzhi
Hongji stands for Immense Relief. The exact construction date is unknown. Apart from the main hall, which is from the Jin dynasty (1115–1234), the other buildings were rebuilt during the Ming (1368–1644) or Qing (1644–1911) dynasties. The temple was listed as a National Cultural Heritage Site in 2001.
The south-facing temple occupies 1,036 sq m. The major buildings includes the south hall, main hall and its side halls, a stage and the monastic quarters. The five-by-three bay main hall has a single-eave overhanging gable roof. Murals from 1470 during the Ming dynasty are featured inside the building. The south hall also contains murals but they date from 1313 during the Yuan dynasty. There is a side courtyard separate from the main temple compound. It has its own main hall called the Lord Guan Hall.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture G-L, page 451.
Cite this article:
author = Hsingyun and Youheng and Johnson, Peter and Mankuang and Lancaster, Lewis,
booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture G-L},
pages = 451,
title = {{Hongji Yuan Temple}},
volume = 2,
year = {2016}}