The Five Dragons Temple (simplified Chinese: 五龙庙; traditional Chinese: 五龍庙; pinyin: Wǔ Lóng Miào) is a Taoist temple in Ruicheng, Shanxi Province, China. It is also known as King Guangren's Temple (广仁王庙).
| Five Dragons Temple | |
|---|---|
 The Five Dragons Temple | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Daoist |
| Province | Shanxi |
| Location | |
| Location | Ruicheng |
| Architecture | |
| Completed | 833 Tang dynasty |
The temple contains China's second oldest dated timber building, the Main Hall. It was built in 833 and is of the Tang dynasty. It measures five bays across and has a hip-gable roof.[1]
Notes edit
- ^ Steinhardt (1997), 70.
References edit
- Steinhardt, Nancy Shatzman. Liao Architecture. Honolulu: University of Hawaii, 1997. ISBN 0-8248-1843-1
34°43′49″N 110°40′55″E / 34.73028°N 110.68194°E
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