The famous temple in Hengshan Mountain

The famous temple in Hengshan Mountain is Beiyue Temple.

In the early years of the Western Han Dynasty, there was a temple in Hengshan Mountain, which has a history of more than 2,000 years. The main temple of Fei Grottoes was built in the Northern Wei Dynasty and rebuilt in the Tang, Jin and Yuan Dynasties. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there were many buildings and towering pagodas in Hengshan Mountain, which were called "three temples, four shrines, nine pavilions, seven palaces, eight caves and twelve halls".

Hengshan Mountain has a long history as a place for Taoist activities. Zhang is one of the legendary immortals with eight caves, living in seclusion in Hengshan Mountain. Beiyue Temple is the main temple, as well as the bedroom, Lady Hou Shi Temple and Wei Zi Palace. Guanting, Baihuguan, Longwang Temple, Lingguanfu, Guandi Temple, Wenchang Temple, Grandma Temple, Chunyang Palace, Bixia Palace and other temple buildings, the Hanging Temple is the first wonder of Hengshan Mountain.

Characteristics of Hengshan Temple Group:

Hengshan Temple Group was founded in the first year of Taizu Taiyan in the Northern Wei Dynasty and rebuilt in the Tang, Jin and Yuan Dynasties. By the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there were more than 60 temples in the main peak. But unfortunately, most of them have disappeared, leaving only 20 places, all built in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

The whole building complex is 1.400 meters long from east to west and 900 meters long from north to south. The main temples are: Hengzong Temple, Sleeping Palace, Huixian Palace, Jiutian Palace, Chunyang Palace, Guandi Temple, Wenchang Temple, Lingguan Temple, Longwang Temple, Mountain Temple, Sick Temple, Horse Temple, Ten Kings Temple, Deyi Temple, Yandaoguan Temple and Weizi Pavilion.

Among them, Chaodian, also known as Yuanling Palace, is the main temple and the largest temple in Hengshan Mountain. The bedroom is the oldest building in Hengshan; Huixianfu is the largest immortal residence in Hengshan Mountain, and it has shaped the images of Eight Immortals such as Zhang, Zhang and He Xiangu.

There are also nearly 200 cliff stone carvings, dozens of ancient sacrifices and Tallinn monuments. Hengshan complex is a large-scale building with profound cultural heritage. It has been a holy place of Taoism in China since ancient times, and is called the "Fifth Cave".

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Beiyue Temple