Millennium Fengguo Temple: A Treasure of Ancient Chinese Architecture

Representing the highest level of Chinese architecture in the 11th century, Fengguo Temple is one of the eight major Liao structures and one of the three largest Liao Dynasty temples still existing in China! 🪷 The Great Hall in the temple is the largest single-eaved wooden structure in ancient Chinese architecture. It was praised by Liang Sicheng💎 as "a thousand-year national treasure, a supreme national treasure, and a rare treasure." ✨The only filming location in Northeast China for "Black Myth: Wukong" and also the filming location for "The Grandmaster" is Fengguo Temple. 🪷 Must-read when visiting temples: 🟠 Male-looking flying apsaras: The only male-looking flying apsaras that can be seen in China except in Dunhuang. 🟠 Reclining Guanyin: "Asking the Bodhisattva why he is sitting upside down? He sighs that people in the world are unwilling to turn back." A rare male Guanyin in China. 🟠 Seven Buddha Statues: The only temple in China with seven Buddhas under one roof. 🟠 Painted Clay Sculptures: The largest and most exquisite group of painted clay Buddha statues in the world. 🟠 Exquisite architecture: top-level ancient architectural aesthetics, the largest all-wooden building in ancient times. 🟠 Mural: "Once the light and shadow of things fade away, they become eternal." The murals that fade away day by day become more precious. 📍 Address: Fengguo Temple, East Street, Yixian County, Jinzhou City 🕐 Time: 8:00-17:00 🎫 Tickets: 50 yuan (discounts for advance purchases, and combined tickets are also available) 🚘 Transportation: 1️⃣ Jinzhou Bus Station-Yixian Bus Station (15 yuan), every half an hour. 2️⃣ Take the train to Yixian, 11 yuan, 40 minutes, but there are few trains. 🍜 Vegetarian: Full price ticket holders can enjoy a vegetarian meal for 1 yuan, while other ticket prices range from 8 yuan to more than 10 yuan. In addition, there are Ruyuan Tea and Coffee, Yu Jian Handicraft Shop, etc. #Fengguo Temple #Jinzhou Travel #Where to go on the weekend #Black Myth Wukong #Yixian #My niche travel guide #Ancient Temple Architecture #Yixian Fengguo Temple #Liaoning surrounding tours #Notes inspiration