Major Historical and Cultural Sites in Shanxi - National Parks of China

531 Major Historical and Cultural Sites Protected at the National Level in Shanxi (batches 1–8, named by the State Council 1961–2019; 2 of them cross provincial borders, such as the Great Wall and the Grand Canal). Dots are coloured by category; click one to jump to its entry. See also Shanxi and all provinces.

Yuncheng (102)

Yongle Palace 永乐宫
Ancient buildings · first batch (1961)
Originally named the Great Chunyang Longevity Palace, a large Daoist temple built to honor Lü Dongbin and one of the three ancestral courts of the Quanzhen school; the largest surviving Yuan-dynasty Daoist temple.
Dongyue Temple in Wanrong 万荣东岳庙
Ancient buildings · third batch (1988)
Dongyue Temple at the center of Wanrong County, an ancient building group from the Yuan to the Qing.
Guandi Temple in Xiezhou 解州关帝庙
Ancient buildings · third batch (1988)
The largest Guandi temple in China, at Xiezhou Town, one of the three great Guandi temples at home and abroad.
Xihoudu Site 西侯度遗址
Ancient sites · third batch (1988)
Paleolithic site west of the Zhongtiao Mountains at the great bend of the Yellow River, about 1.8 million years old, considered one of the earliest remains of human use of fire in China.
Yuwang City Site 禹王城遗址
Ancient sites · third batch (1988)
Site of the city of Anyi from the Eastern Zhou to the Han, northwest of Xia County.
Tomb of Sima Guang 司马光墓
Ancient tombs · third batch (1988)
Burial place of the Northern Song statesman and historian Sima Guang, on Mingtiao Ridge in Xia County.
Xiyin Village Site 西阴村遗址
Ancient sites · fourth batch (1996)
Neolithic site excavated by Li Ji and others in 1926, the first modern archaeological excavation in China led independently by Chinese.
Great Hall of Jiangzhou 绛州大堂
Ancient buildings · fourth batch (1996)
Yuan-dynasty government office hall on a high ridge in the west of Xinjiang County.
Houtu Temple in Wanrong 万荣后土庙
Ancient buildings · fourth batch (1996)
The original temple for the emperor's sacrifices to Earth established by Emperor Wu of Han, where several emperors of the Han, Tang and Song personally worshipped Houtu; the surviving buildings are Qing.
Dongxiafeng Site 东下冯遗址
Ancient sites · fifth batch (2001)
Representative site of the Dongxiafeng type of the Erlitou culture, where a double-ring moat and an Erligang-period city site were found.
Pujin Ferry and Puzhou Ancient City Site 蒲津渡与蒲州故城遗址
Ancient sites · fifth batch (2001)
Has outer and inner cities; the outer city is a Tang rammed-earth city and the inner a Ming brick-faced city, damaged by the great earthquake of the Jiajing years of the Ming.
Macun Brick-Carved Tombs 马村砖雕墓
Ancient tombs · fifth batch (2001)
The family cemetery of the Duan clan of the Song and Jin periods, with 14 tombs, 9 of them excavated, decorated inside with brick carvings.
Wanrong Jiwang Temple 万荣稷王庙
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
A Jin dynasty temple honoring Houji, in Taizhao Village, Nanzhang Township, Wanrong County.
Qingliang Temple 清凉寺
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
A Yuan dynasty temple in Potou Village, Ximo Town, Ruicheng County.
Guangren Wang Temple 广仁王庙
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
Also called Wulong Temple, its main hall was built in the 6th year of Dahe of the Tang; a Dragon King temple for rain prayers, it is one of the older surviving timber buildings in China.
Ruicheng City God Temple 芮城城隍庙
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
Commonly called "South Temple", the largest ancient building complex in Ruicheng County town, with buildings from the Northern Song to the Qing.
Pagoda of Chan Master Fanzhou 泛舟禅师塔
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
The reliquary pagoda of Chan Master Fanzhou of Baoguo Temple of the Tang, on the site of Baoguo Temple.
Linjin County Yamen 临晋县衙
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
The former county yamen of Linjin, built in the Dade reign of the Yuan; the main hall is an original Yuan structure, with the main hall, second hall and third hall on the central axis.
Taiyin Temple 太阴寺
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
A Jin dynasty temple beside Zhangshang Village, Weizhuang Town, Jiang County.
Fusheng Temple 福胜寺
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
A temple of the Yuan and Ming, holding many fine Song and Jin painted sculptures.
Jiyi Temple 稷益庙
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
Commonly called Yangwang Temple, a temple honoring Houji and Boyi.
Qinglong Temple 青龙寺
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
A Yuan dynasty temple, west of Ma Village, Jifeng Town, Jishan County.
Shangguo City Site and Qiujiazhuang Tombs 上郭城址和邱家庄墓群
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
A city site and tombs from the Zhou to the Han; an Eastern Zhou ancient city found in 2020 is regarded as the site of Quwo, the capital of the Jin state.
Yellow River Plank Road Site 黄河栈道遗址
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
Remains of an ancient plank road along the north bank of the Yellow River, over 5,000 m long, used from the Han to the Qing.
Cuijiahe Tombs 崔家河墓群
Ancient tombs · sixth batch (2006)
A group of Eastern Zhou tombs covering 125,000 square meters, on hills in the gorge between the Nianzhang and Qinglong Rivers.
Miaodao Temple Twin Pagodas 妙道寺双塔
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Two square multi-story brick pagodas, east and west, stand about 80 meters apart; the west pagoda was built in the 2nd year of the Xining era of the Northern Song, and the east pagoda dates from about the same time.
Baitai Temple 白台寺
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Also called Shanhua Temple, named after the white lotus pedestal of the Sakyamuni Buddha; ancient buildings of the Jin to Qing periods.
Emperor Shun Mausoleum and Temple 舜帝陵庙
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Located on Mingtiao Ridge, the tomb and temple of Emperor Shun, buildings of the Yuan to Qing periods.
Qiaogoutou Jade Emperor Temple 乔沟头玉皇庙
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A Yuan-to-Qing Jade Emperor Temple west of Qiaogoutou Village, Zezhang Town, Xinjiang County.
Houji Temple 后稷庙
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A temple to Houji, with buildings of the Yuan to Ming periods.
Longxiang Guandi Temple 龙香关帝庙
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A Guandi Temple of the Yuan to Republic periods in Longxiang Village, Longxing Town, Xinjiang County.
Xinjiang Longxing Temple 新绛龙兴寺
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Also called Longxing Palace, on a high ridge in Xinjiang County town and the tallest building in the city.
Jishan Jiwang Temple 稷山稷王庙
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
The largest and best-preserved temple in China dedicated to Houji, the ancestor of agriculture.
Jingyun Palace Jade Emperor Hall 景云宫玉皇殿
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A Yuan-dynasty Daoist temple hall in the Jingyun Middle School courtyard, Guandi Village, Hengshui Town, Jiang County.
Dayang Taishan Temple 大洋泰山庙
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
One hall survives, built in the 8th year of Dade of the Yuan, five bays wide with an overhanging gable roof.
Erlang Temple North Hall 二郎庙北殿
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Only the north hall survives in the temple, built in the Yuan, three bays wide with an overhanging gable roof.
Niandui Jade Emperor Temple 埝堆玉皇庙
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
The stage and main hall survive, both built in the Yuan, covering 481 square meters.
Zhaili Guandi Temple Offering Hall 寨里关帝庙献殿
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Only the offering hall survives in the temple, built in the Yuan, five bays wide with an overhanging gable roof.
Guocun Taishan Temple Main Hall 郭村泰山庙大殿
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Only the main hall survives in the temple, a Yuan building five bays wide with a flush-gable roof.
Sanguan Temple 三官庙
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Commonly called Hulu Temple, in the county town of Xinjiang.
Guduo Houtu Temple 古垛后土庙
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Founded in the 2nd year of Yuanzhen of the Yuan and enlarged in the 5th year of Yanyou; only the Yuan main hall and stage survive.
Wanquan Confucian Temple 万泉文庙
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A Ming-dynasty Confucian temple in the east of Wanquan Village, Wanquan Township, Wanrong County.
Dongfeng Stage 董封戏台
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Originally part of a Taishan Temple that no longer exists; only the stage survives, built in the 40th year of the Ming Wanli reign, with a front porch added in the 4th year of the Qing Jiaqing reign.
Changping Guandi Temple 常平关帝庙
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Also called the Guandi Ancestral Temple or Guandi Family Temple, expanded from the former residence of Guan Yu as a family temple commemorating him.
Kehe Site 匼河遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
A Paleolithic site around Kehe Village, Fenglingdu Town, Ruicheng County.
Potou Site 坡头遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
A Neolithic site around Potou Village, Mo'nan Town, Ruicheng County.
Jinshengzhuang Site 金胜庄遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
A Neolithic site west of Jinshengzhuang Village, Dawang Township, Ruicheng County.
Dongzhuang Site 东庄遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
A Neolithic site on the Yellow River bank in southwestern Ruicheng County, where semi-subterranean house foundations, storage pits and fish-pattern pottery were found.
Xiwangcun Site 西王村遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Mainly Yangshao Culture remains, followed by Longshan Culture and Western and Eastern Zhou remains; discovered and excavated in 1960.
Zhoujiazhuang Site 周家庄遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
A Neolithic site east of Zhoujiazhuang Village, Hengshui Town, Jiang County.
Ancient Wei City Site 古魏城遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
The site of the city built by the Ji-surnamed state of Wei, enfeoffed in the early Western Zhou, used until abandoned at the end of the Han.
Xiayang City Site 下阳城遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
A Zhou-dynasty city site south of Taiyangdu Village, Laocheng Township, Pinglu County.
Ancient Yu State City Site 虞国古城遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
The ancient city site of the Zhou-dynasty state of Yu, in and around Gucheng Village, Zhangdian Town, Pinglu County.
Yuban Ancient Salt Road 虞坂古盐道
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
An important ancient Chinese salt-transport road, also called the Yuban Road and Yanban, regarded as the place of the "borrowing a road to attack Guo" story and of "Bole judging horses."
Chengcun Site 程村遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
An Eastern Zhou site east of Cheng Village, Miaoshang Township, Linyi County.
Former City of Yishi 猗氏故城
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
The ruined former city of Yishi County of the Western Han, east of Tiejiangying Village, Niudu Town, Linyi County.
Yubi City Site 玉壁城遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
A Northern Dynasties ancient city site on Emei Plateau, bounded by loess cliffs on three sides.
Fenggu Village Cemetery 冯古庄墓地
Ancient tombs · seventh batch (2013)
Western Zhou cemetery south of Fenggu Village, Sanquan Town, Xinjiang County.
Shanwang Cemetery 山王墓地
Ancient tombs · seventh batch (2013)
Western Zhou cemetery west of Shanwang Village, Chaijia Township, Hejin.
Hengbei Peng State Cemetery 横北倗国墓地
Ancient tombs · seventh batch (2013)
Cemetery of the Peng state, a vassal state of the mid-Western Zhou, north of Hengbei Village, Hengshui Town, Jiang County.
Tomb of Xue Song 薛嵩墓
Ancient tombs · seventh batch (2013)
Tang-dynasty tomb of Xue Song, north of Dazhang Village, Shuitou Town, Xia County.
Beiyangcheng Brick Pagoda 北阳城砖塔
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Song-dynasty brick pagoda in Beiyangcheng Village, Qinghe Town, Jishan County.
Xiangkou Shousheng Temple Brick Pagoda 巷口寿圣寺砖塔
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Popularly called "Tasi", a Song-dynasty brick pagoda west of Xiangkou Village in the urban area of Ruicheng County.
Lüyuantou Yongxing Temple Pagoda 闾原头永兴寺塔
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Song-dynasty Buddhist pagoda in Sanyuantou Village, Chengguan Town, Linyi County.
Zhangcun Sheng'an Temple Pagoda 张村圣庵寺塔
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Song-dynasty Buddhist pagoda in Zhangcun, Beijing Township, Linyi County.
Wanrong Jiwangshan Pagoda 万荣稷王山塔
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Song-dynasty Buddhist pagoda on the summit of Jiwangshan, Wanrong County.
Zhongli Village Bailong Temple Pagoda 中里庄八龙寺塔
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Song-dynasty Buddhist pagoda in Zhonglizhuang Village, Ronghe Town, Wanrong County.
Wanrong Hanquan Pagoda 万荣旱泉塔
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Originally named Jianquan Pagoda, a Song-dynasty Buddhist pagoda on the western foot of Gufengshan.
Nanyang Village Shousheng Temple Pagoda 南阳村寿圣寺塔
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Song-dynasty Buddhist pagoda in Nanyang Village, Liwang Township, Wanrong County.
Yuncheng Taiping Xingguo Temple Pagoda 运城太平兴国寺塔
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Also called the Anyi Pagoda or Nanhai Pagoda, an octagonal pavilion-style brick pagoda that originally had thirteen stories; repeated earthquakes cracked its body and shook off its finial.
Songcun Yongxing Temple 宋村永兴寺
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Temple of the Jin and Qing periods, southeast of Songcun Village, Huafeng Township, Yuanqu County.
Changchun Temple 长春观
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Yuan-dynasty Taoist temple in Dongjingxia Village, Chencun Town, Jiang County.
Hejin Taitou Temple 河津台头庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Founded in the Han and repaired in the Chenghua reign of the Ming; it covers about 20,000 square meters and has 10 ancient buildings, 5 of them Yuan structures.
Nanliu Taishan Temple 南柳泰山庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Temple worshipping the Great Emperor of the Eastern Peak, buildings of the Yuan to Qing periods, in Nanliu Village, Nanfan Town, Jiang County.
Shangfeng Holy Mother Temple 上冯圣母庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Holy Mother temple of the Yuan, Ming and Qing periods, in Shangfeng Village, Nianzhang Town, Xia County.
Nanyang Fawang Temple 南阳法王庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Temple worshipping the alchemist Fang Yin, buildings of the Yuan, Ming and Qing periods, in Nanyang Village, Jifeng Town, Jishan County.
Dacheng Hall of Xia County Confucian Temple 夏县文庙大成殿
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
The largest county-level Confucian temple surviving in Shanxi; the Dacheng Hall is a Ming building.
Quanzhang Guandi Temple 泉掌关帝庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Ming-dynasty Guandi Temple in the northwest corner of Quanzhang Village, Quanzhang Town, Xinjiang County.
Jiang County Confucian Temple 绛县文庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Confucian temple of the Ming to Qing periods, now the Jiang County Museum.
Family Temple and Cemetery of Xue Xuan 薛瑄家庙及墓地
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
The family temple and burial ground of the Ming scholar Xue Xuan, in Pingyuan Village, Liwang Township, Wanrong County.
Yuncheng Guanwang Temple 运城关王庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Guanwang Temple of the Ming to Qing periods, at the entrance of the Yanjie historic district, Yanhu District.
Chishen Temple and Salt Lake Forbidden Wall 池神庙及盐池禁墙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Chishen Temple is on Woyungang on the north shore of the Salt Lake, honoring the lake god; the Salt Lake forbidden wall runs along the northern foot of the Zhongtiao Mountains.
Jiangzhou Confucian Temple 绛州文庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Confucian temple of the Ming to Qing periods, in the northeast corner of Xinjiang County town.
Beichi Jiwang Temple 北池稷王庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Temple worshipping Hou Ji, buildings of the Ming to Qing periods, covering 1,241 square meters.
Xuandi Temple 玄帝庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Popularly called the "Glazed Tile Temple", a temple of the Ming to Qing periods in Fancun Town, Hejin.
Nanfan Stone Archway and Stele Pavilion 南樊石牌坊及碑亭
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Qing-dynasty archway honoring chastity and filial piety, with a stele tower beside it; both commemorative buildings.
Qiaosi Stele Tower 乔寺碑楼
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Qing-dynasty stele tower in Qiaosi Village, Hengshui Town, Jiang County.
Guojiazhuang Qiu Family Stone Archway and Stele Pavilions 郭家庄仇氏石牌坊及碑亭
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Built in the Tongzhi and Guangxu reigns of the Qing; the stone archway has six columns and five gateways and is 15 m high, with five stele pavilions in addition.
Yanjing Li Family Compound 闫景李家大院
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Residential compound of the Qing to Republican periods, in Yanjing Village, Gaocun Town, Wanrong County.
Jishan Great Buddha 稷山大佛
Other · seventh batch (2013)
A clay sculpture of Shakyamuni Buddha from the Jin and Yuan dynasties, in Dafo Temple in Jishan County.
Xieliang Old City Site 解梁故城遗址
Ancient sites · eighth batch (2019)
An Eastern Zhou ancient city site, in Gucheng Village, Kaizhang Town, Yongji.
Qiyan Temple Pagoda Forest 栖岩寺塔林
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
A pagoda forest from the Tang to the Qing dynasty, in Upper Qiyan Temple, Hanyang Town, Yongji.
Main Hall of Xinjiang Shousheng Temple 新绛寿圣寺大殿
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
The main hall of a Yuan-dynasty temple, in the center of Beisu Village, Zezhang Town, Xinjiang County.
Beixin Sarira Pagoda 北辛舍利塔
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
A Ming-dynasty sarira pagoda, in Beixin Village, Ronghe Town, Wanrong County.
Pujiu Temple Pagoda 普救寺塔
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
A Ming-dynasty pagoda, in the northern corner of Xixiang Village, Puzhou Town, Yongji.
Yongji Wangu Temple 永济万固寺
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
A Ming-dynasty temple, south of Shengli Village, Puzhou Town, Yongji.
Yongji Bianque Temple 永济扁鹊庙
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
A Ming-dynasty temple to Bian Que, north of Xima Village, Qinghua Township, Yongji.
Dongcun Stage 董村戏台
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
A Ming-dynasty stage, in Dongcun Village, Qingtou Town, Yongji.
Dongyaowen Archways 东姚温牌坊
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
Two chastity-and-filial-piety archways of brick and stone in Dongyaowen Village; the brick archway was built in the 40th year of Qianlong, with four columns and three tiers, 12 meters high.
Qiangxia Guandi Temple 墙下关帝庙
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
A Guandi temple of the Ming and Qing periods, in Qiangxia Village, Peijie Town, Xia County.
Ruan Family Double Stele Tower 阮氏双碑楼
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
A Qing-dynasty stele tower, in Xiliang Village, Xiaoliang Township, Hejin.
Xiezhou Tongshan Charitable Granary 解州同善义仓
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
A Qing-dynasty charitable granary, in Xiezhou Village, Xiezhou Town.

Changzhi (74)

Site of the Eighth Route Army General Headquarters 八路军总司令部旧址
Modern historic sites · first batch (1961)
Made up of courtyard houses and old temple buildings at Beicun in Lucheng District and at Zhuanbi and Wangjiayu villages in Wuxiang County, where Zhu De, Peng Dehuai and Zuo Quan stayed and directed operations during the War of Resistance against Japan.
Faxing Temple 法兴寺
Ancient buildings · third batch (1988)
First built in the Later Liang as Cilin Temple; the Yuanjue Hall and other buildings survive, relocated to the present site because of the threat of mining subsidence.
Tiantai Convent 天台庵
Ancient buildings · third batch (1988)
Buddhist convent of the Tiantai school, long believed to have been built in the fourth year of the Tianyou reign of the Tang; inscriptions of the Later Tang were found during repairs in 2014, and its construction date was reassessed.
Dayun Monastery 大云院
Ancient buildings · third batch (1988)
Buddhist temple of the Five Dynasties, one of the few Five Dynasties buildings surviving in China, in the valley of the Zhuozhang River.
Longmen Temple 龙门寺
Ancient buildings · fourth batch (1996)
Also called Huiri Cloister, with timber buildings from the Five Dynasties through the Qing; the west side hall is a Five Dynasties survival and the Mahavira Hall is a Song survival.
Chongqing Temple 崇庆寺
Ancient buildings · fourth batch (1996)
Song-dynasty temple on the mid-slope of Ziyun Mountain.
Zhengjue Temple 正觉寺
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
First built in the Tang and rebuilt in the Song; the rear hall is an original Song structure, the east and west side halls are Yuan, and the passage hall was built in the Ming.
Guanyin Hall 观音堂
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
A Ming dynasty Guanyin hall in the western suburb of Luzhou District, Changzhi.
Lu'an Prefecture City God Temple 潞安府城隍庙
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
The highest-ranking and best-preserved City God temple in southeastern Shanxi, with buildings from the Yuan to the Qing.
Chunhua Temple 淳化寺
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
A Jin dynasty temple in Yanggao Village, Yanggao Township, Pingshun County.
Pagoda of Master Minghui 明惠大师塔
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
The reliquary pagoda of Master Minghui, abbot of Haihui Temple; square and of stone, 6 m high, built in the Later Tang of the Five Dynasties.
Jiutian Shengmu Temple 九天圣母庙
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
A temple first built in the Tang, on a hilltop in Hedong Village, Beishe Township, Pingshun County; the surviving buildings date from the Northern Song to the Qing.
Qinxian Dayun Temple 沁县大云院
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
A temple from the Song to the Qing, in Guocun Town, Qin County.
Hongji Yuan 洪济院
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
A temple from the Jin to the Qing, in Dongliang Village, Gucheng Town, Wuxiang County.
Wuxiang County Dayun Temple 武乡县大云寺
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
Originally the seat of Nieshi County in the Eastern Han, renamed Dayun Temple in the 1st year of Zhiping of the Northern Song; the main hall is an original Jin structure.
Huixian Taoist Temple 会仙观
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
A Taoist temple first built in the 6th year of Zhengda of the Jin; the Sanqing Hall is an original Jin structure and the Jade Emperor Hall is Yuan.
Sanzong Temple 三嵕庙
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
Built in the 17th year of Dading of the Jin; the main hall is an original Jin structure and additions were made in the Ming.
Yuanqi Temple 原起寺
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
A Song dynasty temple on the summit of Fenghuang Mountain on the west bank of the Zhuozhang River, adjacent to Dayun Yuan and Tiantai An in Pingshun County.
Fotou Temple 佛头寺
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Named because the hill behind it resembles a Buddha's head; only a Song-dynasty main hall survives, on the south bank of the Zhuozhang River.
Lingze Wang Temple 灵泽王庙
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
The Lingze Wang Hall was built in the 2nd year of the Da'an era of the Jin; the gate, bell and drum towers and other structures are Ming and Qing.
Dongyi Dragon King Temple 东邑龙王庙
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
The main hall is a Jin survival and the rest is Qing; the temple has a gate, an opera stage, side halls and more.
Huilong Temple 回龙寺
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A Jin-dynasty temple in Houbi Village on the Zhuozhang River.
Puzhao Temple Hall 普照寺大殿
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A Jin-dynasty hall located in Kaicun Primary School, Guocun Town.
Zhaoze Wang Temple 昭泽王庙
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A temple honoring Zhaoze Wang, a knight-errant of Xiangyuan in the Xiantong era of the Tang; rebuilt in the 27th year of Dading of the Jin.
Tianwang Temple 天王寺
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A Jin-dynasty temple on South Street in Changzi County town.
Xiayu Shrine 夏禹神祠
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A shrine to Yu the Great, located on Yuwangnao, the highest point of Houbi Village.
Changzhi Jade Emperor Temple 长治玉皇观
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A Yuan-to-Qing Daoist temple in the south of Nansong Village, Nansong Township, Shangdang District.
Zhenze Erxian Palace 真泽二仙宫
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A Daoist temple for the Two Immortals cult, venerating the two Yue sisters; founded in the Tang and moved to its present site in the 2nd year of the Ming Wanli reign, with five courtyards.
Baofeng Temple 宝峰寺
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Surviving buildings include the stage, Shuilu Hall and Five Buddhas Hall; the Five Buddhas Hall is a Jin survival and the Shuilu Hall is Ming.
Xiangyuan Confucian Temple 襄垣文庙
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
The Confucian temple of Xiangyuan County, founded in the Jin and enlarged in the Yuan, located in the courtyard of the county No. 2 Middle School.
Lu'an Prefectural Yamen 潞安府衙
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
The government office of ancient Lu'an Prefecture, a Ming building and one of the landmarks of Changzhi.
Jindengsi Grottoes 金灯寺石窟
Cave temples and stone carvings · sixth batch (2006)
On the summit of Linlü Mountain at over 1,500 meters, the largest group of Ming-dynasty grottoes in China, with hall-style caves, cliff statues and stelae.
Site of the Huangyadong Arsenal 黄崖洞兵工厂旧址
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
The largest weapons and ammunition production base of the Eighth Route Army during the War of Resistance, called by Zhu De the "pearl in the palm" of the Eighth Route Army.
Marquis of Li Tombs of the Western Zhou 西周黎侯墓群
Ancient tombs · seventh batch (2013)
Tombs of the Marquises of Li from the Western Zhou to the Spring and Autumn period, in Licheng County.
Relic Pagoda of the Venerable Master 先师和尚舍利塔
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Tang-dynasty relic pagoda inside Jinchan Temple on the summit of Sanzongshan, Tunliu District.
Main Hall of Xiaozhang Biyun Temple 小张碧云寺大殿
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Song-dynasty main hall in Xiaozhang Village, Danzhu Town, Zhangzi County.
Bucun Jade Emperor Temple 布村玉皇庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Jade Emperor temple of the Song to Qing periods; the front hall, offering hall, middle hall and rear hall survive, and the front hall has Tang-dynasty style.
Main Hall of Hanfang Yao Wang Temple 韩坊尧王庙大殿
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Jin-dynasty main hall in Hanfang Village, Dabaotou Town, Zhangzi County.
Main Hall of Zhangzi Cui Fujun Temple 长子崔府君庙大殿
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Jin-dynasty main hall of the Cui Fujun Temple in Zhangzi County.
Xiangyuan Yonghui Bridge 襄垣永惠桥
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Jin-dynasty single-arch stone bridge over the moat between the north gate and the Beiguo Gate of Xiangyuan County town.
Lizhuang Confucian Temple 李庄文庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Jin-dynasty structure, a rare village-level Confucian temple in China, in Lizhuang Village, Huangniuti Township, Lucheng District.
Yihe Sanjiao Hall 义合三教堂
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Temple jointly worshipping the three teachings, with a main hall built in the 17th year of the Dading reign of the Jin.
Xiahuo Huguo Linghuang Wang Temple 下霍护国灵贶王庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Founded in the fourth year of the Xuanhe reign of the Song, the most magnificent surviving ancient building complex in Zhangzi County; the main hall is a Jin-dynasty timber structure.
Qianwanhu Tangwang Temple 前万户汤王庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Yuan-dynasty Tangwang Temple in Wanhu Village, Danzhu Town, Zhangzi County.
Zhuangtou Tianxian Temple 庄头天仙庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Yuan-dynasty temple in Zhuangtou Village, Jinzhuang Town, Huguan County.
Zhongzhang Fuxi Temple 中漳伏羲庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
The main hall and incense pavilion survive, the main hall built in the Yuan and the pavilion in the Ming, on a mountaintop.
Xiangyuan Zhaoze Wang Temple 襄垣昭泽王庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Zhaoze Wang Temple of the Yuan and Ming periods, on South Street in Xiangyuan County town.
Changning Grand Temple 长宁大庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Ancient temple of the Yuan to Qing periods, in Changning Village, Dongyangguan Town, Licheng County.
Nannieshui Hongjiao Monastery 南涅水洪教院
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Ancient buildings of the Yuan to Qing periods, in Nannieshui Village, Niusi Township, Qin County.
Machang Chongjiao Temple 马厂崇教寺
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Temple of the Yuan to Qing periods, in Guyi Village, Machang Town, Luzhou District.
Wuxiang Zhenru Temple 武乡真如寺
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Temple founded before the Song; the main hall and south hall survive, in Tuhe Village, Hanbei Township, Wuxiang County.
Xiangyuan Five Dragons Temple 襄垣五龙庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Five Dragons Temple of the Yuan to Qing periods, in Beiguan, Xiangyuan County town.
Xincun Tianqi Wang Temple 辛村天齐王庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Founded in the first year of the Zhizheng reign of the Yuan; the main hall is a Yuan structure, and the mountain gate doubles as a two-story opera stage.
Dazhonghan Sanzong Temple 大中汉三嵕庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Sanzong Temple of the Yuan and Qing periods, in Zhangzi County.
Beihe Yandi Temple 北和炎帝庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Temple worshipping Emperor Yan, buildings of the Yuan and Qing periods, in Beihe Village, Beicheng Township, Shangdang District.
Beishe Sanzong Temple 北社三嵕庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Sanzong Temple of the Yuan and Qing periods, in Beishe Village, Beishe Township, Pingshun County.
Beishe Dayu Temple 北社大禹庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Temple worshipping Yu the Great, buildings of the Yuan and Qing periods, in Beishe Village, Beishe Township, Pingshun County.
Beiganquan Holy Mother Temple 北甘泉圣母庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Holy Mother temple of the Yuan and Qing periods, in Beiganquan Village, Miaozhuang Town, Pingshun County.
Lizhuang Wu Temple 李庄武庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Also called Guandi Temple, built in the second year of the Zhida reign of the Yuan; two courtyards front to back covering 1,254 square meters, with a Yuan-dynasty main hall.
Guancun Yandi Temple 关村炎帝庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Temple worshipping Emperor Yan, buildings of the Yuan, Qing and Republican periods, in Guancun Village, Laodingshan Subdistrict, Luzhou District.
Shishi Penglai Palace 石室蓬莱宫
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Taoist temple of the Ming to Qing periods, east of Shishi Village, Lucun Township, Tunliu District.
Xiangyuan Cisheng Temple 襄垣慈胜寺
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Repaired in the third year of the Zhishun reign of the Yuan and the 55th year of the Qianlong reign of the Qing; the surviving main hall is a Ming building and the opera stage a Qing building.
Lingkongshan Shengshou Temple 灵空山圣寿寺
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
First built in the Tang, consisting of five courtyards: the Arhat Courtyard, Yaolou Courtyard, Middle Courtyard, Guan Gong Courtyard and Monks' Quarters Courtyard.
Xiqingbei Dayu Temple 西青北大禹庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Temple worshipping Yu the Great, buildings of the Ming to Qing periods, in Xiqingbei Village, Beishe Township, Pingshun County.
Licheng City God Temple 黎城城隍庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
City God Temple of the Ming to Qing periods, in Chengnei Village, Licheng County town.
Nannieshui Stone Carvings 南涅水石刻
Cave temples and stone carvings · seventh batch (2013)
Stone carvings of the Northern and Southern Dynasties to the Song, within Qinxian town.
Site of the Taiyue Military Region Headquarters 太岳军区司令部旧址
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
The Taiyue Military Region was established in 1940; the site has 10 earthen cave dwellings and covers about 1,800 square meters.
Shangdang Xiyansi Pagoda 上党西岩寺塔
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
Also called the Zhangbasi Pagoda; an ancient Tang pagoda, a square six-story dense-eaves brick pagoda with a surviving height of 16 meters, rebuilt in the Kangxi era of the Qing.
Shangdang Changchun Yuhuang Temple 上党长春玉皇庙
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
Built in the Northern Song and repaired many times in the Ming and Qing, with buildings of differing styles from different periods.
Zhangzi Confucian Temple Dacheng Hall 长子文庙大成殿
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
The Dacheng Hall of a Yuan-dynasty Confucian temple, north of Dongdajie in Zhangzi County town, within a fairly large ancient building complex.
Liaohetou Guandi Temple 潦河头关帝庙
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
A Guandi temple of the Yuan to Qing periods, in Liaohetou Village, Huangniuti Township, Lucheng District.
Xishe Weigong Temple 西社卫公庙
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
First built in the Yuan to honor Li Jing, Duke of Wei; the main hall is a Yuan structure with 8 square meters of murals surviving inside.
Xixiazhuang Zhaozewang Temple 西下庄昭泽王庙
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
A Zhaozewang temple of the Yuan and Qing periods, in Xixiazhuang Village, Shangyao Town, Licheng County.
Wuxiang Fuyuan Temple 武乡福源院
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
Rebuilt after the great earthquake of the 7th year of Dade in the Yuan; the main tower is a Ming building and the east and west side halls are Yuan relics.

Jincheng (72)

Qinglian Temple 青莲寺
Ancient buildings · third batch (1988)
Originally named Xiashi Temple, made up of upper and lower courtyards and first built in the Northern Qi; it preserves Tang painted sculptures, Song timber buildings and sculptures, and steles of various periods.
Yuhuang Temple 玉皇庙
Ancient buildings · third batch (1988)
The Yuhuang Temple at Fucheng, enlarged in the ninth year of the Xining reign of the Northern Song, rising step by step with the terrain in four courtyards and six terraces.
Erxian Temple in Jincheng 晋城二仙庙
Ancient buildings · fourth batch (1996)
Also called the Erxian Temple of Xiaonan Village, founded in the fourth year of the Shaosheng reign of the Northern Song; it preserves Song buildings and statues and enshrines the two perfected ones Chonghui and Chongshu.
South and North Jixiang Temples 南、北吉祥寺
Ancient buildings · fourth batch (1996)
North Jixiang Temple is on Xijie Village in Liyi Town and was first built in the Tang dynasty, with surviving Song and Jin timber buildings; the two temples are about 2 km apart.
Ji Family Dwelling 姬氏民居
Ancient buildings · fourth batch (1996)
The earliest Yuan-dynasty dwelling found, built in the 31st year of the Zhiyuan reign of the Yuan, three bays wide with a single-eave overhanging gable roof.
Longyan Temple 龙岩寺
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
Originally named Longquan Temple and renamed in the Jin, divided into upper and lower courtyards, with the passage hall built in the 7th year of Tianhui of the Jin.
Zezhou Dai Temple 泽州岱庙
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
First built in the 3rd year of Yuanfeng of the Northern Song; the Tianqi Hall is an original Song structure and the rest are Ming and Qing buildings.
Xiaohuiling Erxian Temple 小会岭二仙庙
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
A temple of the Two Immortals from the Northern Song to the Qing; the main hall is Song and the rest were built in the Ming and Qing.
Cuifujun Temple 崔府君庙
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
Also called Xianying Wang Temple, it worships Cui Fujun and is the largest of the surviving Cui Fujun temples.
Xixi Erxian Temple 西溪二仙庙
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
Also called Zhenze Palace, in a valley in the Xixi scenic area, an important shrine of the Two Immortals cult; "Spring Scenery at Xixi" is one of Lingchuan's Eight Ancient Scenes.
Chongming Temple 崇明寺
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
Commonly called Langgu Temple, with a central Buddha hall that is an original Northern Song structure and other buildings from the Ming and Qing.
Kaihua Temple 开化寺
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
First built in the late Tang as Qingliang Temple, renamed Kaihua Chan Monastery in the Song and later Kaihua Temple.
Youxian Temple 游仙寺
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
Also called Cijiao Yuan, first built in the 1st year of Chunhua of the Northern Song and set against a mountain; the Piluzhena Hall is an original Northern Song structure.
Dinglin Temple 定林寺
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
Originally named Yongde Temple, it takes its name from the Dinglin Spring; the Leiyin Hall is a Yuan structure and the rest are Ming and Qing buildings.
Tashuihe Site 塔水河遗址
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
A rock-shelter Paleolithic site that yielded human skull fossils, mammal fossils and stone artifacts, about 26,000 years old.
Xiajiao Emperor Tang Temple 下交汤帝庙
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Completed no later than the 6th year of the Zhenghe era of the Northern Song, its worship hall dates from the Jin and the other buildings from the Ming and Qing.
Beiyicheng Jade Emperor Temple 北义城玉皇庙
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Rebuilt in the 4th year of the Daguan era of the Northern Song; the Jade Emperor Hall is an original Song structure and the rest was built later.
Zhoucun Dongyue Temple 周村东岳庙
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A Song-to-Qing Dongyue Temple in Zhoucun Town, Zezhou County.
Kaifu Temple 开福寺
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Originally called Manjusri Temple and renamed Kaifu Temple in the early Zhizheng era of the Yuan; the offering hall is a Jin survival and the Mahavira Hall is a Yuan building.
Xili'men Erxian Temple 西李门二仙庙
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Founded in the Tang and extensively repaired in the 2nd year of Zhenglong and the 2nd year of Dading of the Jin; the middle hall was built in the 2nd year of Zhenglong.
Runcheng Dongyue Temple 润城东岳庙
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Founded in the Song and rebuilt in the 21st year of the Ming Wanli reign; the offering pavilion, Tianqi Hall and rear palace are Ming buildings.
Yuquan Dongyue Temple 玉泉东岳庙
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
The main hall is a Jin survival, the gate was built in the Ming, and the rest is Qing.
Shizhang Jade Emperor Temple 石掌玉皇庙
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
The main hall is a Jin survival and the rest is Ming and Qing, in Shizhang Village, Lucheng Town, Lingchuan County.
Zhongping Erxian Palace 中坪二仙宫
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Founded in the Tianyou era of the Tang and repaired in the 12th year of Dading of the Jin; the main hall is a Jin survival.
Baiyu Palace 白玉宫
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Repaired between the Da'an and Chongqing eras of the Jin; the passage hall is a Jin survival and the rest was built in the Ming and Qing.
Erlang Temple 二郎庙
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Its stage was built in the 23rd year of Dading of the Jin and is called the oldest surviving stage; the other buildings are Ming and Qing.
Nanshentou Erxian Temple 南神头二仙庙
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
The main hall is a Jin survival with a square plan and contains more than 20 square meters of Qing murals.
Sirun Sanjiao Hall 寺润三教堂
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A hall jointly worshipping the Three Teachings of Buddhism, Daoism and Confucianism; only the Jin-period main hall survives, with a double-eave hip-and-gable roof.
Sansheng Ruixian Pagoda 三圣瑞现塔
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Commonly called Jishan Pagoda, rebuilt in the Dading era of the Jin; a square 13-story close-eaved brick pagoda about 30 meters high.
Chong'an Temple 崇安寺
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Named Chong'an Temple by imperial edict in the 3rd year of Taiping Xingguo of the Northern Song; its gate is a two-story, three-eave pavilion, and the buildings date from the Yuan, Ming and Qing.
Qingmeng Temple 清梦观
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Founded in the Huangtong era of the Jin and rebuilt in the 2nd year of Zhongtong of the Yuan; the Sanqing Hall is Yuan and the rest Ming and Qing.
Dayang Emperor Tang Temple 大阳汤帝庙
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Surviving buildings date from the Yuan, Ming and Qing; the Chengtang Hall is Yuan, and the central axis has an opera tower, gate, middle gate and Chengtang Hall.
Guzhong Temple 古中庙
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Originally called the Shennong Crown Prince Shrine, commonly the Yandi Middle Temple, it honors Shennong, the Yan Emperor.
Haihui Temple 海会寺
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
In Daqiao Village, Beiliu Town, set against hills and beside water.
Liu Family Residences 柳氏民居
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A group of dwellings in Xiwenxing Village, mostly inhabited by people surnamed Liu, said to be descendants of the Tang writer Liu Zongyuan; the Liu family revived in the early Ming.
Xiangyu Ancient Fort 湘峪古堡
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A fortified village of the Ming to Qing period, in Zhengcun Town, Qinshui County.
Guobi Village Ancient Building Complex 郭壁村古建筑群
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A village dating from the Northern Song that produced more than ten jinshi in the Ming and Qing; over 3,400 Ming and Qing houses and hundreds of cave dwellings survive.
Douzhuang Ancient Building Complex 窦庄古建筑群
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A village founded in the Northern Song with surviving buildings covering about 40,000 square meters, including residences, temples, ancestral halls and walls; the earliest is a Yuan Buddhist temple main hall and side halls.
Guoyu Village Ancient Building Complex 郭峪村古建筑群
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Anciently called Guogu, the village was founded no later than the Sui and was a market town by the Ming; its walls were built in the 8th year of the Ming Chongzhen reign.
Dibi Fortress 砥洎城
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Also called the Runcheng Small City, built in the 11th year of the Ming Chongzhen reign with an oval plan; its walls are built of brick, stone and discarded iron-smelting crucibles.
Yangtoushan Grottoes 羊头山石窟
Cave temples and stone carvings · sixth batch (2006)
Originally Dingguo Temple, consisting mainly of Northern Wei Buddhist grotto statues continued in the Northern Qi, Sui and Tang, with nine caves and three cliff niches.
Biluo Temple 碧落寺
Cave temples and stone carvings · sixth batch (2006)
Begun in the Northern Qi and flourishing in the Tang; it has one Northern Qi cave, two Tang caves and more than ten Tang niches.
Hedi Chengtang Temple 河底成汤庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Chengtang Temple of the Song to Qing periods, in Hedi Village, Dadonggou Town, Zezhou County.
Gaodu Jingde Temple 高都景德寺
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Temple of the Song to Qing periods, in Nanjie Village, Gaodu Town, Zezhou County.
Dazhou Village Ancient Temple Complex 大周村古寺庙建筑群
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Ancient temple complex centered on Zisheng Temple, whose Vairocana Hall is a Song-dynasty building; it also includes the Xuansheng Temple, Zhenwu Pavilion and Fire God Temple.
Gaoping Jiaxiang Temple 高平嘉祥寺
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Temple of the Jin to Qing periods, in Chixiang Village, Gaoping.
Yinxi Dongyue Temple 尹西东岳庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Dongyue Temple of the Jin to Qing periods, east of Yinxi Village, Beiyicheng Town, Zezhou County.
Xidun Jidu Temple 西顿济渎庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Jidu Temple of the Jin to Qing periods, east of Xidun Village, Gaodu Town, Zezhou County.
Beima Jade Emperor Temple 北马玉皇庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Jade Emperor temple of the Jin to Qing periods, five bays wide with an overhanging gable roof, in Jin-dynasty style.
Sanwang Village Sanzong Temple 三王村三嵕庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Temple worshipping Hou Yi, a building of the Jin and Qing periods, in Sanwang Village, Mishan Town, Gaoping.
Tanlingtou Dai Temple 坛岭头岱庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Dai Temple of the Jin and Qing periods, on an earth mound north of Tanlingtou Village, Beiyicheng Township, Zezhou County.
Lianghu Yuxu Temple 良户玉虚观
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
The main hall and west side hall are Yuan structures, the middle hall was built in the Ming, and the west annex hall, Kui Tower and others are Qing buildings.
Nanzhuang Jade Emperor Temple 南庄玉皇庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Jade Emperor temple of the Yuan to Qing periods, in Nanzhuang Village, Hexi Town, Gaoping.
Chuandi Buddhist Hall 川底佛堂
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Han-Chinese Buddhist temple, built in the Yuan to Qing periods, in Chuandi Village, Chuandi Township, Zezhou County.
Dongfeng Wanshou Palace 董峰万寿宫
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Wanshou Palace of the Yuan to Qing periods, in Shangdongfeng Village, Yuancun Township, Gaoping.
Jiannan Jidu Temple 建南济渎庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Three courtyards front to back; the rear hall was built in the Yuan, the middle hall in the Ming, and steles from the Ming and Qing to the Republic record successive repairs.
Shicun Dongyue Temple 史村东岳庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Dongyue Temple of the Yuan to Qing periods, in Shicun, Xiacun Town, Zezhou County.
Nanzhao Confucian Temple 南召文庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Confucian temple of the Yuan to Qing periods, in Nanzhao Village, Pingcheng Town, Lingchuan County.
Shuidong Cui Fujun Temple 水东崔府君庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Cui Fujun Temple of the Yuan to Qing periods, on North Street, Shuidong Village, Jincun Town, Zezhou County.
Xuezhuang Jade Emperor Temple 薛庄玉皇庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Jade Emperor temple of the Yuan to Qing periods, northwest of Xuezhuang Village, Gaodu Town, Zezhou County.
Shimo Xuansheng Temple 石末宣圣庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Also called the Confucian Temple, worshipping Confucius, founded in the eighth year of the Dade reign of the Yuan; the main hall is a Yuan structure with yellow and green glazed ridge decoration.
Former Residence of Chen Tingjing 陈廷敬故居
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Also known as Huangcheng Xiangfu, the mansion of Chen Tingjing, Grand Secretary of the Wenyuan Pavilion in the Kangxi reign of the Qing; 16 courtyards and 640 rooms in inner and outer city parts.
Xianweng Temple 仙翁庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Temple of the Ming to Qing periods, in Bofang Village, Gaoping.
Pingshang Tangdi Temple 坪上汤帝庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Tangdi Temple of the Ming to Qing periods, east of Pingshang Village, Zhoucun Town, Zezhou County.
Fucheng Guandi Temple 府城关帝庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Qing-dynasty Guandi Temple in Fucheng Village, Jincun Town, Zezhou County.
Zezhou Chongshou Temple 泽州崇寿寺
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
A Northern Song ancient building, in Xigao Village, Zezhou County.
Tianzhuang Quanshen Temple 田庄全神庙
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
The stage building and main hall survive; the main hall has Yuan-dynasty style and the east side hall preserves a mural of the Eight Immortals.
Tuandong Qinghua Temple 团东清化寺
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
A temple of the Yuan to Qing periods, in Tuanchi Village, Gaoping.
Yangcheng Confucian Temple 阳城文庙
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
A Confucian temple of the Ming and Qing periods, in the southeast corner of Yangcheng County town.
Shousheng Temple and Glazed Pagoda in Yangcheng 阳城寿圣寺及琉璃塔
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
A temple of the Ming and Qing periods in Yangling Village, Qinchi Town, Yangcheng County, with a glazed pagoda as well.
Gaoping Tiefo Temple 高平铁佛寺
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
A temple of the Ming and Qing periods, in Mixi Village, Mishan Town, Gaoping.
Huaitan Guildhall 怀覃会馆
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
An occupational guildhall established in Zezhou Prefecture in the Ming and Qing by merchants from three prefectures of northern Henan.

Jinzhong (68)

Pingyao City Wall 平遥城墙
Ancient buildings · third batch (1988)
Ming-dynasty city wall, one of the four best-preserved ancient city walls in China, listed as World Heritage together with the Ancient City of Pingyao.
Zhenguo Temple 镇国寺
Ancient buildings · third batch (1988)
First built in the Northern Han of the Five Dynasties as Jingcheng Temple and renamed Zhenguo Temple in the Jiajing years of the Ming; the Wanfo Hall is its main building.
Shuanglin Temple 双林寺
Ancient buildings · third batch (1988)
First built in the Northern Wei, with present buildings rebuilt in the Ming and Qing; its more than 2,000 painted sculptures are called the "Eastern gallery of painted sculpture art," and it is part of a World Heritage site.
Jingjie Site 旌介遗址
Ancient sites · fourth batch (1996)
A Shang-dynasty site in Lingshi County.
Yuci City God Temple 榆次城隍庙
Ancient buildings · fourth batch (1996)
City god temple of the Yuan to Qing, on East Street in the old town of Yuci.
Xianshen Tower 祆神楼
Ancient buildings · fourth batch (1996)
The only Zoroastrian building surviving in China, a pavilion-style building combining a gate tower, a music tower and a street-spanning tower.
Site of the Eighth Route Army Forward Headquarters 八路军前方总部旧址
Modern historic sites · fourth batch (1996)
Location of the Eighth Route Army forward headquarters, made up of courtyard dwellings including the headquarters compound and the former residences of Deng Xiaoping and Zuo Quan.
Jiexiu Houtu Temple 介休后土庙
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
A Taoist Quanzhen temple, the highest-ranking ancient building complex surviving in Jiexiu.
Cixiang Temple 慈相寺
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
First built no later than the reign of Emperor Suzong of Tang and renamed Cixiang Temple in the 3rd year of Huangyou of the Northern Song; the main hall is an original Song structure.
Pingyao Confucian Temple 平遥文庙
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
First built in the early Zhenguan reign of the Tang; the Dacheng Hall was rebuilt in the 3rd year of Dading of the Jin and is the only Jin building among Confucian temples; it also has the attached Shaoshan Academy.
Zishou Temple 资寿寺
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
First built in the Tang and rebuilt in the 3rd year of Chenghua, it took its present scale in the 2nd year of Tianqi and has front and rear courtyards.
Qiao Family Compound 乔家大院
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
The residence of the Qing Shanxi merchant Qiao Zhiyong, in Qiaojiabao Village, Qi County.
Hongshan Kiln Site 洪山窑址
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
A kiln site from the Song to the Qing, in Jiexiu.
Shitie Tombs 什贴墓群
Ancient tombs · sixth batch (2006)
The tombs of Han Gui, Grand Marshal of the Northern Qi, and his family, six earthen-mound tombs in all.
Puguang Temple 普光寺
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A Song-to-Qing temple whose main hall was built in the Song and contains about 120 square meters of Ming and Qing murals.
Anchan Temple 安禅寺
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A Song-to-Ming temple in the southwest corner of the old town of Taigu.
Wubian Temple 无边寺
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A Song-to-Qing temple in the southwest part of the old town of Taigu.
Zhangbi Ancient Fort 张壁古堡
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
An ancient fort bordered by gullies on three sides, laid out in a convex shape, with a barbican at the north gate; legend attributes it to Liu Wuzhou at the end of the Sui.
Xingfan Temple 兴梵寺
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Founded in the 3rd year of the Tiansheng era of the Northern Song and moved to its present site during the Kangxi reign of the Qing; only the original Song Mahavira Hall survives.
Fuxiang Temple 福祥寺
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Founded in the 3rd year of the Kaiyun era of the Later Jin; only the main hall and south hall survive, the main hall being a Jin survival surrounded by water on three sides.
Zhensheng Temple 真圣寺
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
The main hall was built in the 2nd year of Zhenglong of the Jin; the gate is a Qing stone structure.
Chongsheng Temple 崇圣寺
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Founded in the Tang and renamed Chongsheng Temple in the Jiayou era of the Northern Song; it has upper and lower courtyards, two Yuan stone pagodas and a Ming solid brick pagoda.
Yiji Holy Mother Temple 懿济圣母庙
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Founded in the Song and repaired in the Yuan, built along the hillside with upper and lower courtyards and the Xianze Hou shrine.
Qingxu Temple 清虚观
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A large Daoist complex on East Street in the ancient city of Pingyao, now the Pingyao County Museum.
Huiluan Temple 回銮寺
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Founded in the Zhonghe era of the Tang as Kongwang Lingxi Temple; the Mahavira Hall is a Yuan building.
Jinzhuang Confucian Temple 金庄文庙
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A Yuan-to-Qing Confucian temple in Jinzhuang Village, Yuebi Township, Pingyao County.
Jinci Temple 晋祠庙
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Founded in the Zhizheng era of the Yuan; the main hall was built in the 3rd year of Zhizheng, and the main hall and offering hall are Yuan buildings.
Futian Temple 福田寺
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Founded in the Tang and rebuilt in the 4th year of Zhishun of the Yuan; the main hall is Yuan and the passage hall is Ming.
Jiexiu Dongyue Temple 介休东岳庙
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Repaired in the 7th year of Zhiyuan of the Yuan; the main hall has a double-eave hip-and-gable roof with a surrounding corridor, and the screen wall, gate, opera tower and offering hall survive.
Guanghua Temple 光化寺
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Founded in the Tang as Longxing Temple, named Guanghua Shengsi by imperial edict in the 2nd year of Xianping of the Northern Song, and rebuilt in the 3rd year of Taiding of the Yuan.
Xiyang Chongjiao Temple 昔阳崇教寺
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Founded in the 2nd year of Xining of the Northern Song; in the Ming Hongwu era it was called the North Temple together with Shousheng Temple, with four connected halls enclosing a courtyard.
Zuoquan Confucian Temple Dacheng Hall 左权文庙大成殿
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Also called the Liaozhou Confucian Temple; the Dacheng Hall was rebuilt in the 1st year of Dade of the Yuan, with a double-eave hip-and-gable roof, and is the only original structure remaining.
Liying Hou Temple 利应侯庙
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A temple honoring Hu Tu, a grandee of the state of Jin in the Spring and Autumn period, west of Zhenguo Temple; only the Yuan main hall survives.
Lingshi Houtu Temple 灵石后土庙
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A Yuan-dynasty Houtu Temple on the west side of Jingsheng Village, Jingsheng Town, Lingshi County.
Pingyao Qingliang Temple 平遥清凉寺
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A Han Buddhist temple in Yongcheng Village, Buyi Township, Pingyao County.
Wang Family Compound 王家大院
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
An important example of Qing residential architecture and one of the largest well-preserved building complexes in Shanxi.
Mengjiagou Longquan Temple 孟家沟龙泉寺
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Founded in the Tianqi era of the Ming and built along the mountainside, with 37 cave dwellings; the Lingjing Pagoda is a 13-story pavilion-style brick pagoda.
Cao Family Compound 曹家大院
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Also called Sanduo Hall, founded in the Ming, with three large courtyards and fifteen small ones and 287 rooms in total.
Jingxin Temple 净信寺
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A Ming-to-Qing temple in Yangyi Village, Yangyi Township, Taigu District.
Qu Family Compound 渠家大院
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
The residence of the Qu family, Shanxi merchants of the Qing; opened in 1996 as the Shanxi Merchant Culture Museum.
Pingyao City God Temple 平遥城隍庙
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Of unusual layout: besides the central axis, it has Zaojun and God of Wealth temples on either side, so many deities share one temple.
Rishengchang Site 日昇昌旧址
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A Qing-dynasty draft bank known as the "foremost draft bank of the Qing."
Taihe Rock Memorial Archway 太和岩牌楼
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A Qing-dynasty memorial archway, now in a factory courtyard in Beixinwu Village.
Jiexiu Wuyue Temple 介休五岳庙
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A Qing-dynasty Wuyue Temple in the southeast of Jiexiu city.
Liangcun Site 梁村遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
A Neolithic site west of Guocun Village, about 10 km southeast of Qixian County town.
Weize Shousheng Temple 苇则寿圣寺
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Yuan-dynasty building; the mountain gate and main hall survive, and the roofs are decorated with yellow and green glazed tiles.
Siping Puzhao Temple Main Hall 寺坪普照寺大殿
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Founded in the Later Jin of the Five Dynasties; only the Yuan-dynasty main hall survives, seven bays wide, its roof decorated with yellow and green carved glazed tiles.
Jiexiu City God Temple 介休城隍庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
City God Temple of the Ming to Qing periods, on East Street in Jiexiu.
Xincun Miaojue Temple 新村妙觉寺
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Han-Chinese Buddhist temple, buildings of the Ming to Qing periods, in Xincun, Yangyi Township, Taigu District.
Fancun Yuanzhi Temple 范村圆智寺
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Han-Chinese Buddhist temple, buildings of the Ming to Qing periods, in Fancun Town, Taigu District.
Gankeng Nanshen Temple 干坑南神庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Temple worshipping Guangming Bodhisattva, rebuilt in the Ming and renamed Nanshen Temple in the Qing, also called Yuanxiang Temple in modern times.
Jingsheng Confucian Temple 静升文庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Confucian temple of the Ming to Qing periods, north of the central crossroads of Jingsheng Village, next to the Wang Family Compound.
Stone Buddha Hall of Yunfeng Temple 云峰寺石佛殿
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
At Baofu Cliff on Mianshan, in two levels; the upper Stone Buddha Hall is a Ming structure and the lower level has been rebuilt in modern times.
Beiyijian Yongfu Temple Passage Hall 北依涧永福寺过殿
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Passage hall rebuilt in the fifth year of the Chenghua reign of the Ming, five bays wide on a high platform, a typical Ming building.
Liangjiatan Baiyun Temple 梁家滩白云寺
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Anciently called Xiyu Temple, first built in the Tang and set against a mountain cliff, covering 7,793 square meters; the mountain gate, Mahavira Hall and pagoda forest survive.
Pingyao Huiji Bridge 平遥惠济桥
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
First built in the tenth year of the Kangxi reign of the Qing, a nine-pier stone arch bridge 80 m long over the Huiji River.
Former Residence of Lei Lütai 雷履泰旧居
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Former residence of Lei Lütai, founder of the Rishengchang draft bank, first built in the Daoguang reign of the Qing, with two main courtyards and two side courtyards.
Pingyao Market Tower 平遥市楼
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Three-eave timber pavilion 18.5 m high with a hip-gable roof and yellow-green glazed tiles; repaired in the 27th year of the Kangxi reign of the Qing.
Jiexiu Yuanshen Temple 介休源神庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Qing-dynasty Yuanshen Temple at the foot of Huqishan, Hongshan Village, Hongshan Town, Jiexiu.
Nanzheng Longfu Temple 南政隆福寺
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
First built in the second year of the Dade reign of the Yuan, repaired in the Ming and again in the fifth year of the Jiaqing reign of the Qing; two courtyards front to back.
Shima Temple Grottoes 石马寺石窟
Cave temples and stone carvings · seventh batch (2013)
A group of cliff carvings mainly in stone, Shousheng Temple in the Song, with about a thousand carved images surviving.
Site of Shanxi Mingxian School 山西铭贤学校旧址
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
A modern school site west of Yangjiazhuang Village in Taigu District, within the campus of Shanxi Agricultural University.
Kong Family Compound 孔家大院
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
The former residence of Kong Xiangxi, on Shangguan Lane in the southwest part of the city of Taigu District.
Site of the Dazhai People's Commune 大寨人民公社旧址
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
Dazhai became a model of farmland capital construction through self-reliance, and from the 1960s "In agriculture, learn from Dazhai" was promoted across the country.
Xiyang Lixiang Temple 昔阳离相寺
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
A temple of the Song to Qing periods, in Chuankou Village, Zhaobi Township, Xiyang County.
Liangcun Hongfu Temple 梁村洪福寺
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
First built in the 1st year of Kaiyuan in the Tang; the main hall is a Yuan building, the south hall is a Ming building and the rest are Qing.
Qixian Zhenhe Tower 祁县镇河楼
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
Commonly called the Silou Gate; a Ming-dynasty tower in Jialing Village, Jialing Town, Qi County.
Changze Puming Temple 长则普明寺
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
Rebuilt in the Ming; the main hall is a typical Ming building and preserves fine Ming murals.

Linfen (54)

Guangsheng Temple 广胜寺
Ancient buildings · first batch (1961)
Buddhist temple made up of the Upper Temple, the Lower Temple and the Water God Temple; most buildings of the Lower Temple are of the Yuan, and the Zhaocheng Jin Tripitaka came from this temple.
Dingcun Site 丁村遗址
Ancient sites · first batch (1961)
Middle Paleolithic site on the east bank of the Fen River, excavated from 1954, yielding human tooth and parietal fossils and many stone artifacts.
Houma Jin State Site 侯马晋国遗址
Ancient sites · first batch (1961)
Eastern Zhou site at the confluence of the Fen and Kuai rivers, believed to be Xintian, the late capital of the Jin state.
Dingcun Dwellings 丁村民宅
Ancient buildings · third batch (1988)
More than twenty Ming and Qing dwellings preserved at Dingcun, mostly owned by the Ding family, in northern, middle and southern building groups.
Taosi Site 陶寺遗址
Ancient sites · third batch (1988)
Large site of the Longshan culture period where a city, palaces, royal tombs, a noble cemetery and a possible astronomical observation facility have been found.
Qucun-Tianma Site 曲村－天马遗址
Ancient sites · fourth batch (1996)
The site of an early capital of the Jin state of the Western Zhou and the Jin marquises' cemetery, where 19 tombs of Jin marquises and their consorts and many bronzes and jades were found.
Opera Stage of Niuwang Temple 牛王庙戏台
Ancient buildings · fourth batch (1996)
Opera stage built in the 20th year of the Zhiyuan reign of the Yuan, once considered the oldest surviving timber opera stage.
Great Hall of the Huozhou Prefectural Office 霍州州署大堂
Ancient buildings · fourth batch (1996)
Yuan-dynasty government hall, three bays wide with a single-eave overhanging gable roof, the only Yuan building to survive in the Huozhou Prefectural Office.
Qianfo Convent 千佛庵
Ancient buildings · fourth batch (1996)
Also called Xiaoxitian, a Ming-dynasty temple on Phoenix Mountain west of Xi County town.
Shizitan Site 柿子滩遗址
Ancient sites · fifth batch (2001)
Late Paleolithic ancient site covering about 60,000 square meters.
Dabei Temple 大悲院
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
First built in the Tang; the offering hall is an original Jin structure and most other buildings are Qing.
Hongdong Jade Emperor Temple 洪洞玉皇庙
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
Built in the first year of Emperor Taizong of the Yuan, with three surviving Yuan buildings, the Jade Emperor Hall, Guan Gong Hall and Erlang Hall; the Jade Emperor Hall retains fragments of Yuan murals.
Baishan Dongyue Temple 柏山东岳庙
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
Already substantial in the Tang and rebuilt in the Yuan; of the surviving buildings only the traveling palace hall is Yuan and the rest were built in the Ming and Qing.
Huozhou Kiln Site 霍州窑址
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
A porcelain kiln site of the Jin and Yuan, covering about 150,000 square meters, on a terrace on the west bank of the Fen River.
Laojun Cave 老君洞
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Founded in the 2nd year of the Wude era of the Tang, only the Laojun Hall survives, a brick-and-stone imitation-timber structure; it holds a Ming stone carving of the Eighty-One Manifestations of Taishang Laojun.
Xiangning Shousheng Temple 乡宁寿圣寺
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Founded in the 1st year of the Huangyou era of the Northern Song; the main hall is an original Song structure and the bell tower was built in the 1st year of the Yuan Huangqing era.
Fencheng Ancient Building Complex 汾城古建筑群
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Formerly the seat of Taiping County, it has more than forty surviving Jin-to-Qing buildings, including the City God Temple, Confucian Temple, county yamen hall and Guandi Temple, preserving the main functional buildings of an ancient county seat.
Dongyang Houtu Temple 东羊后土庙
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A Yuan-to-Qing Houtu Temple in Dongyang Village, Tumen Town, Yaodu District.
Huozhou Guanyin Temple 霍州观音庙
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Founded in the Yuan and extensively repaired in the Ming Jiajing reign; the street-spanning pavilion is Yuan, with a passage beneath it.
Shisheng Palace 四圣宫
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Named for its worship of the four sages Yao, Shun, Yu and Tang, founded in the Zhizheng era of the Yuan; the main hall and stage are Yuan buildings.
Pujing Temple 普净寺
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Also called Nanshi Temple, founded in the Eastern Han and rebuilt in the 7th year of Dade of the Yuan; the Great Buddha Hall was built after a Yuan earthquake.
Wangqu Dongyue Temple 王曲东岳庙
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A Dongyue Temple of the Yuan to Republic periods in Wangqu Village, Wucun Town, Yaodu District.
Nanxie Dongyue Temple 南撖东岳庙
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
The offering hall and main hall are Yuan buildings and the rest is Qing; the stage, offering hall and main hall survive.
Qiaoze Temple Stage 乔泽庙戏台
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Also called the Water God Temple, founded in the 1st year of Taiding of the Yuan; only the stage survives, the largest of the surviving Yuan stages.
Tomb of Emperor Yao 尧陵
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Traditionally the burial place of Yao, on the north bank of the Lao River in the mountains east of Yaodu District, about 30 km from Linfen city.
Tiefo Temple 铁佛寺
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Also called Dayun Temple, founded in the 6th year of Zhenguan of the Tang; the existing buildings are Qing, and the gilded glazed pagoda was built in the Kangxi reign.
Shijiagou Ancient Building Complex 师家沟古建筑群
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Founded in the 24th year of the Qing Qianlong reign and built along the hillside, mainly of brick houses and cave dwellings, mostly in the form of courtyard houses with three or four sides.
Wahuang Temple 娲皇庙
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
The existing buildings are Qing, including a stage, Wahuang Shengmu Hall, side rooms and bell and drum towers, covering 1,300 square meters.
Yangshe Cemetery 羊舌墓地
Ancient tombs · seventh batch (2013)
Cemetery of the Western Zhou to Spring and Autumn period, in Yangshe Village, Shicun Town, Quwo County.
Langzhai Brick Pagoda 郎寨砖塔
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A Tang-dynasty brick pagoda in Langzhai Village, Mabi Township, Anze County.
Mayi Temple Brick Pagoda 麻衣寺砖塔
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Jin-dynasty brick pagoda on a ridge southwest of Lingnan Village, Anze County.
Lingguang Temple Glazed Pagoda 灵光寺琉璃塔
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Lingguang Temple was founded in the third year of the Yonghui reign of the Tang and rebuilt in the Huangtong years of the Jin; the surviving brick pagoda has seven stories and is over 20 m high.
Dongxu Sanqing Temple Offering Hall 东许三清庙献殿
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Yuan-dynasty offering hall in Dongxu Village, Gaoxian Town, Quwo County.
Dacheng Hall of Xiangling Confucian Temple 襄陵文庙大成殿
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Founded in the ninth year of the Taihe reign of the Jin and rebuilt in the tenth year of the Dade reign of the Yuan; five bays wide with a hip-gable roof, with an architrave 22 m long under the eaves bearing 12 bracket sets.
Nanlinjiao Longquan Temple 南林交龙泉寺
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Temple of the Yuan to Qing periods, in Nanlinjiao Village, Beidong Township, Quwo County.
Hongtong Guandi Temple 洪洞关帝庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Guandi Temple of the Yuan, Ming and Qing periods, in the center of Hongtong County town.
Dacheng Hall of Yonghe Confucian Temple 永和文庙大成殿
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Ming-dynasty Confucian temple on Dongmen Lane, Zhengda Street, Yonghe County town.
Xi County Drum Tower 隰县鼓楼
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Ming-dynasty drum tower in the center of Xi County town.
Hongtong Shangshan Temple 洪洞商山庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Also called the Sanhuang Temple, worshipping the Three Sovereigns Fuxi, Shennong and Xuanyuan; the main hall and east side hall are Yuan structures.
Stone and Wooden Four-Arch Memorials 石四牌坊和木四牌坊
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Two four-archway memorials, one of stone and one of wood, at the central crossroads south of the old city of Yicheng County.
Fandian Guandi Temple 樊店关帝庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Founded in the 18th year of the Hongzhi reign of the Ming and repaired in the 11th year of the Daoguang reign of the Qing; the opera stage and main hall are Ming buildings, covering 1,642 square meters.
Jingshi Palace 净石宫
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Ancient building of the Ming to Republican periods, in Ganhe Village, Ticun Township, Hongtong County.
Qilijiao Thousand Buddha Cave Grottoes 七里脚千佛洞石窟
Cave temples and stone carvings · seventh batch (2013)
Also called the Xixian Thousand Buddha Caves, grottoes on the east bank of the Chengchuan River.
Dahekou Site 大河口遗址
Ancient sites · eighth batch (2019)
A site of the Western Zhou to Spring and Autumn periods, in Dahekou Village, Longhua Town, Yicheng County.
Nanliang Ancient City Site 南梁古城遗址
Ancient sites · eighth batch (2019)
A Zhou-dynasty ancient city site, in Gucheng Village, Nanliang Town, Yicheng County.
Weigou-Beishoucheng Site 苇沟—北寿城遗址
Ancient sites · eighth batch (2019)
A Zhou-dynasty city site, northwest of Yicheng County.
Taosi North Cemetery 陶寺北墓地
Ancient tombs · eighth batch (2019)
An Eastern Zhou cemetery, in Taosi Village, Taosi Township, Xiangfen County.
Huozhou Zhusheng Temple 霍州祝圣寺
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
A temple of the Yuan to Qing periods, on Qianjin Street in the city of Huozhou.
Reliu Guandi Temple 热留关帝庙
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
A Guandi temple of the Yuan, Ming and Qing periods, in Reliu Village, Guyang Town, Gu County.
Huozhou Drum Tower 霍州鼓楼
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
A drum tower of the Ming and Qing periods, in the center of Huozhou city.
Quwo Xue Family Compound 曲沃薛家大院
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
A Qing-dynasty courtyard residence with three rows front to back, covering about 1,012 square meters, with fine stone carving, wood carving and painted decoration.
Guajiashan Cliff Statues 挂甲山摩崖造像
Cave temples and stone carvings · eighth batch (2019)
Cliff statues from the Northern Dynasties to the Ming, on Guajia Mountain south of Jixian county town.
Yingli Qianfodong Grottoes 营里千佛洞石窟
Cave temples and stone carvings · eighth batch (2019)
Grottoes of the Northern Qi to the Tang, on a cliff in Yingli Village, Xiangning County.
Former Taiyue Administrative Office at Xiaoli Village 小李村太岳行署旧址
Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)
Former Taiyue Administrative Office, 1942-1944, in Xiaoli Village, Ducun Township, Anze County.

Lüliang (39)

Zetian Temple 则天庙
Ancient buildings · fourth batch (1996)
Nominally a temple to the Water Mother but actually for Wu Zetian, rebuilt in the fifth year of the Huangtong reign of the Jin; the Holy Mother Hall is the main building.
Site of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Border Region Government and Military Region Headquarters 晋绥边区政府及军区司令部旧址
Modern historic sites · fourth batch (1996)
Site of the Communist leadership of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Border Region during the War of Resistance against Japan and the War of Liberation, formerly the Niu Youlan residence, where He Long and others were stationed.
Mamaozhuang Tombs 马茂庄墓群
Ancient tombs · fifth batch (2001)
An Eastern Han tomb group in Lishi District.
Xingdongyuan Dongyue Temple 兴东垣东岳庙
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
An Eastern Peak temple first built no later than the Jin, with a screen wall, mountain gate, opera stage and main hall on its central axis.
Taifu Taoist Temple 太符观
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
A Taoist temple built in the 5th year of Cheng'an of the Jin; the main hall is an original Jin structure and the rest were built in the Ming.
Xiangyan Temple 香严寺
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
First built in the Tang; the Daxiongbao Hall is Jin, and several halls such as the Heavenly Kings Hall were built in the Yuan.
Anguo Temple 安国寺
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
First built in the Tang and originally called Anji Temple, renamed Anguo Temple in the Song; Yu Chenglong lived here in seclusion to study in the early Qing.
Nancun City Site 南村城址
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
A city site from the Warring States to the Jin dynasty, in Fangshan County.
Guashan Tianning Temple 卦山天宁寺
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Founded in the 6th year of the Zhenguan era of the Tang, it is built along the mountain slope and is said to be the birthplace of the Huayan school; most surviving buildings are Ming and Qing.
Yiju Temple 义居寺
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Formerly called Fotang Temple, founded in the Song; its grottoes were carved in the Tang and the main hall is a Yuan survival.
Fenyang Wuyue Temple 汾阳五岳庙
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Rebuilt in the 3rd year of Tiande of the Jin with a courtyard layout; the Wuyue Hall and Shuixian Hall are Yuan buildings.
Shanqing Temple 善庆寺
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Anciently called Shanxun Residence, founded in the 3rd year of Kaihuang of the Sui and rebuilt in the 6th year of Zhiyuan of the Yuan; the Mahavira Hall is a Yuan survival.
Qikou Ancient Building Complex 碛口古建筑群
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
An important water and land transport hub and commercial town in western Shanxi in the Ming and Qing, whose street is called the "Five-Li Long Street"; old shops and the Heilong Temple survive.
Wenfeng Pagoda 文峰塔
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Built in 1623 (Ming Tianqi 2) with funds raised by local people; an octagonal 13-story tower-style brick pagoda 84.93 m high, the tallest brick pagoda in Shanxi.
Tianzhen Temple 天贞观
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Commonly called Fengshan Daoist Courtyard, founded in the Song to honor the Daoist Chen Xiyi, destroyed in the late Yuan and rebuilt in the Ming, with upper and lower courtyards.
Xinghuacun Fenjiu Distillery Sites 杏花村汾酒作坊
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Historically important distillery workshops for Fenjiu liquor, in Dongbao Village, Xinghuacun Town.
Zhongyang Tower 中阳楼
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Founded in the Han-Wei period; the existing timber structure was rebuilt in the 1st year of the Qing Xuantong reign, four stories high with a cross hip-and-gable roof.
Donglongguan Tombs 东龙观墓群
Ancient tombs · seventh batch (2013)
Tomb group of the Song, Jin and Yuan periods, in Donglongguan Village, Yangcheng Township, Fenyang.
Shangxian Fan'an Temple Pagoda 上贤梵安寺塔
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Pagoda of the Song and Ming periods, in Shangxian Village, Xiaoyi Town, Wenshui County.
Baicaopo Longtian Tudi Temple 柏草坡龙天土地庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Small ancient temple with one courtyard; the opera stage and offering hall are Qing buildings, and an inscription on the door pillow stone of the Longtian Hall dates to the first year of the Yanyou reign of the Yuan.
Sanhuang Temple in Xiaoyi 孝义三皇庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
An ancient Ming-Qing building that enshrines the Three Sovereigns, in Jiajiazhuang Village, Baibiguan Town.
Xiaoyi Tianqi Temple 孝义天齐庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Tianqi Temple of the Yuan and Qing periods, in Zhongwangtun Village, Wutong Town, Xiaoyi.
Jiaocheng Xuanzhong Temple 交城玄中寺
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Also called Shibi Temple and Yongning Temple, the ancestral temple of the Pure Land school of Chinese Buddhism, in the Shibi Mountains.
Houtu Shengmu Temple 后土圣母庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A temple of Houtu Shengmu of the Ming to Qing period, in Shilou County.
Xiaoyi Cisheng Temple 孝义慈胜寺
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Temple of the Ming to Qing periods, in Sujiazhuang Village, Baibiguan Town, Xiaoyi.
Yuxu Palace Lower Temple 玉虚宫下院
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Mainly Ming buildings, with five Ming structures surviving; the main building, Xuantian Hall, holds a Ming Zhenwu statue, and the whole covers over 40,000 square meters.
Bicun Site 碧村遗址
Ancient sites · eighth batch (2019)
A late Neolithic site of about 750,000 square meters, from which large quantities of pottery and jade have been unearthed.
Yukou Holy Mother Temple 峪口圣母庙
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
A Holy Mother temple of the Yuan to Qing periods, in Yukou Village, Yudaohe Town, Fenyang.
Dawu Drum Tower 大武鼓楼
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
A Ming-dynasty drum tower, south of Fangshan County town.
Fenyang Guandi Temple 汾阳关帝庙
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
A Ming-dynasty Guandi temple, east of Gulou South Street in Fenyang.
Hujiagou Brick Pagoda 胡家沟砖塔
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
A Ming-dynasty brick pagoda 12 meters high; a seven-story, octagonal, solid brick-carved pagoda whose eaves are brick carvings imitating wooden construction.
Fenyang Houtu Holy Mother Temple 汾阳后土圣母庙
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
A Houtu Holy Mother temple from the Ming to the Republic of China period, in Tiancun, Lijiazhuang Township, Fenyang.
Former Residence of Yu Chenglong 于成龙故居
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
Early residence of Yu Chenglong, Viceroy of Liangjiang in the early Qing and the "Foremost Honest Official under Heaven"; three Qing courtyard houses survive, covering 2,600 square meters.
Shenshanyu Qianfodong Grottoes 山神峪千佛洞石窟
Cave temples and stone carvings · eighth batch (2019)
Grottoes of the Yuan and Qing periods, in Shenshanyu Village, Shikou Township, Jiaokou County.
Shushifo Cliff Statues 竖石佛摩崖造像
Cave temples and stone carvings · eighth batch (2019)
Cliff statues of the Northern Qi to the Tang, in Lingdi Township in the northern mountains of Jiaocheng County.
Site of the Jinsui Daily 晋绥日报社旧址
Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)
The site of the Jinsui Daily office from 1940 to 1949, in Gaojia Village, Xing County.
Former CCP Central Committee Jin-Sui Branch Bureau at Beipo 北坡中共中央晋绥分局旧址
Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)
Former site of the CCP Central Committee's Jin-Sui Branch Bureau, 1942-1949, in Beipo Village, Caijiaya Township, Xing County.
Former Shaan-Gan-Ning and Jin-Sui Joint Defense Army Command in Linxian 临县陕甘宁晋绥联防军指挥部旧址
Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)
Former command of the Shaan-Gan-Ning and Jin-Sui Joint Defense Army in 1947, in Shayuan Village, Linjiaping Town, Lin County.
Former Central Rear Committee Office in Linxian 临县中央后委机关旧址
Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)
Former office of the Central Rear Committee, 1947-1948, in Shuangta Village, Sanjiao Town, Lin County.

Taiyuan (38)

Jinci Temple 晋祠
Ancient buildings · first batch (1961)
Built to honor Tang Shuyu, the first lord of the Jin state in the Zhou dynasty, and his mother Yi Jiang; the Hall of the Holy Mother, the Fish Pond Flying Bridge and the Offering Hall are together called the "Three Treasures of Jinci."
Longshan Grottoes 龙山石窟
Cave temples and stone carvings · fourth batch (1996)
One of the larger and better-preserved Daoist grottoes surviving in China, first cut in the early Yuan, with eight caves cut under the direction of the Daoist Song Defang.
Jinyang Ancient City Site 晋阳古城遗址
Ancient sites · fifth batch (2001)
Ancient city site of the Spring and Autumn period to the Five Dynasties, in Jinyuan District.
Dou Dafu Shrine 窦大夫祠
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
A shrine built to honor Dou Chou, a grand master of the Jin state in the Spring and Autumn period, at the foot of Erlong Mountain on the east bank of the Fen River; Zhao Daiwen's tomb is beside it.
Tianlongshan Grottoes 天龙山石窟
Cave temples and stone carvings · fifth batch (2001)
Buddhist grottoes first carved around the Eastern Wei; 21 caves survive, preserving Buddhist architectural styles and statues of the Northern Qi, Sui and Tang, reflecting changes in Buddhist art.
Wangjiafeng Tombs 王家峰墓群
Ancient tombs · sixth batch (2006)
A group of tombs of the Northern and Southern Dynasties with three tombs; the tomb of Xu Xianxiu is the best preserved, with intact murals in the tomb chamber.
Hutu Temple 狐突庙
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A temple honoring Hu Tu, a grandee of the state of Jin in the Spring and Autumn period, north of Ximayu Village, Mayu Township, Qingxu County.
Jingyin Temple 净因寺
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Also called Dafo Temple, a Pure Land temple founded in the Northern Qi; it has two Jin stone lions, and pavilions were built against the cliff in the Ming Jiajing reign.
Qingyuan Confucian Temple 清源文庙
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
The Confucian Temple of Qingxu County; its Dacheng Hall, built in the 3rd year of Taihe of the Jin, is a precious Jin relic.
Buer Temple 不二寺
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Also called Buer Chanyuan, a Jin-dynasty temple in Yangqu County town.
Mingxiu Temple 明秀寺
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A Ming-to-Qing temple north of Wangguo Village, about 3.6 km southwest of Jinci.
Duofu Temple 多福寺
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Also called Jueweisi, founded in the 2nd year of Zhenyuan of the Tang and rebuilt in the Ming Hongwu era; the Mahavira Hall has Ming polychrome decoration and murals, and Fu Shan once lived there in seclusion.
Yongzuo Temple 永祚寺
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Also called the Twin Pagoda Temple, a temple of the Ming to Qing periods.
Gujiao Sites 古交遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Paleolithic sites in two localities, Wangjiagou and Houliang, where early, middle and late Paleolithic remains were found.
Loufan Ancient City Site 娄烦古城遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
A Spring and Autumn to Warring States site, regarded as the capital built by the Loufan state after it moved south, later taken by King Wuling of Zhao.
Timur Pagoda 帖木儿塔
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Yuan-dynasty Buddhist pagoda in Shijiazhuang Village, Yangxing Township, Yangqu County.
Main Hall of Yangqu Dawang Temple 阳曲大王庙大殿
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Main hall of a Ming-dynasty Dawang Temple, in Fanzhuang Village, Donghuangshui Town, Yangqu County.
Taiyuan Great Guandi Temple 太原大关帝庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
The largest of the twenty-seven Guandi temples in Taiyuan city, hence called the Great Guandi Temple.
Taiyuan Mosque 太原清真寺
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Originally named "Qingxiu Temple", a mosque of the Ming to Qing periods.
Taiyuan Chunyang Palace 太原纯阳宫
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Popularly called Lü Zu Temple, worshipping Lü Dongbin; the largest surviving Taoist temple in Taiyuan, now the home of the Shanxi Art Museum.
Qianfuke Xuanquan Temple 前斧柯悬泉寺
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Temple of the Ming to Qing periods, on Guanshan, Xilingjing Township, Yangqu County.
Xinzhuang Kaihua Temple 辛庄开化寺
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
The surviving buildings are mainly Ming, including the Mahavira Hall, Guanyin Hall, Ksitigarbha Hall and Heavenly Kings Hall.
Taishan Longquan Temple 太山龙泉寺
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Temple of the Ming to Qing periods, on Taishan in Fenggou Gorge, Jinyuan District.
Dabei Hall of Chongshan Temple 崇善寺大悲殿
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Temple of the Ming to Qing periods, now the seat of the Shanxi Buddhist Association.
Changjing Tower 唱经楼
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Ming-dynasty building used for announcing imperial examination results, on Loudi Street, Xinghualing District.
Jinyuan Ashoka Pagoda 晋源阿育王塔
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Pagoda of the Ming to Qing periods, in the center of the playground of No. 2 Middle School, Guchengying Village, Jinyuan District.
Jinyuan Confucian Temple 晋源文庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
County school Confucian temple of Taiyuan County, Taiyuan Prefecture, in the Ming and Qing.
Qingxu Yao Temple 清徐尧庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Temple worshipping Emperor Yao, buildings of the Ming to Qing periods, in Yaocheng Village, Mengfeng Township, Qingxu County.
Gujiao Qianfo Temple 古交千佛寺
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Qing-dynasty temple at Yangjiapo, Gujiao.
Taiyuan Confucian Temple 太原文庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Prefectural school Confucian temple of Taiyuan Prefecture in the Qing, first built in the Jin, destroyed by flood in the seventh year of the Guangxu reign and rebuilt the next year; now the Shanxi Folk Museum.
Site of Shanxi University Hall 山西大学堂旧址
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
The site of the Shanxi University Hall, now the teaching building of the Affiliated High School of Taiyuan Normal University.
Taiyuan Catholic Church 太原天主堂
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
The cathedral of the Catholic Diocese of Taiyuan, founded by the Franciscans and completed in 1905, related to the Taiyuan Incident.
Site of the CCP Taiyuan Branch 中共太原支部旧址
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
Also called the site of Shanxi Provincial No. 1 Middle School; a Western-style archway, the gate, some classrooms and the principal's office survive.
Tongzi Temple Site 童子寺遗址
Ancient sites · eighth batch (2019)
Buddhist remains from the Northern Qi to the Tang dynasty, on Longshan Mountain.
Mengshan Kaihua Temple Site 蒙山开化寺遗址
Ancient sites · eighth batch (2019)
A Northern Qi temple site, formerly with the Lianli Pagoda, in Sidi Village, Jinyuan District.
Yangqu Xuanyuan Temple 阳曲轩辕庙
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
A Xuanyuan temple of the Ming and Qing periods, in Xidian Village, Donghuangshui Town, Yangqu County.
Former Residence of Gao Junyu 高君宇故居
Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)
Former residence of Gao Junyu, an early leader of the Communist Party of China, in Fenglingdi Village, Jingyou Town, Loufan County.
Former Shanxi Military Governor's Office 山西督军府旧址
Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)
Originally the Temple of Duke Wen of Jin, then the Shanxi governor's yamen in the Ming and Qing, and for a long time the political center of Shanxi in the Republic of China period; covering about 35,000 square meters.

Xinzhou (36)

Pingxingguan Battle Site 平型关战役遗址
Modern historic sites · first batch (1961)
Battlefield where the Eighth Route Army's 115th Division ambushed a Japanese supply column in the Pingxingguan area in 1937, an important battle of the early War of Resistance against Japan.
Main Hall of Nanchan Temple 南禅寺大殿
Ancient buildings · first batch (1961)
Main hall built in the third year of the Jianzhong reign of the Tang; the oldest surviving timber building in China, which escaped the Huichang persecution of Buddhism because of the temple's remote location.
Foguang Temple 佛光寺
Ancient buildings · first batch (1961)
Main hall built in the 11th year of the Dazhong reign of the Tang, containing Tang statues, murals and ink inscriptions; Liang Sicheng called it "China's number one national treasure."
Site of the Bethune Model Ward 白求恩模范病室旧址
Modern historic sites · second batch (1982)
Site of the ward where Norman Bethune worked during the War of Resistance against Japan, converted from a temple; the original building was burned by Japanese troops and rebuilt in 1974.
Yanshan Temple 岩山寺
Ancient buildings · second batch (1982)
Founded in the third year of the Zhenglong reign of the Jin; its Manjusri Hall is a Jin building, and the murals on its four walls are by Wang Kui, a Jin court painter.
Xiantong Temple 显通寺
Ancient buildings · second batch (1982)
Long-established and relatively large temple on Mount Wutai, called the "founding ancestor temple" of Mount Wutai.
Main Hall of Guangji Temple 广济寺大雄宝殿
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
First built in the Zhizheng reign of the Yuan; the hall holds Yuan statues of one Buddha, two bodhisattvas, three great ones and eighteen arhats, and a Tang dharani pillar stands before it.
Ashoka Pagoda 阿育王塔
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
A Yuan-dynasty Buddhist pagoda of the Baoqieyin type, in the rear courtyard of the county government.
Bianjing Tower 边靖楼
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
Commonly called the Drum Tower or Gate Tower, at the central crossroads of Dai County; once the command center of the Three Passes defense system, it is praised as the "first tower of the Great Wall".
Hongfu Temple 洪福寺
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
A Jin dynasty temple in Beishe Village, Hongdao Town, Dingxiang County.
Jindong Temple 金洞寺
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Founded in the 8th year of the Yuanyou era of the Northern Song; the corner hall is an original Northern Song structure and the Manjusri Hall was built in the 7th year of the Ming Jiajing reign.
Dingxiang Guanwang Temple 定襄关王庙
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Founded in the 5th year of the Xuanhe era of the Northern Song; only one beamless hall survives.
Yanqing Temple 延庆寺
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
According to a stele record it was first built in the Tang dynasty; only a Jin-dynasty main hall and a Song-dynasty scripture pillar survive.
Sansheng Temple 三圣寺
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Surviving buildings date from the Jin to the Qing; the Mahavira Hall is a Jin survival and the Ksitigarbha Hall was rebuilt in the 8th year of the Ming Hongzhi reign.
Daixian Confucian Temple 代县文庙
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
The Confucian temple of the Daizhou prefectural school in the Ming and Qing, built mainly in the Ming; it is the largest surviving prefectural Confucian temple in North China.
Gongzhu Temple 公主寺
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Said to have been built by Princess Chengxin, fourth daughter of Emperor Wencheng of the Northern Wei; repaired in the 16th year of the Ming Hongzhi reign, with three courtyards.
Mimi Temple 秘密寺
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Also called Mimo Temple, founded in the Northern Qi and flourishing in the Tang and Song; most existing buildings were built in the Qing.
Former Residence of Xu Xiangqian 徐向前故居
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
The former residence of Xu Xiangqian, Marshal of the People's Liberation Army, in Yong'an Village, Dongye Town, Wutai County.
Xihetou Tunnel Warfare Site 西河头地道战遗址
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
Defensive works of the militia and armed work teams during the War of Resistance and the War of Liberation; the tunnels are five kilometers long on three levels.
Main Hall of Fanzhi Zhengjue Temple 繁峙正觉寺大雄宝殿
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Jin-dynasty Mahavira Hall of a temple in Fanzhi County town.
Yuanping Huiji Temple 原平惠济寺
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Temple of the Ming to Qing periods, in Lianjiagang Village, Yuanping.
Luohou Temple 罗睺寺
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Originally named Luofo Temple, between Xiantong Temple and Tayuan Temple, combining Han-Chinese and Tibetan Buddhist styles; with Xiantong Temple and others it forms the Five Great Chan Sites of Mount Wutai.
Yan Family Compound 阎家大院
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
The former residence of Yan Xishan of the Republican era, also called the Yan Family Compound, in Hebian Town, Dingxiang County.
Site of the Eighth Route Army Headquarters at Nanru 南茹八路军总部旧址
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
The site where the Eighth Route Army Headquarters was stationed in 1937, in Nanru Village, Ru Village Township, Wutai County.
Fenyang Palace Site 汾阳宫遗址
Ancient sites · eighth batch (2019)
Site of a detached palace built under Emperor Yang of Sui, in the Tianchi area on Guancen Mountain.
Puji Bridge in Yuanping 原平普济桥
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
A Jin-dynasty bridge outside the south gate of Guoyang Town.
Fanshi Glazed Pagoda 繁峙琉璃塔
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
A Ming-dynasty glazed pagoda, in Zhuangzi Village, Yantou Township, Fanshi County.
Guoyang Confucian Temple 崞阳文庙
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
The county-school Confucian temple of the former Guo County, first built in the Dade era of the Yuan; the main buildings, including the Lingxing Gate, Ji Gate and Dacheng Hall, survive.
Liuhui Hongfu Temple 留晖洪福寺
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
A temple of the Ming and Qing periods, in Liuhui Village, Nanwang Township, Dingxiang County.
Nanshan Temple on Mount Wutai 五台山南山寺
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
A large Buddhist temple complex combining the three parts Youguo Temple, Jile Temple and Shandetang, at an altitude of 1,700 meters on the southern mountainside.
Jingle Confucian Temple 静乐文庙
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
The county-school Confucian temple of the former Jingle County, moved to its present site in the 2nd year of Hongwu of the Ming and rebuilt in the 15th year of Wanli; the Dacheng Hall and the east and west side halls survive.
Yangwu Zhu Family Archway 阳武朱氏牌楼
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
A chastity-and-filial-piety archway built in the late Qing by the local official Wu Fangchou for his mother, née Zhu.
Zunsheng Temple on Mount Wutai 五台山尊胜寺
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
Also called Cuiyanshan Courtyard and Zhenrong Chan Courtyard; a great temple on the south gate route of Mount Wutai, called the "Throat of the Five Peaks."
Jingju Temple Grottoes 静居寺石窟
Cave temples and stone carvings · eighth batch (2019)
Tang-dynasty grottoes, at the foot of the cliff on the south mountain of Fengrun Village, Jingle County.
Xinkou Campaign Site 忻口战役遗址
Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)
Site of the Battle of Xinkou in the War of Resistance against Japan in 1937, at Hongyawan in Xinkou Village.
Former Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region Headquarters at Jingangku Village 金岗库村晋察冀军区司令部旧址
Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)
Former headquarters of the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region in 1938, in Jingangku Village, Wutai County.

Datong (28)

Yungang Grottoes 云冈石窟
Cave temples and stone carvings · first batch (1961)
Large cave complex cut into the southern foot of Wuzhou Mountain in the Northern Wei, divided into eastern, central and western sections; the five Tanyao Caves were the earliest and are the grandest.
Shanhua Temple 善化寺
Ancient buildings · first batch (1961)
Commonly called the South Temple, it preserves one Liao-dynasty and three Jin-dynasty timber buildings of great value.
Huayan Temple 华严寺
Ancient buildings · first batch (1961)
The temple has the Liao-dynasty Bojiajiaozang Hall, the Jin-dynasty Daxiong Hall and many painted sculptures; it is one of only three surviving Liao-dynasty temples in China.
Hanging Temple 悬空寺
Ancient buildings · second batch (1982)
Temple built halfway up Cuifeng Mountain and supported by cantilevered timber beams, uniting Confucianism, Buddhism and Daoism; first built in the Northern Wei, with the present buildings rebuilt in the Ming and Qing.
Pingcheng Site 平城遗址
Ancient sites · third batch (1988)
Site of Pingcheng, the Northern Wei capital for nearly a century before the move to Luoyang, including a palace city, an outer city and an outer wall city.
Quhui Temple Stone Statue Mound 曲回寺石像冢
Ancient sites · fifth batch (2001)
Tang-dynasty stone statue mound piled of stone blocks, where Buddha figures can be seen, with the characteristics of late Tang Buddhist sculpture.
Fangshan Yonggu Mausoleum 方山永固陵
Ancient tombs · fifth batch (2001)
Also called Qihuang Tomb, the mausoleum of Empress Feng of Emperor Wencheng of the Northern Wei, where Emperor Xiaowen buried his grandmother Empress Dowager Feng.
Datong Nine-Dragon Screen 大同九龙壁
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
Built in the Hongwu reign of the Ming, originally the screen wall of the Prince of Dai's mansion, the earliest and largest surviving nine-dragon screen in China.
Main Hall of Jingzhuang Dayun Temple 荆庄大云寺大雄宝殿
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
Originally Dayun Chan Temple, founded in the late Northern Wei; only the three-bay Jin dynasty main hall survives.
Juesha Temple Pagoda 觉山寺塔
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
A royal temple founded in the 7th year of Taihe of the Northern Wei; the Juesha Temple Pagoda is a Liao Buddhist pagoda.
Hunyuan Yong'an Temple 浑源永安寺
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
First built in the Jin and rebuilt in the early Yuan under Chan Master Guiyun, it is known for its murals.
Shaliangpo Tombs 沙梁坡墓群
Ancient tombs · sixth batch (2006)
Commonly called "Huangliangdui", the tomb group of Han frontier soldiers, with over forty mounds surviving on about 700,000 square meters.
Guchengbao Tombs 古城堡墓群
Ancient tombs · sixth batch (2006)
A group of Han tombs, 58 mounds surviving around Gucheng Town, most concentrated around Xujiayao and Shanjiayao.
Tomb of Li Yumei 栗毓美墓
Ancient tombs · sixth batch (2006)
The tomb of the Qing minister Li Yumei, commonly called the Li Family Tomb.
Chanfang Temple Pagoda 禅房寺塔
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A Liao-dynasty brick pagoda on the summit of Zhangren Peak on Taer Mountain.
Shuishen Hall 水神堂
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
The collective name of the Fengshui Shrine and Dashi Convent; the existing buildings are Ming and Qing, and the Lingying Pagoda, a brick hexagonal seven-story pavilion-style pagoda, was built in the Qianlong reign of the Qing.
Yunlin Temple 云林寺
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
First built in the Ming dynasty; only the Daxiong Hall survives, with Ming-dynasty painted sculptures and murals.
Ciyun Temple 慈云寺
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
On West Street in Tianzhen County town.
Datong Coal Mine Pit of Ten Thousand Corpses 大同煤矿万人坑
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
Evidence of crimes left from the Japanese occupation of the Datong coal mine from 1937 to 1945; two caves are the largest, an upper and a lower.
Site of Shanxi Provincial No. 3 Middle School 山西省立第三中学旧址
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
The site of a school begun in 1918 and completed in 1921, blending Chinese and Western architectural styles.
Hunyuan Yuanjue Temple Pagoda 浑源圆觉寺塔
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Jin-dynasty dense-eave brick pagoda on Shiqiao North Lane, Hunyuan County.
Main Hall of Datong Guandi Temple 大同关帝庙大殿
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Yuan-dynasty main hall on Gulou East Street, Pingcheng District, Datong.
Lülü Shrine 律吕神祠
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
First built in the Northern Wei, with the main body now a Yuan building; it worships the Lülü deities, the rain-bringing Water Mother and her husband.
Hunyuan Confucian Temple 浑源文庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Confucian temple of the Ming to Qing periods, on West Street in Hunyuan County town.
Datong Guanyin Hall 大同观音堂
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
First built in the Liao; the surviving buildings were rebuilt in the eighth year of the Shunzhi reign of the Qing and include a spirit screen, opera stage, main hall and Sanzhen Hall.
Shaling Tombs 沙岭墓群
Ancient tombs · eighth batch (2019)
A Northern Wei tomb group about 500 m northeast of Shaling Village, Shuibosi Township; the Shaling mural tomb has wall paintings.
Pingcheng Xingguo Temple 平城兴国寺
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
A Ming-dynasty temple, on Xingguosi Street at Xiaoximen in urban Datong.
Datong Drum Tower 大同鼓楼
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
The drum tower of Datong city in the Ming and Qing; a street-spanning tower with a triple-eaved cross hip-and-gable roof, representative of Ming and Qing pavilion-style architecture.

Yangquan (11)

Guanwang Temple 关王庙
Ancient buildings · fourth batch (1996)
Also called the Yangquan Guandi Temple, repaired in the fourth year of the Xuanhe reign of the Northern Song; the main hall is original Song work and is considered the earliest surviving Guan Yu temple.
Dawang Temple 大王庙
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
Originally the traveling palace of Zhao Wu, chief minister of the Jin state, later made a temple for worship; the rear hall is an original Jin structure and the main hall is Ming.
Fujun Temple 府君庙
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Dedicated to Cui Fujun and rebuilt in the 2nd year of Yanyou of the Yuan; the main hall is Yuan and the passage hall is Ming.
Potou Taishan Temple 坡头泰山庙
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Rebuilt in the 7th year of Zhizheng of the Yuan; the main hall and rear hall are Yuan survivals, covering 3,240 square meters.
Twin Pagodas of Guanshan Tianning Temple 冠山天宁寺双塔
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Two octagonal three-story pavilion-style brick pagodas, east and west, first built in the Northern Song and repeatedly repaired, about 21 m high overall.
Cangshan Shrine 藏山祠
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Shrine of the Ming to Qing periods, east of Cangshan Village, Changchi Town, Yu County.
Guanshan Academy 冠山书院
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Qing-dynasty academy southwest of Hougou Village, Guanshan Town, Pingding County.
Kaihe Temple Grottoes 开河寺石窟
Cave temples and stone carvings · seventh batch (2013)
Grottoes of the Northern and Southern Dynasties to the Sui, on Kuitou Mountain west of Luanliu Village, Yanhui Township, Pingding County.
Pingding Machiyan Temple 平定马齿岩寺
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
The Heavenly Kings Hall and the middle hall survive; the middle hall is a Jin-dynasty relic and its murals are Qing works.
Yubei Taishan Temple 盂北泰山庙
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
The main hall was built in the Yuan dynasty and preserves about 50 square meters of murals; the west side hall is a Ming building.
Main Hall of Xiguan Sansheng Temple 西关三圣寺大殿
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
Commonly called the West Temple, it enshrines the Three Sages of Huayan; built in the 1st year of Zhiping in the Song, only the main hall survives, retaining Jin-dynasty architectural style.

Shuozhou (7)

Shakyamuni Pagoda of Fogong Temple 佛宫寺释迦塔
Ancient buildings · first batch (1961)
Commonly called the Yingxian Wooden Pagoda, first built in the Liao dynasty; the oldest and tallest surviving wooden pagoda in China, still standing through many earthquakes and wars.
Chongfu Temple 崇福寺
Ancient buildings · third batch (1988)
Originally named Linya Temple, called Chongfu Chan Temple in the Tiande years of the Jin; the Mituo Hall and Guanyin Hall are Jin buildings.
Guangwu Han Tombs 广武汉墓群
Ancient tombs · third batch (1988)
A Han-dynasty tomb group around Guangwu in Shanyin County.
Jingtu Temple 净土寺
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Also called North Temple, founded in 1124 (Jin Tianhui 2); only the Jin-dynasty Daxiong Hall survives, with a fine coffered ceiling.
Guangwu Fortress 广武城
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Founded in the 1st year of Qianheng of the Liao and rebuilt in the Ming, with east, south and west gate towers and walls about 1,655 meters in circumference.
Zhiyu Site 峙峪遗址
Ancient sites · eighth batch (2019)
A Paleolithic site near Zhiyu Village, Shuocheng District.
Youyu Baoning Temple 右玉宝宁寺
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
Built in the 4th year of Tianshun of the Ming; only the Heavenly Kings Hall and the Mahavira Hall survive, and the 136 Ming water-and-land paintings once kept there are now held in the Shanxi Museum.

Across provinces (2)

Xujiayao-Houjiayao Site 许家窑－侯家窑遗址
Ancient sites · fourth batch (1996)
Paleolithic site spanning Yanggao in Shanxi and Yangyuan in Hebei, where Xujiayao Man fossils were found.
Great Wall 长城
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
A combined listing of Great Wall sections from the Spring and Autumn period to the Ming dynasty, across Beijing, Hebei, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Shaanxi, Shandong, Ningxia, Liaoning and other provinces and regions; the Beijing section is mainly Ming Great Wall.

List and numbers follow the eight batches published by the State Council. English names and descriptions are our translations.