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| Xiangyan Temple [Photo from hnnyta.com] |
Xiangyan Temple, built in the Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907), is a national AAA scenic spot and one of the four most famous temples in the Central Plain. The existing buildings date back to the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties. The temple is surrounded by bamboos covering more than 300 mu (200,000 square meters). Moreover, there are over 300 millennium-trees around the temple.
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| Xiangyan Temple [Photo from hnnyta.com] |
Brick carvings, stone carvings, wood carvings and Buddhist murals are treasures in Xiangyan Temple. The Buddhist murals in the Mahavira Hall are the largest indoor original ecological murals in China.
It runs across the watershed of China's four major rivers–the Yangtze River, Huaihe River, Yellow River and Haihe River.
