Jinci Temple
"Jinci", the ancient Buddhist temple, is located at the source of the Jin River by Xuanweng Mountain 25km southwest of Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province.it is world-famous because it is an ancient ancestral temple, something which is rare in China.
The Jinci Temple was first built before the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534) to memorize Shu Yu, the second son of King Wu of the Zhou Dynasty (11th century - 256 BC). The Jinci Temple experienced several repairs and expansions: being enlarged in the Tianbao reign of the Northern and Southern Dynasties (386-581); being expanded in the 20th year (646) of the Zhenyuan reign of the Tang Dynasty (618-907) when Emperor Taizong (Li Shimin) visited here and wrote inscriptions and preface for the Jinci Temple; being added a huge hall called the Shengmu Hall for Shu Yu's mother, Yi Jiang in the Tiansheng reign (1023-1032) of the Song Dynasty.
There are three additional wonders that draw people from across the world to the temple. These are: The Figures of The Maidservants, the Zhou Cypress and the Never Aging Spring. Each of the Figures of the Maidservants that stand in the Saint Mother Hall, colored clay sculptures made during the Song Dynasty (960-1279), are unique. Whether these statuettes are washing, sweeping or dancing, they are all sculpted in a vivid and natural way.
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