Five Dragons Temple Explained

Building Name:Five Dragons Temple
Location:Ruicheng
Religious Affiliation:Daoist
Province:Shanxi
Year Completed:833
Tang dynasty

The Five Dragons Temple is a Taoist temple in Ruicheng, Shanxi Province, China. It is also known as King Guangren's Temple (Chinese: 广仁王庙).

The temple contains China's second oldest dated timber building, the Main Hall. It was built in 833 and is of the Tang dynasty. It measures five bays across and has a hip-gable roof.[1]

References

34.7303°N 110.6819°W

Notes and References

  1. Steinhardt (1997), 70.