001 Architecture Faxing Temple Formerly known as Cilin Temple and Guangde Temple, Faxing Temple originally stood on Mount Cilin in Changzi County, Shanxi. The Tang Record of Prince Hui of Zheng’s Stone Pagoda, Song and Yuan temple records, and Qing gazetteers preserve its relic pagoda, hall rebuilding and changes of name. Photographs published in 1958 and taken during the 1962 survey show its pagodas, Yuanjue Hall, timber frame and painted sculptures before relocation. Tang dynasty Changzi County, Changzhi, Shanxi, China Buddhist architecture · Tang architecture · Song architecture →
002 Architecture Fucheng Jade Emperor Temple Fucheng Jade Emperor Temple stands in Fucheng village, Zezhou County, Jincheng, Shanxi. Completed in 1076 under the Northern Song and formerly called the Jade Emperor’s Traveling Palace, it preserves buildings from the Song through Qing dynasties and Yuan painted sculptures of the Twenty-Eight Lunar Mansions. On 13 January 1988 it entered the third list of Major Historical and Cultural Sites Protected at the National Level, dated Song–Qing. This article includes Song–Qing inscriptions on repairs and sculpture patronage, and photographs of the buildings and sculptures taken by Zhang Yuhuan in 1962. Northern Song Zezhou County, Jincheng, Shanxi Fucheng Jade Emperor Temple · Jade Emperor Temple · Jade Emperor’s Traveling Palace →