Yong'an Temple, Hunyuan
永安寺
A Jin and Yuan dynasty temple in the old town of Hunyuan. Its Hall of the Transmission of the Dharma is covered with Yuan water-and-land paintings, and it is a bonus stop on a Hanging Temple trip.
Yong'an Temple is in Hunyuan County. It was first built in the Jin dynasty and rebuilt in the Yuan. Its main hall, the Hall of the Transmission of the Dharma, is well preserved. The hall's four walls bear about 170 square meters of Yuan water-and-land paintings, with many figures in rich, vivid colors. It is a key national cultural heritage site. Nearby, the Yuanjue Temple Pagoda is a brick pagoda from the Jin dynasty, and its finial has an iron weathervane shaped like a phoenix. Admission is about 30 yuan. Opening hours are roughly 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. It is about 15 kilometers from the Hanging Temple and can easily be visited on the way to the Hanging Temple or Mount Heng.
Opening hours
About 08:30–17:30
Nearby sights
- Hanging Temple (Xuankong Si)
- Mount Heng (Hengshan, Shanxi)
- Datong Earth Forest
- Yunzhou Daylily Fields (Wangyou Farm)
- Datong Volcano Group Geopark
- Datong Fantawild Adventure
- Wenying Lake Ecological Park
- Datong Art Museum