Fengxue Temple
风穴寺
A thousand-year-old temple at the southern foot of Mount Song in Ruzhou, with a Tang-dynasty Seven Patriarchs Pagoda and well-preserved Jin and Yuan halls; a national key cultural heritage site.
Fengxue Temple lies in a valley on a spur of the Shaoshan range, about 9 km northeast of Ruzhou City. First built in the Northern Wei dynasty, it was a famous Chan Buddhist temple in the Tang and Song periods. The temple preserves the Tang-dynasty nine-story brick pagoda with eaves, the Seven Patriarchs Pagoda, the Jin-dynasty Middle Buddha Hall, the Yuan-dynasty Hanging Bell Pavilion and Vairocana Hall, all climbing the hillside in tiers. It is listed as a national key cultural heritage site and is a must-visit for lovers of historic architecture. A visit takes about 1.5 hours; admission follows the site on the day. It is about 60 km from Pingdingshan city center and 70 km from Lushan County town, so it is best reached by car.
Opening hours
08:00–17:30
Nearby sights
- Three Sus Tombs Garden
- Linfeng Ancient Fortress Village
- Xiangshan Temple (Pingdingshan)
- Zhaoping Lake
- Lushan Hot Springs
- Spring Temple Buddha
- Liuyang Mountain & Tongtian River
- Huamei Valley