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At the foot of Mount Huanggai, occupying
an area of 100,000 square meters, this
temple was originally built during the
Qin Dynasty (221-207 B.C.). The
architectural style of its central hall
is very similar to that of the Hall of
Supreme Harmony in Beijing’s Forbidden
City. The temple houses four large iron
statues supposed to be guardians. They
were cast in the Song Dynasty. The three
hundred–odd cypress trees in the temple
compound have lived more than a thousand
years.
The grand Central Mountain Hall, with
its scarlet walls and golden tiles,
stands in the midst of many other
palaces, chambers, pavilions, and
corridors. |
