Xiyue Temple

The Xiyue Temple (西岳庙) is a Chinese Taoist temple located at the foot of the Mount Hua of the city of Huayin in the northwest of the Shaanxi Province.[1] Here the emperor sacrificed to the god of Mount Hua. Its magnificence is compared to that of the Imperial Palace in Beijing and it is called the "Forbidden City of Shaanxi".[2]

Xiyue Temple
西岳庙
Xiyue Temple
Religion
AffiliationTaoist
DeityEmperor Xiyue
Location
LocationHuayin, Shaanxi
CountryChina
Xiyue Temple is located in China
Xiyue Temple
Shown within China
Geographic coordinates34°34′48″N 110°06′08″E
Architecture
StyleChinese architecture
FounderEmperor Wu
Completed134 BC

History
Entrance to the Xiyue Temple

The temple was built in 134 BC by Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty. The Emperor Wu built the first worship temple of the Emperor Xiyue, the god of the Mount Hua at foot of the mountain, he named the temple Jilinggong Palace. In the following East Han Dynasty the temple was moved to present location and changed the name to Xiyue Temple.[3]

The temple was renovated several times in subsequent dynasties. The current buildings date from the Ming and Qing dynasties.[4] The Xiyue Temple has been on the list of monuments of the People's Republic of China (3-126) since 1988.[5]

References
  1. "Xiyue Temple - 高清图片". SNRTV.
  2. "The Xiyue Temple: The Forbidden City of Shaanxi". German.china. 21 March 2008.
  3. "Peak attraction". www.chinadaily.com.cn. 6 December 2012.
  4. Shi, Li. History of Customs in the Ming Dynasty. DeepLogic.
  5. The Land Within the Passes: A History of Xian. Viking. 1991. ISBN 978-0-670-82391-8.
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