Linfen | Fencheng Ancient Architecture Group | "Follow Wukong to Shanxi".

🏯Fencheng Ancient Architecture Group
This place, known as "one of the top ten ancient architectural groups in Shanxi Province", is so amazing
There are 12 existing architectural relics from the Jin, Ming, Yuan, and Qing dynasties in the city, with more than 40 seats

[What to see in Fencheng Ancient Architecture Group❓]
✔️Confucius Temple: The Confucius Temple was founded in the Tang Dynasty, rebuilt in the Yuan Dynasty, and repaired many times in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The main buildings include Lingxing Gate, Pan Pool, Dacheng Gate, Terrace, Dacheng Hall, etc., especially the decorative wood carvings under the eaves of Dacheng Hall, such as Kylin, Auspicious Clouds, etc.! Exquisite!

✔️Wenfeng Tower: Wenfeng Tower is located in the southwest of the tribute courtyard. The year of its establishment is unknown. The tower is 24 meters high, octagonal, with nine floors, and is a dense eave hollow brick tower. Because it is located in front of the tribute courtyard, it is commonly known as the school front tower and tribute courtyard tower.

✔️Chenghuang Temple: The largest architectural group in the city, built in the second year of Ming Hongwu, after entering the door, there are shadow walls, stone flagpoles, two archways, mountain gates, over pavilion stages, Xianting, and main hall in turn; you can look up at the caisson in Xianting

✔️Hongji Bridge: Hongji Bridge is located under the stone slope of Nanguan. The bridge body is a stone arch bridge with a single hole. There are five bridge corridors on the bridge, with wooden and stone structures, and a single eave hip roof. Built in the 23rd year of Jin Dading (1183 AD), it is the oldest existing building in Fencheng. There are very few corridor buildings like Hongji Bridge that have gone through more than 800 years in China.

📍Address: Fencheng Town is located in Xiangfen County
🕐Time: 8:30-18:00
🎫Ticket: Free (no reservation required)

Post by ZephyraMariposa456# | Oct 19, 2024