Zhenguo Temple

The history of the temple begins in 963, when it was recorded that Ten-Thousand Buddha Hall (Wànfó diàn 万佛殿) was built.

It is a three-bay single-eaves hip and gabled hall that is nearly square in shape, measures 11.6 by 10.8 meters, and is 8.8 m high.

[7] Despite the building's small size, and features that would identify it as a regular hall (such as pillars that have been implanted directly into the floor instead of on a stone pedestal), the structure is quite complex.

[5] The corner and column-top brackets holding up the roof are of the 7th degree, one of the most complex and large types according to Yingzao Fashi.

The hall has no ceiling, and the upper and lower set of rafters are exposed.

[1] There is a main statue of Sakyamuni flanked by Bodhisattvas and the Heavenly Kings.

Statues within the hall