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Yanshan Temple
Religion
Affiliation	Buddhism

Yanshan Temple (Chinese: 岩山寺; pinyin: yán shān sì) is a preserved location of national historical and cultural relics. It used to be named Lingyan Temple (灵岩寺). It is located in Tianyan Village of north side of Mount Wutai, Yukou, south of Fanshi County, Shanxi Province of China.

It was founded in Zhenglong 3rd year (1158), Jin dynasty, and renovated in Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties.

External links

• Yanshan Monastery, Architectura Sinica Site Archive

References

1. Steinhardt, Nancy Shatzman (2013-03-06). "Demons on Lintels: Zoomorph and Meaning in Shanxi". Journal of Inner Asian Art and Archaeology. doi:10.1484/J.JIAAA.1.103274.
2. Little, Stephen (1996). "Early Chinese Paintings in The Art Institute of Chicago". Art Institute of Chicago Museum Studies. 22 (1): 37–95. doi:10.2307/4104357. ISSN 0069-3235.

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