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🏯 Foguang Temple
Tang Dynasty timber hall on Mount Wutai, Shanxi Province


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UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage Site

📋 Fast Facts
  • UNESCO World Heritage Site (Mount Wutai, inscribed 2009)
  • Located on the eastern slope of Mount Wutai, Shanxi Province, China
  • East Main Hall constructed in 857 CE during the Tang Dynasty
  • Oldest surviving wooden hall structure from the Tang Dynasty in China

Foguang Temple stands on the slopes of Mount Wutai in Shanxi Province and is recognized as one of ...

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