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Xiantong Temple
Xiantong Temple - the largest and most captivating temple in town with around 150
monks in residence - embraces more than 100 halls and rooms. The
Qianbo
Wenshu Hall
contains a 1000-armed, multifaced Wenshu, whose every palm sup-
ports a miniature Buddha. The astonishing brick
Beamless Hall
( Wuliang Dian)
holds a miniature Yuan-dynasty pagoda, remarkable statues of contemplative
monks meditating in the alcoves and a vast seated effigy of Wenshu. Further on, up
some steps is the blindingly beautiful
Golden Hall
, enveloped in a constellation of
small Buddhas covering all the walls. Five-metres high and weighing 50 tonnes, the
metal hall was cast in 1606 before being gilded; it houses an effigy of Wenshu
seated atop a lion.
NEED TO KNOW
Xiantong Si; admission ¥10
