Anchan Monastery 安禪寺
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Anchan Monastery; 安禪寺; 安禅寺; Ānchánsì; An-ch`an-ssu
identifier: https://architecturasinica.org/place/000001
Dynasty: Northern Song - Ming 960 - 1644
Anchan Monastery is located on Anchansi Street in Taigu County (縣城內安禪寺街). It is one of the historical and cultural sites protected at the provincial level. The date of origin is unknown. According to textual sources, it was rebuilt during the Song dynasty, renovated in the Yuan and Ming dynasties, and renovated again in the third year of the Qing Guangxu reign period (1877). The site occupies a total area of over 200 square meters and has a north-south orientation, facing south. The subsidiary monastery buildings were destroyed, and currently the only extant structures are the sutra repository (藏经殿) and the main hall (正殿); both of which are axial buildings. While the former appears to be a Song dynasty structure, the latter was built in the Ming dynasty.
Wikipedia (in Chinese)
百度百科
location: 山西省太谷县, Shanxi, China, Shanxi 山西省 山西省, Taigu 太谷, 县 County, Taiguxian
location: 37.42453333 112.5473333
Type: monastery (Buddhist), si, 寺, 寺
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