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The Nanyan Temple at the region Shiyan

The whole structure of the terrific Nanyan Gong, in the Wudang Mountains, beams, hall-pillars, arches, gates and windows, is created out of rock.

The temple is enshrined with gilded bronze statues of several dozen Taoist deities. There are also 500 gilded iron statues of the heavenly officials on the cliffs, each about 30cm tall. With their well-balanced proportions, they are amazingly life-like.

Nanyan Temple is considered the most spectacular of Wudangshan’s three famous temples, the other two being the Purple Cloud Temple (Zixiao gong) and the Golden Hall (Jindian).


The palaces and temples of this group of secular and religious buildings exemplify the architectural and artistic achievements of China's Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties.

The whole site was built as an organized complex during the Ming dynasty (14th–17th centuries) and contains Taoist buildings from as early as the 7th century. It represents the highest standards of Chinese art and architecture over a period of nearly 1,000 years.

Since 1994 the Wudang Mountains scenic area is part of the Unesco World Heritage List.


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